Experts pick 8 men's teams that could win it all -- and the 357 that won't
Jeff Borzello and Myron Medcalf
created: March 3, 2026, 5:30 p.m. | updated: March 4, 2026, 4:37 a.m.
Open Extended ReactionsThere are just 12 days until the 68 teams with a chance to win the national championship are officially set for the 2026 men's NCAA tournament.
But are there actually 68 teams -- of the 365 across Division I men's college basketball -- that can win a title?
Every Division I men's college basketball team, listed alphabetically, has been split into four different categories: "ineligible," "no clear path," "near misses" and "could win it all."
During that nine-game winning streak, they've been America's best team (eighth in adjusted offensive efficiency, first in adjusted defensive efficiency), according to BartTorvik.
Coupled with Saturday's lackluster appearance in a 82-73 home loss to a short-handed Texas Tech team, there are concerns about this group.
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