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