The bracket below is our college basketball model’s best prediction of what the NCAA Tournament bracket will look like at the end of the season. It is not a reflection of what the bracket would look like if the season ended today. If you want a full explanation of the model, here you go. The short version is that it simulates the season 10,000 times and makes a bracket from the median results of those simulations. With there being so much uncertainty right now, we aren’t listing probabilities at this point in the season, but we’ll have those at some point down the line.
If you notice any irregularities or have questions of any sort, please contact me through the information available on our about page or on twitter: @joestunardi.
- The winner of the first region listed plays the winner of the second in the Final Four.
- Automatic bids are marked with a single asterisk (*).
- If you want NIT Bracketology, we have it.
- Updates are currently happening weekly.
- For a full, top-to-bottom view of the field, check out our model’s Weekly Seed List.
- To see how the model has processed changing data throughout the season, you can reference our archive.
Last updated Monday, January 18th
WEST
| 1. Gonzaga* |
| 16. Norfolk State*/Texas Southern* |
| 8. Virginia Tech |
| 9. Xavier |
| 4. Ohio State |
| 13. Belmont* |
| 5. UCLA |
| 12. Indiana/Florida |
| 3. Virginia* |
| 14. Wright State* |
| 6. Florida State |
| 11. Drake |
| 7. Clemson |
| 10. Richmond |
| 2. Houston* |
| 15. Siena* |
EAST
| 1. Michigan |
| 16. Vermont* |
| 8. Purdue |
| 9. Oklahoma |
| 4. Minnesota |
| 13. Furman* |
| 5. West Virginia |
| 12. Toledo* |
| 3. Kansas |
| 14. Colgate* |
| 6. Louisville |
| 11. Stanford/Michigan State |
| 7. Oklahoma State |
| 10. North Carolina |
| 2. Villanova* |
| 15. Liberty* |
MIDWEST
| 1. Iowa* |
| 16. New Mexico State* |
| 8. Missouri |
| 9. Duke |
| 4. Alabama |
| 13. South Dakota State* |
| 5. Illinois |
| 12. Loyola* |
| 3. Colorado* |
| 14. Georgia State* |
| 6. UConn |
| 11. Boise State |
| 7. LSU |
| 10. Seton Hall |
| 2. Texas |
| 15. UC-Santa Barbara* |
SOUTH
| 1. Baylor* |
| 16. Bryant*/Eastern Washington* |
| 8. BYU |
| 9. Saint Louis* |
| 4. Creighton |
| 13. Winthrop* |
| 5. USC |
| 12. Western Kentucky* |
| 3. Wisconsin |
| 14. Abilene Christian* |
| 6. Oregon |
| 11. San Diego State* |
| 7. Texas Tech |
| 10. Rutgers |
| 2. Tennessee* |
| 15. Northeastern* |