Experts/Jay Bilas

Jay Bilas

ESPN

160.7
Weighted Score
100th
Percentile

Round-by-Round Breakdown

SeasonRd 64Rd 32Sweet 16Elite 8Final 4ChampTotalPts
2025
23/32
23 pts
12/16
24 pts
7/8
28 pts
4/4
32 pts
2/2
32 pts
1/1
32 pts
49/63
78%
171
2024
20/32
20 pts
12/16
24 pts
4/8
16 pts
2/4
16 pts
2/2
32 pts
1/1
32 pts
41/63
65%
140

Final Four & Champion History

2026Arizona
Michigan StateIllinoisArizonaIowa State
2025Florida
AuburnFloridaDukeHouston
2024Connecticut
ConnecticutArizonaHoustonPurdue

2026 Bracket Picks

East Region

Round of 64(1) Dukev(16) Siena
Round of 64(8) Ohio Statev(9) TCUUPSET
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) UCFUPSET
Round of 64(2) Connecticutv(15) Furman
Round of 32(1) Dukev(9) TCU
Round of 32(5) St. John'sv(4) KansasUPSET
Round of 32(11) South Floridav(3) Michigan State
Round of 32(10) UCFv(2) Connecticut
Sweet 16(1) Dukev(5) St. John's
Sweet 16(3) Michigan Statev(2) ConnecticutUPSET
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) VCU
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(9) Iowa
Round of 32(5) Vanderbiltv(4) NebraskaUPSET
Round of 32(6) North Carolinav(3) Illinois
Round of 32(7) Saint Mary'sv(2) Houston
Sweet 16(1) Floridav(5) Vanderbilt
Sweet 16(3) Illinoisv(2) HoustonUPSET
Elite 8(1) Floridav(3) IllinoisUPSET

West Region

Round of 64(1) Arizonav(16) LIU
Round of 64(8) Villanovav(9) Utah StateUPSET
Round of 64(5) Wisconsinv(12) High Point
Round of 64(4) Arkansasv(13) Hawaii
Round of 64(6) BYUv(11) Texas/NC StateUPSET
Round of 64(3) Gonzagav(14) Kennesaw State
Round of 64(7) Miami (FL)v(10) MissouriUPSET
Round of 64(2) Purduev(15) Queens
Round of 32(1) Arizonav(9) Utah State
Round of 32(5) Wisconsinv(4) Arkansas
Round of 32() Texasv(3) Gonzaga
Round of 32(10) Missouriv(2) Purdue
Sweet 16(1) Arizonav(4) Arkansas
Sweet 16() Texasv(2) PurdueUPSET
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) Akron
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 Clara
Round of 64(2) Iowa Statev(15) Tennessee State
Round of 32(1) Michiganv(8) Georgia
Round of 32(5) Texas Techv(4) Alabama
Round of 32(6) Tennesseev(3) VirginiaUPSET
Round of 32(7) Kentuckyv(2) Iowa State
Sweet 16(1) Michiganv(4) Alabama
Sweet 16(6) Tennesseev(2) Iowa State
Elite 8(1) Michiganv(2) Iowa StateUPSET

Final Four & Championship

Final Four(3) Michigan Statev(3) Illinois
Final Four(1) Arizonav(2) Iowa State
Championship(3) Michigan Statev(1) Arizona