College Basketball

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 …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The NCAA Tournament is chaos by design, and chaos creates opportunity. While most bettors focus on point spreads and bracket pools, March Madness prop bets open the door to softer markets built around volatility, seed perception, and public bias. Advertisement From “Make the …

The teams and seeds have been set for March Madness 2026 and now the only thing left to do (besides finish up your fantasy bracket) is tune in to the First Four. The men’s First Four will whittle the current field of 68 teams down to 64 with games being played on March 17 and 18. This year’s First Four …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. If there’s one thing March Madness is known for, it’s the upsets. 2025 saw just three “upsets” in Round 1 — an 11-seed and two 12-seeds — while two years prior saw seven upsets… and in 2023 we have all four No. 1 …

Kansas or Cal Baptist? How to pick 4 vs. 13 matchup in 2026 March Madness bracket originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Bill Self, Darryn Peterson, and the Kansas Jayhawks know what it takes to win it all in March Madness, but they enter the 2026 tournament needing to …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. When it comes to March Madness, everyone has an opinion, and they seldom hesitate to share their March Madness bracket predictions with you. You’ve likely already heard who your brother, best friend, and even dry cleaner are picking this year, but what would …

ESPN’s March Madness coverage just got significantly bigger after “The Pat McAfee Show” revealed a college basketball coaching great will be joining the NCAA Tournament festivities. McAfee became a major figure at ESPN throughout their college sports endeavors, as well as NFL and NBA coverage. However, McAfee will be joined by a Duke Blue Devils legend throughout March Madness. Advertisement …

6 potential Cinderella stars who could bust your 2026 March Madness bracket, from Dominique Daniels Jr. to TJ Power originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. In this new and rapidly evolving era of college sports, it might be harder than ever to be a true Cinderella in the NCAA …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime college basketball coach Thad Matta announced Monday he is retiring after a career that included 13 NCAA Tournaments and a national title game appearance with Ohio State. Matta spent the past four seasons at Butler, his second stint at the helm of his alma mater. The Bulldogs suffered a season-ending 91-81 loss to Providence in the …

The confetti has fallen in Chicago and Indianapolis, the brackets are set and the Big Ten’s best teams have made their cases as March Madness is finally upon us. From Washington’s overtime stunner over USC on the men’s side, to UCLA’s 51-point domination in the women’s championship game, the Big Ten tournament delivered all the chaos you could’ve asked for. …

March Madness expert brackets: Compare Jay Bilas, Dick Vitale, more picks to win 2026 NCAA Tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket is officially set, and with it comes the annual tradition of analysts and icons planting their flags on the road to Indianapolis. …

Sick of hard-hitting analysis of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament? Up to your eyeballs in expert picks chock-full of astute takes on players to watch and budding upsets? Fear not, friends: your pals at Anonymous Eagle are here to inject some half-baked, homespun “insight” into the proceedings, with our (mostly) annual region-by-region tour, as we go Anonymously Through the Brackets. …

March Madness is here, and the field of 68 teams in the NCAA tournament was officially revealed on Sunday. While Selection Sunday brought good news for quite a few teams on the bubble, including Miami (Ohio), which suffered its first loss in the MAC tournament quarterfinals, that wasn’t the case for all of them. For teams like Oklahoma and Auburn, …

The Miami of Ohio RedHawks snagged one of the final at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night. The RedHawks finished their regular season 31-0 before falling to the UMass Minutemen in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Advertisement Some college basketball analysts said Miami of Ohio didn’t belong in the 68-team NCAA field because its strength …

Two years ago, USC was involved in one of the more dramatic coaching carousels in recent college basketball history. After head coach Andy Enfield departed for SMU, the Trojans hired Eric Musselman away from Arkansas. The Razorbacks subsequently made a big splash, hiring longtime Kentucky coach John Calipari. Each of those coaches is now two years in at their new …

March Madness upset predictions 2026: Which 10 seed is most likely to win in first round? originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The 7-10 split is always a key piece in crafting a winning tournament bracket. Advertisement Who will pull off double-digit upsets this year? No. 10 UCF (21-11) …

March Madness has arrived. The 68-team men’s basketball bracket has been announced, Texas slid in and Houston is set up for a run. The tournament will open with Prairie View trying to play in, while top seeds Duke, Michigan, Arizona and Florida line up for the Final Four. Who will advance? Print out your brackets and make your picks. Advertisement …

Despite coming up short in the Big Ten Tournament, the Michigan Wolverines still earned a 1-seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Dusty May and his team had a historic season in the regular season, winning 29 games, going 10-0 in true road games, and winning the Big Ten regular-season championship by four games. The Wolverines were so good, in fact, …

On Sunday, March 1st, Marquette women’s basketball ended the regular season with a 69-65 road win over Providence. On Saturday, March 7th, Marquette women’s basketball ended their run in the Big East tournament after just one game, falling 57-44 to Creighton in the quarterfinals. Advertisement On Sunday, March 15th, Marquette women’s basketball had their season ended by a lack of …

Growing up in southern Washington, the Portland Trail Blazers were Tommy Lloyd’s favorite NBA team to follow and for good reason. Portland was a perennial contender in the early 1990s, reaching the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992. After losing to the Chicago Bulls in the ‘92 Finals, the Trail Blazers retooled by adding a point guard by the name …

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know that the NCAA Tournament tips off this week. It’s never a great feeling to go from getting bounced in the first game of the conference tournament before the NCAA Tournament, which is what Michigan State basketball will look to do this week, but at least you know they’ll be well-rested. …

March Madness bracket busters 2026: The best sleeper picks, upset predictions for NCAA Tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. It’s getting more difficult to spot a true Cinderella in the NCAA Tournament. Advertisement There will be multiple double-digit seeds that win in the first round. There have been …

Nebraska men’s basketball will be headed to Oklahoma City as the No. 4 seed to take on No. 13 Troy in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The two teams will meet on Thursday at 11:40 a.m. CT on truTV. Nebraska (26-6, 15-5 Big Ten) lost to Purdue in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten Tournament. Troy (22-11, …