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Model 4 — 2026 NCAA Tournament

Each decided game is marked by whether this model's pre-game favorite won — matchup by matchup, from predictions recorded before tip-off. Undecided games show the model's current pick.

Plain bracket
48–19 on winners log loss 0.5015 upsets called 2 upsets missed 14 First Four 1–3 · 1st Round 25–7 · 2nd Round 13–3 · Sweet 16 5–3 · Elite 8 3–1 · Final Four 0–2 · National Championship 1–0

East

1 Duke 71
16 Siena 65
✓ DUKE 90%
8 Ohio State 64
9 TCU 66
✗ OSU 63%
5 St John's 79
12 Northern Iowa 53
✓ SJU 83%
4 Kansas 68
13 CA Baptist 60
✓ KU 85%
6 Louisville 83
11 South Florida 79
✓ LOU 82%
3 Michigan St 92
14 N Dakota St 67
✓ MSU 88%
7 UCLA 75
10 UCF 71
✓ UCLA 63%
2 UConn 82
15 Furman 71
✓ CONN 90%
1 Duke 81
9 TCU 58
✓ DUKE 88%
5 St John's 67
4 Kansas 65
✓ SJU 62%
6 Louisville 69
3 Michigan St 77
✓ MSU 61%
7 UCLA 57
2 UConn 73
✓ CONN 69%
1 Duke 80
5 St John's 75
✓ DUKE 84%
3 Michigan St 63
2 UConn 67
✓ CONN 65%
1 Duke 72
2 UConn 73
✗ DUKE 83%

South

1 Florida 114
16 Prairie View 55
FF: PV 67, LEH 55
✓ FLA 90%
8 Clemson 61
9 Iowa 67
✓ IOWA 57%
5 Vanderbilt 78
12 McNeese 68
✓ VAN 79%
4 Nebraska 76
13 Troy 47
✓ NEB 88%
6 North Carolina 78
11 VCU 82
✗ UNC 59%
3 Illinois 105
14 Penn 70
✓ ILL 90%
7 Saint Mary's 50
10 Texas A&M 63
✗ SMC 72%
2 Houston 78
15 Idaho 47
✓ HOU 90%
1 Florida 72
9 Iowa 73
✗ FLA 82%
5 Vanderbilt 72
4 Nebraska 74
✓ NEB 43%
11 VCU 55
3 Illinois 76
✓ ILL 78%
10 Texas A&M 57
2 Houston 88
✓ HOU 81%
9 Iowa 77
4 Nebraska 71
✗ NEB 57%
3 Illinois 65
2 Houston 55
✗ HOU 55%
9 Iowa 59
3 Illinois 71
✓ ILL 77%

Final Four

2 UConn 71
3 Illinois 62
✗ ILL 53%

Championship

1 Michigan 69
2 UConn 63
✓ MICH 81%

Final Four

1 Arizona 73
1 Michigan 91
✗ ARIZ 57%

West

1 Arizona 92
16 Long Island 58
✓ ARIZ 90%
8 Villanova 76
9 Utah State 86
✗ VILL 56%
5 Wisconsin 82
12 High Point 83
✗ WIS 81%
4 Arkansas 97
13 Hawai'i 78
✓ ARK 86%
6 BYU 71
11 Texas 79
FF: TEX 68, NCSU 66
✗ BYU 61%
3 Gonzaga 73
14 Kennesaw St 64
✓ GONZ 90%
7 Miami 80
10 Missouri 66
✓ MIA 65%
2 Purdue 104
15 Queens 71
✓ PUR 90%
1 Arizona 78
9 Utah State 66
✓ ARIZ 84%
12 High Point 88
4 Arkansas 94
✓ ARK 80%
11 Texas 74
3 Gonzaga 68
✗ GONZ 82%
7 Miami 69
2 Purdue 79
✓ PUR 79%
1 Arizona 109
4 Arkansas 88
✓ ARIZ 82%
11 Texas 77
2 Purdue 79
✓ PUR 77%
1 Arizona 79
2 Purdue 64
✓ ARIZ 67%

Midwest

1 Michigan 101
16 Howard 80
FF: HOW 86, UMBC 83
✓ MICH 90%
8 Georgia 77
9 Saint Louis 102
✗ UGA 69%
5 Texas Tech 91
12 Akron 71
✓ TTU 81%
4 Alabama 90
13 Hofstra 70
✓ ALA 85%
6 Tennessee 78
11 Miami OH 56
FF: M-OH 89, SMU 79
✓ TENN 84%
3 Virginia 82
14 Wright St 73
✓ UVA 89%
7 Kentucky 89
10 Santa Clara 84
✓ UK 61%
2 Iowa State 108
15 Tennessee St 74
✓ ISU 90%
1 Michigan 95
9 Saint Louis 72
✓ MICH 87%
5 Texas Tech 65
4 Alabama 90
✓ ALA 47%
6 Tennessee 79
3 Virginia 72
✗ UVA 57%
7 Kentucky 63
2 Iowa State 82
✓ ISU 78%
1 Michigan 90
4 Alabama 77
✓ MICH 81%
6 Tennessee 76
2 Iowa State 62
✗ ISU 72%
1 Michigan 95
6 Tennessee 62
✓ MICH 84%