2026 NCAA Tournament

Expert bracket intelligence, scored and ranked

Experts Tracked

2026 Brackets

882

Total 2026 Picks

2024-26

Seasons Scored

2026 Tournament — Final Standings

63/63 games | 16 upsets

#	Expert	Pts	R64	R32	S16	E8	FF	CH
1	Lake Hanson	145	25/32	12/16	6/8	3/4	1/2	1/1
2	Bill Bender	136	24/32	12/16	4/8	3/4	1/2	1/1
3	Gary Parrish	100	26/32	13/16	4/8	2/4	1/2	0/1
4	Bart Torvik	99	25/32	11/16	5/8	2/4	1/2	0/1
5	Andy Katz	97	25/32	12/16	4/8	2/4	1/2	0/1
6	Jeff Borzello	92	24/32	12/16	5/8	3/4	0/2	0/1
7	KEN POM	91	25/32	11/16	5/8	3/4	0/2	0/1
8	Vegas/KenPom	91	25/32	11/16	5/8	3/4	0/2	0/1
9	Andrew Dalton	91	25/32	15/16	5/8	2/4	0/2	0/1
10	Jay Bilas	89	25/32	14/16	5/8	2/4	0/2	0/1
11	Consensus	84	24/32	12/16	5/8	2/4	0/2	0/1
12	Cameron Salerno	80	24/32	10/16	3/8	1/4	1/2	0/1
13	Chip Patterson	79	27/32	10/16	4/8	2/4	0/2	0/1
14	Seth Davis	74	24/32	9/16	4/8	2/4	0/2	0/1
15	Matt Norlander	71	25/32	11/16	2/8	2/4	0/2	0/1
16	Mike DeCourcy	67	23/32	12/16	3/8	1/4	0/2	0/1
17	David Cobb	64	24/32	10/16	3/8	1/4	0/2	0/1

Ranked by recency-weighted score (2024-2026 results, full 63-game brackets)

#	Expert	Score
1	Lake Hanson Lake Hanson Model	134.5
2	Vegas/KenPomMODEL Model	128.0
3	Jay Bilas ESPN	127.4
4	KEN POM KenPom Model	127.2
5	Bill Bender Sporting News	120.2
6	Jeff Borzello ESPN	115.8
7	ConsensusALL Weighted Consensus	111.2
8	Bart Torvik T-Rank Model	106.4
9	Andy Katz NCAA.com	106.2
10	Gary Parrish CBS Sports	105.9
11	Andrew DaltonYOU Personal	102.4
12	Matt Norlander CBS Sports	92.6
13	Mike DeCourcy Sporting News	92.2
14	Seth Davis Hoops HQ	91.1
15	Chip Patterson CBS Sports	90.9
16	David Cobb CBS Sports	89.1
17	Cameron Salerno CBS Sports	88.6

Arizona6x

David Cobb, Jay Bilas, Jeff Borzello, Chip Patterson, Mike DeCourcy, Seth Davis

Duke4x

Cameron Salerno, Andy Katz, KEN POM, Bart Torvik

Houston2x

Gary Parrish, Matt Norlander

Michigan2x

Bill Bender, Lake Hanson