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Moving forward I’ll update the Field of 76 projection every first of the month until the final Nov. 1 preseason projection (the season starts Nov. 2). Things should settle in now throughout the spring/summer with more free agents announcing their new homes for the 2026-27 season.
Preseason Bart Torvik (T-Rank) rankings are noted in parentheses. An * denotes the projected automatic qualifier in a multiple-bid conference.
FIELD OF 76 PROJECTION (5/1/26)
America East (1): Vermont (168)
American (1): Wichita State (59)
ACC (7): *Duke (1), Louisville (9), Virginia (16), Miami (20), North Carolina (24), Clemson (32), Florida State (62)
ASUN (1): Queens (203)
Atlantic 10 (3): *VCU (45), Saint Louis (63), Dayton (72)
Big East (6): *UConn (10), Creighton (36), Xavier (47), Providence (51), Saint John's (54), DePaul (58)
Big Sky (1): Montana State (153)
Big South (1): High Point (73)
Big Ten (12): Michigan (2), *Michigan State (7), Illinois (13), Nebraska (15), Ohio State (17), UCLA (21), Indiana (25), USC (28), Purdue (30), Iowa (43), Wisconsin (48), Minnesota (80)
Big XII (8): *Arizona (3), Houston (4), Kansas (11), Texas Tech (14), Iowa State (18), Cincinnati (31), BYU (34), West Virginia (60)
Big West (1): UCSB (93)
Coastal (1): UNC-Wilmington (98)
Conference USA (1): Western Kentucky (100)
Horizon (1): Robert Morris (131)
Ivy (1): Harvard (121)
MAAC (1): Merrimack (172)
MAC (1): Miami U (95)
MEAC (1): Howard (236)
Missouri Valley (2): *UIC (94), Murray State (99)
Mountain West (2): *Grand Canyon (57), New Mexico (65)
NEC (1): Central Connecticut (309)
OVC (1): Southeast Missouri State (219)
Pac 12 (2): *Gonzaga (8), Utah State (79)
Patriot (1): American (163)
SEC (11): *Florida (5), Arkansas (6), Texas (12), Alabama (19), Tennessee (22), Vanderbilt (23), Missouri (39), Auburn (40), Oklahoma (41), Texas A&M (42), Kentucky (44)
SoCon (1): Furman (141)
Southland (1): McNeese (77)
SWAC (1): Alabama State (257)
Summit (1): St. Thomas (132)
Sun Belt (1): James Madison (155)
UAC (1): Central Arkansas (146)
WCC (1): Saint Mary’s (64)
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Last 12 In: Xavier (47), Wisconsin (48), Providence (51), DePaul (58), West Virginia (60), Florida State (62), Saint Louis (63), New Mexico (65), Dayton (72), Utah State (79), Minnesota (80), Murray State (99)
First 4 Out: Maryland (38), SMU (49), TCU (50), Colorado State (75)
Next 4 Out: Villanova (26), Virginia Tech (46), Baylor (55), San Diego State (61)
Last 12 Automatic Qualifiers: Furman (141), Central Arkansas (146), Montana State (153), James Madison (155), American (163), Vermont (168), Merrimack (172), Queens (203), Southeast Missouri State (219), Howard (236), Alabama State (257), Central Connecticut (309)
Non-Power 5 At-Large Bids (5): Saint Louis (63), New Mexico (65), Dayton (72), Utah State (79), Murray State (99)
Multiple-Bid Conferences (9): Big Ten (12), SEC (11), Big XII (8), ACC (7), Big East (6), Atlantic 10 (3), Missouri Valley (2), Mountain West (2), Pac 12 (2)
Current Final Four Projection: Florida (5), Michigan State (7), Texas (12), Illinois (13)
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Seeded Field (1-76) Using Current T-Rank Projections
#1 Seeds
1 Duke (1)
2 Michigan (2)
3 Arizona (3)
4 Houston (4)
#2 Seeds
5 Florida (5)
6 Arkansas (6)
7 Michigan State (7)
8 Gonzaga (8)
#3 Seeds
9 Louisville (9)
10 UConn (10)
11 Kansas (11)
12 Texas (12)
#4 Seeds
13 Illinois (13)
14 Texas Tech (14)
15 Nebraska (15)
16 Virginia (16)
#5 Seeds
17 Ohio State (17)
18 Iowa State (18)
19 Alabama (19)
20 Miami (20)
#6 Seeds
21 UCLA (21)
22 Tennessee (22)
23 Vanderbilt (23)
24 North Carolina (24)
#7 Seeds
25 Indiana (25)
26 USC (28)
27 Purdue (30)
28 Cincinnati (31)
#8 Seeds
29 Clemson (32)
30 BYU (34)
31 Creighton (36)
32 Missouri (39)
#9 Seeds
33 Auburn (40)
34 Oklahoma (41)
35 Texas A&M (42)
36 Iowa (43)
#10 Seeds (Wisconsin/Providence play for last #10)
37 Kentucky (44)
38 VCU (45)
39 Xavier (47)
40 Wisconsin (48) -- Last 12 In
41 Providence (51) -- Last 12 In
???? Seeds
42 Saint John's (54) -- Last 12 In
43 Grand Canyon (57)
44 DePaul (58) -- Last 12 In
45 Wichita State (59)
46 West Virginia (60) -- Last 12 In
47 Florida State (62) -- Last 12 In
48 Saint Louis (63) -- Last 12 In
49 Saint Mary's (64)
50 New Mexico (65) -- Last 12 In
51 Dayton (72) -- Last 12 In
52 High Point (73)
53 McNeese (77)
54 Utah State (79) -- Last 12 In
55 Minnesota (80) -- Last 12 In
56 UCSB (93)
57 UIC (94)
58 Miami U (95)
59 UNC-Wilmington (98)
60 Murray State (99) -- Last 12 In
61 Western Kentucky (100)
62 Harvard (121)
#15 Seeds
63 Robert Morris (131)
64 St. Thomas (132)
Opening Round (bottom 12 AQs play for four #16 seeds & two #15 seeds)
#15 Seeds
65 Furman (141)
66 Central Arkansas (146)
67 Montana State (153)
68 James Madison (155)
#16 Seeds
69 American (163)
70 Vermont (168)
71 Merrimack (172)
72 Queens (203)
73 Southeast Missouri State (219)
74 Howard (236)
75 Alabama State (257)
76 Central Connecticut (309)
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2027 NCAA Tournament Sites
Opening Round: Dayton (6 games) and TBD city (6 games)
1st/2nd Round: Charlotte, Fort Worth, Louisville, Minneapolis, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, Spokane
Sweet 16/Elite 8: Kansas City (Midwest), Los Angeles (West), New York (East), San Antonio (South)
Final Four: Detroit
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Summit League Projection
1 St. Thomas
2 North Dakota State
3 South Dakota State
4 South Dakota
5 Omaha
6 Oral Roberts
7 North Dakota
8 Kansas City
Next Field of 76 Projection: June 1
Preseason Bart Torvik (T-Rank) rankings are noted in parentheses. An * denotes the projected automatic qualifier in a multiple-bid conference.
FIELD OF 76 PROJECTION (5/1/26)
America East (1): Vermont (168)
American (1): Wichita State (59)
ACC (7): *Duke (1), Louisville (9), Virginia (16), Miami (20), North Carolina (24), Clemson (32), Florida State (62)
ASUN (1): Queens (203)
Atlantic 10 (3): *VCU (45), Saint Louis (63), Dayton (72)
Big East (6): *UConn (10), Creighton (36), Xavier (47), Providence (51), Saint John's (54), DePaul (58)
Big Sky (1): Montana State (153)
Big South (1): High Point (73)
Big Ten (12): Michigan (2), *Michigan State (7), Illinois (13), Nebraska (15), Ohio State (17), UCLA (21), Indiana (25), USC (28), Purdue (30), Iowa (43), Wisconsin (48), Minnesota (80)
Big XII (8): *Arizona (3), Houston (4), Kansas (11), Texas Tech (14), Iowa State (18), Cincinnati (31), BYU (34), West Virginia (60)
Big West (1): UCSB (93)
Coastal (1): UNC-Wilmington (98)
Conference USA (1): Western Kentucky (100)
Horizon (1): Robert Morris (131)
Ivy (1): Harvard (121)
MAAC (1): Merrimack (172)
MAC (1): Miami U (95)
MEAC (1): Howard (236)
Missouri Valley (2): *UIC (94), Murray State (99)
Mountain West (2): *Grand Canyon (57), New Mexico (65)
NEC (1): Central Connecticut (309)
OVC (1): Southeast Missouri State (219)
Pac 12 (2): *Gonzaga (8), Utah State (79)
Patriot (1): American (163)
SEC (11): *Florida (5), Arkansas (6), Texas (12), Alabama (19), Tennessee (22), Vanderbilt (23), Missouri (39), Auburn (40), Oklahoma (41), Texas A&M (42), Kentucky (44)
SoCon (1): Furman (141)
Southland (1): McNeese (77)
SWAC (1): Alabama State (257)
Summit (1): St. Thomas (132)
Sun Belt (1): James Madison (155)
UAC (1): Central Arkansas (146)
WCC (1): Saint Mary’s (64)
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Last 12 In: Xavier (47), Wisconsin (48), Providence (51), DePaul (58), West Virginia (60), Florida State (62), Saint Louis (63), New Mexico (65), Dayton (72), Utah State (79), Minnesota (80), Murray State (99)
First 4 Out: Maryland (38), SMU (49), TCU (50), Colorado State (75)
Next 4 Out: Villanova (26), Virginia Tech (46), Baylor (55), San Diego State (61)
Last 12 Automatic Qualifiers: Furman (141), Central Arkansas (146), Montana State (153), James Madison (155), American (163), Vermont (168), Merrimack (172), Queens (203), Southeast Missouri State (219), Howard (236), Alabama State (257), Central Connecticut (309)
Non-Power 5 At-Large Bids (5): Saint Louis (63), New Mexico (65), Dayton (72), Utah State (79), Murray State (99)
Multiple-Bid Conferences (9): Big Ten (12), SEC (11), Big XII (8), ACC (7), Big East (6), Atlantic 10 (3), Missouri Valley (2), Mountain West (2), Pac 12 (2)
Current Final Four Projection: Florida (5), Michigan State (7), Texas (12), Illinois (13)
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Seeded Field (1-76) Using Current T-Rank Projections
#1 Seeds
1 Duke (1)
2 Michigan (2)
3 Arizona (3)
4 Houston (4)
#2 Seeds
5 Florida (5)
6 Arkansas (6)
7 Michigan State (7)
8 Gonzaga (8)
#3 Seeds
9 Louisville (9)
10 UConn (10)
11 Kansas (11)
12 Texas (12)
#4 Seeds
13 Illinois (13)
14 Texas Tech (14)
15 Nebraska (15)
16 Virginia (16)
#5 Seeds
17 Ohio State (17)
18 Iowa State (18)
19 Alabama (19)
20 Miami (20)
#6 Seeds
21 UCLA (21)
22 Tennessee (22)
23 Vanderbilt (23)
24 North Carolina (24)
#7 Seeds
25 Indiana (25)
26 USC (28)
27 Purdue (30)
28 Cincinnati (31)
#8 Seeds
29 Clemson (32)
30 BYU (34)
31 Creighton (36)
32 Missouri (39)
#9 Seeds
33 Auburn (40)
34 Oklahoma (41)
35 Texas A&M (42)
36 Iowa (43)
#10 Seeds (Wisconsin/Providence play for last #10)
37 Kentucky (44)
38 VCU (45)
39 Xavier (47)
40 Wisconsin (48) -- Last 12 In
41 Providence (51) -- Last 12 In
???? Seeds
42 Saint John's (54) -- Last 12 In
43 Grand Canyon (57)
44 DePaul (58) -- Last 12 In
45 Wichita State (59)
46 West Virginia (60) -- Last 12 In
47 Florida State (62) -- Last 12 In
48 Saint Louis (63) -- Last 12 In
49 Saint Mary's (64)
50 New Mexico (65) -- Last 12 In
51 Dayton (72) -- Last 12 In
52 High Point (73)
53 McNeese (77)
54 Utah State (79) -- Last 12 In
55 Minnesota (80) -- Last 12 In
56 UCSB (93)
57 UIC (94)
58 Miami U (95)
59 UNC-Wilmington (98)
60 Murray State (99) -- Last 12 In
61 Western Kentucky (100)
62 Harvard (121)
#15 Seeds
63 Robert Morris (131)
64 St. Thomas (132)
Opening Round (bottom 12 AQs play for four #16 seeds & two #15 seeds)
#15 Seeds
65 Furman (141)
66 Central Arkansas (146)
67 Montana State (153)
68 James Madison (155)
#16 Seeds
69 American (163)
70 Vermont (168)
71 Merrimack (172)
72 Queens (203)
73 Southeast Missouri State (219)
74 Howard (236)
75 Alabama State (257)
76 Central Connecticut (309)
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2027 NCAA Tournament Sites
Opening Round: Dayton (6 games) and TBD city (6 games)
1st/2nd Round: Charlotte, Fort Worth, Louisville, Minneapolis, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, Spokane
Sweet 16/Elite 8: Kansas City (Midwest), Los Angeles (West), New York (East), San Antonio (South)
Final Four: Detroit
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Summit League Projection
1 St. Thomas
2 North Dakota State
3 South Dakota State
4 South Dakota
5 Omaha
6 Oral Roberts
7 North Dakota
8 Kansas City
Next Field of 76 Projection: June 1
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