2026 Stats
There were 281 entries in the 2026 Bulldog Battle. Below are stats on how many of those brackets picked every team in each round. Click on any of the round headings to sort by that column.
| Seed | Team | Round of 32 | Sweet 16 | Elite 8 | Final 4 | Championship Game | Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona |
280 | 265 | 194 | 160 | 104 | 56 |
| 4 | Arkansas |
259 | 182 | 60 | 33 | 17 | 9 |
| 8 | Clemson |
132 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Duke |
281 | 264 | 204 | 160 | 97 | 52 |
| 1 | Florida |
281 | 253 | 202 | 99 | 50 | 30 |
| 3 | Gonzaga |
278 | 195 | 103 | 35 | 16 | 6 |
| 3 | Illinois |
274 | 203 | 76 | 37 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | Iowa |
149 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Iowa State |
276 | 218 | 140 | 63 | 17 | 8 |
| 4 | Kansas |
268 | 78 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Kentucky |
152 | 46 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Louisville |
101 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Miami (FL) |
163 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Michigan |
280 | 266 | 236 | 163 | 79 | 38 |
| 3 | Michigan State |
272 | 215 | 128 | 45 | 17 | 6 |
| 6 | North Carolina |
120 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Purdue |
278 | 225 | 134 | 42 | 26 | 11 |
| 7 | Saint Mary's |
151 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | St. John's |
253 | 193 | 58 | 31 | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | Texas Tech |
158 | 100 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | UCLA |
178 | 48 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt |
217 | 175 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | VCU |
161 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Villanova |
117 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Virginia |
270 | 163 | 86 | 33 | 11 | 6 |
| 5 | Wisconsin |
189 | 78 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Georgia |
131 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Connecticut |
278 | 220 | 115 | 34 | 16 | 10 |
| 11 | Texas |
112 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Troy |
44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | TCU |
126 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Ohio State |
155 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Nebraska |
237 | 80 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Wright State |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Penn |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Tennessee |
175 | 86 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Missouri |
118 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Texas A&M |
130 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Alabama |
247 | 129 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston |
278 | 247 | 184 | 117 | 64 | 33 |
| 14 | North Dakota State |
9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | UCF |
103 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Utah State |
164 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Prairie View A&M |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Saint Louis |
150 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | BYU |
169 | 55 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Akron |
123 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Kennesaw State |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Howard |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Furman |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | McNeese |
64 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | High Point |
92 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Cal Baptist |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Santa Clara |
129 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Miami (OH) |
106 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | South Florida |
180 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Northern Iowa |
28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Hofstra |
34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Hawai'i |
22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Idaho |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Tennessee State |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Siena |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Queens |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Long Island |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |































































