# Preliminary seedings, not final until (3/15/2026 after 6pm eastern time). # Left Bracket (play each other in Final Four) Region: East Duke,Duk,1 Siena,Sie,16 Ohio State,OSU,8 TCU,TCU,9 St. John's,StJ,5 Northern Iowa,NIo,12 Kansas,Kan,4 Cal Baptist,CaB,13 Louisville,Lou,6 South Florida,SFl,11 Michigan St.,MSU,3 N. Dakota St.,NDS,14 UCLA,UCL,7 UCF,UCF,10 UConn,UCn,2 Furman,Fur,15 Region: South Florida,Fla,1 Prairie View,PI1,16 Clemson,Cle,8 Iowa,Iow,9 Vanderbilt,Van,5 McNeese,McN,12 Nebraska,Neb,4 Troy,Try,13 North Carolina,NCU,6 VCU,VCU,11 Illinois,Ill,3 Penn,Pen,14 Saint Mary's,StM,7 Texas A&M,A&M,10 Houston,Hou,2 Idaho,Ida,15 # Right Bracket (play each other in Final Four) Region: West Arizona,Ari,1 Long Island,LIs,16 Villanova,Vil,8 Utah St.,USt,9 Wisconsin,Wis,5 High Point,HPt,12 Arkansas,Ark,4 Hawaii,Haw,13 BYU,BYU,6 Texas,PI2,11 Gonzaga,Gon,3 Kennesaw St.,KeS,14 Miami FL,MiF,7 Missouri,Mis,10 Purdue,Pur,2 Queens (NC),QNC,15 Region: Midwest Michigan,Mch,1 Howard,PI3,16 Georgia,Geo,8 Saint Louis,StL,9 Texas Tech,TTU,5 Akron,Akr,12 Alabama,Ala,4 Hofstra,Hof,13 Tennessee,Ten,6 Miami OH,PI4,11 Virginia,Vir,3 Wright St.,WSt,14 Kentucky,Ken,7 Santa Clara,SCl,10 Iowa State,IoS,2 Tennessee St.,TeS,15