Seed list for the 2026 Bracket:

Seed	Position	Team	Conference
1	1	DUKE	ACC
1	2	ARIZONA	Big 12
1	3	Michigan	Big Ten
1	4	Florida	SEC
2	5	Houston	Big 12
2	6	Connecticut	Big East
2	7	Iowa State	Big 12
2	8	Purdue	Big Ten
3	9	Michigan State	Big Ten
3	10	Illinois	Big Ten
3	11	Virginia	ACC
3	12	GONZAGA	West Coast
4	13	Nebraska	Big Ten
4	14	ARKANSAS	SEC
4	15	Vanderbilt	SEC
4	16	ST. JOHN'S	Big East
5	17	Alabama	SEC
5	18	Kansas	Big 12
5	19	Texas Tech	Big 12
5	20	Wisconsin	Big Ten
6	21	North Carolina	ACC
6	22	Tennessee	SEC
6	23	BYU	Big 12
6	24	Louisville	ACC
7	25	Kentucky	SEC
7	26	St. Mary's (CA)	West Coast
7	27	Miami (FLA.)	ACC
7	28	Clemson	ACC
8	29	Utah State	Mountain West
8	30	Georgia	SEC
8	31	UCLA	Big Ten
8	32	Ohio State	Big Ten
9	33	Villanova	Big East
9	34	Iowa	Big Ten
9	35	Saint Louis	Atlantic 10
9	36	TCU	Big 12
10	37	Texas A&M	SEC
10	38	Central Florida	Big 12
10	39	Santa Clara	West Coast
10	40	VCU	Atlantic 10
11	41	Missouri	SEC
11	42	North Carolina State	ACC
11	43	Texas	SEC
11	44	Miami (Ohio)	MAC
11	45	Oklahoma	SEC
11	46	South Florida	American
12	47	AKRON	MAC
12	48	MCNEESE	Southland
12	49	HIGH POINT	Big South
12	50	NORTHERN IOWA	Missouri Valley
13	51	HOFSTRA	Coastal
13	52	HAWAII	Big West
13	53	PENN	Ivy
13	54	CALIFORNIA BAPTIST	WAC
14	55	NORTH DAKOTA STATE	Summit
14	56	TROY	Sun Belt
14	57	WRIGHT STATE	Horizon
14	58	TENNESSEE STATE	Ohio Valley
15	59	FURMAN	Southern
15	60	KENNESAW STATE	CUSA
15	61	IDAHO	Big Sky
15	62	SIENA	Metro Atlantic
16	63	QUEENS	Atlantic Sun
16	64	UMBC	America East
16	65	LONG ISLAND	Northeast
16	66	HOWARD	Mid-Eastern
16	67	LEHIGH	Patriot
16	68	PRAIRIE VIEW A&M	SWAC

Here's the regions for what it's worth:

	F	Region:		Washington DC
		Team	Seed List #	Conference	Subregion Location
	1	DUKE	1	ACC	Greenville
	2	Iowa State	7	Big 12	St. Louis
	3	Michigan State	9	Big 10	Buffalo
	4	ST. JOHN'S	16	Big East	San Diego
	5	Alabama		SEC	San Diego
	6	Louisville		ACC	Buffalo
	7	Kentucky		SEC	St. Louis
	8	UCLA		Big 10	Greenville
	9	TCU		Big 12	Greenville
	10	Santa Clara		WCC	St. Louis
	11	Oklahoma/Miami HO		SEC/MAC	Buffalo
	12	MCNEESE		Southland	San Diego
	13	HAWAII		Big West	San Diego
	14	TENNESSEE STATE		Ohio Valley	Buffalo
	15	SIENA		MAAC	St. Louis
	16	LEHIGH/PRAIRIE VIEW		Patriot/SWAC	Greenville
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	T	Region:		San Jose
		Team	Seed List #	Conference	Subregion Location
	1	ARIZONA	2	Big 12	San Diego
	2	Purdue	8	Big 10	St. Louis
	3	GONZAGA	12	WCC	Portland
	4	Vanderbilt	15	SEC	Portland
	5	Wisconsin		Big 10	Portland
	6	BYU		Big 12	Portland
	7	Miami FL		ACC	St. Louis
	8	Utah State		Mountain West	San Diego
	9	Iowa		Big 10	San Diego
	10	Texas A&M		SEC	St. Louis
	11	Missouri		SEC	Portland
	12	HIGH POINT		Big South	Portland
	13	CALIFORNIA BAPTIST		WAC	Portland
	14	NORTH DAKOTA ST		Summit	Portland
	15	IDAHO		Big Sky	St. Louis
	16	UMBC		America East	San Diego
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	T	Region:		Chicago
		Team	Seed List #	Conference	Subregion Location
	1	Michigan	3	Big 10	Buffalo
	2	Connecticut	6	Big East	Philadelphia
	3	Virginia	11	ACC	Philadelphia
	4	ARKANSAS	14	SEC	Tampa
	5	Kansas		Big 12	Tampa
	6	Tennessee		SEC	Philadelphia
	7	Clemson		ACC	Philadelphia
	8	Georgia		SEC	Buffalo
	9	St. Louis		Atlantic 10	Buffalo
	10	UCF		Big 12	Philadelphia
	11	SOUTH FLORIDA		American	Philadelphia
	12	AKRON		MAC	Tampa
	13	HOFSTRA		Coastal	Tampa
	14	WRIGHT STATE		Horizon	Philadelphia
	15	KENNESAW STATE		CUSA	Philadelphia
	16	HOWARD/LONG ISLAND		MEAC/NEC	Buffalo
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	F	Region:		Houston
		Team	Seed List #	Conference	Subregion Location
	1	Florida	4	SEC	Tampa
	2	Houston	5	Big 12	Oklahoma City
	3	Illinois	10	Big 10	Greenville
	4	Nebraska	13	Big 10	Oklahoma City
	5	Texas Tech		Big 12	Oklahoma City
	6	North Carolina		ACC	Greenville
	7	St. Mary's		WCC	Oklahoma City
	8	Ohio State		Big 10	Tampa
	9	Villanova		Big East	Tampa
	10	VCU		Atlantic 10	Oklahoma City
	11	Texas/North Carolina St.		SEC/ACC	Greenville
	12	NORTHERN IOWA		Missouri Valley	Oklahoma City
	13	PENN		Ivy	Oklahoma City
	14	TROY		Sun Belt	Greenville
	15	FURMAN		Southern	Oklahoma City
	16	QUEENS		Atlantic Sun	Tampa
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Team 68 came down to Oklahoma and SMU, and it was a razor thin margin. I know it's not criteria but the Sooners were playing better down the stretch and that clinched it for me. 

I couldn't put in a team that was 1 game over .500, so no Auburn for me. And while I think Miami OH deserves to avoid the play-in game, that's probably where they're headed. If a mid major can't get in after an undefeated regular season, what hope is there?

Near the cut line I focused on road wins, non-con SOS, best wins and worst losses. 

I'm worried about moving ARK and StJ onto the 4-line, but I think they deserved it. If they aren't placed there then the committee doesn't pay much mind to the conference tourneys.

Now we wait...