The NBA Playoff picture is taking shape, with the best teams in the league establishing their seeds in the bracket while those clinging to their postseason lives fight for a spot in the Play-In Tournament.

SportsLine's model beat over 91% of all CBS Sports brackets in four of the past seven tournaments and just revealed its NCAA bracket 2026 picks for the Sweet 16 and beyond

There are no perfect brackets remaining in the Men's NCAA Tournament pools. So keep that in mind when judging our March Madness predictions.

Here are Sweet 16 and Elite Eight predictions for the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament from Anna Snyder and Rodd Baxley of The Fayetteville Observer.

Duke basketball faces UConn in the Elite 8 of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Follow for updates heading into the matchup.

The 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament field will be announced at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. Central on March 15. South Carolina and Texas could each be 1-seeds out of the SEC, while Vanderbilt will likely be a 2-seed as a first-weekend host. Print and fill out your NCAA Women's Tournament bracket with the link below.

SportsLine expert Thomas Casale has locked in his Sweet 16 bracket picks for March Madness 2026

Mauricio Pochettino faces several tough decisions to name a squad for the 2026 World Cup hosts