Only three Sundays stand between college basketball fans and Selection Sunday. Before the Selection Committee convenes to create the final bracket for the 2026 NCAA Tournament, they’re shedding a little light on the process.
On Saturday, CBS will host the NCAA Tournament Bracket Preview at 12:30 PM ET, unveiling the Top 16 seeds as if the Madness started on that day. The teaser is one of a few ways the Committee tries to get the sport to brace for impact. They took another step on Thursday.
Each year, the NCAA invites members of the media to Indianapolis to attend a mock selection. It’s designed to illustrate the processes the Selection Committee uses to create the beloved bracket. By giving the media a guide to how the sausage is made, it should illuminate the college basketball audience, and deter criticism.
During this exercise, the folks inside the mock Selection Committee were tasked to decide if Miami (Oh) should receive an at-large bid if they lost in the MAC Tournament Title Game. The Redhawks made the cut.
Media members voted to determine which bubble teams were in and which ones were out. They also seeded the top teams before producing one big, beautiful bracket. Behold! An image of the illustration, as shared by Matt Norlander of CBS Sports.
It’s hard to see, but if you zoom in closely, you will find Kentucky as a No. 6 seed, playing against Tulsa in Oklahoma City, which is less than a 2-hour drive from the home of the Golden Hurricane. However, there’s a catch.
The NCAA Selection Committee is Higher on Kentucky Than You Might Think
On Saturday, CBS will host the NCAA Tournament Bracket Preview at 12:30 PM ET, unveiling the Top 16 seeds as if the Madness started on that day. The teaser is one of a few ways the Committee tries to get the sport to brace for impact. They took another step on Thursday.
Each year, the NCAA invites members of the media to Indianapolis to attend a mock selection. It’s designed to illustrate the processes the Selection Committee uses to create the beloved bracket. By giving the media a guide to how the sausage is made, it should illuminate the college basketball audience, and deter criticism.
During this exercise, the folks inside the mock Selection Committee were tasked to decide if Miami (Oh) should receive an at-large bid if they lost in the MAC Tournament Title Game. The Redhawks made the cut.
Media members voted to determine which bubble teams were in and which ones were out. They also seeded the top teams before producing one big, beautiful bracket. Behold! An image of the illustration, as shared by Matt Norlander of CBS Sports.
It’s hard to see, but if you zoom in closely, you will find Kentucky as a No. 6 seed, playing against Tulsa in Oklahoma City, which is less than a 2-hour drive from the home of the Golden Hurricane. However, there’s a catch.
The NCAA Selection Committee is Higher on Kentucky Than You Might Think
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