The Sports Almanac

2026 NCAA Basketball Tournament



MICHIGAN WOLVERINES

2026 NCAA Champions


FIRST FOUR
Maryland Baltimore County Retrievers
83
Howard Bison
86
Texas Longhorns
68
North Carolina State Wolfpack
66
Prairie View A&M Panthers
67
Lehigh Mountain Hawks
55
Miami RedHawks
89
SMU Mustangs
79

EAST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Duke Blue Devils
71
Siena Saints
65





Duke Blue Devils
81
TCU Horned Frogs
58



Ohio State Buckeyes
64
TCU Horned Frogs
66






Duke Blue Devils
80
St. John's Red Storm
75


St. John's Red Storm
79
Northern Iowa Panthers
53





St. John's Red Storm
67
Kansas Jayhawks
65



Kansas Jayhawks
68
Cal Baptist Lancers
60







Duke Blue Devils
72
Connecticut Huskies
73
Connecticut Huskies
Louisville Cardinals
83
South Florida Bulls
79





Louisville Cardinals
69
Michigan State Spartans
77



Michigan State Spartans
92
North Dakota State Bison
67






Michigan State Spartans
63
Connecticut Huskies
67


UCLA Bruins
75
Central Florida Knights
71





UCLA Bruins
57
Connecticut Huskies
73



Connecticut Huskies
82
Furman Paladins
71





SOUTH REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Florida Gators
114
Prairie View A&M Panthers
55





Florida Gators
72
Iowa Hawkeyes
73



Clemson Tigers
61
Iowa Hawkeyes
67






Iowa Hawkeyes
77
Nebraska Cornhuskers
71


Vanderbilt Commodores
78
McNeese Cowboys
68





Vanderbilt Commodores
72
Nebraska Cornhuskers
74



Nebraska Cornhuskers
76
Troy Trojans
47







Iowa Hawkeyes
59
Illinois Fighting Illini
71
Illinois Fighting Illini
North Carolina Tar Heels
78
Virginia Commonwealth Rams
82 OT





Virginia Commonwealth Rams
55
Illinois Fighting Illini
76



Illinois Fighting Illini
105
Penn Quakers
70






Illinois Fighting Illini
65
Houston Cougars
55


Saint Mary's Gaels
50
Texas A&M Aggies
63





Texas A&M Aggies
57
Houston Cougars
88



Houston Cougars
78
Idaho Vandals
47





WEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Arizona Wildcats
92
Long Island Sharks
58





Arizona Wildcats
78
Utah State Aggies
66



Villanova Wildcats
76
Utah State Aggies
86






Arizona Wildcats
109
Arkansas Razorbacks
88


Wisconsin Badgers
82
High Point Panthers
83





High Point Panthers
88
Arkansas Razorbacks
94



Arkansas Razorbacks
97
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors
78







Arizona Wildcats
79
Purdue Boilermakers
64
Arizona Wildcats
BYU Cougars
71
Texas Longhorns
79





Texas Longhorns
74
Gonzaga Bulldogs
68



Gonzaga Bulldogs
73
Kennesaw State Owls
64






Texas Longhorns
77
Purdue Boilermakers
79


Miami Hurricanes
80
Missouri Tigers
66





Miami Hurricanes
69
Purdue Boilermakers
79



Purdue Boilermakers
104
Queens Royals
71





MIDWEST REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Michigan Wolverines
101
Howard Bison
80





Michigan Wolverines
95
Saint Louis Billikens
72



Georgia Bulldogs
77
Saint Louis Billikens
102






Michigan Wolverines
90
Alabama Crimson Tide
77


Texas Tech Red Raiders
91
Akron Zips
71





Texas Tech Red Raiders
65
Alabama Crimson Tide
90



Alabama Crimson Tide
90
Hofstra Pride
70







Michigan Wolverines
95
Tennessee Volunteers
62
Michigan Wolverines
Tennessee Volunteers
78
Miami RedHawks
56





Tennessee Volunteers
79
Virginia Cavaliers
72



Virginia Cavaliers
82
Wright State Raiders
73






Tennessee Volunteers
76
Iowa State Cyclones
62


Kentucky Wildcats 89
Santa Clara Broncos 84 OT





Kentucky Wildcats
63
Iowa State Cyclones
82



Iowa State Cyclones
108
Tennessee State Tigers
74





FINAL FOUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NCAA CHAMPIONS
Connecticut Huskies
71
Illinois Fighting Illini
62



Connecticut Huskies
63
Michigan Wolverines
69
MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
Arizona Wildcats
73
Michigan Wolverines
91