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Saturday, February 14, 2026

Cracketology: 404 Top-16 Reveal Not Found


Historically, the Top-16 Reveal is held on the Saturday after the Super Bowl. As soon as football exits stage left, college basketball takes over and that first weekend is when they announce to the casuals who the top teams are and give everyone a preview of what the NCAA Tournament will look like.

Except...they're not doing that this year. They quietly pushed the Top-16 Reveal to next Saturday, February 21st. That very suddenly made all the writing I did on the teams I would expect to see there if the Reveal were held now moot. And after hours of time wasted on graphics and writing, well, I don't really have the time for a whole new theme.

This week, it will just be a seed list and bracket. Here's how we would project things if today were Selection Sunday:



Multibid Leagues

SEC: 11

Big 10: 10

ACC: 9

Big 12: 7

Big East: 3

WCC: 3

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