March Madness Bracket: 2026 NCAA Tournament Bracket

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The wait is officially over. Selection Sunday 2026 is in the books and the road to Indianapolis is open. Duke has claimed the No. 1 overall seed, joined on the top line by Arizona, Michigan, and defending champion Florida.

Get ahead of the curve with our freshly updated digital March Madness bracket. We'll track every result of every matchup in real time from the First Four to the National Championship Game.

The 2026 March Madness bracket​

Follow along with each round right up to the National Championship to keep track of Covers' 2026 College Basketball Men's Tournament Bracket.

Best Free Bracket Challenges & Contests

You can also download and print our official bracket by visiting our printable March Madness bracket page. Make sure you fill out your bracket and enter free bracket challenges and contests before the tournament starts for a chance at huge prizes for March Madness.

2026 bracket details​

• The official bracket was released on March 15, 2026.
• The Final Four for 2026 is set to be played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN.
• The First Four play-in games are scheduled for March 17 and 18, 2026.
• Bracket submissions are due before the first game of Round 1 on Thursday, March 19, 2026. This usually occurs around Noon ET.
• The first weekend (Rounds 1 and 2) runs from Thursday, March 19 - Sunday, March 22, 2026.
• The second weekend (Sweet 16 and Elite Eight) runs from Thursday, March 28 - Sunday, March 29.
• The Final Four and national championship game will be held on April 4 and April 6, respectively.

The perfect March Madness bracket​

A question often asked of us is whether there has ever been a perfect March Madness bracket. The answer is simple: No. And there likely never will be.

That's because the odds of successfully predicting a perfect March Madness bracket are 1 in 120.2 billion — assuming you know a little about college basketball! If you're flipping a coin? Those odds become 1 in 9.2 quintillion, per NCAA.com.

No wonder Warren Buffett offered $1 billion to anyone who could fill out a perfect bracket.

Covers March Madness bracket guides​

Once the bracket is set, it's time to fill out some brackets of your own. Use our free printable bracket to plot a course through the tournament.

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Read our tips​

Consider our tips for how to fill out your bracket.

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Get our prediction​

We'll research and release the official CoversMarch Madness bracket predictions. Use them to your advantage.

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Enter contests​

Now that your bracket is filled out enter as manyfree bracket contests as possible. If that's not your thing, there are plenty of other March Madness pool and game ideas to choose from.


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