Hoops and Huddles
2026 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool
Player Picks
Player Name: 
Place Player Name Total
Points
Possible
Points
Points Gauge Predicted
Champion
Pick
Pct.
Tie
Break
Final Picked
Champion
32 16 8 4 2
39 Dan Bown (1) 73 73
73 0 119
Iowa St 63% 168 23 11 5 1 0 NO

Dan Bown’s Bracket (1)
 1st Round2nd RoundSweet 16Elite 8Final 4FinalsFinal 4Elite 8Sweet 162nd Round1st Round 
EAST(1) Duke (35-3)(16) Siena (23-12)(1) Duke(1)(1) Duke(2)(1) Duke(4)(1) Duke(1) Duke(2) Iowa St


Champion:

(2) Iowa St


Tiebreaker:

168

(Total points
in Final Game)
(1) Arizona(8)(1) Arizona(4)(1) Arizona(2)(1) Arizona(1)(1) Arizona (36-3)(16) LIU (24-11)WEST
(8) Ohio St (21-13)(9) TCU (23-12)(9) TCU(1)(9) Utah St(1)(8) Villanova (24-9)(9) Utah St (29-7)
(5) St. John's (30-7)(12) Northern Iowa (23-13)(5) St. John's(1)(4) Kansas(4) Arkansas(2)(5) Wisconsin(5) Wisconsin (24-11)(12) High Point (31-5)
(4) Kansas (24-11)(13) Cal Baptist (25-9)(4) Kansas(1)(4) Arkansas(1)(4) Arkansas (28-9)(13) Hawaii (24-9)
(6) Louisville (24-11)(11) South Florida (25-9)(11) South Florida(3) Michigan St(2)(2) UConn(4)(2) Purdue(4)(6) BYU(6) BYU(6) BYU (23-12)(11) Texas (21-15)
(3) Michigan St (27-8)(14) North Dakota St (27-8)(3) Michigan St(1)(3) Gonzaga(1)(3) Gonzaga (31-4)(14) Kennesaw St (21-14)
(7) UCLA (24-12)(10) UCF (21-12)(10) UCF(2) UConn(2)(2) Purdue(2)(10) Missouri(7) Miami (FL) (26-9)(10) Missouri (20-13)
(2) UConn (34-6)(15) Furman (22-13)(2) UConn(1)(2) Purdue(1)(2) Purdue (30-9)(15) Queens (21-14)
SOUTH(1) Florida (27-8)(16) Prairie View A&M (19-18)(1) Florida(1)(1) Florida(1) Florida(2) Houston(2) Iowa St(1) Michigan(4)(1) Michigan(2)(1) Michigan(1)(1) Michigan (37-3)(16) Howard (24-11)MIDWEST
(8) Clemson (24-11)(9) Iowa (24-13)(8) Clemson(9) St. Louis(1)(8) Georgia (22-11)(9) St. Louis (29-6)
(5) Vanderbilt (27-9)(12) McNeese (28-6)(12) McNeese(4) Nebraska(2)(5) Texas Tech(5) Texas Tech(1)(5) Texas Tech (23-11)(12) Akron (29-6)
(4) Nebraska (28-7)(13) Troy (22-12)(4) Nebraska(1)(4) Alabama(1)(4) Alabama (25-10)(13) Hofstra (24-11)
(6) North Carolina (24-9)(11) VCU (28-8)(11) VCU(1)(3) Illinois(2)(2) Houston(2) Iowa St(3) Virginia(6) Tennessee(1)(6) Tennessee (25-12)(11) Miami (OH) (32-2)
(3) Illinois (28-9)(14) Penn (18-12)(3) Illinois(1)(3) Virginia(1)(3) Virginia (30-6)(14) Wright St (23-12)
(7) St. Mary's (27-6)(10) Texas A&M (22-12)(7) St. Mary's(2) Houston(2)(2) Iowa St(2)(10) Santa Clara(7) Kentucky (22-14)(10) Santa Clara (26-9)
(2) Houston (30-7)(15) Idaho (21-15)(2) Houston(1)(2) Iowa St(1)(2) Iowa St (29-8)(15) Tennessee St (23-10)