Experts
17 bracket experts tracked across 11 outlets
Lake Hanson
Lake Hanson Model
134.5
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
134
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Michigan
26: 145pts25: 113pts24: 143pts
Vegas/KenPom
Model
128.0
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
135
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Duke
26: 91pts25: 155pts24: 159pts
Jay Bilas
ESPN
127.4
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
133
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Arizona
26: 89pts25: 171pts24: 140pts
KEN POM
KenPom Model
127.2
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
134
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Duke
26: 91pts25: 155pts24: 156pts
Bill Bender
Sporting News
120.2
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
118
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Michigan
26: 136pts25: 104pts24: 113pts
Jeff Borzello
ESPN
115.8
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
119
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Arizona
26: 92pts25: 152pts24: 112pts
Consensus
Weighted Consensus
111.2
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
117
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Arizona
26: 84pts25: 127pts24: 139pts
Bart Torvik
T-Rank Model
106.4
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
106
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Duke
26: 99pts25: 129pts24: 91pts
Andy Katz
NCAA.com
106.2
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
109
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Duke
26: 97pts25: 97pts24: 134pts
Gary Parrish
CBS Sports
105.9
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
107
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Houston
26: 100pts25: 114pts24: 106pts
Andrew Dalton
Personal
102.4
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
103
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Arizona
26: 91pts25: 125pts24: 94pts
Matt Norlander
CBS Sports
92.6
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
97
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Houston
26: 71pts25: 100pts24: 121pts
Mike DeCourcy
Sporting News
92.2
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
97
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Arizona
26: 67pts25: 111pts24: 113pts
Seth Davis
Hoops HQ
91.1
weighted score
Seasons
2
Avg Points
95
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Arizona
26: 74pts25: 115pts
Chip Patterson
CBS Sports
90.9
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
94
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Arizona
26: 79pts25: 94pts24: 108pts
David Cobb
CBS Sports
89.1
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
91
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Arizona
26: 64pts25: 138pts24: 72pts
Cameron Salerno
CBS Sports
88.6
weighted score
Seasons
3
Avg Points
89
2026 Picks
63/63
2026 Champion: Duke
26: 80pts25: 105pts24: 83pts