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Welcome to our coverage of the 2025 NCAA Tournament! The best event in sports is here and we will be as well, providing step-by-step previews of each region and breaking down what to watch for and who to keep an eye on during the basketball feast that is the NCAA Tournament. Who the metrics love: #6 Louisville The Cardinals finished …

Last year’s NCAA Tournament saw just four lower-seeded teams victorious in the round of 64: two No. 9-seeds, and two No. 10-seeds. While it’s safe to say that looking for upsets is often more of a Moby Dick situation than a trip to Sea World, we would be lying if we claimed to not be whale watching nonetheless. Advertisement So, …

With the March Madness field set, the task of filling out NCAA Tournament brackets commences. Will you roll with an upset or is yours all chalk? Do you feel like you know best? Well, now is the time to prove it. Advertisement Below are the Gainesville Sun’s expert picks for March Madness. The Sun’s Andrew Abadie, Kevin Brockway and Noah …

The toughest year of Bronson Koenig’s career was coming to an end, and he was letting it all out in a St. Louis hotel. The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team had played Pittsburgh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 2016, but the 47-43 win was far from a masterpiece. Koenig had gone 1-for-8 and finished with two …

CHICAGO – Ohio State’s Puff Johnson has seen the mountaintop in men’s college basketball. Two years into his career at North Carolina, Johnson had shaken off an injury that cost him nearly a year’s worth of games and played his way into first-year coach Hubert Davis’ rotation as the postseason approached. With a 24-9 record, the Tar Heels earned a …

The toughest year of Bronson Koenig’s career was coming to an end, and he was letting it all out in a St. Louis hotel. The Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team had played Pittsburgh in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 2016, but the 47-43 win was far from a masterpiece. Koenig had gone 1-for-8 and finished with two …

The Clemson Tigers are NCAA Tournament bound for the third consecutive year under coach Brad Brownell. Clemson (24-10 overall) is the No. 8 seed in the South Region and will face the No. 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes in the first round of the tournament at Benchmark International Arena in Tampa, Florida, on Friday. Advertisement The Tigers enter the tournament having …

Dom Izzo will not be in Western New York this week for the first round of the NCAA Tournament. He’s the first to tell you, he’s bummed out to miss such a momentous event. Yes. Dom. That’s not a typo. Dom Izzo is a TV and radio broadcaster from Fargo, North Dakota, who just happens to share a surname with …

Dom Izzo will not be in Western New York this week for the first round of the NCAA Tournament. He’s the first to tell you, he’s bummed out to miss such a momentous event. Yes. Dom. That’s not a typo. Dom Izzo is a TV and radio broadcaster from Fargo, North Dakota, who just happens to share a surname with …

The NCAA tournament tips off Thursday, and as always, March Madness brings chaos, upsets, and plenty of betting opportunities. This breakdown focuses on the Midwest Region, where several first-round matchups offer intriguing value on the board. This card highlights five bets worth targeting. One spot backs a team with a matchup nightmare opponents struggle to handle. Another play rides a …

ITHACA, N.Y. – T.J. Power had his hands on his knees at midcourt. His line of sight covered by the brand new championship t-shirt that he put over his head, but not around his body yet. Did that really just happen? His brain had no other reaction to what had just occurred. “I was super emotional, I’m sure I’ll be …

For a lot of this season, it looked like the top three or four teams in college basketball were pretty clear. Maybe those teams will still emerge. But, the NCAA tournament begins, they don’t seem quite as infallible. Here are my picks for each region and the Final Four: EAST REGION This is a loaded region with a lot of …

Consider yourself a men’s college basketball expert? You now have a chance to prove it in USA TODAY’s Bracket Challenge for the Men’s NCAA Tournament of March Madness. Join the madness and track your bracket compared to others, including several sports reporters from The Arizona Republic. Advertisement You will have a chance to win up to $40,000 in prizes and …

The march to madness officially kicks off in Dayton, Ohio, as the First Four begins with a Tuesday doubleheader. The First Four is comprised of four games between the last four automatic qualifiers and the last four at-large teams. The four winners will advance into the traditional 64-team bracket that will begin Thursday, March 19. Advertisement Last year, all of …

In his NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket released Monday, Michael Cohen of Fox Sports predicts that whichever team emerges from Tuesday’s First Four game in Dayton, Texas or North Carolina State, will beat No. 6 seed BYU in a first-round game in Portland on Thursday. “Biggest first-round upset,” Cohen says, along with No. 11 South Florida over No. 6 Louisville …

It’s not the only bogus tweet trying to trick people into thinking Miami RedHawks head coach Travis Steele is leaving for Butler. But it’s the only one TNT and CBS college basketball analyst Bruce Pearl appears to have fallen for. Advertisement Pearl quote-tweeted Markus Walters, known for tweeting misinformation. “Great Hire!” Pearl tweeted. “Known Travis since his AAU days in …

As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, Kansas State hired Belmont Coach Casey Alexander to replace the guy from Baylor who didn’t work out. After querying the other B.O.T.C. staff for suggestions, the first thing I want to try and tackle is Coach Alexander’s style of play, mainly because the last guy didn’t have one. It’s a long time before …

CHICAGO — The edge felt extra sharp Friday night, with blank stares draping the Fighting Illini locker room as the swirl of frustration, anger and agitation palpably pulsed. An all-too-familiar sensation was echoed by a disgruntled Brad Underwood, who had very little to say to his team after Illinois’ first crack at postseason play ended in disaster with a 91-88 …

Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg turned down Kentucky offer to be college basketball’s highest-paid player originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Michigan star Yaxel Lendeborg could have become the highest-paid player in college basketball last offseason. Instead, he chose a different path. Advertisement The 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward revealed that Kentucky offered …

The Alabama Crimson Tide learned their NCAA Tournament seed and first-round opponent in March Madness on Selection Sunday. The Crimson Tide (23-9 overall) are the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region and will face the Hofstra Pride (24-10) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Tampa, Florida. Advertisement After a disappointing showing in the SEC …

Somehow, a line buried in a statement from Oklahoma coach Porter Moser about accepting an invitation to the College Basketball Crown — the joke of a tournament in Las Vegas that’s decided to compete with the NIT for no particular reason, because what everybody was of course demanding was a lame version of the NIT — managed to speak volumes …

Colorado basketball might not have been able to make their way back to the NCAA Tournament in 2026, but thanks to a new postseason tournament their season is far from over. The Buffs have accepted an invitation to return to the College Basketball Crown, a Las Vegas-based tournament in its second year. Tad Boyle’s squad will open against former Big …

In a time where countless decisions are viewed through the eyes of money and efficiency, Sundance Wicks and the Wyoming Cowboys elected to buck that trend. As more and more college basketball programs choose to decline invitations from non-NCAA Tournament postseason events, it has diminished the aura they provide. Advertisement But not for Wicks. Not for Wyoming. After the field …

Christmas Day for college hoops junkies is Selection Sunday. For 68 teams, the gift of being a part of this year’s March Madness is one they’ll never forget. Some NCAA Tournament teams were presented with easier paths to the Final Four than others. Advertisement MORE: Predicting the winner of March Madness 2026 The cream of the crop rose to the …

There will be some popular upset picks in the Midwest region. One might be picking against a team with the richest roster in the sport. Kentucky spent more NIL money than anyone last offseason, and is just a No. 7 seed this season. The Wildcats get a tough matchup against Santa Clara on Friday, and those looking to find a …