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 (2026-02-24 22:36:12):

	Seed	Team	Pod		Pod	Team	Seed
Washington DC	1	Duke	Greenville		Buffalo	Michigan	1	Chicago
		16		Tennessee-Martin					Howard/Vermont	16
		8		North Carolina State					Kentucky	8
		9		Central Florida					Iowa	9
		5	Arkansas	Tampa		Philadelphia	St. John’s		5
		12	Belmont						Yale	12
		4	Kansas						Virginia	4
		13	High Point						Liberty	13
		6	Louisville	Oklahoma City		Tampa	North Carolina		6
		11	TCU						Indiana/Auburn	11
		3	Nebraska						Florida	3
		14	Hawaii						East Tennessee State	14
		7	Saint Louis	St. Louis		St. Louis	Villanova		7
		10	Texas A&M						Clemson	10
		2	Purdue						Iowa State	2
		15	Marshall						Merrimack	15
Houston	1	Connecticut	Philadelphia		San Diego	Arizona	1	San Jose
		16		Bethune-Cookman/Long Island					Portland State	16
		8		Miami					Saint Mary’s	8
		9		Georgia					SMU	9
		5	BYU	Portland		San Diego	Tennessee		5
		12	McNeese						Tulsa	12
		4	Alabama						Texas Tech	4
		13	Utah Valley						UNC-Wilmington	13
		6	Vanderbilt	Greenville		Buffalo	Miami (OH)		6
		11	New Mexico						Ohio State/USC	11
		3	Illinois						Michigan State	3
		14	Austin Peay						North Dakota State	14
		7	Wisconsin	Oklahoma City		Portland	Utah State		7
		10	Santa Clara						UCLA	10
		2	Houston						Gonzaga	2
		15	Wright State						Navy	15
Chicago	1	Michigan	Buffalo
	16	Howard/Vermont
	8	Kentucky
	9	Iowa
	5	St. John’s	Philadelphia
	12	Yale
	4	Virginia
	13	Liberty
	6	North Carolina	Tampa
	11	Indiana/Auburn
	3	Florida
	14	East Tennessee State
	7	Villanova	St. Louis
	10	Clemson
	2	Iowa State
	15	Merrimack
San Jose	1	Arizona	San Diego
	16	Portland State
	8	Saint Mary’s
	9	SMU
	5	Tennessee	San Diego
	12	Tulsa
	4	Texas Tech
	13	UNC-Wilmington
	6	Miami (OH)	Buffalo
	11	Ohio State/USC
	3	Michigan State
	14	North Dakota State
	7	Utah State	Portland
	10	UCLA
	2	Gonzaga
	15	Navy