Experts/Matt Norlander

Matt Norlander

CBS Sports

107.0
Weighted Score
29th
Percentile

Round-by-Round Breakdown

SeasonRd 64Rd 32Sweet 16Elite 8Final 4ChampTotalPts
2025
24/32
24 pts
12/16
24 pts
5/8
20 pts
2/4
16 pts
1/2
16 pts
0/1
0 pts
44/63
70%
100
2024
21/32
21 pts
12/16
24 pts
3/8
12 pts
2/4
16 pts
1/2
16 pts
1/1
32 pts
40/63
63%
121

Final Four & Champion History

2026Houston
ConnecticutHoustonArizonaIowa State
2025Houston
AuburnSt. John'sAlabamaHouston
2024Connecticut
ConnecticutArizonaHoustonPurdue

2026 Bracket Picks

East Region

Round of 64(1) Dukev(16) Siena
Round of 64(8) Ohio Statev(9) TCU
Round of 64(5) St. John'sv(12) Northern Iowa
Round of 64(4) Kansasv(13) Cal Baptist
Round of 64(6) Louisvillev(11) South FloridaUPSET
Round of 64(3) Michigan Statev(14) North Dakota State
Round of 64(7) UCLAv(10) UCF
Round of 64(2) Connecticutv(15) Furman
Round of 32(1) Dukev(8) Ohio State
Round of 32(5) St. John'sv(4) KansasUPSET
Round of 32(11) South Floridav(3) Michigan StateUPSET
Round of 32(7) UCLAv(2) Connecticut
Sweet 16(1) Dukev(5) St. John'sUPSET
Sweet 16(11) South Floridav(2) Connecticut
Elite 8(5) St. John'sv(2) Connecticut

South Region

Round of 64(1) Floridav(16) PVAM/Lehigh
Round of 64(8) Clemsonv(9) Iowa
Round of 64(5) Vanderbiltv(12) McNeese
Round of 64(4) Nebraskav(13) Troy
Round of 64(6) North Carolinav(11) VCUUPSET
Round of 64(3) Illinoisv(14) Penn
Round of 64(7) Saint Mary'sv(10) Texas A&M
Round of 64(2) Houstonv(15) Idaho
Round of 32(1) Floridav(8) Clemson
Round of 32(5) Vanderbiltv(4) NebraskaUPSET
Round of 32(11) VCUv(3) Illinois
Round of 32(7) Saint Mary'sv(2) Houston
Sweet 16(1) Floridav(5) Vanderbilt
Sweet 16(3) Illinoisv(2) Houston
Elite 8(1) Floridav(2) HoustonUPSET

West Region

Round of 64(1) Arizonav(16) LIU
Round of 64(8) Villanovav(9) Utah StateUPSET
Round of 64(5) Wisconsinv(12) High PointUPSET
Round of 64(4) Arkansasv(13) Hawai'i
Round of 64(6) BYUv(11) Texas/NC State
Round of 64(3) Gonzagav(14) Kennesaw State
Round of 64(7) Miami (FL)v(10) Missouri
Round of 64(2) Purduev(15) Queens
Round of 32(1) Arizonav(9) Utah State
Round of 32(12) High Pointv(4) Arkansas
Round of 32(6) BYUv(3) GonzagaUPSET
Round of 32(7) Miami (FL)v(2) Purdue
Sweet 16(1) Arizonav(4) Arkansas
Sweet 16(6) BYUv(2) PurdueUPSET
Elite 8(1) Arizonav(6) BYU

Midwest Region

Round of 64(1) Michiganv(16) UMBC/Howard
Round of 64(8) Georgiav(9) Saint LouisUPSET
Round of 64(5) Texas Techv(12) Akron
Round of 64(4) Alabamav(13) Hofstra
Round of 64(6) Tennesseev(11) Miami OH/SMUUPSET
Round of 64(3) Virginiav(14) Wright State
Round of 64(7) Kentuckyv(10) Santa ClaraUPSET
Round of 64(2) Iowa Statev(15) Tennessee State
Round of 32(1) Michiganv(9) Saint Louis
Round of 32(5) Texas Techv(4) Alabama
Round of 32(11) Miami OH/SMUv(3) Virginia
Round of 32(10) Santa Clarav(2) Iowa State
Sweet 16(1) Michiganv(4) AlabamaUPSET
Sweet 16(3) Virginiav(2) Iowa State
Elite 8(4) Alabamav(2) Iowa State

Final Four & Championship

Final Four(2) Connecticutv(2) Houston
Final Four(1) Arizonav(2) Iowa State
Championship(2) Houstonv(1) Arizona