Prediction Report

Loaded via ESPN: 8/5/2026 at 5:57 PM ET

The D. Blum Special™ algorithm — An educated guess at how each bracket will finish. Finished games use real scores. Live games project forward. Future rounds? Thoughtful analysis combined with pure vibes, backed by season PPG and seed-based optimism. Scores will change. Dramatically. Probably not in your favor.

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Status Player PPG Team Seed Rd 1 Rd 2 16 Quarter Semi Champship Total
Out Darius Acuff Jr. 22.9 Arkansas Razorbacks 4 24 36 28 — — — 88
Out Cameron Boozer 22.5 Duke Blue Devils 1 22 19 22 27 — — 90
Out Thomas Haugh 17.1 Florida Gators 1 14 19 — — — — 33
Out Braden Huff 17.8 Gonzaga Bulldogs 3 — — — — — — 0
Active Yaxel Lendeborg 14.6 Michigan Wolverines 1 9 25 23 27 14 14 112
Out Trey Kaufman-Renn 13.6 Purdue Boilermakers 2 25 19 20 10 — — 74
Out Carter Welling 10.2 Clemson Tigers 8 — — — — — — 0
Out Otega Oweh 18.2 Kentucky Wildcats 7 35 18 — — — — 53
Out Henri Veesaar 16.7 North Carolina Tar Heels 6 26 — — — — — 26
Out Donovan Atwell 13.5 Texas Tech Red Raiders 5 15 12 — — — — 27
Out Nick Boyd 20.6 Wisconsin Badgers 5 27 — — — — — 27
Out Rob Martin 15.3 High Point Panthers 12 23 30 — — — — 53
Out Rylan Griffen 11.6 Texas A&M Aggies 10 4 6 — — — — 10
Out MJ Collins Jr. 17.6 Utah State Aggies 9 20 12 — — — — 32
Out Terrence Hill Jr. 14.4 VCU Rams 11 34 17 — — — — 51
Out Dontae Horne 20.2 Prairie View A&M Panthers 16 12 — — — — — 12
Out Thomas Dowd 14.8 Troy Trojans 13 4 — — — — — 4
Out TJ Burch 12.3 Wright State Raiders 14 15 — — — — — 15
Out Coach — Michigan State Spartans 3 10 10 — — — — 20
Out Coach — Saint Mary's Gaels 7 — — — — — — 0
Active Coach — UConn Huskies 2 10 10 10 10 10 10 60
Out Coach — Wisconsin Badgers 5 — — — — — — 0
Projected Total 329 233 103 74 24 24 787
Status Player PPG Team Seed Rd 1 Rd 2 16 Quarter Semi Champship Total
Out Labaron Philon Jr. 21.7 Alabama Crimson Tide 4 29 9 35 — — — 73
Out Braden Huff 17.8 Gonzaga Bulldogs 3 — — — — — — 0
Out Emanuel Sharp 15.3 Houston Cougars 2 16 18 17 — — — 51
Active David Mirkovic 13.4 Illinois Fighting Illini 3 29 7 14 9 13 13 85
Out Tre White 13.8 Kansas Jayhawks 4 12 4 — — — — 16
Active Yaxel Lendeborg 14.6 Michigan Wolverines 1 9 25 23 27 14 14 112
Out Jeremiah Wilkinson 17.0 Georgia Bulldogs 8 30 — — — — — 30
Out Shelton Henderson 13.7 Miami Hurricanes 7 15 18 — — — — 33
Out Paulius Murauskas 18.8 Saint Mary's Gaels 7 4 — — — — — 4
Out Zuby Ejiofor 16.3 St. John's Red Storm 5 14 18 17 — — — 49
Out Duke Miles 16.5 Vanderbilt Commodores 5 13 9 — — — — 22
Out Amani Lyles 14.6 Akron Zips 12 26 — — — — — 26
Out Brant Byers 14.2 Miami (OH) RedHawks 11 9 — — — — — 9
Out David Punch 14.3 TCU Horned Frogs 9 16 4 — — — — 20
Out Dailyn Swain 17.8 Texas Longhorns 11 14 11 15 — — — 40
Out Alex Wilkins 17.7 Furman Paladins 15 21 — — — — — 21
Out Greg Gordon 14.1 Long Island University Sharks 16 12 — — — — — 12
Out Theo Seng 12.9 Troy Trojans 13 9 — — — — — 9
Out Coach — Ohio State Buckeyes 8 — — — — — — 0
Out Coach — Prairie View A&M Panthers 16 — — — — — — 0
Out Coach — Texas Longhorns 11 10 10 — — — — 20
Out Coach — Troy Trojans 13 — — — — — — 0
Projected Total 288 133 121 36 27 27 632
Status Player PPG Team Seed Rd 1 Rd 2 16 Quarter Semi Champship Total
Out Aden Holloway 16.8 Alabama Crimson Tide 4 — — — — — — 0
Out Darius Acuff Jr. 22.9 Arkansas Razorbacks 4 24 36 28 — — — 88
Out Isaiah Evans 14.9 Duke Blue Devils 1 16 17 25 7 — — 65
Active Keaton Wagler 17.9 Illinois Fighting Illini 3 18 14 13 25 17 17 104
Out Flory Bidunga 13.5 Kansas Jayhawks 4 6 12 — — — — 18
Active Alex Karaban 12.6 UConn Huskies 2 22 27 17 5 12 12 95
Out Mikel Brown Jr. 18.2 Louisville Cardinals 6 — — — — — — 0
Out Bruce Thornton 20.2 Ohio State Buckeyes 8 10 — — — — — 10
Out Mikey Lewis 14.2 Saint Mary's Gaels 7 5 — — — — — 5
Out Oziyah Sellers 10.7 St. John's Red Storm 5 11 3 5 — — — 19
Out J.P. Estrella 10.1 Tennessee Volunteers 6 14 10 6 7 — — 37
Out Terry Anderson 16.0 High Point Panthers 12 15 15 — — — — 30
Out Tavion Banks 10.5 Iowa Hawkeyes 9 6 20 2 5 — — 33
Out Larry Johnson 17.5 McNeese Cowboys 12 15 — — — — — 15
Out Rylan Griffen 11.6 Texas A&M Aggies 10 4 6 — — — — 10
Out Asa Thomas 12.4 Furman Paladins 15 — — — — — — 0
Out Harry Rouhliadeff 10.8 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 13 9 — — — — — 9
Out Gavin Doty 17.9 Siena Saints 16 21 — — — — — 21
Active Coach — Illinois Fighting Illini 3 10 10 10 10 — — 40
Out Coach — Kansas Jayhawks 4 10 — — — — — 10
Out Coach — TCU Horned Frogs 9 10 — — — — — 10
Out Coach — Wright State Raiders 14 — — — — — — 0
Projected Total 226 170 106 59 29 29 619
Status Player PPG Team Seed Rd 1 Rd 2 16 Quarter Semi Champship Total
Out Cameron Boozer 22.5 Duke Blue Devils 1 22 19 22 27 — — 90
Out Thomas Haugh 17.1 Florida Gators 1 14 19 — — — — 33
Out Tre White 13.8 Kansas Jayhawks 4 12 4 — — — — 16
Out Fletcher Loyer 13.8 Purdue Boilermakers 2 14 24 18 8 — — 64
Active Tarris Reed Jr. 13.7 UConn Huskies 2 31 10 20 26 13 13 113
Out Malik Thomas 12.4 Virginia Cavaliers 3 11 12 — — — — 23
Out Richie Saunders 18.0 BYU Cougars 6 — — — — — — 0
Out RJ Godfrey 11.9 Clemson Tigers 8 15 — — — — — 15
Out Nate Ament 17.5 Tennessee Volunteers 6 — 16 18 7 — — 41
Out Tyler Bilodeau 17.6 UCLA Bruins 7 — — — — — — 0
Out Tyler Tanner 19.1 Vanderbilt Commodores 5 26 27 — — — — 53
Out Amani Lyles 14.6 Akron Zips 12 26 — — — — — 26
Out Alvaro Folgueiras 8.1 Iowa Hawkeyes 9 14 14 16 — — — 44
Out Trent Pierce 10.6 Missouri Tigers 10 7 — — — — — 7
Out Dailyn Swain 17.8 Texas Longhorns 11 14 11 15 — — — 40
Out Asa Thomas 12.4 Furman Paladins 15 — — — — — — 0
Out Cam Gillus 10.6 Howard Bison 16 21 — — — — — 21
Out Michael Imariagbe 11.8 Wright State Raiders 14 19 — — — — — 19
Out Coach — Louisville Cardinals 6 10 — — — — — 10
Out Coach — Saint Mary's Gaels 7 — — — — — — 0
Out Coach — Santa Clara Broncos 10 — — — — — — 0
Out Coach — Tennessee State Tigers 15 — — — — — — 0
Projected Total 256 156 109 68 13 13 615
Status Player PPG Team Seed Rd 1 Rd 2 16 Quarter Semi Champship Total
Out Alex Condon 15.0 Florida Gators 1 13 21 — — — — 34
Out Kingston Flemings 16.4 Houston Cougars 2 18 9 11 — — — 38
Active Keaton Wagler 17.9 Illinois Fighting Illini 3 18 14 13 25 17 17 104
Out Milan Momcilovic 17.1 Iowa State Cyclones 2 17 20 6 — — — 43
Out Jaxon Kohler 12.7 Michigan State Spartans 3 12 10 12 — — — 34
Out Trey Kaufman-Renn 13.6 Purdue Boilermakers 2 25 19 20 10 — — 74
Out RJ Godfrey 11.9 Clemson Tigers 8 15 — — — — — 15
Out Collin Chandler 9.9 Kentucky Wildcats 7 5 6 — — — — 11
Out Tre Donaldson 16.5 Miami Hurricanes 7 17 13 — — — — 30
Out Donovan Atwell 13.5 Texas Tech Red Raiders 5 15 12 — — — — 27
Out Donovan Dent 13.5 UCLA Bruins 7 10 11 — — — — 21
Out Tavari Johnson 20.1 Akron Zips 12 4 — — — — — 4
Out Rob Martin 15.3 High Point Panthers 12 23 30 — — — — 53
Out Jayden Stone 13.2 Missouri Tigers 10 21 — — — — — 21
Out Trey Campbell 13.7 Northern Iowa Panthers 12 14 — — — — — 14
Out Biggie Patterson 9.5 Hofstra Pride 13 11 — — — — — 11
Out Jordan Watford 11.9 Queens University Royals 15 10 — — — — — 10
Out Michael Imariagbe 11.8 Wright State Raiders 14 19 — — — — — 19
Out Coach — Akron Zips 12 — — — — — — 0
Out Coach — Nebraska Cornhuskers 4 10 10 — — — — 20
Out Coach — St. John's Red Storm 5 10 10 — — — — 20
Out Coach — Texas Tech Red Raiders 5 10 — — — — — 10
Projected Total 297 185 62 35 17 17 613
Status Player PPG Team Seed Rd 1 Rd 2 16 Quarter Semi Champship Total
Active Brayden Burries 15.9 Arizona Wildcats 1 18 16 23 14 15 — 86
Out Meleek Thomas 15.4 Arkansas Razorbacks 4 21 19 17 — — — 57
Out Patrick Ngongba II 10.7 Duke Blue Devils 1 — 4 3 6 — — 13
Out Emanuel Sharp 15.3 Houston Cougars 2 16 18 17 — — — 51
Out Fletcher Loyer 13.8 Purdue Boilermakers 2 14 24 18 8 — — 64
Out Malik Thomas 12.4 Virginia Cavaliers 3 11 12 — — — — 23
Out AJ Dybantsa 25.3 BYU Cougars 6 35 — — — — — 35
Out Jeremiah Wilkinson 17.0 Georgia Bulldogs 8 30 — — — — — 30
Out J'Vonne Hadley 11.8 Louisville Cardinals 6 10 2 — — — — 12
Out Christian Anderson 18.9 Texas Tech Red Raiders 5 18 7 — — — — 25
Out Trent Perry 12.7 UCLA Bruins 7 15 5 — — — — 20
Out Terry Anderson 16.0 High Point Panthers 12 15 15 — — — — 30
Out Elijah Mahi 13.9 Santa Clara Broncos 10 20 — — — — — 20
Out Rylan Griffen 11.6 Texas A&M Aggies 10 4 6 — — — — 10
Out Riley Kugel 14.4 UCF Knights 10 13 — — — — — 13
Out Jackson Rasmussen 13.9 Idaho Vandals 15 5 — — — — — 5
Out Jamal Fuller 16.4 Long Island University Sharks 16 11 — — — — — 11
Out Michael Cooper 13.4 Wright State Raiders 14 13 — — — — — 13
Out Coach — Kennesaw State Owls 14 — — — — — — 0
Out Coach — Miami (OH) RedHawks 11 — — — — — — 0
Out Coach — Michigan State Spartans 3 10 10 — — — — 20
Active Coach — Michigan Wolverines 1 10 10 10 10 10 — 50
Projected Total 289 148 88 38 25 — 588
Status Player PPG Team Seed Rd 1 Rd 2 16 Quarter Semi Champship Total
Out Labaron Philon Jr. 21.7 Alabama Crimson Tide 4 29 9 35 — — — 73
Active Andrej Stojakovic 13.4 Illinois Fighting Illini 3 9 21 13 17 13 13 86
Out Milan Momcilovic 17.1 Iowa State Cyclones 2 17 20 6 — — — 43
Out Jaxon Kohler 12.7 Michigan State Spartans 3 12 10 12 — — — 34
Active Yaxel Lendeborg 14.6 Michigan Wolverines 1 9 25 23 27 14 14 112
Out Thijs De Ridder 15.5 Virginia Cavaliers 3 10 22 — — — — 32
Out Robert Wright III 18.2 BYU Cougars 6 14 — — — — — 14
Out Jestin Porter 9.6 Clemson Tigers 8 9 — — — — — 9
Out Collin Chandler 9.9 Kentucky Wildcats 7 5 6 — — — — 11
Out Malik Reneau 18.8 Miami Hurricanes 7 24 16 — — — — 40
Out Seth Trimble 14.0 North Carolina Tar Heels 6 15 — — — — — 15
Out Tyshawn Archie 14.3 McNeese Cowboys 12 13 — — — — — 13
Out Trent Pierce 10.6 Missouri Tigers 10 7 — — — — — 7
Out Leon Bond III 11.9 Northern Iowa Panthers 12 12 — — — — — 12
Out Jordan Burks 13.0 UCF Knights 10 22 — — — — — 22
Out Cooper Bowser 14.0 Furman Paladins 15 9 — — — — — 9
Out Jamal Fuller 16.4 Long Island University Sharks 16 11 — — — — — 11
Out Trevian Carson 12.0 North Dakota State Bison 14 11 — — — — — 11
Out Coach — High Point Panthers 12 10 — — — — — 10
Out Coach — Kentucky Wildcats 7 10 — — — — — 10
Out Coach — Miami (OH) RedHawks 11 — — — — — — 0
Out Coach — VCU Rams 11 10 — — — — — 10
Projected Total 268 129 89 44 27 27 584
Status Player PPG Team Seed Rd 1 Rd 2 16 Quarter Semi Champship Total
Out Aden Holloway 16.8 Alabama Crimson Tide 4 — — — — — — 0
Out Meleek Thomas 15.4 Arkansas Razorbacks 4 21 19 17 — — — 57
Out Tyon Grant-Foster 11.2 Gonzaga Bulldogs 3 9 7 — — — — 16
Out Kingston Flemings 16.4 Houston Cougars 2 18 9 11 — — — 38
Out Jeremy Fears Jr. 15.7 Michigan State Spartans 3 7 12 13 — — — 32
Active Solo Ball 13.5 UConn Huskies 2 9 — 12 10 13 13 57
Out Carter Welling 10.2 Clemson Tigers 8 — — — — — — 0
Out Jeremiah Wilkinson 17.0 Georgia Bulldogs 8 30 — — — — — 30
Out Malik Reneau 18.8 Miami Hurricanes 7 24 16 — — — — 40
Out Bryce Hopkins 13.5 St. John's Red Storm 5 13 18 15 — — — 46
Out Nate Ament 17.5 Tennessee Volunteers 6 — 16 18 7 — — 41
Out Tavari Johnson 20.1 Akron Zips 12 4 — — — — — 4
Out Terry Anderson 16.0 High Point Panthers 12 15 15 — — — — 30
Out Tavion Banks 10.5 Iowa Hawkeyes 9 6 20 2 5 — — 33
Out Dailyn Swain 17.8 Texas Longhorns 11 14 11 15 — — — 40
Out Dominique Daniels Jr. 23.2 California Baptist Lancers 13 25 — — — — — 25
Out Isaac Johnson 14.1 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 13 15 — — — — — 15
Out Braedan Lue 11.1 Kennesaw State Owls 14 5 — — — — — 5
Out Coach — Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 13 — — — — — — 0
Out Coach — Saint Louis Billikens 9 10 — — — — — 10
Out Coach — UCLA Bruins 7 10 — — — — — 10
Out Coach — Wisconsin Badgers 5 — — — — — — 0
Projected Total 235 143 103 22 13 13 529
Status Player PPG Team Seed Rd 1 Rd 2 16 Quarter Semi Champship Total
Out Darius Acuff Jr. 22.9 Arkansas Razorbacks 4 24 36 28 — — — 88
Out Patrick Ngongba II 10.7 Duke Blue Devils 1 — 4 3 6 — — 13
Out Thomas Haugh 17.1 Florida Gators 1 14 19 — — — — 33
Out Milos Uzan 11.1 Houston Cougars 2 12 15 6 — — — 33
Out Jeremy Fears Jr. 15.7 Michigan State Spartans 3 7 12 13 — — — 32
Out Braden Frager 11.6 Nebraska Cornhuskers 4 13 15 16 — — — 44
Out Blue Cain 13.3 Georgia Bulldogs 8 6 — — — — — 6
Out Mikel Brown Jr. 18.2 Louisville Cardinals 6 — — — — — — 0
Out Shelton Henderson 13.7 Miami Hurricanes 7 15 18 — — — — 33
Out Devin Royal 13.7 Ohio State Buckeyes 8 14 — — — — — 14
Out Donovan Dent 13.5 UCLA Bruins 7 10 11 — — — — 21
Out Bennett Stirtz 20.0 Iowa Hawkeyes 9 16 13 20 24 — — 73
Out Trent Pierce 10.6 Missouri Tigers 10 7 — — — — — 7
Out Will Hornseth 11.2 Northern Iowa Panthers 12 10 — — — — — 10
Out Robbie Avila 12.9 Saint Louis Billikens 9 12 9 — — — — 21
Out Braedan Lue 11.1 Kennesaw State Owls 14 5 — — — — — 5
Out Jamal Fuller 16.4 Long Island University Sharks 16 11 — — — — — 11
Out Gavin Doty 17.9 Siena Saints 16 21 — — — — — 21
Out Coach — Florida Gators 1 10 — — — — — 10
Out Coach — Idaho Vandals 15 — — — — — — 0
Out Coach — Saint Mary's Gaels 7 — — — — — — 0
Out Coach — TCU Horned Frogs 9 10 — — — — — 10
Projected Total 217 152 86 30 — — 485
Status Player PPG Team Seed Rd 1 Rd 2 16 Quarter Semi Champship Total
Out Trevon Brazile 13.2 Arkansas Razorbacks 4 19 8 7 — — — 34
Out Tyon Grant-Foster 11.2 Gonzaga Bulldogs 3 9 7 — — — — 16
Active Keaton Wagler 17.9 Illinois Fighting Illini 3 18 14 13 25 17 17 104
Out Flory Bidunga 13.5 Kansas Jayhawks 4 6 12 — — — — 18
Out Jeremy Fears Jr. 15.7 Michigan State Spartans 3 7 12 13 — — — 32
Out Rienk Mast 13.5 Nebraska Cornhuskers 4 11 13 9 — — — 33
Out Carter Welling 10.2 Clemson Tigers 8 — — — — — — 0
Out Jeremiah Wilkinson 17.0 Georgia Bulldogs 8 30 — — — — — 30
Out Ryan Conwell 18.7 Louisville Cardinals 6 18 21 — — — — 39
Out Henri Veesaar 16.7 North Carolina Tar Heels 6 26 — — — — — 26
Out Bryce Hopkins 13.5 St. John's Red Storm 5 13 18 15 — — — 46
Out Evan Ipsaro 13.9 Miami (OH) RedHawks 11 — — — — — — 0
Out Jayden Stone 13.2 Missouri Tigers 10 21 — — — — — 21
Out Robbie Avila 12.9 Saint Louis Billikens 9 12 9 — — — — 21
Out Karson Templin 9.1 Utah State Aggies 9 4 5 — — — — 9
Out Cam Gillus 10.6 Howard Bison 16 21 — — — — — 21
Out Simeon Cottle 20.2 Kennesaw State Owls 14 — — — — — — 0
Out Michael Cooper 13.4 Wright State Raiders 14 13 — — — — — 13
Out Coach — Furman Paladins 15 — — — — — — 0
Out Coach — Saint Mary's Gaels 7 — — — — — — 0
Out Coach — TCU Horned Frogs 9 10 — — — — — 10
Out Coach — Villanova Wildcats 8 — — — — — — 0
Projected Total 238 119 57 25 17 17 473