SportsLine’s 2026 NCAA bracket: model forecasts upsets and top seeds

SportsLine’s projection model simulates all 2026 NCAA Tournament games, placing Arkansas as a hot SEC champion in the West alongside top seeds Arizona, Purdue and Gonzaga, with other No. 1 seeds Duke, Michigan and Florida also favored. It highlights upset possibilities like Saint Louis over Georgia in an 8 vs. 9 matchup and a First Four shakeup where Miami (Ohio) could knock off SMU to challenge Tennessee, with full bracket predictions and potential double-digit shocks available from the model.