Experts/David Cobb

David Cobb

CBS Sports

116.0
Weighted Score
71th
Percentile

Round-by-Round Breakdown

SeasonRd 64Rd 32Sweet 16Elite 8Final 4ChampTotalPts
2025
22/32
22 pts
10/16
20 pts
8/8
32 pts
2/4
16 pts
1/2
16 pts
1/1
32 pts
44/63
70%
138
2024
18/32
18 pts
9/16
18 pts
3/8
12 pts
1/4
8 pts
1/2
16 pts
0/1
0 pts
32/63
51%
72

Final Four & Champion History

2026Arizona
Michigan StateFloridaArizonaVirginia
2025Florida
Michigan StateFloridaDukeTennessee
2024Purdue
IllinoisNorth CarolinaMarquettePurdue

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 State
Round of 32(7) UCLAv(2) ConnecticutUPSET
Sweet 16(1) Dukev(5) St. John's
Sweet 16(3) Michigan Statev(7) UCLA
Elite 8(1) Dukev(3) Michigan StateUPSET

South Region

Round of 64(1) Floridav(16) PVAM/Lehigh
Round of 64(8) Clemsonv(9) IowaUPSET
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&MUPSET
Round of 64(2) Houstonv(15) Idaho
Round of 32(1) Floridav(9) Iowa
Round of 32(5) Vanderbiltv(4) NebraskaUPSET
Round of 32(11) VCUv(3) Illinois
Round of 32(10) Texas A&Mv(2) Houston
Sweet 16(1) Floridav(5) Vanderbilt
Sweet 16(3) Illinoisv(2) Houston
Elite 8(1) Floridav(2) Houston

West Region

Round of 64(1) Arizonav(16) LIU
Round of 64(8) Villanovav(9) Utah State
Round of 64(5) Wisconsinv(12) High Point
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(8) Villanova
Round of 32(5) Wisconsinv(4) ArkansasUPSET
Round of 32(6) BYUv(3) GonzagaUPSET
Round of 32(7) Miami (FL)v(2) Purdue
Sweet 16(1) Arizonav(5) Wisconsin
Sweet 16(6) BYUv(2) Purdue
Elite 8(1) Arizonav(2) Purdue

Midwest Region

Round of 64(1) Michiganv(16) UMBC/Howard
Round of 64(8) Georgiav(9) Saint Louis
Round of 64(5) Texas Techv(12) AkronUPSET
Round of 64(4) Alabamav(13) Hofstra
Round of 64(6) Tennesseev(11) Miami OH/SMU
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(8) Georgia
Round of 32(12) Akronv(4) Alabama
Round of 32(6) Tennesseev(3) Virginia
Round of 32(10) Santa Clarav(2) Iowa State
Sweet 16(1) Michiganv(4) AlabamaUPSET
Sweet 16(3) Virginiav(2) Iowa StateUPSET
Elite 8(4) Alabamav(3) Virginia

Final Four & Championship

Final Four(3) Michigan Statev(1) Florida
Final Four(1) Arizonav(3) Virginia
Championship(3) Michigan Statev(1) Arizona