March Madness record by conference: Updated SEC, Big Ten and more win-loss totals through Rounds 1-2

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The Big Ten dominated the first weekend of the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. 

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How much? No. 4 Nebraska will play No. 9 Iowa in the Sweet 16. The Hawkeyes continued the dominant run on Sunday with a 73-72 victory against No. 1 Florida on a 3-pointer by Alvaro Folgueiras with 4.5 seconds remaining. 

Nebraska capped a 4-0 day for the conference on Saturday with a 74-72 victory against No. 5 Vanderbilt. The Huskers advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history. Now, the Huskers and Hawkeyes will meet with a chance to go to the Elite Eight. 

No. 1 Michigan, No. 2 Purdue, No. 3 Michigan State and No. 3 Illinois as part of a record-setting weekend for the conference. 

We'll track the major conferences through the first few rounds of the NCAA tournament. Which schools had the most tournament bids? Who will have the best record? Which conference will send the most schools to the Sweet 16 and Final Four? We will track that all here through the 2026 NCAA Tournament. 

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March Madness record by conference in 2026 

Here is a look at the records of each of the conferences with multiple bids with teams still remaining in the 2025-26 NCAA Tournament. Sporting News will track those records with each round:     

CONFERENCEWLPCTBig Ten133.813Big East41.800SEC136.684Big 1295.643ACC57.417

The SEC is 13-6. No. 11 Texas won three games in the first weekend of the tournament starting with the First Four. No. 4 Arkansas, the SEC tournament champion, also advanced to the Sweet 16 along with No. 4 Alabama and No. 6 Tennessee. 

The Big 12 is 9-5. No. 2 Houston advanced to the Sweet 16 on Saturday. No. 1 Arizona and No. 2 Iowa State also advanced Sunday. 

The Big East is 4-1. No. 5 St. John's advanced to the Sweet 16 with a buzzer beater by Dylan Darling against No. 5 Kansas in a 67-65 victory. No. 2 UConn also advanced with a 73-57 victory against No. 7 UCLA. 

The ACC is 5-7, and No. 1 Duke is the lone teams remaining in the NCAA Tournament. 

The Atlantic 10 (two bids) finished 2-2. No. 9 St. Louis and No. 11 VCU were eliminated on Saturday. The West Coast Conference (three bids) finished 1-3 after No. 3 Gonzaga lost 74-68 to Texas. The Mid-American Conference (two bids) finished 1-2. 

Sweet 16 by conference

Here is a look at the Sweet 16 in the 2025-26 NCAA Tournament by conference: 

CONFERENCENOTEAMSBig Ten6 Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, PurdueSEC4Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, TexasBig 123Arizona, Houston, Iowa StateBig East2St. John's, UConn ACC1Duke

Conferences with multiple teams in second round

A look at the conferences with multiple bids and who advanced to the second round, which begins Saturday:

CONFERENCENOTEAMSSEC8Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, VanderbiltBig Ten7Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Purdue, UCLABig 126Arizona, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, TCU, Texas TechACC4Duke, Louisville, Miami, VirginiaBig East2St. John's, UConn Atlantic 102VCU, St. Louis

March Madness teams by conference 2026

Here is a look at the conferences with multiple bids in the 2026 NCAA Tournament: 

CONFERENCEBIDSSEC10Big Ten9Big 128ACC8Big East3West Coast3Atlantic 102MAC2

The SEC set a NCAA tournament with 14 selections in 20224-25. This year, the conference again has a nation-best 10 bids, and eight of those teams advanced to the second round. 

The Big Ten has five teams that are seeded No. 4 or higher. All five teams advanced to the Sweet 16. 

The Big 12 and ACC had eight tournament bids apiece, and the Big East and West Coast Conference each had three teams selected for the tournament. 

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