One of the most anticipated events on the sports calendar is fast approaching, so it’s time to get set with your 2026 March Madness bracket.
From powerhouse programs to potential Cinderella stories, every game brings the chance for unforgettable upsets and thrilling finishes.
Having Oddspedia’s March Madness printable bracket makes it easy to track your picks, follow results and stay engaged through every round of college basketball’s postseason.
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March Madness officially begins with Selection Sunday! That’s when all 68 teams get revealed and placed in the March Madness bracket. The selection committee will take the conference champions and all the at-large teams and seed them based on their resume from the regular season.
While the teams are being revealed, write the team names down on the bracket in their corresponding places.
Before the first round gets underway, the First Four gets the action going. These four games are play-in games with the winners going to the first round in their corresponding place in the March Madness bracket.
The teams in the First Four are the worst conference champions, which are 16-seeds, and the four worst teams that received at-large bids, usually 11-seeds.
After the First Four, your job is pretty simple. The March Madness bracket follows a single-elimination format starting from the first round all the way down to the national championship game.
Take it one game at a time because the March Madness bracket can look overwhelming. Remember, the better seeds are typically the favorite in each game, but there are always upsets in March Madness!
While the March Madness bracket is not released yet, we do know which teams can make a deep run in this unpredictable tournament.
Michigan looks like it might be the No. 1 overall seed in the March Madness bracket. The Wolverines have dominated teams all year.
Other expected top seeds in March Madness are Duke, Arizona, Houston and UConn, to name a few.
Which team could be a Cinderella? A Cinderella is a lower-seeded team that pulls off big upsets in the tournament on their way to a deep run. Saint Louis and Miami (Ohio) could be those teams. They come from non-major conferences, but have dominant records this season.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Final Four |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida | Houston | Duke & Auburn |
| 2024 | UConn | Purdue | Alabama & NC State |
| 2023 | UConn | San Diego State | Miami & Florida Atlantic |
| 2022 | Kansas | North Carolina | Duke & Villanova |
| 2021 | Baylor | Gonzaga | Houston & UCLA |
| 2019 | Virginia | Texas Tech | Auburn & Michigan State |
| 2018 | Villanova | Michigan | Kansas & Loyola-Chicago |
| 2017 | North Carolina | Gonzaga | Oregon & South Carolina |
| 2016 | Villanova | North Carolina | Oklahoma & Syracuse |
| 2015 | Duke | Wisconsin | Kentucky & Michigan State |
*2020 March Madness was canceled due to COVID-19
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March Madness is the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament held every spring to determine the national champion. It is one of the most popular sporting events on the American calendar. It is known for its unpredictability, high-drama, chaos and plenty of upsets, hence the name March Madness.
There are 68 teams total in the March Madness bracket. The champions of every conference get an automatic bid into the March Madness bracket. The other slots are filled with at-large teams, which are chosen by a selection committee.
To fill out your March Madness bracket, make sure your bracket has all the teams in the correct slots in the bracket. Then, it follows a simple single elimination format, starting with the First Four and ending with the Final Four. Pick the winner of each game and move them forward in the bracket until you have a national champion.
March Madness starts in March and ends in early April every year. For 2026 March Madness, it begins with Selection Sunday on March 15 and the First Four on March 17-18. The First Round and Second Round takes place on March 19-22 with the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 on March 26-29. The Final Four is on April 4 with the national championship game on April 6.
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