2026 NCAA Tournament Pool - Pick Distributions

** Number of people who picked each team in each round **

Team
1st Round
2nd Round
Sweet 16
Reg. Finals
Semifinal
Championship
Arizona 1
111
109
97
85
67
40
Duke 1
111
111
93
77
53
26
Houston 2
111
109
91
61
28
16
Michigan 1
111
110
101
69
28
13
Florida 1
110
109
100
39
15
5
Arkansas 4
108
74
12
6
3
3
Connecticut 2
111
99
51
13
7
2
Purdue 2
110
102
72
14
6
2
Iowa State 2
108
95
72
32
4
2
Texas Tech 5
78
54
7
2
1
1
Georgia 8
55
1
1
1
1
1
Michigan State 3
109
93
50
12
6
Illinois 3
109
88
17
8
2
BYU 6
55
20
6
2
1
St Johns 5
103
71
16
7
Virginia 3
111
70
29
6
Gonzaga 3
109
78
32
4
Vanderbilt 5
99
76
9
2
Kansas 4
107
40
2
1
Nebraska 4
99
28
2
1
Alabama 4
98
46
2
1
UCLA 7
65
10
6
1
Wisconsin 5
95
36
1
Tennessee 6
85
34
3
Saint Marys 7
66
2
1
Iowa 9
63
TCU 9
62
Utah State 9
61
1
Miami 7
58
5
1
Santa Clara 10
57
4
North Carolina 6
56
20
2
Louisville 6
56
11
4
Texas 11
56
13
Saint Louis 9
56
South Florida 11
55
6
VCU 11
55
3
Kentucky 7
54
10
3
Missouri 10
53
4
Villanova 8
50
1
1
Ohio St 8
49
Clemson 8
48
2
UCF 10
46
2
Texas A&M 10
45
Akron 12
33
9
Miami OH 11
26
7
3
High Point 12
16
Hofstra 13
13
2
McNeese 12
12
5
Troy 13
12
2
No Iowa 12
8
Cal Baptist 13
4
Tennessee St 15
3
2
1
Hawaii 13
3
1
NDSU 14
2
1
Pennsylvania 14
2
Kennesaw St 14
2
Queens
1
PV A&M 16
1