the 2026 tournament schedule / RESULTS
Before we get to the tournament schedule, a reminder that brackets are due by the end of February. Click BRACKETS above to fill yours out! And here are the playlists: Youtube and Spotify (courtesy of dparker326).
All games begin and end at 9am Arizona time. AZ does not do daylight saving time, so AZ time = Mountain until most of the rest of the country shifts, and then AZ time = Pacific.
the national
championship game
march 30
(1) Celine Dion, My Heart Will Go On defeated (6) Ben Folds Five, Brick 784-474
the final four
march 26
march 27
the elite 8
march 23
(1) Celine Dion, My Heart Will Go On went on past (3) Counting Crows, Round Here 360-284
(1) Guns n’ Roses, November Rain rained out (11) Kate Bush, Moments of Pleasure 135-118
march 24
the sweet 16
march 17
(1) Celine Dion, My Heart Will Go On banished (13) Kristin Hersh, Your Ghost 145-111
(11) Kate Bush, Moments of Pleasure brought to tears (7) Hootie & the Blowfish, Let Her Cry 114-99
march 18
(6) Ben Folds Five, Brick broke (7) Sade, No Ordinary Love 122-86
(6) Collective Soul, The World I Know passed (7) Alanis Morissette, Uninvited 106-89
march 19
(3) Counting Crows, Round Here sent home (10) Wilco, Via Chicago 177-135
(1) Guns n’ Roses, November Rain leveled (12) Vince Gill, Go Rest High on that Mountain 137-107
march 20
second round: march 11, 12, 13, 16
march 11
(1) Celine Dion, My Heart Will Go On tuned out (8) REM, Country Feedback 217-195
(12) Vince Gill, Go Rest High on that Mountain left (4) Lisa Loeb, Stay (I Missed You) 76-63
(13) Kristin Hersh, Your Ghost escaped (12) Belle and Sebastian, Get Me Away From Here I’m Dying 95-46
(7) Sade, No Ordinary Love silenced (2) No Doubt, Don’t Speak 93-51
march 12
(5) Bush, Glycerine slid by (4) Paula Cole, Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? 148-109
(6) Collective Soul, The World I Know rejected (14) Des’ree, I’m Kissing You 168-142
(6) Ben Folds Five, Brick wilted (14) Mazzy Star, Flowers in December 187-178
(7) Alanis Morissette, Uninvited snubbed (2) Bonnie Raitt, I Can’t Make You Love Me 89-82
march 13
(3) Counting Crows, Round Here drenched (6) Billie Myers, Kiss the Rain 150-130
(11) Kate Bush, Moments of Pleasure held off (14) Tom Waits, Hold On 86-55
(7) Hootie & the Blowfish, Let Her Cry picked (2) The Cranberries, Linger 83
(8) Nirvana, Sappy processed (16) Mineral, Parking Lot 95-45
march 16
(10) Wilco, Via Chicago stopped (2) Soul Asylum, Runaway Train 116-95
(8) Blink-182, Adam’s Song retired (16) Grandpaboy, Lush and Green 88-76
(13) Ani DiFranco, You Had Time outlasted (5) Mariah Carey, Without You 106-54
(1) Guns n’ Roses, November Rain dug up (8) Neutral Milk Hotel, The King of Carrot Flowers Pt 1 173-172
first round: march 1-6, 9-10
March 1
(1) Celine Dion, My Heart Will Go On turned down (16) Silver Jews, The Wild Kindness 178-83
(5) Bush, Glycerine grounded (12) Fiona Apple, On the Bound 158-77
(13) Ani DiFranco, You Had Time outlasted (4) The Wallflowers, One Headlight 153-79
March 2
(6) Billie Myers, Kiss the Rain outlasted (11) Bob Dylan, Tryin to Get to Heaven 108-96
(14) Tom Waits, Hold On held off (3) Backstreet Boys, Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely 121-81
(7) Sade, No Ordinary Love handled (10) Third Eye Blind, The Background 122-49
(2) Bonnie Raitt, I Can’t Make You Love Me ended (15) Portishead, Roads 99-64
March 3
(8) REM, Country Feedback finalized (9) Liz Phair, Divorce Song 139-116
(12) Vince Gill, Go Rest High on that Mountain shortened (5) Foo Fighters, Everlong 101-79
(4) Paula Cole, Where Have All the Cowboys Gone broke (13) Magnetic Fields, 100,000 Fireflies 114-72
(6) Collective Soul, The World I Know isolated (11) Michael McDonald, Lonely Talk 157-24
March 4
(3) Counting Crows, Round Here eclipsed (14) Savage Garden, To the Moon & Back 137-33
(7) Hootie & the Blowfish, Let Her Cry anesthetized (10) Morphine, Cure for Pain 140-134
(2) No Doubt, Don’t Speak silenced (15) Gillian Welch, By the Mark 90-82
(16) Mineral, Parking Lot trolled (1) Red Hot Chili Peppers, Under the Bridge 80-62
March 5
(12) Belle and Sebastian, Get Me Away from Here, I’m Dying crossed off (5) Lauryn Hill, Ex-Factor 89-82
(4) Lisa Loeb, Stay (I Missed You) passed (13) Lee Ann Womack, Little Past Little Rock 111-49
(6) Ben Folds Five, Brick broke (11) Skid Row, Wasted Time 123-64
(14) Des’ree, I’m Kissing You kissed off (3) Goo Goo Dolls, Iris 147-127
March 6
(13) Kristin Hersh, Your Ghost silenced (4) The Black Crowes, She Talks to Angels 145-136
(11) Kate Bush, Moments of Pleasure dimmed (6) Brooks & Dunn, Neon Moon 99-67
(14) Mazzy Star, Flowers in December sobered up (3) Gin Blossoms, Hey Jealousy 144-48
(7) Alanis Morrissette, Uninvited squeezed (10) Elliott Smith, Between the Bars 100-80
March 9
(10) Wilco, Via Chicago thawed (7) Tori Amos, Winter 164-137
(2) Cranberries, Linger cracked (15) Cat Power, Metal Heart 110-68
(16) Grandpaboy, Lush and Green dried up (1) Eric Clapton, Tears in Heaven 94-60
(8) Nirvana, Sappy ended (9) Sinead O’Connor, The Last Day of Our Acquaintance 118-116
March 10
(2) Soul Asylum, Runaway Train broke up (15) Patty Loveless, You Don't Even Know Who I Am 112-100
(1) Guns n’ Roses, November Rain sold off (16) Sammy Kershaw, Yard Sale 139-72
(8) Blink-182, Adam’s Song outmourned (9) Nick Cave, Nobody’s Baby Now 107-104
(5) Mariah Carey, Without You snuck by (12) Crash Test Dummies, Superman’s Song 72-65