Projected Bracket
A 2026-27 NCAA field projected purely from roster-based ratings — the 68 strongest projected teams, S-curve seeded into four regions, with each first-round matchup's win probability from the same engine that powers the Matchup Predictor. Since no games have been played, this is a preseason talent projection, not a resume-based bracket (no auto-bids yet).
Seeding: the top 64 rated teams fill seed lines 1–16 (four per line), snaked across the East / West / South / Midwest regions so each region is balanced. Teams 65–68 are the First Four; 69–74 are the first teams out. Win % for each matchup = Φ(rating margin / 11) on a neutral floor.