2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Purdue Boilermakers
Regular season	November 3, 2025 − March 15, 2026
NCAA Tournament	2026
Tournament dates	March 17, 2026 – April 6, 2026
National Championship	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana

The 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 3, 2025. The regular season will end on March 15, 2026, with the 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 17 and ending with the championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 6.^[1]

On May 9, 2025, the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee proposed a few rule changes for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 seasons.^[2] These changes were approved on June 10 by the NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Committee and the Playing Rules Oversight Panel.^[3][4]

• If one of the shot clocks becomes inoperable, the shot clock at the other basket will remain on.
• Headbands up to 4 inches wide will be allowed.
• Continuous motion rule: an offensive player who ends his dribble going toward the basket and absorbs contact from the defense will be permitted to pivot or complete the step the player is on and finish the field goal attempt.
• Officials will have the option to call a flagrant 1 foul when a player is contacted to the groin.
• Bench personnel who physically assist a player with the ball will be penalized if they intentionally interfere (i.e., assisting a player to stay inbounds when their momentum is taking them out of bounds, pushing a player in a direction the coach wants the player to go).
• All fouls or violations below the free throw line extended in a team's frontcourt will result in throw-ins at the nearest-designated spot under the basket and all fouls or violations above the free throw line extended will result in throw-ins at the nearest-designated spot at the 28’ foot mark.
• If a player uses the backboard or rim to gain an advantage, it will be a basket interference violation.
• Musical instruments, amplified music, canned music or artificial noisemakers will be permitted during dead balls.
• A one-game suspension will be required for an individual who failed to serve a suspension for physical abuse of an official or fighting, and a one-game suspension for the team's head coach will be required when the individual who should have served their suspension failed to do so.
• A coach's challenge will be permitted at any point in a game to review out-of-bounds calls, basket interference/goaltending and whether a secondary defender was in the restricted area arc.

On December 18, 2024, a United States District Court issued a preliminary injunction in favor of Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia after preliminarily finding that NCAA Division I by-laws 12.02.06^[5] and 14.3.3^[6] and the rules in the NCAA Division I 2024–25 Manual^[7] constitute a commercial agreement, can be replaced by a less restrictive alternative and cause irreparable harm to Pavia. The injunction prevents the NCAA from enforcing its eligibility rules against Pavia and Vanderbilt University.^[8] The injunction is not a final determination of the judicial system as to the NCAA's eligibility rules and specifically applies only to Pavia. Nevertheless, the NCAA Division I board of directors approved a temporary blanket waiver for student-athletes who competed at a non-NCAA school for one or more years and would have exhausted their NCAA eligibility following the 2024–25 academic year under existing rules. Such student-athletes are granted an additional year of eligibility for the 2025–26 academic year.^[9]

• May 6 – New Haven announced that it accepted an invitation to join the NEC effective July 1, 2025, and begin reclassification from NCAA Division II to be eligible for NCAA-sponsored postseason play in 2028–29.^[10]
• June 4 – Utah Valley announced it would join the Big West Conference from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 2026–27.^[11]
• June 18 – Sacramento State announced it would join the Big West Conference from Big Sky Conference in 2026–27.^[12]
• June 25 – Southern Utah and Utah Tech announced they would join the Big Sky Conference from the WAC in 2026–27.^[13]
• June 26 – The Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) announced a strategic alliance under which the WAC will rebrand as the United Athletic Conference (UAC) beginning with the 2026–27 academic year. The rebranding will allow the continuing conference to retain the WAC’s automatic qualification status for NCAA championship events, including basketball. Under the announced alignment:^[14]
  • The rebranded all-sports UAC will include the three remaining WAC institutions—Abilene Christian and Tarleton State, and non-football UT Arlington.
  • The five ASUN members that play football in the UAC—Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, North Alabama, and West Georgia—will also join the all-sports UAC.
  • Going forward, the ASUN will retain its seven current members that do not play scholarship FCS football. Five of these schools do not sponsor football at all, Stetson plays non-scholarship FCS football in the Pioneer Football League, and Bellarmine plays the non-NCAA variant of sprint football.
• June 30 – Texas State announced it would join the Pac-12 Conference from the Sun Belt Conference in 2026–27.^[15]
• July 15 – Louisiana Tech announced it would replace Texas State in the Sun Belt Conference from Conference USA. Louisiana Tech will join the Sun Belt no later than July 1, 2027.^[16]
• July 21 – The American Athletic Conference announced it had dropped the word "Athletic" from its name, becoming the American Conference. The conference also retired the "AAC" initialism, which had been used more by media than by the conference itself; the official short form is now simply the word "American".^[17]
• August 13 – Tennessee Tech announced it would join the Southern Conference from the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in 2026–27.^[18]
• September 3 – UC San Diego announced it would join the West Coast Conference (WCC) from the Big West Conference in 2027–28.^[19]
• September 24 – The Loyola Phoenix, the student newspaper of Loyola University Chicago, announced that 106-year-old Sister Jean, who began her tenure at Loyola in 1991, and had been chaplain of the men's basketball team since 1994,^[20] retired for health reasons.^[21]
• October 2 – The Northeast Conference adopted its longstanding abbreviation of NEC as its official name.^[22]
• October 9 – Loyola Chicago announced that Sister Jean, the former basketball team chaplain who first came to prominence during the Ramblers' run in the 2018 NCAA tournament, died at age 106.^[23]
• October 10 – Little Rock announced it would leave the OVC for the UAC in 2026–27.^[24]
• October 20 – The Associated Press named its preseason All-America team. The only unanimous selection, and also the only guard on the team, was Purdue's Braden Smith. The other honorees were Texas Tech forward JT Toppin, Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg, BYU forward AJ Dybantsa, and Florida forward Alex Condon.^[25]
• October 31 – The WCC announced that Denver would join from the Summit League in 2026–27.^[26]

• November 3 – Houston coach Kelvin Sampson earned his 800th career win following the Cougars' win in their season opener against Lehigh. The victory was also Sampson's 300th during his tenure at Houston.^[27]
• November 16 – Purdue coach Matt Painter earned his 500th career win following the Boilermakers' win over Akron.^[28]
• November 25–26 – Michigan became the first team to achieve consecutive victories of 30 points or more against ranked opponents with back-to-back wins over Auburn (21) and Gonzaga (12).^[29]
• December 13 – Arizona became the fastest team to achieve victories over 5 ranked opponents in a season, doing so in their 9th game of the season with victories over Florida (3), UCLA (15), Uconn (3), Auburn (20), and Alabama (12).^[30]
• December 16 – Duke coach Jon Scheyer surpassed Vic Bubas to become the fastest coach to reach 100 career wins in ACC history.^[31]

A total of six schools joined new conferences for the 2025–26 season. Of these, five moved within Division I, and one began reclassification from NCAA Division II.

School	Former conference	Current conference
Delaware	CAA	CUSA
Grand Canyon	Western Athletic	Mountain West
Missouri State	Missouri Valley	CUSA
New Haven	Northeast-10 (D–II)	NEC
Seattle	Western Athletic	West Coast
UMass	A-10	MAC

The 2025–26 will be the last season in their respective conferences for at least 30 Division I schools.

School	2025–26 conference	Future conference
Austin Peay	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
Boise State	Mountain West	Pac-12
California Baptist	Western Athletic	Big West
Central Arkansas	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
Colorado State	Mountain West	Pac-12
Denver	Summit	West Coast
Eastern Kentucky	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
Fresno State	Mountain West	Pac-12
Gonzaga	West Coast	Pac-12
Hawaii	Big West	Mountain West
Little Rock	Ohio Valley	United Athletic
North Alabama	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic
Northern Illinois	MAC	Horizon
Oregon State	West Coast	Pac-12
Sacramento State	Big Sky	Big West
Saint Francis	NEC	PAC (D–III)
San Diego State	Mountain West	Pac-12
Southern Utah	Western Athletic	Big Sky
Tennessee Tech	Ohio Valley	Southern
Texas State	Sun Belt	Pac-12
UC Davis	Big West	Mountain West
UTEP	CUSA	Mountain West
Utah State	Mountain West	Pac-12
Utah Tech	Western Athletic	Big Sky
Utah Valley	Western Athletic	Big West
Washington State	West Coast	Pac-12
West Georgia	Atlantic Sun	United Athletic

• St. Thomas left the Schoenecker Arena after 44 seasons for the new Lee and Penny Anderson Arena. In the second half of a men's and women's doubleheader that officially opened the new arena on November 8, 2025, the Tommies men defeated Army 83–76.^[32]
• Tarleton State left the Wisdom Gym after 55 seasons for the new EECU Center. The Texans defeated Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 85–77 in the first official men's game in the new arena on November 8, 2025.^[33]

• New Haven played its first Division I home game at the Jeffrey P. Hazell Athletics Center on November 8, losing 87–43 to Penn State.^[34]

• The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the home arenas of the Villanova Wildcats, was renamed the Xfinity Mobile Arena on August 14, 2025. The change follows the expiration of Wells Fargo's naming rights agreement in August and a new naming rights deal with Xfinity Mobile, a subsidiary of Xfinity.^[35]
• The XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, one of the home arenas of the UConn Huskies, was renamed to PeoplesBank Arena on June 2, 2025.

The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching polls

AP Ranking Team 1 Purdue (35) 2 Houston (16) 3 Florida (8) 4 UConn (2) 5 St. John's 6 Duke 7 Michigan 8 BYU 9 Kentucky 10 Texas Tech 11 Louisville 12 UCLA 13 Arizona 14 Arkansas 15 Alabama 16 Iowa State 17 Illinois 18 Tennessee 19 Kansas 20 Auburn 21 Gonzaga 22 Michigan State 23 Creighton 24 Wisconsin 25 North Carolina

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Purdue (18) 2 Houston (12) 3 Florida (1) 4 UConn 5 Duke 6 St. John's 7 Michigan 8 BYU 9 Kentucky 10 Louisville 11 Texas Tech 12 UCLA 13 Arizona 14 Illinois 15 Arkansas 16 Alabama 17 Tennessee 18 Iowa State 19 Kansas 20 Gonzaga 21 Michigan State 22 Auburn 23 Creighton 24 Wisconsin 25 North Carolina

Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.

• Nov. 13, 2025
  • No. 2 Purdue defeated No. 8 Alabama, 87–80 (Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, AL)
• Nov. 15
  • No. 3 UConn defeated No. 7 BYU, 86–84 (Hall of Fame Series – TD Garden, Boston, MA)
• Nov. 19
  • No. 4 Arizona defeated No. 3 UConn, 71–67 (Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT)
• Dec. 6
  • No. 10 Iowa State defeated No. 1 Purdue, 81–58 (Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, IN)
  • No. 4 Duke defeated No. 7 Michigan State, 66–60 (Breslin Student Events Center, East Lansing, MI)

Names	Dates	Location	Teams	Champion	Runner-up	3rd-place winner
Bahamas Championship	November 20–21, 2025	Baha Mar Convention Center (Nassau, Bahamas)	4	Purdue	Texas Tech	Wake Forest
Hall of Fame Classic	November 20–21, 2025	T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO)	4	Nebraska	Kansas State	New Mexico
Boardwalk Battle	November 20 & 22, 2025	Ocean Center (Daytona Beach, FL)	4	High Point	Incarnate Word	UIC
Greenbrier Tip-Off	November 15–23, 2025	The Greenbrier (White Sulphur Springs, WV)	8	Kent State (River) Butler (Mountain)	Wright State (River) Virginia (Mountain)	Cleveland State (River) Northwestern (Mountain)
Charleston Classic	November 21 & 23, 2025	TD Arena (Charleston, SC)	8	Utah State (Lowcountry) Clemson (Palmetto)	Davidson (Lowcountry) Georgia (Palmetto)	Tulane (Lowcountry) Xavier (Palmetto)
Pensacola Invitational	November 22–23, 2025	Pensacola Bay Center (Pensacola, FL)	4	Southern Miss	UT Martin	Prairie View A&M
Paradise Jam	November 21–24, 2025	Sports and Fitness Center (Charlotte Amalie West, VI)	8	Yale	Akron	Charleston
Sunshine Slam	November 24–25, 2025	Ocean Center (Daytona Beach, FL)	8	George Mason (Beach) Pacific (Ocean)	Florida Atlantic (Beach) Jacksonville (Ocean)	Loyola Marymount (Beach) Stony Brook (Ocean)
Coconut Hoops	November 24 & 26, 2025	Alico Arena (Fort Myers, FL)	4	Belmont	Toledo	Troy
Maui Invitational	November 24–26, 2025	Lahaina Civic Center (Lahaina, HI)	8	USC	Arizona State	Seton Hall
Acrisure Classic	November 25–26, 2025	Acrisure Arena (Thousand Palms, CA)	4	Iowa	Grand Canyon	Utah
Acrisure Holiday Invitational	November 25–26, 2025	Acrisure Arena (Thousand Palms, CA)	4	Tulsa	Northern Iowa	San Jose State
Players Era Festival	November 24–27, 2025	MGM Grand Garden Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	18	Michigan	Gonzaga	Kansas
ESPN Events Invitational	November 24–28, 2025	State Farm Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL)	16	UC San Diego (Adventure) Illinois State (Imagination) BYU (Magic)	Towson (Adventure) Furman (Imagination) Dayton (Magic)	Bradley (Adventure) Richmond (Imagination) Miami (Magic)
Battle 4 Atlantis	November 26–28, 2025	Imperial Arena (Paradise Island, Bahamas)	8	Vanderbilt	Saint Mary's	VCU
Acrisure Holiday Classic	November 27–28, 2025	Acrisure Arena (Thousand Palms, CA)	4	Colorado	Washington	Nevada
Acrisure Invitational	November 27–28, 2025	Acrisure Arena (Thousand Palms, CA)	4	Stanford	Saint Louis	Santa Clara
Rady Children's Invitational	November 27–28, 2025	Jenny Craig Pavilion (San Diego, CA)	4	TCU	Wisconsin	Florida
Emerald Coast Classic	November 28–29, 2025	Raider Arena (Niceville, FL)	4	LSU	DePaul	Drake
Resorts World Las Vegas Classic	November 28–29, 2025	Resorts World Event Center (Winchester, Nevada)	4	UC Santa Barbara	Seattle	Lehigh
Big 5 Classic	November 8–December 6, 2025	Xfinity Mobile Arena (final rounds) (Philadelphia, PA)	6	Villanova	Penn	Saint Joseph's
Sun Bowl Invitational	December 21–22, 2025	Don Haskins Center (El Paso, TX)	4	UC Irvine	Norfolk State	UTEP

Conference matchup	Dates	Conference winner	Conference loser	Record
ACC–SEC Challenge	December 2–3	SEC	ACC	9–7
ASUN–SoCon Challenge	November 9–29	SoCon	Atlantic Sun	10–9
Big Sky–Summit Challenge	December 3–7	Big Sky	Summit	11–7
MAC–SBC Challenge	November 2025 – February 2026

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I men's basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of No. 1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll.

Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes). Italics type indicates winning teams in an early season tournament (or event). Early season tournaments are tournaments played in the early season. Events are the tournaments with the same teams in it every year (even rivalry games).

Unranked Seton Hall's neutral site win over 23rd-ranked NC State broke a streak of 96 consecutive games won by ranked teams against unranked opponents to start the season, the longest such stretch in a season in AP Poll history.^[36]

Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Tournament/event	Notes
Seton Hall	85–74	No. 23 NC State	November 24, 2025	Maui Invitational
California	80–72	No. 18 UCLA	November 25, 2025	Empire Classic
Kansas	81–76	No. 17 Tennessee	November 26, 2025	Players Era Festival
Texas	102–97	No. 23 NC State		Maui Invitational
TCU	84–80	No. 10 Florida	November 27, 2025	Rady Children's Invitational
Syracuse	62–60	No. 13 Tennessee	December 2, 2025	ACC–SEC Challenge	First win over Tennessee since 1993
Minnesota	73–64	No. 22 Indiana	December 3, 2025
No. 10 Iowa State	81–58	No. 1 Purdue	December 6, 2025		Largest nonconference home loss by a No. 1 team since 1993
Washington	84–76	No. 24 USC
Kentucky	78–66	No. 22 St. John's	December 20, 2025	CBS Sports Classic

In addition to the above-listed upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, there have been six non-Division I teams that defeated a Division I team so far this season.

Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes). Italics type indicates winning teams in an early season tournament (or event). Early season tournaments are tournaments played in the early season. Events are the tournaments with the same teams in it every year (even rivalry games).

Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Tournament/event	Notes
Hawaii Pacific (Division II)	79–78[37]	Boise State	November 3, 2025
Northwood (MI) (Division II)	85–81[38]	Western Michigan	November 6, 2025
Wilmington (DE) (Division II)	71–62[39]	Delaware	November 7, 2025
North Greenville (Division II)	92–81[40]	Gardner–Webb	November 10, 2025
Virginia State (Division II)	62–58[41]	Delaware State	November 26, 2025	HBCU in DC Tip-Off
Montana Tech (NAIA)	82–75[42]	Montana	December 17, 2025

Each of the 31 Division I athletic conferences will end its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference receives the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. Unless otherwise noted, the winners of these tournaments will receive automatic invitations to the 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Conference	Regular season first place	Conference player of the year	Conference coach of the year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference				2026 America East men's basketball tournament	Campus sites
American Conference				2026 American Conference men's basketball tournament	Legacy Arena (Birmingham, AL)
Atlantic Sun Conference				2026 ASUN men's basketball tournament	VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (Jacksonville, FL)
Atlantic 10 Conference				2026 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA)
Atlantic Coast Conference				2026 ACC men's basketball tournament	Spectrum Center (Charlotte, NC)
Big 12 Conference				2026 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO)
Big East Conference				2026 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
Big Sky Conference				2026 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament	Idaho Central Arena (Boise, ID)
Big South Conference				2026 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	Freedom Hall Civic Center (Johnson City, TN)
Big Ten Conference				2026 Big Ten men's basketball tournament	United Center (Chicago, IL)
Big West Conference				2026 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Dollar Loan Center (Henderson, NV)
Coastal Athletic Association				2026 CAA men's basketball tournament	CareFirst Arena (Washington, DC)
Conference USA				2026 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	Von Braun Center (Huntsville, AL)
Horizon League				2026 Horizon League men's basketball tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus sites Semifinals and final: Corteva Coliseum (Indianapolis, IN)
Ivy League				2026 Ivy League men's basketball tournament	Newman Arena (Ithaca, NY)
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference				2026 MAAC men's basketball tournament	Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ)
Mid-American Conference				2026 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament	Rocket Arena (Cleveland, OH)
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference				2026 MEAC men's basketball tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA)
Missouri Valley Conference				2026 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO)
Mountain West Conference				2026 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, NV)
NEC				2026 NEC men's basketball tournament	Campus sites
Ohio Valley Conference				2026 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Ford Center (Evansville, IN)
Patriot League				2026 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Campus sites
Southeastern Conference				2026 SEC men's basketball tournament	Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)
Southern Conference				2026 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	Harrah's Cherokee Center (Asheville, NC)
Southland Conference				2026 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Townsley Law Arena (Lake Charles, LA)
Southwestern Athletic Conference				2026 SWAC men's basketball tournament	Gateway Center Arena (College Park, GA)
Summit League				2026 Summit League men's basketball tournament	Denny Sanford Premier Center (Sioux Falls, SD)
Sun Belt Conference				2026 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament	Pensacola Bay Center (Pensacola, FL)
West Coast Conference				2026 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)
Western Athletic Conference				2026 WAC men's basketball tournament

2025–26 America East Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Vermont 0 – 0   – 8 – 6   .571 UMBC 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500 UMass Lowell 0 – 0   – 5 – 9   .357 New Hampshire 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333 NJIT 0 – 0   – 4 – 9   .308 Albany 0 – 0   – 4 – 10   .286 Bryant 0 – 0   – 3 – 10   .231 Binghamton 0 – 0   – 3 – 11   .214 Maine 0 – 0   – 1 – 13   .071 † 2026 AmEast tournament winner As of December 23, 2025	2025–26 American Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Tulsa 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923 North Texas 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Tulane 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 UAB 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Florida Atlantic 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615 Temple 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615 Wichita State 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615 South Florida 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 Charlotte 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Rice 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Memphis 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 East Carolina 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385 UTSA 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333 † 2026 American tournament winner As of December 23, 2025	2025–26 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT George Mason 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917 Saint Louis 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917 St. Bonaventure 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846 Richmond 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833 Dayton 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Fordham 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 George Washington 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Rhode Island 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 VCU 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Davidson 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667 Duquesne 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 Saint Joseph's 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 La Salle 0 – 0   – 4 – 9   .308 Loyola Chicago 0 – 0   – 4 – 9   .308 † 2026 A-10 tournament winner As of December 22, 2025
2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT California 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923 No. 12 North Carolina 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923 No. 6 Duke 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917 No. 21 Virginia 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917 Miami (FL) 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846 Virginia Tech 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846 No. 16 Louisville 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833 SMU 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833 Stanford 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833 Clemson 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769 NC State 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Notre Dame 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Syracuse 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Wake Forest 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Georgia Tech 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667 Pittsburgh 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538 Florida State 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538 Boston College 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500 † 2026 ACC tournament winner As of December 22, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll	2025–26 ASUN men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Lipscomb 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 West Georgia* 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500 Austin Peay 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500 North Alabama 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 Bellarmine 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 Florida Gulf Coast 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 Queens 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 Central Arkansas 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385 Jacksonville 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385 Eastern Kentucky 0 – 0   – 4 – 9   .308 Stetson 0 – 0   – 4 – 9   .308 North Florida 0 – 0   – 2 – 10   .167 † 2026 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II As of December 23, 2025	2025–26 Big 12 men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Arizona 0 – 0   – 12 – 0   1.000 No. 3 Iowa State 0 – 0   – 12 – 0   1.000 No. 10 BYU 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923 No. 8 Houston 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917 Oklahoma State 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917 UCF 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917 Colorado 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833 Baylor 0 – 0   – 9 – 2   .818 No. 17 Kansas 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769 TCU 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750 No. 15 Texas Tech 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750 Arizona State 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 West Virginia 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Kansas State 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667 Utah 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667 Cincinnati 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 † 2026 Big 12 tournament winner As of December 23, 2025 Rankings from AP poll
2025–26 Big East men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 4 UConn 2 – 0   1.000 12 – 1   .923 Creighton 2 – 0   1.000 8 – 5   .615 Villanova 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833 St. John's 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 4   .667 Seton Hall 1 – 1   .500 11 – 2   .846 Butler 1 – 1   .500 10 – 3   .769 Georgetown 1 – 1   .500 9 – 4   .692 Xavier 1 – 1   .500 9 – 4   .692 DePaul 0 – 2   .000 8 – 5   .615 Providence 0 – 2   .000 7 – 6   .538 Marquette 0 – 2   .000 5 – 8   .385 † 2026 Big East tournament winner As of December 23, 2025 Rankings from AP poll	2025–26 Big Sky men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northern Colorado 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750 Idaho 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615 Portland State 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 Idaho State 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538 Montana 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Montana State 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Weber State 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Northern Arizona 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 Sacramento State 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333 Eastern Washington 0 – 0   – 2 – 11   .154 † 2025 Big Sky tournament winner As of December 23, 2025	2025–26 Big South men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT High Point 0 – 0   – 11 – 3   .786 Charleston Southern 0 – 0   – 8 – 6   .571 Winthrop 0 – 0   – 8 – 6   .571 USC Upstate 0 – 0   – 8 – 7   .533 Longwood 0 – 0   – 7 – 7   .500 Presbyterian 0 – 0   – 6 – 8   .429 Radford 0 – 0   – 6 – 8   .429 UNC Asheville 0 – 0   – 6 – 8   .429 Gardner–Webb 0 – 0   – 2 – 13   .133 † 2026 Big South tournament winner As of December 22, 2025
2025–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 13 Nebraska 2 – 0   1.000 12 – 0   1.000 No. 2 Michigan 2 – 0   1.000 11 – 0   1.000 No. 9 Michigan State 2 – 0   1.000 11 – 1   .917 No. 5 Purdue 2 – 0   1.000 11 – 1   .917 UCLA 2 – 0   1.000 10 – 3   .769 No. 24 USC 1 – 1   .500 12 – 1   .923 No. 25 Iowa 1 – 1   .500 10 – 2   .833 Indiana 1 – 1   .500 10 – 3   .769 No. 20 Illinois 1 – 1   .500 9 – 3   .750 Ohio State 1 – 1   .500 9 – 3   .750 Washington 1 – 1   .500 8 – 4   .667 Wisconsin 1 – 1   .500 8 – 4   .667 Minnesota 1 – 1   .500 7 – 5   .583 Penn State 0 – 2   .000 8 – 4   .667 Northwestern 0 – 2   .000 7 – 5   .583 Maryland 0 – 2   .000 6 – 6   .500 Oregon 0 – 2   .000 6 – 6   .500 Rutgers 0 – 2   .000 6 – 6   .500 † 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 23, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll	2025–26 Big West Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Hawai'i 2 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833 UC Santa Barbara 2 – 0   1.000 9 – 4   .692 UC Irvine 2 – 0   1.000 9 – 5   .643 UC San Diego 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833 Cal State Northridge 1 – 1   .500 8 – 5   .615 UC Riverside 1 – 1   .500 6 – 8   .429 Cal Poly 1 – 1   .500 5 – 9   .357 UC Davis 0 – 1   .000 6 – 5   .545 Cal State Bakersfield 0 – 2   .000 6 – 8   .429 Cal State Fullerton 0 – 2   .000 5 – 8   .385 Long Beach State 0 – 2   .000 3 – 10   .231 † 2026 Big West tournament winner As of December 23, 2025	2025–26 CAA men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UNC Wilmington 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833 William & Mary 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750 Hofstra 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 North Carolina A&T 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636 Elon 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615 Stony Brook 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615 Towson 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615 Charleston 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538 Campbell 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Drexel 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Hampton 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Monmouth 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Northeastern 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 † 2026 CAA tournament winner As of December 23, 2025
2025–26 Conference USA men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT New Mexico State 1 – 0   1.000 7 – 3   .700 Middle Tennessee 1 – 0   1.000 7 – 4   .636 Liberty 0 – 0   – 8 – 3   .727 FIU 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636 Louisiana Tech 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636 Western Kentucky 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636 Missouri State 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 Jacksonville State 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 Delaware 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 UTEP 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 Kennesaw State 0 – 1   .000 8 – 4   .667 Sam Houston 0 – 1   .000 7 – 4   .636 † 2026 CUSA tournament winner As of December 23, 2025	2025–26 Horizon League men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Milwaukee 2 – 0   1.000 6 – 6   .500 Oakland 2 – 0   1.000 6 – 7   .462 Robert Morris 2 – 1   .667 10 – 4   .714 Youngstown State 2 – 1   .667 8 – 5   .615 Purdue Fort Wayne 2 – 1   .667 8 – 6   .571 Detroit Mercy 2 – 1   .667 5 – 7   .417 Wright State 1 – 1   .500 6 – 7   .462 Northern Kentucky 1 – 2   .333 9 – 5   .643 Green Bay 1 – 2   .333 6 – 8   .429 Cleveland State 0 – 3   .000 4 – 10   .286 IU Indy 0 – 3   .000 4 – 10   .286 † 2026 Horizon League tournament winner As of December 22, 2025	2025–26 Ivy League men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Yale 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917 Columbia 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750 Cornell 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 Penn 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 Harvard 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Dartmouth 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 Brown 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 Princeton 0 – 0   – 3 – 11   .214 † 2026 Ivy League tournament winner As of December 23, 2025
2025–26 MAAC men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Marist 2 – 0   1.000 8 – 3   .727 Quinnipiac 2 – 0   1.000 9 – 4   .692 Siena 2 – 0   1.000 9 – 4   .692 Saint Peter's 2 – 0   1.000 5 – 5   .500 Merrimack 2 – 0   1.000 6 – 7   .462 Iona 1 – 1   .500 9 – 4   .692 Manhattan 1 – 1   .500 5 – 8   .385 Sacred Heart 1 – 1   .500 5 – 8   .385 Fairfield 0 – 2   .000 8 – 5   .615 Canisius 0 – 2   .000 5 – 8   .385 Mount St. Mary's 0 – 2   .000 4 – 9   .308 Niagara 0 – 2   .000 3 – 9   .250 Rider 0 – 2   .000 1 – 10   .091 † 2026 MAAC tournament winner As of December 22, 2025	2025–26 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Miami (OH) 1 – 0   1.000 13 – 0   1.000 Buffalo 1 – 0   1.000 11 – 2   .846 Kent State 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833 Bowling Green 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 3   .769 Akron 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 3   .750 Northern Illinois 1 – 0   1.000 5 – 7   .417 Toledo 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500 UMass 0 – 1   .000 9 – 4   .692 Eastern Michigan 0 – 1   .000 6 – 7   .462 Ohio 0 – 1   .000 6 – 7   .462 Western Michigan 0 – 1   .000 6 – 7   .462 Central Michigan 0 – 1   .000 4 – 9   .308 Ball State 0 – 1   .000 3 – 9   .250 † 2026 MAC tournament winner As of December 22, 2025	2025–26 MEAC men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Howard 0 – 0   – 9 – 5   .643 Norfolk State 0 – 0   – 6 – 9   .400 Delaware State 0 – 0   – 5 – 9   .357 North Carolina Central 0 – 0   – 4 – 10   .286 Maryland Eastern Shore 0 – 0   – 4 – 13   .235 Morgan State 0 – 0   – 2 – 11   .154 Coppin State* 0 – 0   – 2 – 14   .125 South Carolina State 0 – 0   – 1 – 13   .071 † 2026 MEAC tournament winner * Ineligible for 2026 NCAA Tournament due to APR penalties. As of December 23, 2025
2025–26 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Belmont 2 – 0   1.000 12 – 1   .923 Illinois State 2 – 0   1.000 10 – 3   .769 Murray State 2 – 0   1.000 10 – 3   .769 Bradley 2 – 0   1.000 9 – 4   .692 Northern Iowa 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 3   .750 Drake 1 – 1   .500 7 – 6   .538 Valparaiso 0 – 1   .000 6 – 6   .500 Indiana State 0 – 2   .000 7 – 6   .538 Southern Illinois 0 – 2   .000 6 – 7   .462 UIC 0 – 2   .000 4 – 8   .333 Evansville 0 – 2   .000 4 – 9   .308 † 2026 MVC tournament winner As of December 22, 2025	2025–26 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Utah State 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 1   .909 New Mexico 1 – 0   1.000 10 – 2   .833 Nevada 1 – 0   1.000 9 – 3   .750 Grand Canyon 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 4   .667 San Diego State 1 – 0   1.000 7 – 4   .636 UNLV 1 – 0   1.000 5 – 6   .455 Colorado State 0 – 1   .000 9 – 3   .750 Wyoming 0 – 1   .000 9 – 3   .750 Boise State 0 – 1   .000 8 – 4   .667 Fresno State 0 – 1   .000 6 – 6   .500 San Jose State 0 – 1   .000 5 – 7   .417 Air Force 0 – 1   .000 3 – 9   .250 † 2026 Mountain West tournament winner As of December 22, 2025	2025–26 NEC men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Central Connecticut 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545 LIU 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500 Wagner 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455 Le Moyne * 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 New Haven ** 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 Mercyhurst * 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385 Fairleigh Dickinson 0 – 0   – 3 – 9   .250 Stonehill 0 – 0   – 3 – 10   .231 Chicago State 0 – 0   – 2 – 11   .154 Saint Francis 0 – 0   – 2 – 11   .154 † 2026 NEC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II ** ineligible for both the 2026 NEC tournament and the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II As of December 22, 2025
2025–26 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Lindenwood 2 – 0   1.000 8 – 5   .615 Morehead State 2 – 0   1.000 5 – 7   .417 UT Martin 1 – 1   .500 9 – 4   .692 SIU Edwardsville 1 – 1   .500 8 – 5   .615 Tennessee State 1 – 1   .500 7 – 5   .583 Southeast Missouri State 1 – 1   .500 6 – 7   .462 Tennessee Tech 1 – 1   .500 6 – 7   .462 Eastern Illinois 1 – 1   .500 4 – 8   .333 Little Rock 1 – 1   .500 4 – 9   .308 Western Illinois 0 – 2   .000 4 – 9   .308 Southern Indiana 0 – 2   .000 3 – 9   .250 † 2026 OVC tournament winner As of December 23, 2025	2025–26 Patriot League men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Navy 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615 American 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538 Colgate 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500 Army 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 Boston University 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385 Holy Cross 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385 Lehigh 0 – 0   – 4 – 9   .308 Loyola 0 – 0   – 4 – 9   .308 Bucknell 0 – 0   – 3 – 10   .231 Lafayette 0 – 0   – 3 – 10   .231 † 2026 Patriot League tournament winner As of December 23, 2025	2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 11 Vanderbilt 0 – 0   – 12 – 0   1.000 No. 23 Georgia 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917 LSU 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917 Missouri 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769 No. 14 Alabama 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750 No. 18 Arkansas 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750 Oklahoma 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750 No. 19 Tennessee 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750 Texas A&M 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750 Kentucky 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Texas 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Auburn 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667 No. 22 Florida 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667 South Carolina 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667 Mississippi State 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 Ole Miss 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 † 2026 SEC tournament winner As of December 23, 2025 Rankings from AP poll
2025–26 Southern Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Furman 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 East Tennessee State 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615 Mercer 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 Wofford 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583 Samford 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538 Chattanooga 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462 VMI 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385 Western Carolina 0 – 0   – 4 – 7   .364 UNC Greensboro 0 – 0   – 4 – 9   .308 The Citadel 0 – 0   – 3 – 10   .231 † 2026 SoCon tournament winner As of December 21, 2025	2025–26 Southland Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Stephen F. Austin 2 – 0   1.000 9 – 2   .818 Nicholls 2 – 0   1.000 3 – 8   .273 McNeese 3 – 1   .750 10 – 2   .833 East Texas A&M 1 – 1   .500 6 – 6   .500 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 1 – 1   .500 5 – 6   .455 UT Rio Grande Valley 1 – 1   .500 5 – 6   .455 New Orleans 1 – 1   .500 3 – 8   .273 Northwestern State 1 – 1   .500 3 – 8   .273 Incarnate Word 1 – 2   .333 6 – 6   .500 Southeastern Louisiana 1 – 2   .333 4 – 8   .333 Houston Christian 1 – 3   .250 5 – 7   .417 Lamar 0 – 2   .000 5 – 6   .455 † 2026 Southland tournament winner As of December 21, 2025	2025–26 SWAC men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Alabama A&M 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500 Grambling State 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 Prairie View A&M 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 Southern 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333 Florida A&M 0 – 0   – 3 – 7   .300 Alabama State 0 – 0   – 3 – 9   .250 Bethune–Cookman 0 – 0   – 3 – 9   .250 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 0 – 0   – 3 – 10   .231 Texas Southern 0 – 0   – 1 – 9   .100 Alcorn State 0 – 0   – 1 – 10   .091 Jackson State 0 – 0   – 1 – 11   .083 Mississippi Valley State 0 – 0   – 1 – 12   .077 † 2026 SWAC tournament winner As of December 23, 2025
2025–26 Summit League men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT St. Thomas 0 – 0   – 10 – 4   .714 North Dakota State 0 – 0   – 10 – 5   .667 Omaha 0 – 0   – 7 – 7   .500 South Dakota 0 – 0   – 7 – 7   .500 South Dakota State 0 – 0   – 7 – 7   .500 Denver 0 – 0   – 7 – 8   .467 North Dakota 0 – 0   – 5 – 10   .333 Oral Roberts 0 – 0   – 5 – 10   .333 Kansas City 0 – 0   – 2 – 11   .154 † 2026 Summit League tournament winner As of December 22, 2025	2025–26 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Arkansas State 2 – 0   1.000 9 – 4   .692 Georgia Southern 2 – 0   1.000 10 – 5   .667 Troy 1 – 0   1.000 8 – 5   .615 South Alabama 1 – 1   .500 9 – 4   .692 Appalachian State 1 – 1   .500 8 – 6   .571 Coastal Carolina 1 – 1   .500 8 – 6   .571 Texas State 1 – 1   .500 8 – 6   .571 Southern Miss 1 – 1   .500 7 – 6   .538 Old Dominion 1 – 1   .500 4 – 9   .308 Georgia State 1 – 1   .500 3 – 10   .231 Louisiana 1 – 1   .500 2 – 11   .154 Marshall 0 – 1   .000 8 – 5   .615 James Madison 0 – 2   .000 7 – 6   .538 Louisiana–Monroe 0 – 2   .000 3 – 10   .231 † 2026 Sun Belt tournament winner As of December 23, 2025	2025–26 WAC men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT California Baptist 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769 Utah Valley 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769 Tarleton State 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 UT Arlington 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667 Abilene Christian 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615 Utah Tech 0 – 0   – 7 – 7   .500 Southern Utah 0 – 0   – 4 – 9   .308 † 2026 WAC tournament winner As of December 22, 2025
2025–26 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 7 Gonzaga 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923 Saint Mary's 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846 Seattle 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846 Loyola Marymount 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Pacific 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 Santa Clara 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692 San Francisco 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615 Oregon State 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538 Portland 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538 San Diego 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417 Pepperdine 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385 Washington State 0 – 0   – 5 – 8   .385 † 2026 WCC tournament winner As of December 23, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The NCAA tournament will tip off on March 17, 2026, with the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, and will conclude on April 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. A total of 68 teams will enter the tournament. 31 of the teams will earn automatic bids by winning their respective conferences tournaments. The remaining 37 teams will be granted "at-large" bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

	Semifinals					Finals
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	4
	3
	2

Per the NCAA, an upset occurs when the losing team in an NCAA tournament game was seeded at least two seed lines better than the winning team.

Upsets in the 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Round	West Regional	Midwest Regional	South Regional	East Regional
First Four	None
Round of 64	None
Round of 32	None
Sweet 16	None
Elite 8	None
Final 4	None
National Championship	None

Once the NCAA tournament field is announced, the National Invitation Tournament will invite 32 teams to participate. The first three rounds will be played at campus sites, with the semifinals and final taking place at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

2026 National Invitation Tournament

Once the NCAA tournament field is announced, the College Basketball Invitational will invite a number of teams to participate in the event, which will take place at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.

2026 College Basketball Invitational

Once the NCAA tournament field is announced, the College Basketball Crown tournament will invite 8 teams to participate in the event, the Big Ten, Big XII and Big East conferences will receive 2 bids each, the other 2 will be given at-large. The Crown will be held at various venues on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada the week before and during the Final Four.

2026 College Basketball Crown

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team

• Wooden Award:
• Naismith Award:
• Associated Press Player of the Year:
• NABC Player of the Year:
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA):
• Sporting News Player of the Year:

• Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA):
• NABC Freshman of the Year:

• Associated Press Coach of the Year:
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA):
• NABC Coach of the Year:
• Naismith College Coach of the Year:
• Sporting News Coach of the Year:

• Naismith Starting Five:
  • Bob Cousy Award (best point guard):
  • Jerry West Award (best shooting guard):
  • Julius Erving Award (best small forward):
  • Karl Malone Award (best power forward):
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (best center):
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (best big man):
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year:
• Naismith Defensive Player of the Year:
• Lute Olson Award:
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (top player in Philadelphia Big 5):
• Haggerty Award (top player in NYC metro area):
• Ben Jobe Award (top minority coach):
• Hugh Durham Award (top mid-major coach):
• Jim Phelan Award (top head coach):
• Lefty Driesell Award (top defensive player):
• Lou Henson Award (top mid-major player):
• Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (coach with moral character):
• Academic All-American of the Year (top scholar-athlete):
• Elite 92 Award (top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four):
• Perry Wallace Most Courageous Award:

Many teams will change coaches during the season and after it ends.

Team	Former	Interim	New	Reason
Auburn	Bruce Pearl	—N/a	Steven Pearl	Bruce Pearl announced on September 22, 2025, that he was stepping down from his head coaching role after 11 seasons at Auburn and will remain with the university as an ambassador to the athletic department and serve as special assistant to the athletic director. The elder Pearl led the Tigers to 246 wins, the most as head coach of the program, and made two Final Fours.[43] His son and associate head coach Steven was named as his replacement the same day.[44]
Cal State Bakersfield	Rod Barnes	Mike Scott		Barnes announced he was stepping away from CSUB on September 24, 2025, after 14 seasons. He led the Roadrunners to a 210–231 record during his tenure, including an appearance in the 2016 NCAA tournament. Assistant coach Scott was named interim head coach for the 2025–26 season.[45]
Saint Joseph's	Billy Lange	—N/a	Steve Donahue	Lange resigned from St. Joe's on September 10, 2025, after six seasons to take a front-office position with the New York Knicks. Hawks associate head coach Donahue, who had been hired during the off-season, was elevated to head coach the same day.[46]
Wofford	Dwight Perry	—N/a	Kevin Giltner	Wofford fired Perry, along with associate head coach Tysor Anderson, on September 12, 2025 following an alleged NCAA violation. Under Perry, the Terriers went 48–43 in his 3-year tenure, capped off with an appearance in the NCAA tournament this past season.[47] Virginia Tech assistant coach Giltner, a former assistant and alum of Wofford, was hired on September 22.[48]

The top 30 NCAA Division I men's basketball teams by average home attendance:

• 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season