March Madness 2026 bracket revealed on NCAA Selection Sunday

It's Christmas Day for bracketologists .

Those who study in the dark arts of predicting what the NCAA tournament bracket finally got a look at the selection committee's actual bracket and where they were right and where they were wrong.

It's Selection Sunday.

The Selection Show aired on CBS at 6 p.m. and we now finally know what the bracket looks like as the paths to Indianapolis

Here's what we know:

NCAA Tournament final bracket

The paths are here. Now it's time to let it all play out.

Will it be the year for Cinderella's? Or will the favorites roll?

Check out the bracket below:

So where can I print this darn bracket?

We've got you covered.

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NCAA bracket set: Last four in, first four out

NC State, Texas, SMU and Miami (Ohio) were the last four teams in, with the RedHawks getting the final spot after a 31-0 regular season and quarterfinal Mid-American Conference tournament loss to UMass.

The committee's first four teams out: Oklahoma, Auburn, San Diego State and Indiana.

East Region

West Region

Michigan State gets 3-seed in East Region

Death, taxes, and MSU playing in the same bracket as Duke. At least that's what it seems like every Selection Sunday.

The Spartans were knocked out early in the Big Ten Tournament by UCLA and might get a chance to redeem that loss in the Round of 32, as the Bruins are the 7-seed.

The Duke Blue Devils are the 1-seed, UConn is the 2-seed and Kansas is the 4-seed.

March Madness automatic qualifiers 2026 teams

Here are the 31 teams who clinched an NCAA tournament berth due to winning their 2026 conference tournament :

• South Florida (American)

• Purdue (Big Ten)

• Penn (Ivy)

• UMBC (America East)

• VCU (Atlantic 10)

• Akron (MAC)

• Duke (ACC)

• Arkansas (SEC)

• Queens (ASUN)

• Arizona (Big 12)

• St. John's (Big East)

• Idaho (Big Sky)

• High Point (Big South)

• Hawaii (Big West)

• Hofstra (CAA)

• Kennesaw State (Conference USA)

• Wright State (Horizon)

• Siena (MAAC)

• Howard (MEAC)

• Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley)

• Utah State (Mountain West)

• Long Island (Northeast)

• Tennessee State (Ohio Valley)

• Lehigh (Patriot)

• Furman (SoCon)

• McNeese State (Southland)

• Prairie View A&M (SWAC)

• Troy (Sun Belt)

• North Dakota State (Summit)

• Gonzaga (West Coast)

• Cal Baptist (WAC)

Bubble teams in NCAA Tournament 2026

Here are teams on the bubble in March Madness 2026, according to USA TODAY Sports and ESPN, just before the Selection Sunday show begins:

Expected to bypass First Four:

• Texas A&M

• NC State

• Santa Clara

• UCF

Last four in:

• Texas

• Missouri

• SMU

• Miami (Ohio)

Last teams out:

• Oklahoma

• San Diego State

• New Mexico

• Auburn

• Indiana

• Stanford

• Cincinnati

• Seton Hall

Will Miami (Ohio) make NCAA Tournament?

Will Miami make it into March Madness, after a 31-0 regular season? The RedHawks were ousted in the Mid-American Conference Tournament quarterfinals Thursday by 8-seed UMass, 87-83. (UMass then lost to 4-seed Toledo, 77-67, to finish the season 17-16.) Here's a look at Miami's bracketology projections:

• USA TODAY Sports : 11-seed in First Four vs. 11-seed Texas.

• ESPN : 11-seed in First Four vs. 11-seed Missouri.

• CBS Sports : 11-seed in First Four vs. 11-seed Missouri.

• Fox Sports : 11-seed in First Four vs. 11-seed Texas.

• The Athletic : 11-seed in First Four vs. 11-seed SMU.

• On3 : 11-seed in First Four vs. 11-seed Missouri.

• BracketMatrix : 11-seed.

Bracketology last team in, first team out

For ESPN last updated overnight early Sunday, Joe Lunardi's last team in is Texas. His first team out is Oklahoma.

USA TODAY Sports updated its bracket projections just before noon Sunday, with the last four in being Texas, Missouri, SMU and Miami (Ohio) . Its first four out are Oklahoma, San Diego State, New Mexico and Auburn.

Michigan State bumped to 3-seed in some bracketology

Both USA TODAY Sports and CBS Sports have pushed MSU to the 3-seed, with Iowa State leapfrogging the Spartans in USA TODAY's projections and pushed down by Purdue in CBS' experts. (MSU won at Purdue, 76-74, in late February.)

MSU, the 3-seed in the Big Ten Tournament, lost to 6-seed UCLA, 88-84, in the quarterfinals Friday, revealing its thin margin in the upcoming 2026 NCAA Tournament .

USA TODAY has MSU in the South Region facing 14-seed Troy in San Diego.

CBS has the Spartans as a 3-seed in the East vs. North Dakota State.

NCAA Tournament top-4 seeds

According to Bracket Matrix, which compiles dozens of bracket projections across the internet, these are the top-16 teams, as of Saturday, March 14.

1-seeds

• Duke

• Michigan

• Arizona

• Florida

2-seeds

• UConn

• Houston

• Michigan State

• Iowa State

3-seeds

• Illinois

• Purdue

• Nebraska

• Gonzaga

4-seeds

• Alabama

• Virginia

• Kansas

• Vanderbilt

March Madness bubble watch

One of the original bracketologists, Joe Lunardi of ESPN, has been releasing updated standings every few hours on his social media accounts.

As of Saturday afternoon , this is how he sees the bubble.

Last four byes

• Texas A&M

• N.C. State

• Santa Clara

• UCF

Last four in

• Miami (Ohio)

• Missouri

• SMU

• Texas

First four out

• Oklahoma

• San Diego State

• Auburn

• New Mexico

Next four out

• Indiana

• Stanford

• Cincinnati

• Seton Hall

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: March Madness 2026 bracket revealed on NCAA Selection Sunday