March Madness 2026: Injuries Poised to Upend Brackets and Fuel Upsets

March Madness 2026 is here, and if you're clutching your freshly printed bracket like a lifeline, brace yourself. The Selection Sunday confetti has barely settled, but a shadow looms larger than any bracketologist's hot take: injuries. Last year was chalk city—no 1-4 seeds fell in the first round, per Yahoo Sports. This time? A handful of star players sidelined could turn the Big Dance into a mad scramble where underdogs feast.

Yahoo Sports laid it out plain: teams like Duke and Texas Tech head...