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March Madness 2026

Perfect Bracket
Challenge

National Champion
Duke
Duke
7% confidence
Florida
South
Florida
Duke
East
Duke
Michigan
Midwest
Michigan
Arizona
West
Arizona
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Picks
Record
Accuracy
6
Upsets

Semifinal

Duke
Florida
DukeoverFlorida
8%Upset

Head-to-head win over Florida and #1 KenPom net rating.

Arizona
Michigan
ArizonaoverMichigan
6%Upset

#2 net rating edges Michigan's #1 defense with balanced offense.

Championship

Duke
Arizona
DukeoverArizona
7%Upset

Polymarket favorite with superior efficiency and head-to-head edges.

Round of 64

Florida
PVA
FloridaoverPrairie View A&M/Lehigh
99%

massive favorite #4 KenPom vs bottom feeder

Iowa
Clemson
IowaoverClemson
72%

Clemson injuries to Welling, Iowa #25 KenPom slight fave

Vanderbilt
McNeese
VanderbiltoverMcNeese
88%

underseeded #12 KenPom -11.5 line

Nebraska
Troy
NebraskaoverTroy
92%

#14 KenPom -13.5 line dominant

VCU
North Carolina
VCUoverNorth Carolina
62%Upset

UNC missing Caleb Wilson, VCU hot 16/17 wins

Illinois
Penn
IllinoisoverPenn
96%

elite #7 KenPom top offense #2

Saint Mary's
Texas A&M
Saint Mary'soverTexas A&M
74%

#24 KenPom > #39 metrics edge

Houston
Idaho
HoustonoverIdaho
98%

#5 KenPom elite defense chalk

Round of 32

Florida
Iowa
FloridaoverIowa
82%

#4 adjEM +33.79 crushes #25

Vanderbilt
Nebraska
VanderbiltoverNebraska
68%

brutally underseeded #12 vs #14 toss-up

Houston
Saint Mary's
HoustonoverSaint Mary's
87%

superior #5 efficiency metrics

Illinois
VCU
IllinoisoverVCU
84%

#7 KenPom top offense over #45

Sweet 16

Florida
Vanderbilt
FloridaoverVanderbilt
76%

best frontcourt defending champs edge

Houston
Illinois
HoustonoverIllinois
71%

home-court Toyota Center #5 vs #7

Elite 8

Florida
Houston
FloridaoverHouston
68%

favorable path top adjEM to Final Four

Round of 64

Duke
Siena
DukeoverSiena
95%

Duke #1 KenPom +38.9, -28 Vegas line

Ohio State
TCU
Ohio StateoverTCU
65%

Slight Vegas -2.5 favorite, KP #26 > #43

St. John's
Northern Iowa
St. John'soverNorthern Iowa
82%

KP #17 +25.9, -10 Vegas, Big East POY Ejiofor

Kansas
Cal Baptist
KansasoverCal Baptist
87%

KP #21 +24.4, -14 Vegas despite Peterson injury risk

Louisville
South Florida
LouisvilleoverSouth Florida
72%

KP #19 +25.4, -5.5 Vegas despite USF streak

Michigan State
North Dakota State
Michigan StateoverNorth Dakota State
90%

KP #9 +28.3, -16.5 Vegas, Fears leads assists

UCLA
UCF
UCLAoverUCF
76%

KP #27, -6.5 Vegas favorite

UConn
Furman
UConnoverFurman
95%

KP #11 +27.9, -20+ Vegas

Round of 32

Duke
Ohio State
DukeoverOhio State
93%

Duke elite efficiency overwhelms OSU

St. John's
Kansas
St. John'soverKansas
70%

SJU #17 KP > Kansas #21, hot form vs injury concerns

UConn
UCLA
UConnoverUCLA
85%

UConn #11 KP >> UCLA #27, title experience

Michigan State
Louisville
Michigan StateoverLouisville
80%

MSU #9 KP edges Louisville #19

Sweet 16

Duke
St. John's
DukeoverSt. John's
92%

Duke #1 overall crushes despite injuries

Michigan State
UConn
Michigan StateoverUConn
68%

Toss-up, MSU slight KP #9 edge and Izzo tourney prowess

Elite 8

Duke
Michigan State
DukeoverMichigan State
94%

Duke clear favorite to win loaded region per KenPom/NET/Vegas

Round of 64

Michigan
UW
MichiganoverUMBC/Howard winner
98%

no realistic path for upset

Georgia
Saint Louis
GeorgiaoverSaint Louis
62%Upset

flag mild upset potential but slight favorite per line

Texas Tech
Akron
Texas TechoverAkron
68%

upset alert on Akron but Tech favored

Alabama
Hofstra
AlabamaoverHofstra
88%

heavy favorite -12.5+ per Vegas

Tennessee
SOW
TennesseeoverSMU/Miami (OH) winner
78%

solid favorite -6 to -9 despite play-in

Virginia
Wright State
VirginiaoverWright State
92%

heavy favorite -17+ per lines

Kentucky
Santa Clara
KentuckyoverSanta Clara
65%

closer line -3.5 with upset flag

Iowa State
Tennessee State
Iowa StateoverTennessee State
95%

heavy favorite -23+ per lines

Round of 32

Michigan
Georgia
MichiganoverGeorgia
93%

physically imposing roster dominates 8-seed

Alabama
Texas Tech
AlabamaoverTexas Tech
70%

elite #3 AdjO exploits Tech's season-ending injury

Iowa State
Kentucky
Iowa StateoverKentucky
82%

#6 overall efficiency over #28 KenPom

Virginia
Tennessee
VirginiaoverTennessee
68%

superior net rating #13 vs #16

Sweet 16

Michigan
Alabama
MichiganoverAlabama
91%

#1 AdjD shuts down #3 AdjO

Iowa State
Virginia
Iowa StateoverVirginia
80%

elite #4 AdjD edges #13 overall

Elite 8

Michigan
Iowa State
MichiganoverIowa State
72%

dominant defense and roster predicted to win region

Round of 64

Arizona
LIU
ArizonaoverLIU
99%

Massive mismatch, KP #2 vs #216, -29.5 spread

Utah State
Villanova
Utah StateoverVillanova
70%

Flagged upset but line -1.5, KP #30 > #33

High Point
Wisconsin
High PointoverWisconsin
60%Upset

Hot 14-game streak, top turnover forcing, landmine for chalk

Arkansas
Hawaii
ArkansasoverHawaii
95%

KP #15 vs #108, -15.5 spread

BYU
NC State
BYUoverNC State
70%

KP #23 > #34 despite key injury

Gonzaga
Kennesaw State
GonzagaoverKennesaw State
95%

KP #10 dominance, -18.5/-20.5 spread

Miami (FL)
Missouri
Miami (FL)overMissouri
65%

Slight line favorite -1.5

Purdue
Queens (NC)
PurdueoverQueens (NC)
98%

#1 offense, -24.5 spread

Round of 32

Arizona
Utah State
ArizonaoverUtah State
90%

Elite efficiency margin +37.66 crushes

Arkansas
High Point
ArkansasoverHigh Point
80%

Superior balance KP #15 over hot streak

Gonzaga
BYU
GonzagaoverBYU
85%

BYU depth hit by ACL injury

Purdue
Miami (FL)
PurdueoverMiami (FL)
90%

Unmatched #1 adjusted offense

Sweet 16

Arizona
Arkansas
ArizonaoverArkansas
92%

Top-5 off/def edge, regional favorite

Purdue
Gonzaga
PurdueoverGonzaga
72%

#1 offense edges balanced Gonzaga

Elite 8

Arizona
Purdue
ArizonaoverPurdue
88%

Clear favorite per odds/KenPom to win region

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