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How experienced is the 2026 NCAA Tournament field? Here’s the last tournament appearance for every team in the bracket:

Since 2005, 8 of the 10 14-seeds that pulled off a 3/14 upset were Top 150 nationally in assists per game. Ball movement matters for underdogs. The two 14-seeds that fit this trend: North Dakota State: 15.5 APG(89) Kennesaw State: 14.3 APG(149) Are Michigan State or Gonzaga on Upset Watch??

Expect at least one 6/11 upset — it’s happened every year since 2005 (1.9 per tournament on average since 2005). Over the last decade, 16 of the 20 winning 11-seeds were Top 85 in both KenPom offense and defense, showing balanced teams pull these off. 11 seeds that fit the profile👇 USF Offensive Rating: 61 Defensive Rating: 40 VCU Offensive Rating: 40 Defensive Rating: 66 Notable Exclusions ❌ NC State Offensive Rating: 20 Defensive Rating: 86 Texas Offensive Rating: 13 Defensive Rating: 112 Miami(OH) Offensive Rating: 70 Defensive Rating: 156 SMU Offensive Rating: 26 Defensive Rating: 91

One common trait of March Madness champions in the last 27 years: Top 40 in KenPom offensive efficiency and Top 25 in defensive efficiency. The teams that still qualify: Duke(1) Arizona(2) Michigan(3) Florida(4) Houston(5) UConn(6) Iowa State(7) Michigan State(8) Virginia(10) Gonzaga(12) Tennessee(25) Notable teams that don’t qualify: Illinois(9) Nebraska(11) St Johns(13) Kansas(14) Alabama(15) Texas Tech(16) Arkansas(17) Purdue(18) Vanderbilt(22)

In the last 27 years, every March Madness champion made at least the semifinals of their Power 5 or WCC conference tournament. If that trend holds, these are the teams still alive 👇 Duke(1) Arizona(2) Michigan(3) Florida(4) Houston(5) UConn(6) Iowa State(7) UVA(10) Gonzaga(12) St Johns(13) Kansas(14) Purdue(18) Saint Marys(21) Vanderbilt(22) Wisconsin(23) Miami UCLA Santa Clara Notable Exclusions ❌ Michigan State(8) Illinois(9) Nebraska(11) Alabama(15) Texas Tech(16) UNC(19) Louisville(24) Tennessee(25) BYU

@TreyWallace True Players Coach

What an epic opening to a press conference from John Calipari “When you’ve done this a long time and you’re in the business of young people, it is about the name on the back of the jersey. Yes, we’re doing it for Arkansas.. I’ve kind of been that way and done alright at every school I’ve been at. You can say it’s wrong. You can either be P’d off or be peed on.”

We OFFICIALLY have our final list of Conference Champions/Automatic Tourney Bids. Who is a sleeper Conference Champion you could see going far? America East: UMBC ASUN: Queens ACC: Duke(1) Atlantic 10: VCU Big Ten: Purdue(18) Big 12: Arizona(2) Big East: St. John's Big Sky: Idaho Big South: High Point Big West: Hawaii CAA: Hofstra Conference USA: Kennesaw State Horizon: Wright State Ivy League: Penn MAAC: Siena MAC: Akron MEAC: Howard Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa Mountain West: Utah State NEC: LIU Ohio Valley: Tennessee State Patriot: Lehigh SEC: Arkansas(17) Southern: Furman Southland: McNeese SWAC: Prairie View A&M Summit: North Dakota State Sun Belt: Troy WAC: California Baptist WCC: Gonzaga(12)