2026 NCAA Tournament — Coaches Bracket

Active Coaches All-time coaches Head-to-head Bracket

East Region

First Round

Round of 32

Sweet 16

Elite 8

1 Duke

Scheyer, Jon#5 · 89.4

16 Siena

Smith, Nevada#69 · 61.8

8 Ohio St.

Diebler, Jake#86 · 59.2

9 TCU

Dixon, Jamie#26 · 74.8

5 St. John's

Pitino, Rick#10 · 86.7

12 Northern Iowa

Green, Kyle#74 · 61.8

4 Kansas

Self, Bill#4 · 89.5

13 Cal Baptist

Croy, Rick#254 · 39.5

6 Louisville

Kelsey, Pat#55 · 63.6

11 South Florida

Mack, Chris#31 · 70.8

3 Michigan St.

Izzo, Tom#9 · 87.8

14 North Dakota St.

Richman, Dave#156 · 49.7

7 UCLA

Cronin, Mick#18 · 78.7

10 UCF

Dawkins, Johnny#56 · 63.5

2 Connecticut

Hurley, Dan#3 · 90.8

15 Furman

Richey, Bob#80 · 60.5

TBD

South Region

First Round

Round of 32

Sweet 16

Elite 8

1 Florida

Golden, Todd#2 · 92.5

16 Prairie View A&M/Lehigh

8 Clemson

Brownell, Brad#36 · 68.9

9 Iowa

McCollum, Ben#25 · 75.0

5 Vanderbilt

Byington, Mark#50 · 64.1

12 McNeese

Armstrong, Bill#87 · 59.2

4 Nebraska

Hoiberg, Fred#42 · 66.0

13 Troy

Howard, Adam#72 · 61.8

6 North Carolina

Malone, Michael#62 · 61.8

11 VCU

Martelli Jr., Phil#43 · 65.7

3 Illinois

Underwood, Brad#14 · 83.7

14 Penn

McCaffery, Fran#112 · 55.8

7 Saint Mary's

McConnell, Mickey#73 · 61.8

10 Texas A&M

McMillan, Bucky#37 · 68.6

2 Houston

Sampson, Kelvin#1 · 96.1

15 Idaho

Pribble, Alex#275 · 35.7

TBD

Semifinal 1

TBD

🏆 Championship

TBD

Semifinal 2

TBD

West Region

Elite 8

Sweet 16

Round of 32

First Round

TBD

1 Arizona

Lloyd, Tommy#7 · 88.0

16 LIU

Strickland, Rod#344 · 28.9

8 Villanova

Willard, Kevin#52 · 63.8

9 Utah St.

5 Wisconsin

Gard, Greg#19 · 77.9

12 High Point

Clayman, Flynn#40 · 67.8

4 Arkansas

Calipari, John#12 · 85.7

13 Hawaii

Ganot, Eran#169 · 48.7

6 BYU

Young, Kevin#23 · 75.5

11 Texas/N.C. State

3 Gonzaga

Few, Mark#6 · 88.7

14 Kennesaw St.

Pettway, Antoine#216 · 44.1

7 Miami FL

Lucas, Jai#35 · 69.3

10 Missouri

Gates, Dennis#92 · 58.6

2 Purdue

Painter, Matt#8 · 87.8

15 Queens

Leonard, Grant#235 · 42.0

Midwest Region

Elite 8

Sweet 16

Round of 32

First Round

TBD

1 Michigan

Boynton, Mike#51 · 64.1

16 UMBC/Howard

8 Georgia

White, Mike#53 · 63.8

9 Saint Louis

Schertz, Josh#44 · 65.5

5 Texas Tech

McCasland, Grant#21 · 76.1

12 Akron

Ford, Dustin#67 · 61.8

4 Alabama

Oats, Nate#17 · 79.6

13 Hofstra

Claxton, Speedy#160 · 49.2

6 Tennessee

Barnes, Rick#16 · 80.0

11 Miami OH/SMU

3 Virginia

Odom, Ryan#41 · 67.0

14 Wright St.

Sargent, Clint#231 · 42.2

7 Kentucky

Pope, Mark#29 · 71.2

10 Santa Clara

Sendek, Herb#90 · 58.7

2 Iowa St.

Otzelberger, T.J.#22 · 76.0

15 Tennessee St.

Smith, Nolan#122 · 53.6