2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament Seed Projections: UCLA, Miami Climb; Texas Slides

Fans were treated to a loaded slate of men’s college basketball games on Wednesday, which led to several notable changes in FOX Sports bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy’s latest NCAA Tournament projections. Most notably, the Miami Hurricanes jumped up to a No. 7 seed, while Saint Louis fell to the 8-line. UCLA ascended to the 9-line after an impressive win over Nebraska late Tuesday night, while Texas fell to the 11-line after a one-sided loss to Arkansas. Here is a complete look at DeCourcy’s NCAA Tournament seed list: No. 1 seeds 1. Duke2. Michigan3. Arizona4. UConn No. 2 seeds 5. Florida6. Houston7. Illinois8. Michigan State No. 3 seeds 9. Iowa State10. Alabama11. Purdue12. Nebraska [COLLEGE HOOPS: New Men’s NCAA Rankings Have Florida in Top 5] No. 4 seeds 13. Virginia14. Gonzaga15. Texas Tech16. Kansas No. 5 seeds 17. North Carolina18. Arkansas19. Vanderbilt20. St. John’s No. 6 seeds 21. Tennessee22. Louisville23. BYU24. Kentucky No. 7 seeds 25. Villanova26. Saint Mary’s27. Wisconsin28. Miami Hurricanes No. 8 seeds 29. Saint Louis30. Miami RedHawks31. Georgia32. Iowa No. 9 seeds 33. Clemson34. Utah State35. UCF36. UCLA No. 10 seeds 37. Missouri38. NC State39. TCU40. Texas A&M No. 11 seeds 41. Texas42. SMU43. Ohio State vs. 44. Santa Clara45. VCU vs. 46. New Mexico No. 12 seeds 47. Belmont48. South Florida49. Yale50. Liberty No. 13 seeds 51. Stephen F. Austin52. UNC Wilmingon53. High Point54. Utah Valley No. 14 seeds 55. Hawaii56. Navy57. North Dakota State58. Austin Peay No. 15 seeds 59. Portland State60. Wright State61. Troy62. East Tennessee State No. 16 seeds 63. Merrimack64. LIU65. Howard66. UMBC67. Bethune-Cookman68. Morehead State And it’s never too early to check in on the bubble. According to DeCourcy’s seed list, Indiana, Auburn, Cal and Virginia Tech are the first four teams out of the tournament, while Cincinnati, Seton Hall, San Diego State and Oklahoma State are the next four out. Selection Sunday is less than one month away, and this list will inevitably evolve. For now, DeCourcy’s latest seed list offers a clear snapshot of who’s rising, who’s falling and which programs are already building the résumés they’ll need when March Madness arrives. Read More

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