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2026 Men's D1 Basketball Tournament

First Four

Midwest 16-seed
South 16-seed
Midwest 11-seed
West 11-seed

East

98ptStrong favorite
26ptClear favorite
83ptStrong favorite
78ptStrong favorite
21ptClear favorite
88ptStrong favorite
41ptStrong favorite
90ptStrong favorite
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South

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23ptClear favorite
65ptStrong favorite
79ptStrong favorite
19ptClear favorite
94ptStrong favorite
24ptClear favorite
94ptStrong favorite
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Final Four

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Championship
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West

99ptStrong favorite
18ptClear favorite
47ptStrong favorite
82ptStrong favorite
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90ptStrong favorite
35ptStrong favorite
95ptStrong favorite
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Midwest

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1ptToss-up
48ptStrong favorite
66ptStrong favorite
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83ptStrong favorite
13ptSlight edge
97ptStrong favorite
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Simulation Levers

BacktestedEmpirically validated via historical tournaments
KenPom40%
Torvik35%
Evan Miya25%
SupplementalNot backtestable — based on user judgment