Checking in on the HoCH Crew's 2026 Brackets: 3/26/26
- Sam Basel
- 2 hours ago
- 2 min read
As expected, the first weekend of the 2026 NCAA Tournament delivered four straights days of fantastic games. However, did our House of College Hoops writers and podcasters escape the first two rounds of the Tournament with their brackets unscathed?
Keep scrolling to find out.
2026 Bracket Check-In: March 26th, 2026
First Round Picks: 25/32
Second Round Picks: 14/16
Elite Eight Teams Remaining: 6/8
Final Four Teams Remaining: 4/4
First Round Picks: 25/32
Second Round Picks: 12/16
Elite Eight Teams Remaining: 6/8
Final Four Teams Remaining: 4/4
First Round Picks: 26/32
Second Round Picks: 13/16
Elite Eight Teams Remaining: 7/8
Final Four Teams Remaining: 3/4
NCG Teams Remaining: 1/2
Champion (Florida): ELIMINATED
A tough end to the first weekend for Josh...
First Round Picks: 23/32
Second Round Picks: 9/16
Elite Eight Teams Remaining: 5/8
Final Four Teams Remaining: 4/4
First Round Picks: 22/32
Second Round Picks: 13/16
Elite Eight Teams Remaining: 7/8
Final Four Teams Remaining: 4/4
First Round Picks: 26/32
Second Round Picks: 10/16
Elite Eight Teams Remaining: 5/8
Final Four Teams Remaining: 4/4
First Round Picks: 26/32
Second Round Picks: 11/16
Elite Eight Teams Remaining: 6/8
Final Four Teams Remaining: 4/4
Staff Bracket Trends
Texas' and Iowa's runs to the Sweet 16 are the clear surprises in this year's bracket. None of our HoCH writers had either team advancing that far.
Aside from those two teams and Tennessee's win over Virginia, chalk has largely prevailed. Josh Burton is currently our only writer without a fully intact Final Four.
Games in the South and Midwest Regions have generally been the least predictable so far.
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