Overview
- The Obama Foundation published Obama's men's and women's NCAA tournament brackets for 2026.
- He forecasts Arizona to beat Duke for the men's title, with Duke, Arizona, Illinois and Iowa State comprising his Final Four.
- His women's bracket sends all four No. 1 seeds—UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina—to the Final Four, with UConn over UCLA for the championship.
- Noted deviations include TCU advancing past Iowa in the Elite Eight, No. 11 South Florida over No. 6 Louisville, and first-round wins by Utah State, Missouri, Iowa and UCF.
- On the women's side he flags one early upset with No. 9 Princeton over No. 8 Oklahoma State, while overall his men's sheet is less chalky than usual and his women's picks stay firmly chalk.