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)
 Sweet 16Elite 8Final 4FinalsFinal 4Elite 8Sweet 16 
EAST(1) Duke (35-3)(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 (36-3)WEST
(5) St. John's (30-7)(4) Arkansas (28-9)
(3) Michigan St (27-8)(2) UConn(4)(2) Purdue(4)(11) Texas (21-15)
(2) UConn (34-6)(2) Purdue (30-9)
SOUTH(9) Iowa (24-13)(1) Florida(2) Houston(2) Iowa St(1) Michigan(4)(1) Michigan (37-3)MIDWEST
(4) Nebraska (28-7)(4) Alabama (25-10)
(3) Illinois (28-9)(2) Houston(2) Iowa St(6) Tennessee (25-12)
(2) Houston (30-7)(2) Iowa St (29-8)