NCAA College Basketball Live Machine Learning Bracketology

First time here? Click here to understand the methodology used by the AMSTS Machine Learning Bracketology.

During the season (from December onwards), view the live rankings, which update every 15 minutes while a game is going on, by clicking here, which are used as inputs to the bracketology selection process.

Historic rankings are available here.

Please note: this bracket projection is completely created by a computer, and sometimes it does computer things! Recreating the nuance that a selection committee has is not an easy task, and you may find it walking away from where the human bracketologists are coalescing. Like most algorithms, it should get better as the season progresses, so if you don’t like how it looks in December, be patient!

NCAA Machine Learning Bracketology as of (2026-01-10 03:50:26):
SeedTeamPodPodTeamSeed
Chicago
1Michigan
Buffalo
St. Louis
Vanderbilt1
Washington DC
16Long IslandVermont/Colgate16
8ClemsonOklahoma State8
9Seton HallTexas A&M9
5SMU
Tampa
Greenville
North Carolina5
12YaleMurray State12
4Saint LouisIllinois4
13High PointHofstra13
6Virginia
Oklahoma City
Greenville
Central Florida6
11TulsaTennessee/Ohio State11
3HoustonDuke3
14MarshallOakland14
7Utah State
Portland
Philadelphia
Georgia7
10StanfordVirginia Tech10
2GonzagaConnecticut2
15Northern ColoradoFurman15
Houston
1Iowa State
St. Louis
San Diego
Arizona1
San Jose
16Austin PeayHoward/Grambling16
8MiamiMiami (OH)8
9IowaTCU9
5Arkansas
Tampa
San Diego
Kansas5
12McNeeseCalifornia12
4AlabamaTexas Tech4
13LibertyUtah Valley13
6Villanova
Philadelphia
Portland
Saint Mary’s6
11George MasonMissouri/LSU11
3Michigan StateBYU3
14QuinnipiacHawaii14
7Louisville
Oklahoma City
Buffalo
Florida7
10New MexicoUSC10
2NebraskaPurdue2
15North Dakota StateTennessee-Martin15
Washington DC
1Vanderbilt
St. Louis
16Vermont/Colgate
8Oklahoma State
9Texas A&M
5North Carolina
Greenville
12Murray State
4Illinois
13Hofstra
6Central Florida
Greenville
11Tennessee/Ohio State
3Duke
14Oakland
7Georgia
Philadelphia
10Virginia Tech
2Connecticut
15Furman
San Jose
1Arizona
San Diego
16Howard/Grambling
8Miami (OH)
9TCU
5Kansas
San Diego
12California
4Texas Tech
13Utah Valley
6Saint Mary’s
Portland
11Missouri/LSU
3BYU
14Hawaii
7Florida
Buffalo
10USC
2Purdue
15Tennessee-Martin


Last teams in:

NumberTeamBracket Rating
1California61.0474
2George Mason66.94
3Ohio State67.2938
4Virginia Tech68.0714



Next teams out:

NumberTeamBracket Rating
1Auburn67.4118
2Indiana66.9836
3St. John’s65.5935
4Creighton65.3383
5Oklahoma63.6049
6San Diego State62.5293
7North Carolina State61.773
8Kansas State61.0359