Bracket Project

I'd rather just invite these extra teams to their own national tournament...maybe call it the National Invitation Tournament.

Congrats to Michigan on a truly excellent tournament run. I appreciate everyone for following along this year. And a big thank you to all my contributors for the best Bracket Matrix season ever.

Hope your schedule is clear! The best two days of the sports calendar are here. Good luck on your bracket!

Over 9 quintillion ways to fill out a bracket and I went with this:

The Bracket Matrix 5-year rankings have been updated for 2026. After a 2nd place finish this season, @Mike_Broman1 takes over the top spot. @BracketDom, @SluderBrackets, @mcheerwx and bracksketblogs round out the top 5. bracketmatrix.com/rankings.html

Thrilled to announce that I have predicted the most accurate bracket projection of all-time per BracketMatrix.com. My projections outperformed ESPN, FOX Sports and more as I correctly predicted each of the 68 teams in the tournament, as well as 61 of their seeds correctly.

@jwBBN Congrats on the score! A little late to be listed for this season but please consider signing up next season. bracketproject.blogspot.com/2025/11/welcom…

@bracketproject i got a 392. i know i didn’t submit on the website but is there anyway i could be listed?

The highest matrix score prior to this year was 382. 34 people beat that score in this go-around. The best of them all for 2026 was Antonio Barbetta, who correctly picked all 68 teams and correctly seeded 61 teams. Congratulations!

Later this week, I’ll have an update to the 5-year rankings and my one bracket guess for the tourney. Bracketologists: please double-check your matrix score for accuracy. bracketmatrix.com

No surprises from the committee this year in terms of which teams got in, allowing 207 people to correctly predict all 68 teams. Noteworthy: @SirBurt and @MikeCampagnone have gone 68 for 68 three years in a row.

It was a banner year for the Bracket Matrix. We had a record high of 290 submissions so thanks to all of you for contributing.

Before we get to the matrix results, I asked everybody who submitted a bracket yesterday how many teams should play in the NCAA tourney. 48% said leave it at 68. 38% said go back to 64 (likely a result of seeing this season's bubble). Only 10% wanted something larger than 68.

Last update to the matrix before the selection show is now up. Please note that most brackets were posted prior to the start of today's games. Final matrix and results will be published tomorrow evening. bracketmatrix.com

@rymo4569 You have to look at both images but if you want, you can get a pdf with all the conferences on my website. bracketproject.blogspot.com

@bracketproject and the MEAC/SWAC? I love this list and set up just wish it was all conferences.

Conference tourneys tip off March 2! Here's the annual guide.

NCAA Selection Committee #BracketPreview Top 16 1 - Michigan, Duke, Arizona, Iowa State 2 - Connecticut, Houston, Illinois, Purdue 3 - Florida, Kansas, Nebraska, Gonzaga 4 - Texas Tech, Michigan State, Vanderbilt, Virginia

Top 5 seed lines in today's matrix: 1 - Michigan, Duke, Arizona, Houston 2 - Connecticut, Iowa St, Illinois, Purdue 3 - Florida, Kansas, Nebraska, Gonzaga 4 - Michigan St, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Texas Tech 5 - Alabama, Arkansas, St. John's, Tennessee bracketmatrix.com

Turn those machines back on! The Bracket Matrix is back for another season. bracketmatrix.com

With that, another season is in the books. Congrats to Florida on an amazing run to the championship! Thanks again to all the bracketologists for your contributions to the matrix. Special shoutout to @BracketWAG who is hanging it up after this season.

It's time for the best two days on the sports calendar. Good luck on your bracket!