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: 12-4-0 Overall: 35-17-0	Round: 11-5-0 Overall: 37-15-0	Round: 11-5-0 Overall: 37-15-0	Round: 11-5-0 Overall: 35-17-0	Round: 9-7-0 Overall: 34-18-0	Round: 12-4-0 Overall: 40-12-0
FINAL CBS 9STL0-072 1MICH0-095 Recap	WIN MICH -909	WIN MICH -909	WIN MICH -909	WIN MICH -909	WIN MICH -909	WIN MICH -909
FINAL CBS 6LOU0-069 3MIST0-077 Recap	WIN MIST -198	WIN MIST -198	WIN MIST -198	WIN MIST -198	WIN MIST -198	WIN MIST -198
FINAL CBS 9TCU0-058 1DUKE0-081 Recap	WIN DUKE -813	WIN DUKE -813	WIN DUKE -813	LOSS TCU +548	WIN DUKE -813	WIN DUKE -813

FINAL TNT 10TXAM0-057 2HOU0-088 Recap	WIN HOU -515	WIN HOU -515	WIN HOU -515	WIN HOU -515	WIN HOU -515	WIN HOU -515
FINAL TBS 11TEXAS0-074 3GONZ0-068 Recap	LOSS GONZ -248	LOSS GONZ -248	WIN TEXAS +201	WIN TEXAS +201	LOSS GONZ -248	LOSS GONZ -248
FINAL CBS 11VCU0-055 3ILL0-076 Recap	WIN ILL -578	WIN ILL -578	WIN ILL -578	WIN ILL -578	WIN ILL -578	WIN ILL -578
FINAL TNT 5VANDY0-072 4NEB0-074 Recap	WIN NEB +109	LOSS VANDY -130	WIN NEB +109	LOSS VANDY -130	LOSS VANDY -130	LOSS VANDY -130
FINAL TBS 12HIPT0-088 4ARK0-094 Recap	WIN ARK -725	WIN ARK -725	WIN ARK -725	WIN ARK -725	WIN ARK -725	WIN ARK -725
FINAL CBS 7MIAFL0-069 2PUR0-079 Recap	WIN PUR -338	WIN PUR -338	LOSS MIAFL +268	LOSS MIAFL +268	LOSS MIAFL +268	WIN PUR -338
FINAL CBS 7UK0-063 2IAST0-082 Recap	WIN IAST -216	WIN IAST -216	LOSS UK +178	WIN IAST -216	LOSS UK +178	WIN IAST -216
FINAL CBS 5SJU0-067 4KAN0-065 Recap	WIN SJU -169	WIN SJU -169	WIN SJU -169	WIN SJU -169	LOSS KAN +142	LOSS KAN +142
FINAL TNT 6TENN0-079 3UVA0-072 Recap	LOSS UVA -102	LOSS UVA -102	WIN TENN -118	WIN TENN -118	WIN TENN -118	WIN TENN -118
FINAL TBS 9IOWA0-073 1FLA0-072 Recap	LOSS FLA -599	LOSS FLA -599	LOSS FLA -599	LOSS FLA -599	LOSS FLA -599	LOSS FLA -599
FINAL tru 9UTST0-066 1ARIZ0-078 Recap	WIN ARIZ -840	WIN ARIZ -840	WIN ARIZ -840	WIN ARIZ -840	WIN ARIZ -840	WIN ARIZ -840
FINAL TNT 7UCLA0-057 2UCONN0-073 Recap	WIN UCONN -195	WIN UCONN -195	LOSS UCLA +161	LOSS UCLA +161	LOSS UCLA +161	WIN UCONN -195
FINAL TBS 5TXTCH0-065 4ALA0-090 Recap	LOSS TXTCH -114	LOSS TXTCH -114	LOSS TXTCH -114	WIN ALA -106	WIN ALA -106	WIN ALA -106