The annual NCAA men’s basketball competition – aka March Madness – is in full swing and brackets are quickly narrowing after the first week of competition comes to a close.
Here are the 32 teams remaining and their current rankings, along with original seeds at the start of the tournament, as determined by ESPN’s analysts.
The Top 32 Men’s Basketball Teams Advancing to the Next Round of March Madness
GettyST LOUIS, MISSOURI – MARCH 20: Denzel Aberdeen #1 of the Kentucky Wildcats dunks the ball against the Santa Clara Broncos during overtime in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Enterprise Center on March 20, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
The Top 10 TeamsÂ
- Arizona Wildcats – Original Seed: No. 1 (West)
- Duke Blue Devils – Original Seed: No. 1 (East & Overall)
- Florida Gators – Original Seed: No. 1 (South)
- Michigan Wolverines – Original Seed: No. 1 (Midwest)
- Houston Cougars – Original Seed: No. 2 (South)
- Iowa State Cyclones – Original Seed: No. 2 (Midwest)
- Illinois Fighting Illini – Original Seed: No. 3 (South)
- Purdue Boilermakers – Original Seed: No. 2 (West)
- St. John’s Red Storm – Original Seed: No. 5 (East)
- UConn Huskies – Original Seed: No. 2 (East)
GettyPORTLAND, OREGON – MARCH 19: AJ Dybantsa #3 of the BYU Cougars dunks the ball over Tramon Mark #12 of the Texas Longhorns during the second half in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Moda Center on March 19, 2026 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images)
Mid-Tier Ranked Teams
11. Michigan State Spartans – Original Seed: No. 2 (East)
12. Arkansas Razorbacks – Original Seed: No. 4 (West)
13. Nebraska Cornhuskers – Original Seed: No. 4 (South)
14. Vanderbilt Commodores – Original Seed: No. 5 (South)
15. UVA/Virginia Cavaliers – Original Seed: No. 3 (Midwest)
16. Gonzaga Bulldogs – Original Seed: No. 3 (West)
17. Alabama Crimson Tide – Original Seed: No. 3 (Midwest)
18. Texas Tech Red Raiders – Original Seed: No. 5 (Midwest)
19. Kansas Jayhawks – Original Seed: No. 4 (East)
20. Kentucky Wildcats – Original Seed: No. 7 (Midwest)
GettyTAMPA, FLORIDA – MARCH 20: Nick Davidson #11 of the Clemson Tigers shoots the ball against Cam Manyawu #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the first half in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Benchmark International Arena on March 20, 2026 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
Lower Ranked Teams
21. Tennessee Volunteers – Original Seed: No. 6 (Midwest)
22. Louisville Cardinals – Original Seed: No. 6 (East)
23. Miami (FL) Hurricanes – Original Seed: No. 7 (West)
24. UCLA Bruins – Original Seed: No. 7 (East)
25. Saint Louis Billikens – Original Seed: No. 9 (Midwest)
26. VCU/Virginia Commonwealth Rams – Original Seed: No. 11 (South)
27. Utah State Aggies – Original Seed: No. 9 (West)
28. Texas A&M Aggies – Original Seed: No. 10 (South)
29. TCU Horned Frogs – Original Seed: No. 9 (East)
30. Iowa Hawkeyes – Original Seed: No. 9 (South)
31. Texas Longhorns – Original Seed: No. 11 (West)
32. High Point Panthers – Original Seed: No. 12 (West)
Upcoming March Madness Games & Second Round Schedule
- Saint Louis vs Michigan – Saturday, March 21 at 12:10 PM ET / 11:10 AM CT
- Louisville vs Michigan State – Saturday, March 21 at 2:45 PM ET / 1:45 PM CT
- TCU vs Duke – Saturday, March 21 at 5:15 PM ET / 4:15 PM CT
- Texas A&M vs Houston – Saturday, March 21 at 6:10 PM ET / 5:10 PM CT
- Texas vs Gonzaga – Saturday, March 21 at 7:10 PM ET / 6:10 PM CT
- VCU vs Illinois – Saturday, March 21 at 7:50 PM ET / 6:50 PM CT
- Vanderbilt vs Nebraka – Saturday, March 21 at 8:45 PM ET / 7:45 PM CT
- High Point vs Arkansas – Saturday, March 21 at 9:45 PM ET / 8:45 PM CT
- Miami vs Purdue – Sunday, March 22 at 12:10 PM ET / 11:10 AM CT
- Kentucky vs Iowa State – Sunday, March 22 at 2:45 PM ET / 1:45 PM CT
- St. John’s vs Kansas – Sunday, March 22 at 5:15 PM ET / 4:15 PM CT
- Tennessee vs Virginia – Sunday, March 22 at 6:10 PM ET / 5:10 PM CT
- Iowa vs Florida – Sunday, March 22 at 7:10 PM ET / 6:10 PM CT
- Utah State vs Arizona – Sunday, March 22 at 7:50 PM ET / 6:50 PM CT
- UCLA vs UConn – Sunday, March 22 at 8:45 PM ET / 7:45 PM CT
- Texas Tech vs Alabama – Sunday, March 22 at 9:45 PM ET / 8:45 PM CT
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