NCAA Tournament Expert Picks 2026 - Straight Up

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	GaryParrish Insider	MattNorlander Senior Writer	ChipPatterson Writer	DavidCobb Writer	CameronSalerno Writer	IsaacTrotter Writer
	Round: 22-10-0 Overall: 23-13-0	Round: 24-8-0 Overall: 26-10-0	Round: 26-6-0 Overall: 26-10-0	Round: 24-8-0 Overall: 24-12-0	Round: 25-7-0 Overall: 25-11-0	Round: 28-4-0 Overall: 28-8-0
FINAL CBS 9TCU0-066 8OHST0-064 Recap	LOSS OHST -144	LOSS OHST -144	LOSS OHST -144	LOSS OHST -144	WIN TCU +121	WIN TCU +121
FINAL tru 13TROY0-047 4NEB0-076 Recap	WIN NEB -1020	WIN NEB -1020	WIN NEB -1020	WIN NEB -1020	LOSS TROY +645	WIN NEB -1020
FINAL TNT 11USF0-079 6LOU0-083 Recap	LOSS USF +179	LOSS USF +179	LOSS USF +179	LOSS USF +179	LOSS USF +179	LOSS USF +179

FINAL TBS 12HIPT0-083 5WISC0-082 Recap	WIN HIPT +376	WIN HIPT +376	LOSS WISC -503	LOSS WISC -503	LOSS WISC -503	LOSS WISC -503
FINAL CBS 16SIENA0-065 1DUKE0-071 Recap	WIN DUKE -33333	WIN DUKE -33333	WIN DUKE -33333	WIN DUKE -33333	WIN DUKE -33333	WIN DUKE -33333
FINAL tru 12MCNS0-068 5VANDY0-078 Recap	LOSS MCNS +472	WIN VANDY -662	WIN VANDY -662	WIN VANDY -662	WIN VANDY -662	WIN VANDY -662
FINAL TNT 14NDST0-067 3MIST0-092 Recap	WIN MIST -2083	WIN MIST -2083	WIN MIST -2083	WIN MIST -2083	LOSS NDST +1050	WIN MIST -2083
FINAL TBS 13HAW0-078 4ARK0-097 Recap	WIN ARK -1471	WIN ARK -1471	WIN ARK -1471	WIN ARK -1471	WIN ARK -1471	WIN ARK -1471
FINAL/OT TNT 11VCU0-082 6UNC0-078 Recap	WIN VCU +122	WIN VCU +122	WIN VCU +122	WIN VCU +122	LOSS UNC -146	LOSS UNC -146
FINAL CBS 16HWRD0-080 1MICH0-0101 Recap	WIN MICH -50000	WIN MICH -50000	WIN MICH -50000	WIN MICH -50000	WIN MICH -50000	WIN MICH -50000
FINAL TBS 11TEXAS0-079 6BYU0-071 Recap	LOSS BYU -139	LOSS BYU -139	LOSS BYU -139	LOSS BYU -139	LOSS BYU -139	LOSS BYU -139
FINAL tru 10TXAM0-063 7SMARY0-050 Recap	LOSS SMARY -164	LOSS SMARY -164	LOSS SMARY -164	WIN TXAM +137	LOSS SMARY -164	WIN TXAM +137
FINAL TNT 14PENN0-070 3ILL0-0105 Recap	WIN ILL -9091	WIN ILL -9091	WIN ILL -9091	WIN ILL -9091	WIN ILL -9091	WIN ILL -9091
FINAL CBS 9STL0-0102 8UGA0-077 Recap	WIN STL +117	WIN STL +117	WIN STL +117	LOSS UGA -140	WIN STL +117	WIN STL +117
FINAL TBS 14KNSW0-064 3GONZ0-073 Recap	WIN GONZ -4000	WIN GONZ -4000	WIN GONZ -4000	WIN GONZ -4000	WIN GONZ -4000	WIN GONZ -4000
FINAL tru 15IDAHO0-047 2HOU0-078 Recap	WIN HOU -9091	WIN HOU -9091	WIN HOU -9091	WIN HOU -9091	WIN HOU -9091	WIN HOU -9091
FINAL CLARA0-084 UK0-089 Recap	LOSS CLARA +131	LOSS CLARA +131	LOSS CLARA +131	LOSS CLARA +131	WIN UK -156	WIN UK -156
FINAL AKRON0-071 TXTCH0-091 Recap	LOSS AKRON +270	LOSS AKRON +270	WIN TXTCH -344	LOSS AKRON +270	WIN TXTCH -344	WIN TXTCH -344
FINAL LIU0-058 ARIZ0-092 Recap	WIN ARIZ -33333	WIN ARIZ -33333	WIN ARIZ -33333	WIN ARIZ -33333	WIN ARIZ -33333	WIN ARIZ -33333
FINAL WRST0-073 UVA0-082 Recap	WIN UVA -3226	WIN UVA -3226	WIN UVA -3226	WIN UVA -3226	WIN UVA -3226	WIN UVA -3226
FINAL TNST0-074 IAST0-0108 Recap	WIN IAST -10000	WIN IAST -10000	WIN IAST -10000	WIN IAST -10000	WIN IAST -10000	WIN IAST -10000
FINAL HOF0-070 ALA0-090 Recap	LOSS HOF +541	WIN ALA -800	WIN ALA -800	WIN ALA -800	WIN ALA -800	WIN ALA -800
FINAL UTST0-086 NOVA0-076 Recap	WIN UTST -125	WIN UTST -125	WIN UTST -125	LOSS NOVA +105	WIN UTST -125	WIN UTST -125
FINAL MIAOH0-056 TENN0-078 Recap	WIN TENN -592	LOSS MIAOH +431	WIN TENN -592	WIN TENN -592	WIN TENN -592	WIN TENN -592
FINAL IOWA0-067 CLEM0-061 Recap	WIN IOWA -139	LOSS CLEM +117	WIN IOWA -139	WIN IOWA -139	WIN IOWA -139	WIN IOWA -139
FINAL UNI0-053 SJU0-079 Recap	WIN SJU -625	WIN SJU -625	WIN SJU -625	WIN SJU -625	WIN SJU -625	WIN SJU -625
FINAL UCF0-071 UCLA0-075 Recap	LOSS UCF +201	WIN UCLA -246	WIN UCLA -246	WIN UCLA -246	WIN UCLA -246	WIN UCLA -246
FINAL QUEEN0-071 PUR0-0104 Recap	WIN PUR -11111	WIN PUR -11111	WIN PUR -11111	WIN PUR -11111	WIN PUR -11111	WIN PUR -11111
FINAL PVAM0-055 FLA0-0114 Recap	WIN FLA -100000	WIN FLA -100000	WIN FLA -100000	WIN FLA -100000	WIN FLA -100000	WIN FLA -100000
FINAL CABP0-060 KAN0-068 Recap	LOSS CABP +771	WIN KAN -1333	WIN KAN -1333	WIN KAN -1333	WIN KAN -1333	WIN KAN -1333
FINAL FURM0-071 UCONN0-082 Recap	WIN UCONN -5556	WIN UCONN -5556	WIN UCONN -5556	WIN UCONN -5556	WIN UCONN -5556	WIN UCONN -5556
FINAL MIZZ0-066 MIAFL0-080 Recap	WIN MIAFL -131	WIN MIAFL -131	WIN MIAFL -131	WIN MIAFL -131	WIN MIAFL -131	WIN MIAFL -131