NCAA Tournament 2026 bracket picks, upsets, Cinderella teams
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NCAA tournament bracket: 5 high-profile teams on upset alert with the Big Dance here
March Madness is here and several high-profile teams could face tricky first-round matchups. Here are five teams on upset alert in the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
Below is a different way to look at the traditional NCAA Tournament bracket. The first round comes down to four sets of these eight pairings. These 2,496 squares below represent all the teams — not counting the play-in teams — that have competed in the tournament from 1985 through 2024. Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them.
Get the edge in your 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket pool with these 8 tips and trends. Don't overthink upsets and focus on historical data.
It’s that time of year again. March Madness has arrived, and the NCAA selection committee already has done the hard part by choosing the field of 68 teams that will compete for a national championship.