NCAA men’s tournament probabilities 2026
It just keeps getting worse:
After 100 games:

The cream has dropped:
After 72 games:

The cream keeps rising……….
Through 48 games.

Through 24 games:

Through 20 games:

Through 12 games:

My probabilities to my Kaggle March Madness contest:
March 19, 2026
Men
Ohio State over TCU: 59.36% (Loss: 0.352361)
Nebraska over Troy: 86.92% (Loss: 0.01710864)
Louisville over South Florida: 66.41% (Loss: 0.1128288)
Wisconsin over High Point: 83.07% (Loss: 0.6900625)
Duke over Siena: 100% (Loss: 0)
Vanderbilt over McNeese St: 85.10% (Loss: 0.022201)
Michigan St over North Dakota State: 92.41% (Loss: 0.00576081)
Arkansas over Hawaii: 91.28% (loss: 0.00760384)
North Carolina over VCU: 59.36% (Loss: 0.352361)
Michigan over Howard: 100% (Loss: 0)
BYU over Texas: 59.36% (Loss: 0.352361)
St. Mary’s CA over Texas A&M: 62.95% (Loss: 0.3962702)
Illinois over Penn: 97.94% (Loss: 0.00042436)
Georgia over St Louis: 59.36% (Loss: 0.352361)
Gonzaga over Kennesaw: 96.29% (Loss: 0.00137641)
Houston over Idaho: 97.24% (Loss: 0.00076176)
March 20, 2026
Men
Kentucky over Santa Clara: 62.95% (Loss: 0.1372703)
Texas Tech over Akron: 75.70% (Loss: 0.059049)
Arizona over LIU: 100% (Loss: 0)
Virginia over Wright State: 94.28% (Loss: 0.00327184)
Iowa State over Tennessee State: 97.61% (Loss: 0.00057121)
Alabama over Hofstra: 85.10% (Loss: 0.022201)
Utah State over Villanova: 55.66% (Loss: 0.1966036)
Iowa over Clemson: 59.36% (Loss: 0.165161)
St. John’s over Northern Iowa: 80.83% (Loss: 0.03674889)
Tennessee over Miami OH: 83.07% (Loss: 0.02866249)
UCLA over UCF: 69.70% (Loss: 0.091809)
Purdue over Queens: 100% (Loss: 0)
Florida over Prairie View: 100% (Loss: 0)
Kansas over Cal Baptist: 89.99% (Loss: 0.01002001)
UConn over Furman: 100% (Loss: 0)
Miami over Missouri: 55.66% (Loss: 0.1966036)
Women
Duke over College of Charleston: 100% (Loss: 0)
TCU over UC San Diego: 100% (Loss: 0)
Oregon over Virginia Tech: 62.95% (Loss: 0.1372703)
Nebraska over Baylor: 50.29% (Loss: 0.2529084)
Washington over San Diego State: 97.24% (Loss: 0.00076176)
Maryland over Murray State: 100% (Loss: 0)
Ole Miss over Gonzaga: 88.55% (Loss: 0.01311025)
Texas over Missouri State: 99.97% (Loss: 0)
Michigan over Holy Cross: 100% (Loss: 0)
North Carolina over Western Illinois: 100% (Loss: 0)
LSU over Jacksonville: 100% (Loss: 0)
Minnesota over WI Green Bay: 100% (Loss: 0)
Michigan State over Colorado State: 94.28% (Loss: 0.00327184)
NC State over Tennessee: 55.66% (Loss: 0.1966036
Texas Tech over Villanova: 55.66% (Loss: 0.1966036)
Oklahoma over Idaho: 100% (Loss: 0)
March 21, 2026
Men
Michigan over St Louis: 98.08% (Loss: 0.00036864)
Michigan State over Louisville: 81.41% (Loss: 0.03455881)
Duke over TCU: 96.65%
Houston over Texas A&M: 83.53%
Gonzaga over Texas: 75.36%
Illinois over VCU: 51.07%
Vanderbilt over Nebraska: 65.59%
Arkansas over High Point: 86.92%
Women
Ohio State over Howard: 100% (Loss: 0)
Louisville over Vermont: 100% (Loss: 0)
South Carolina over Southern: 99.99% (Loss: 0.00000001)
Georgia over Virginia: 83.12% (Loss: 0.6908934)
Notre Dame over Fairfield: 80.83% (Loss: 0.03674889)
Kentucky over James Madison: 90.00% (Loss: 0.01)
Alabama over Rhode Island: 80.83% (Loss: 0.03674889)
UConn over UTSA: 100% (Loss: 0)
USC over Clemson: 69.70% (Loss: 0.091809)
Iowa over Fairleigh Dickinson: 100% (Loss: 0)
West Virginia over Miami OH: 100% (Loss: 0)
Iowa St over Syracuse: 75.70% (Loss: 0.573049)
Vanderbilt over High Point: 100% (Loss: 0)
Oklahoma St over Princeton: 72.80% (Loss: 0.073984)
Illinois over Colorado: 62.95% (Loss: 0.1372703)
UCLA over Cal Baptist: 100% (Loss: 0)
March 22
Men
Purdue over Miami FL: 80.81%
Iowa State over Kentucky: 68.10%
St John’s over Kansas: 64.47%
Virginia over Tennessee: 88.55%
Florida over Iowa: 89.54%
Arizona over Utah State: 96.69%
UConn over UCLA: 68.60%
Texas Tech over Alabama: 52.23%
Women
North Carolina over Maryland: 58.35%
Michigan over NC State: 96.23%
Minnesota over Ole Miss: 74.41%
LSU over Texas Tech: 98.18%
Duke over Baylor: 86.28%
Texas over Oregon: 98.52%
Oklahoma over Michigan State: 85.08%
TCU over Washington: 58.57%
March 26, 2026
Houston over Illinois: 74.29%
Arizona over Arkansas: 78.53%
Nebraska over Iowa: 63.56%
Purdue over Texas: 87.83%
March 26, 2026
Men’s
Duke over St. John’s: 93.75%
Michigan over Alabama: 91.14%
Iowa State over Tennessee: 72.37%
UConn over Michigan State: 74.95%
Women’s
Vanderbilt over Notre Dame: 81.44%
UConn over North Carolina: 99.999%
UCLA over Minnesota: 99.992%
LSU over Duke: 86.66%

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