Beginning in 2013, our Society has tried to predict the winner of the NCAA Basketball Championship by using our own special O∆K methodology:
- If one team’s school has a circle and the other school’s team does not, the school with the circle is projected to win.
- If both teams are at institutions with circles, the circle with the earlier founding date is projected to win.
- If neither team is at a school with a circle, the higher seed is projected to win.
According to O∆K Bracketology 2026, the Men’s Final Four should come down to:
Louisville (1943) versus Vanderbilt (1934) and Missouri (1933) versus Akron (1922) – with Akron beating Vanderbilt in the championship game.
We also created a bracket to predict the winner of the NCAA Women’s Final Four. After using the same methodology, the Women’s Final Four should come down to:
Maryland(1927) versus Virginia (1925) and Richmond (1921) versus Alabama (1924) – with Richmond beating Virginia in the final game.
Good luck to the 25 schools in the Women’s Tournament and 25 schools in the Men’s Tournament with O∆K Circles as they compete in March Madness.
Our methodology for the men’s tournament actually worked once – in 2013. That year, it predicted that Louisville would win the national championship.
May our brackets (which you can view below) not get BUSTED!
