BRACKETOLOGY XTRA PODCAST: Squeezing into the last two or three NCAA tournament spots

Hosts Jim Connelly and Ed Trefzger look at where things stand on Monday, March 16, 2026 after a weekend of upsets in this episode of Bracketology XTRA.

Here is the updated bracket:

Albany

• Michigan (1)
• Providence
• Cornell
• Bentley (AHA autobid placeholder)

Loveland

• Western Michigan (4)
• Denver (host)
• Wisconsin
• St. Thomas

Sioux Falls

• North Dakota (2)
• Dartmouth
• Penn State
• Connecticut

Loveland

• Michigan State (3)
• Minnesota Duluth
• Quinnipiac
• Massachusetts

This episode is sponsored by the NCAA Men’s Frozen Four, April 9 and 11 in Las Vegas. Tickets: https://ncaa.com/mfrozenfour

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