The Sports Almanac

2026 NCAA Basketball Tournament



UCLA BRUINS
2026 NCAA Champions


FIRST FOUR
Missouri State Bears
85
Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks
75
Nebraska Cornhuskers
75
Richmond Spiders
56
Southern Jaguars
65
Samford Bulldogs
53
Virginia Cavaliers
57
Arizona State Sun Devils
55

FORT WORTH 1 REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Connecticut Huskies
90
Texas San Antonio Roadrunners
52





Connecticut Huskies
98
Syracuse Orange
45



Iowa State Cyclones
63
Syracuse Orange
72






Connecticut Huskies
63
North Carolina Tar Heels
42


Maryland Terrapins
99
Murray State Racers
67





Maryland Terrapins
66
North Carolina Tar Heels
74



North Carolina Tar Heels
82
Western Illinois Leathernecks
51







Connecticut Huskies
70
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
52
Connecticut Huskies
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
79
Fairfield Stags
60





Notre Dame Fightin Irish
83
Ohio State Buckeyes
73



Ohio State Buckeyes
75
Howard Bison
54






Notre Dame Fighting Irish
67
Vanderbilt Commodores
64


Illinois Fighting Illini
66
Colorado Buffaloes
57





Illinois Fighting Illini
57
Vanderbilt Commodores
75



Vanderbilt Commodores
102
High Point Panthers
61





SACRAMENTO 4 REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
South Carolina Gamecocks
103
Southern Jaguars
34





South Carolina Gamecocks
101
USC Trojans
61



Clemson Tigers
67
USC Trojans
71 OT






South Carolina Gamecocks
94
Oklahoma Sooners
68


Michigan State Spartans
65
Colorado State Rams
62





Michigan State Spartans
71
Oklahoma Sooners
77



Oklahoma Sooners
89
Idaho Vandals
59







South Carolina Gamecocks
78
TCU Horned Frogs
52
South Carolina Gamecocks
Washington Huskies
72
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
54





Washington Huskies
59
TCU Horned Frogs
62 OT



TCU Horned Frogs
86
UC San Diego Tritons
40






TCU Horned Frogs
79
Virginia Cavaliers
69


Georgia Bulldogs
73
Virginia Cavaliers
82 OT





Virginia Cavaliers
83
Iowa Hawkeyes
75 2OT



Iowa Hawkeyes
58
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
48





SACRAMENTO 2 REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
UCLA Bruins
96
Cal Baptist Lancers
43





UCLA Bruins
87
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
68



Oklahoma State Cowgirls
82
Princeton Tigers
68






UCLA Bruins
80
Minnesota Golden Gophers
56


Mississippi Rebels
81
Gonzaga Bulldogs
66





Mississippi Rebels
63
Minnesota Golden Gophers
65



Minnesota Golden Gophers
75
Green Bay Phoenix
58







UCLA Bruins
70
Duke Blue Devils
58
UCLA Bruins
Baylor Bears
67
Nebraska Cornhuskers
62





Baylor Bears
46
Duke Blue Devils
69



Duke Blue Devils
81
College of Charleston Cougars
64






Duke Blue Devils
87
LSU Tigers
85


Texas Tech Red Raiders
57
Villanova Wildcats
52





Texas Tech Red Raiders
47
LSU Tigers
101



LSU Tigers
116
Jacksonville Dolphins
58





FORT WORTH 3 REGION
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
REGIONAL FINAL
FINAL FOUR
Texas Longhorns
87
Missouri State Bears
45





Texas Longhorns
100
Oregon Ducks
58



Oregon Ducks
70
Virginia Tech Hokies
60






Texas Longhorns
76
Kentucky Wildcats
54


Kentucky Wildcats
71
James Madison Dukes
56





Kentucky Wildcats
74
West Virginia Mountaineers
73



West Virginia Mountaineers
82
Miami RedHawks
54







Texas Longhorns
77
Michigan Wolverines
41
Texas Longhorns
Alabama Crimson Tide
68
Rhode Island Rams
55





Alabama Crimson Tide
68
Louisville Cardinals
69



Louisville Cardinals
72
Vermont Catamounts
52






Louisville Cardinals
52
Michigan Wolverines
71


North Carolina State Wolfpack
76
Tennessee Lady Volunteers
61





North Carolina State Wolfpack
63
Michigan Wolverines
92



Michigan Wolverines
83
Holy Cross Crusaders
48





FINAL FOUR
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
NCAA CHAMPIONS
Connecticut Huskies
48
South Carolina Gamecocks
62



South Carolina Gamecocks
51
UCLA Bruins
79
UCLA BRUINS
UCLA Bruins
51
Texas Longhorns
44