A stacked Midwest Regional in the bracket preview shows the challenges faced by the NCAA Tournament selection committee amid conference consolidation

The SEC Women's Basketball Tournament begins in March in Greenville. Here's the full bracket if the 2026 SEC Tournament started today.

The 2026 Shoreline Boys Basketball Tournament will tip off with the quarterfinals on Wednesday, Feb. 25, then the semifinals on Friday, Feb. 27, both rounds at the site of the higher seed. The championship final will be Tuesday, March 3 at Polson Middle School in Madison. Tip time is 7 p.m. Old Lyme is the top seed and the defending champion.

On Saturday, the MIAA released its brackets for the high school girls basketball postseason across five divisions. The full brackets can be found below with dates and times for first round games to be determined.

Twelve teams enter the 6A SIC boys basketball tournament battling for up to five potential berths to the 2026 Idaho basketball state tournament. The league receives four automatic berths to the state playoffs, plus an additional spot in a state play-in game.

The NCHSAA has set the brackets for the first round of the high school girls basketball playoffs. Check out the matchups here.

The 2026 CTC Boys Basketball Tournament will tip off with play-down games on Tuesday, Feb. 24, the quarterfinals on Thursday, Feb. 26 at the higher seed, then the semifinals on Saturday, Feb. 28, at the site of the higher seed.

For the first time this season, the selection committee unveiled its top-16 seeds for March Madness if it started today.