🏀 March Madness Bracket PDF: Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament Bracket

We've updated our 2026 March Madness bracket entering the Sweet 16, with NCAA Tournament play resuming Thursday and running through Sunday.

Three No. 1 seeds remain alive, with Michigan the betting favorite over Duke and Arizona in the March Madness odds.

Follow along with our March Madness predictions through the rest of the tournament. Bracket busted by Florida (or anyone else)? Get back in with our printable March Madness second-chance bracket.

🖨️ Updated March Madness bracket 2026

Here is our March Madness bracket heading into the Sweet 16.

🏀 How to fill out a March Madness bracket

1. Join a pool
2. Start with a clean bracket
3. Pick winners for the opening round after advancing those teams to the Round of 32
4. Select your 16 winners in the Round of 32
5. Choose your winners in the eight respective Sweet 16 matchups
6. Nail down your Final Four teams after picking the winner for each Elite Eight showdown
7. Advance two teams to the national championship game
8. Pick your winner in the title game, with a projected final score as a tiebreaker
9. Submit your bracket

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📅 March Madness key dates

• Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 15 (6 p.m. ET)
• First Four: Tuesday, March 17 & Wednesday, March 18
• First round: Thursday, March 19 & Friday, March 20
• Second round: Saturday, March 21 & Sunday, March 22
• Sweet 16: Thursday, March 26 & Friday, March 27
• Elite Eight: Saturday, March 28 & Sunday, March 29
• Final Four: Saturday, April 4
• National championship game: Monday, April 6