Grok to the Future

{
  "query": "2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament bracket preview Round of 64 predictions"
}

{
  "query": "KenPom rankings top 50 March 2026"
}

{
  "query": "2026 March Madness betting odds first round"
}

{
  "query": "injuries 2026 NCAA tournament teams"
}

{
  "query": "NET rankings 2026 NCAA men's basketball"
}

{
  "query": "2026 March Madness expert picks upsets"
}

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  "results": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/ncaa-bracket-predictions-model-says-surprising-march-madness-2026-tournament-picks/",
      "title": "NCAA bracket predictions: Model reveals surprising March Madness ...",
      "snippet": "Another 2026 NCAA Tournament matchup to keep an eye on is No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 10 UCF in the East Region. The Big Ten and Big 12 were two of the ..."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-wen4zKyhc",
      "title": "2026 NCAA Tournament College Basketball Round 64 - YouTube",
      "snippet": "March Madness Picks For Thursday, March 19th ONLY - 2026 NCAA Tournament College Basketball Round 64."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/ncaa-mens-tournament-bracket-picks-expert-predictions-analysis",
      "title": "NCAA Men's Tournament Bracket Picks - FOX Sports",
      "snippet": "Before the first game gets underway, our experts have filled out their brackets and made their predictions for how the 2026 NCAA Men's ..."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7123628/2026/03/17/march-madness-expert-bracket-picks-duke-champion/",
      "title": "Expert picks for the 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket: Why Brendan ...",
      "snippet": "Expert picks for the 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket: Why Brendan Marks has Duke winning it all ; 1 Duke. 8 Ohio State ; 5 St. John's. 4 Kansas ; 11 ..."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywbrwD07Cxc",
      "title": "2026 NCAA Tournament College Basketball Round of 64 - YouTube",
      "snippet": "Comments ; March Madness 2026 First Round Picks Part One | CBB Best Bets Mar 19. Sports Gambling Podcast - SGPN · 2K views ; Howard vs. UMBC LIVE ..."
    }
  ]
}

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  "results": [
    {
      "url": "https://kenpom.com/",
      "title": "2026 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings",
      "snippet": "2026 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings ; 3, Michigan 1, B10 ; 4, Florida 1, SEC ; 5, Houston 2, B12 ..."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/march-madness-2026-ranking-every-mens-ncaa-tournament-first-four-and-first-round-game-from-most-competitive-to-least-060130968.html",
      "title": "March Madness 2026: Ranking every men's NCAA tournament First ...",
      "snippet": "KenPom ratings can help you hunt for upsets ... Standings · Rankings · Stats · Teams · College Football Playoff · News · Soccer."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.aol.com/sports/march-madness-2026-ranking-every-060130475.html",
      "title": "March Madness 2026: Ranking every men's NCAA tournament First ...",
      "snippet": "That aside, the Aggies are top 30 in both the KenPom (30th) and NCAA Net (26th) rankings; Villanova is 33rd and 36th respectively. The ..."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://sports.betmgm.com/en/blog/ncaab/ncaa-tournament-bracket-based-using-kenpom-ratings-sgc/",
      "title": "Updated KenPom Rankings for the 2026 NCAA Tournament - BetMGM",
      "snippet": "Updated KenPom Rankings for the 2026 NCAA Tournament ; 50, New Mexico, 64 ; 51, Seton Hall, 147 ; 52, Missouri, 50 ; 53, Washington, 63 ..."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-predictions-2026-kenpom-bracket/945668cd2309e4f4a2cdecdb",
      "title": "Using KenPom to pick NCAA bracket upsets, Final Four",
      "snippet": "KenPom ratings for 2026 March Madness. Top dozen teams in NCAA Tournament by overall KenPom ranking. 1. Duke (No. 1 seed in East)."
    }
  ]
}

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  "results": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.espn.com/espn/betting/story/_/id/48217692/espn-2026-ncaa-tournament-men-bracket-game-odds",
      "title": "Odds, spreads and totals for every game of the first round - ESPN",
      "snippet": "Men's March Madness Giant Killers: Most probable first-round NCAA tournament ... Women's March Madness 2026 bracket: First look at all 68 teams."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2026-march-madness-picks-predictions-first-round-games-bracket/",
      "title": "2026 March Madness picks: Predictions for every first-round game in ...",
      "snippet": "Expert NCAA Tournament picks for every 2026 first-round game, with matchup analysis, player insights and predictions for March Madness."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.sbnation.com/march-madness/24481256/march-madness-odds-2026-first-round-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament-spread-total",
      "title": "Opening odds for first round of the 2026 NCAA men's basketball ...",
      "snippet": "The first round then kicks off on Thursday, March 19. The national ... It only took two games for the first March Madness dagger of 2026."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vegasinsider.com/college-basketball/march-madness-odds-2026/",
      "title": "2026 March Madness Odds: Lines, Spreads, Betting Trends for First ...",
      "snippet": "For more, check out VegasInsider's 2026 NCAA Tournament futures odds. Featured News. FEATURED MAR 17, 2026. March Madness: How Would AI ..."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/betting/article/march-madness-2026-bracket-predictions-picks-best-bets-for-every-2026-ncaa-tournament-game-142659815.html",
      "title": "Best bets for every 2026 NCAA tournament game - Yahoo Sports",
      "snippet": "2026 March Madness bracket odds: Best, worst tournament ... March Madness 2026: NCAA tournament watch times, bracket news, first-round ..."
    }
  ]
}

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  "results": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.nbcsports.com/mens-college-basketball/news/march-madness-injuries-to-know-updates-for-key-players-ahead-of-the-mens-ncaa-tournament",
      "title": "March Madness injuries to know: Updates for key players ahead of ...",
      "snippet": "March Madness injuries to know: Updates for key players ahead of the men's NCAA Tournament ; Alabama. Aden Holloway (Non-Injury; arrested on ..."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.si.com/college-basketball/key-injuries-to-remember-mens-march-madness-bracket",
      "title": "Key Injuries to Remember When Filling Out Your Men's March ...",
      "snippet": "Patrick Ngongba II, Duke​​ Patrick Ngongba II and fellow Blue Devils' starter Caleb Foster missed the end of the regular season and the ACC ..."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.rotowire.com/cbasketball/article/college-basketball-injuries-ncaa-tournament-march-madness-first-round-108144",
      "title": "College Basketball Injuries: March Madness First Round - RotoWire",
      "snippet": "In 2026, there is a lengthy list of recent injuries to some big-name players we need to watch out for. We'll take you through the most impactful ..."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/march-madness-4-tourney-teams-ripe-to-make-an-early-exit-133522098.html",
      "title": "March Madness: 4 tourney teams ripe to make an early exit",
      "snippet": "Purdue and North Carolina are among the big-name teams that are vulnerable heading into the NCAA tournament."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.facebook.com/100087049233553/posts/high-profile-injuries-are-significantly-impacting-top-college-basketball-contend/895575070020793/",
      "title": "High-profile injuries are significantly impacting top college ...",
      "snippet": "Other Notable Injuries: Gonzaga's Braden Huff (knee), Tennessee's Nate Ament (leg), and Louisville's Mikel Brown Jr. (back) have all missed ..."
    }
  ]
}

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  "results": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings",
      "title": "NCAA Men's Basketball NET Rankings",
      "snippet": "1, Duke, 32-2, ACC, 10-1, 7-1, 15-0, 0-0, 1, 17-2, 6-0, 2-0, 7-0. 2, Michigan, 31-3, Big Ten, 11-0, 6-2, 14-1, 0-0, 2, 17-3, 5-0, 6-0, 3-0."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://bballnet.com/",
      "title": "2026 NET Rankings and Quad Wins",
      "snippet": "Rank, Prev, School, Conf, Record. 1, 1, Duke · ACC, 32-2. 2, 2, Michigan · Big Ten, 31-3. 3, 3, Arizona · Big 12, 32-2. 4, 4, Florida · SEC, 26-7."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.warrennolan.com/basketball/2026/net",
      "title": "NET Ranking - Men's College Basketball | WarrenNolan.com",
      "snippet": "2026 Men's College Basketball NET Ranking: NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) a ranking of teams based on five factors, team value index, net efficiency, ..."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/houston-iowa-state-gonzaga-michigan",
      "title": "Men's College Basketball Top 10, Bubble Team NET Rankings",
      "snippet": "Men's College Basketball Top 10, Bubble Team NET Rankings: A Top-10 Shakeup · 1. Michigan (previous: 1) · 2. Duke (previous: 2) · 3. Arizona ( ..."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://sports.betmgm.com/en/blog/ncaab/updated-college-basketball-net-rankings-for-ncaa-tournament-bm10/",
      "title": "Updated NET Rankings for 2025-26 For NCAA Tournament - BetMGM",
      "snippet": "NET Rankings for 2025-26 Season ; 4, Florida, 25-6 ; 5, Illinois, 24-7 ; 6, Gonzaga, 30-3 ; 7, Iowa St. 27-6."
    }
  ]
}

{
  "results": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48223542/ncaa-tournament-upsets-first-round-giant-killers-march-madness-2026",
      "title": "Most probable first-round upsets in the men's 2026 NCAA tournament",
      "snippet": "Most probable first-round upsets in the men's 2026 NCAA tournament · Editor's Picks · Joe Lunardi's ultimate guide to men's March Madness 2026."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/espn-march-madness-analyst-predicts-180040217.html",
      "title": "ESPN March Madness analyst predicts huge upset in NCAA ...",
      "snippet": "The 2026 NCAA Tournament field is locked in and one ESPN March Madness analyst believes a major upset could be brewing in the first round."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7123628/2026/03/17/march-madness-expert-bracket-picks-duke-champion/",
      "title": "Expert picks for the 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket: Why Brendan ...",
      "snippet": "Expert picks for the 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket: Why Brendan Marks has Duke winning it all ; 1 Duke. 8 Ohio State ; 5 St. John's. 4 Kansas ; 11 ..."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/ncaa-tournament-2026-bracket-simulation-predicts-surprising-upsets-best-sleepers-march-madness-picks/",
      "title": "NCAA Tournament 2026 bracket: Simulation predicts surprising ...",
      "snippet": "NCAA Tournament 2026 bracket: Simulation predicts surprising upsets, best sleepers, March Madness picks ... Texas odds, First Four picks by expert ..."
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.si.com/college-basketball/march-madness-brackets-expert-predictions-first-round-upsets-2026-mens-ncaa-tournament",
      "title": "March Madness Brackets: Expert Predictions for First-Round Upsets ...",
      "snippet": "March Madness Brackets: Expert Predictions for First-Round Upsets in the 2026 NCAA Men's Tournament. Upset picks can be hard to spot in the ..."
    }
  ]
}

{
  "url": "https://kenpom.com/"
}

{
  "url": "https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2026-march-madness-picks-predictions-first-round-games-bracket/"
}

{
  "url": "https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48223542/ncaa-tournament-upsets-first-round-giant-killers-march-madness-2026"
}

{
  "url": "https://kenpom.com/bracket?year=2026"
}

{
  "query": "2026 NCAA first round upset picks 5 vs 12 8 vs 9"
}

{
  "query": "team rankings 2026 NCAA tournament KenPom NET for northern-iowa-panthers high-point-panthers mcneese-cowboys akron-zips"
}

{
  "content": "Remember me\n[Forgot password?](https://kenpom.com/password_request.php)\n\n[![Subscribe!](https://kenpom.com/assets/subscribe.png)](https://kenpom.com/register-kenpom.php)[**SUBSCRIBE!**](https://kenpom.com/register-kenpom.php)\n\n[![](https://kenpom.com/assets/dt_logo.svg)](https://doubletakeout.com/)[![](https://kenpom.com/assets/bbanalytics.png)](https://bballanalytics.com/)\n\n### ADVANCED ANALYSIS OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL\n\n[![](https://kenpom.com/assets/substack.svg)](https://kenpom.substack.com/)[![](https://kenpom.com/assets/dunksandthrees.svg)](https://dunksandthrees.com/)\n\n* * *\n\n* * *\n\n* * *\n\n* * *\n\n## 2026 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings\n\n[help](https://kenpom.com/blog/ratings-methodology-update)\n\n[02](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2002) · [03](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2003) · [04](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2004) · [05](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2005) · [06](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2006) · [07](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2007) · [08](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2008) · [09](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2009) · [10](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2010) · [11](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2011) · [12](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2012) · [13](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2013) · [14](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2014) · [15](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2015) · [16](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2016) · [17](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2017) · [18](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2018) · [19](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2019) · [20](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2020) · [21](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2021) · [22](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2022) · [23](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2023) · [24](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2024) · [25](https://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2025) · 26\n\nData through games of [Tuesday, March 17](https://kenpom.com/fanmatch.php?d=2026-03-17) (6205 games)\n\n|  |  |  |  |  |  | Strength of Schedule | NCSOS |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| [Rk](https://kenpom.com/index.php) | [Team](https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=TeamName) | Conf | [W](https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=Wins)- [L](https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=Losses) | [NetRtg](https://kenpom.com/index.php) | [ORtg](https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankAdjOE) | [DRtg](https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankAdjDE) | [AdjT](https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankAdjTempo) | [Luck](https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankLuck) | [NetRtg](https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankSOS) | [ORtg](https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankSOSO) | [DRtg](https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankSOSD) | [NetRtg](https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankNCSOS) |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | [Duke](https://kenpom.com/team.php?team=Duke) 1 | [ACC](https://kenpom.com/conf.php?c=ACC) | 32-2 | +38.88 | 128.0 | 4 | 89.1 | 2 | 65.4 | 287 | +.049 | 62 | +14.29 | 15 | 117.0 | 23 | 102.7 | 10 | +10.10 | 18 |\n| 2 | [Arizona](https://kenpom.com/team.php?team=Arizona) 1 | [B12](https://kenpom.com/conf.php?c=B12) | 32-2 | +37.60 | 127.6 | 6 | 90.0 | 3 | 69.8 | 55 | +.023 | 126 | +14.93 | 9 | 117.6 | 15 | 102.7 | 9 | +3.21 | 101 |\n| 3 | [Michigan](https://kenpom.com/team.php?team=Michigan) 1 | [B10](https://kenpom.com/conf.php?c=B10) | 31-3 | +37.58 | 126.6 | 8 | 89.0 | 1 | 71.0 | 22 | +.045 | 67 | +16.66 | 3 | 119.2 | 3 | 102.5 | 5 | +12.49 | 11 |\n| 4 | [Florida](https://kenpom.com/team.php?team=Florida) 1 | [SEC](https://kenpom.com/conf.php?c=SEC) | 26-7 | +33.75 | 125.5 | 9 | 91.8 | 6 | 70.6 | 28 | -.036 | 288 | +15.99 | 4 | 119.4 | 2 | 103.4 | 26 | +7.93 | 31 |\n| 5 | [Houston](https://kenpom.com/team.php?team=Houston) 2 | [B12](https://kenpom.com/conf.php?c=B12) | 28-6 | +33.37 | 124.8 | 13 | 91.5 | 5 | 63.3 | 352 | -.006 | 204 | +13.55 | 24 | 116.9 | 25 | 103.3 | 25 | +0.88 | 157 |\n| 6 | [Iowa St.](https://kenpom.com/team.php?team=Iowa+St.) 2 | [B12](https://kenpom.com/conf.php?c=B12) | 27-7 | +32.37 | 123.8 | 20 | 91.4 | 4 | 66.6 | 226 | -.012 | 219 | +12.40 | 31 | 115.5 | 48 | 1"
}

{
  "content": "site: media \\| arena: collegebasketball \\| pageType: stories \\|\nsection: \\| slug: 2026-march-madness-picks-predictions-first-round-games-bracket \\| sport: collegebasketball \\| route: article\\_single.us \\|\n6-keys: media/spln/collegebasketball/reg/free/stories\n\n[Skip to Main Content](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2026-march-madness-picks-predictions-first-round-games-bracket/#page-content)\n\nClose\n\nSign in with your TV provider\n\nIf not listed, please contact your TV provider.\n\n![[object Object] Logo](https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/2020/04/22/e9ceb731-8b3f-4c60-98fe-090ab66a2997/screen-shot-2020-04-22-at-11-04-56-am.png)\n\nAll ProvidersXfinity\n\n# 2026 March Madness picks: Predictions for every first-round game in the bracket\n\n## From matchup advantages to player-level edges, Isaac Trotter's scouting-driven breakdown projects how every first-round game could unfold.\n\n[![            Isaac Trotter     ](https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2025/03/17/c3888e39-122f-43a1-bfd0-4a6dd7be7e8c/thumbnail/80x80/74a64173968db162c7df545f893445fc/trotter.png)](https://www.cbssports.com/writers/isaac-trotter/)\n\nBy\n[Isaac Trotter](https://www.cbssports.com/writers/isaac-trotter/)\n\n6 hrs ago\n•\n21 min read\n\n\n![firstroundpick-trotter.jpg](https://sportshub.cbsistatic.com/i/r/2026/03/17/93341877-ffb5-4b6d-8340-894ec22ff277/thumbnail/770x433/7dfbf4b1c63e67215c2b652b89ee2b1a/firstroundpick-trotter.jpg)Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports\n\nTrends flood the lead-up to the [NCAA Tournament](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket/), but numbers without context rarely tell you what's actually about to happen in March. The real edges live in the matchups -- in how styles clash, where defenses crack and which players can tilt a game.\n\nThat's the approach here.\n\nThese aren't blind picks for every first-round game in the [bracket](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/march-madness-bracket-2026-printable-mens-ncaa-tournament/). They're scouting reports -- built on data, personnel and the eye test -- to project how each matchup could unfold.\n\nThe [First Four continues Wednesday after a thrilling Tuesday](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/march-madness-2026-first-four-live-updates-scores-bracket-tuesday/live/). Here's a quick look at how we expect these last two games to play out.\n\n> **No. 16** Lehigh **vs. No. 16** Prairie View: One team has Nasir Whitlock. The other does not. **The pick:** Lehigh\n>\n> **No. 11** SMU **vs. No. 11** Miami (Ohio): RedHawks star wing Eian Elmer has to play his best defensive game of the season against SMU's Jaron Pierre if Miami (Ohio) wants to advance to the field of 68. SMU probably won't have BJ Edwards, but it has unleashed stud freshman forward Jaden Toombs, who could be a game-wrecker in this one. SMU controls the paint and hangs on for dear life. **The pick:** SMU\n\nOK. Now, let's get into the X's and O's and players who will shape these first-round contests. You can [find my full bracket here](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2026-march-madness-picks-predictions-first-round-games-bracket/).\n\n## [EAST REGION](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2026-ncaa-tournament-east-region-bracket-preview/)\n\n[![team logo](https://sports.cbsimg.net/fly/images/team-logos/21130.svg)](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/DUKE/duke-blue-devils/)\n\n[![team logo](https://sports.cbsimg.net/fly/images/team-logos/21262.svg)](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/SIENA/siena-saints/)\n\n**No. 1** [Duke](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/DUKE/duke-blue-devils/) **vs. No. 16** [Siena](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/SIENA/siena-saints/)\n\nDuke is the second-biggest team in the sport. Its size is simply overwhelming for mid-major foes. Even without [Caleb Foster](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/players/29233677/caleb-foster/) and Patrick Ngongba, Duke still trots out a seven-man rota"
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