2026 NCAA Tournament

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Dick Vitale's 2026 NCAA Tournament Picks

East

Duke

Duke 81-49

Siena

TCU 84-80

Ohio State

TCU 79-62

TCU

Northern Iowa 91-81

St. John's

Northern Iowa 72-61

Northern Iowa

Northern Iowa 93-47

Kansas

Kansas 94-56

Cal Baptist

Northern Iowa 91-48

Sweet 16

Elite Eight

Louisville

Louisville 77-59

South Florida

Louisville 90-48

Michigan State

Michigan State 67-56

N. Dakota State

Louisville 88-79

UCLA

UCLA 81-78

UCF

UCLA 95-81

Uconn

Uconn 95-51

Furman

Final Four

Texas A&M 71-51

South

Florida

Fkiruda 93-75

Prarie View/Lehigh

Clemson 94-90

Clemson

Clemson 61-57

Iowa

McNeese State 82-58

Vanderbilt

McNeese State 95-75

McNeese State

McNeese State 87-80

Nebraska

Nebraska 55-51

Troy

Texas A&M 63-57

Sweet 16

Elite Eight

UNC

VCU 60-58

VCU

VCU 84-61

Illinois

Illinois 71-68

Penn

Texas A&M 77-46

Saint Mary's

Texas A&M 82-51

Texas A&M

Texas A&M 77-65

Houston

Idaho 74-65

Idaho

NCAA Finals

Texas A&M 81-47

West

2026 NCAA Champion

Arizona

128

LIU 93-87

Total Points of Final

LIU

LIU 72-69

Villanova

Villanova 86-78/OT

Utah State

LIU 83-47

Wisconsin

High Point 92-46

High Point

High Point 75-58

Arkansas

Arkansas 68-62

Hawaii

LIU 86-81

Sweet 16

Elite Eight

BYU

Texas 62-52

Texas

Gonzaga 63-57

Gonzaga

Gonzaga 79-47

Kennesaw State

Gonzaga 88-78

Miami (FL)

Miami (FL) 81-49

Missouri

Miami (FL) 94-72

Purdue

Queens 70-50

Queens

Final Four

Howard 84-68

Midwest

Michigan

Howard 94-88

Howard

Howard 84-72

Georgia

Saint Louis 76-66

Saint Louis

Howard 94-46

Texas Tech

Texas Tech 69-68

Akron

Texas Tech 79-67

Alabama

Hofstra 53-48

Hofstra

Howard 92-91

Sweet 16

Elite Eight

Tennessee

Tennessee 91-83

Miami(OH)/SMU

Tennessee 69-51

Virginia

Virginia 78-75

Wright State

Tennessee 81-55

Kentucky

Santa Clara 67-51

Santa Clara

Santa Clara 86-65

Iowa State

Iowa St. 86-57

Tennessee State

Yellow brackets denote correct selections

Red brackets denote incorrect selections