2026 NCAA Tournament
Expert bracket intelligence, scored and ranked
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Experts Tracked
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2026 Brackets
567
Total 2026 Picks
2024-25
Seasons Scored
2026 Tournament — Final Standings
63/63 games | 16 upsets| # | Expert | Pts | R64 | R32 | S16 | E8 | FF | CH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Parrish | 100 | 26/32 | 13/16 | 4/8 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/1 |
| 2 | Andy Katz | 97 | 25/32 | 12/16 | 4/8 | 2/4 | 1/2 | 0/1 |
| 3 | Andrew Dalton | 91 | 25/32 | 15/16 | 5/8 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| 4 | KEN POM | 91 | 25/32 | 11/16 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| 5 | Vegas/KenPom | 91 | 25/32 | 11/16 | 5/8 | 3/4 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| 6 | Jay Bilas | 89 | 25/32 | 14/16 | 5/8 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| 7 | Jeff Borzello | 84 | 24/32 | 12/16 | 5/8 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| 8 | Consensus | 84 | 24/32 | 12/16 | 5/8 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| 9 | Cameron Salerno | 80 | 24/32 | 10/16 | 3/8 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/1 |
| 10 | Chip Patterson | 79 | 27/32 | 10/16 | 4/8 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| 11 | David Cobb | 64 | 24/32 | 10/16 | 3/8 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| 12 | Matt Norlander | 63 | 25/32 | 11/16 | 2/8 | 1/4 | 0/2 | 0/1 |
Expert Leaderboard
Ranked by recency-weighted score (2024-2025 results, full 63-game brackets)
| # | Expert | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESPN | 157.2 |
| 2 | Vegas/KenPomMODEL Model | 156.8 |
| 3 | KenPom Model | 155.4 |
| 4 | ESPN | 134.2 |
| 5 | ConsensusALL Weighted Consensus | 132.3 |
| 6 | NCAA.com | 113.4 |
| 7 | CBS Sports | 110.4 |
| 8 | CBS Sports | 109.3 |
| 9 | CBS Sports | 108.7 |
| 10 | CBS Sports | 100.2 |
| 11 | CBS Sports | 95.2 |
| 12 | Personal | 83.7 |
2026 Champion Predictions
Arizona4x
David Cobb, Jay Bilas, Chip Patterson, Jeff Borzello
Duke3x
Cameron Salerno, Andy Katz, KEN POM
Houston2x
Gary Parrish, Matt Norlander