College Basketball

Iowa (24-12, 10-10 Big Ten) and No. 3 seed Illinois (27-8, 15-5 Big Ten) meet in the South Region final from inside the Toyota Center in Houston on Saturday evening with a Final Four ticket on the line. For ninth-seeded Iowa, a win would mean its first Final Four appearance since 1980. This Elite Eight trip is Iowa’s first since …

Duke’s Jon Scheyer pulls off historic feat Mike Krzyzewski never achieved originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Jon Scheyer is stepping out of Mike Krzyzewski’s shadow at Duke and the proof is in his latest accomplishment. Advertisement After Duke’s 80-75 win over St. John’s in the Sweet 16 game …

We’ve reached the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament, with March Madness going fairly predictably as three of the No. 1-seeded teams have advanced to this round. We now get true matchups between the best college basketball teams in 2026, creating high stakes and a lot of excitement this weekend. Let’s dive into our Elite Eight predictions for the weekend …

WASHINGTON — It was well past midnight on Saturday morning after Tom Izzo’s Michigan State Spartans came up short in the Sweet 16, when the 71-year-old coach was asked where he sees himself in five years. “Trying to win a national championship — plain and simple,” he said. Advertisement Izzo has guided Michigan State to eight Final Fours and captured …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. One game is all that remains between eight programs and a spot in the 2026 Final Four in Indianapolis. Upsets are what make March Madness so entertaining, but they become fewer and farther between as we reach the final stages of the tournament. …

CHICAGO − Tennessee basketball was not consistently great against top teams in the regular season. It led to its lowest Men’s NCAA Tournament seeding under coach Rick Barnes. Once March Madness started, though, the No. 6 Vols (25-11) course-corrected into the most dangerous team in the tournament. Tennessee outclassed No. 2 Iowa State (29-8) for a 76-62 victory at the …

CHICAGO – Michigan’s Yaxel Lendeborg looked for the green light. He couldn’t catch Dusty May’s eye. So the Big Ten Player of the Year sent it anyway. Not a shot. A line. “Honestly, I kind of felt a little disrespected having a freshman guarding me,” Lendeborg said at the podium with his head coach a mere feet away, as the …

Michigan State basketball was knocked out of 2026 March Madness on Friday, March 27, in a loss to Connecticut, 67-63, in the Sweet 16 in Washington. To see what Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said about the 3-seed Spartans’ NCAA Tournament loss to the 2-seed Huskies, watch the video above. Advertisement “We didn’t play that good early, I mean it’s …

Andrej Stojakovic has been an impact scorer off the bench this season for Brad Underwood and Illinois men’s basketball, and is one of the top impact first-year transfers left in March Madness. The No. 3-seeded Illini will need another impact game off the bench on Saturday, March 28 when they meet up with No. 9 Iowa in the Elite Eight …

The Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball team has a chance to reach the Final Four of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2005. Here’s what you need to know to watch the Elite 8 game between Illinois and Iowa. Advertisement What time does Illinois play today? Tip-off time is Saturday, 5:09 p.m. central What channel is Illinois-Iowa basketball …

This post is brought to you by FanDuel, proud partner of SBNation. Aggies get a B for March Madness Utah State won their opening game and then put up a fight against Arizona in the second round. For their efforts, half of the voters believe they deserve a B. A third are giving them an A, but either way, people were …

In a classic matchup of experience vs. youth and athleticism, Purdue and Arizona meet Saturday night with a trip to the Final Four at stake. The Boilermakers rely on a senior-laden core of Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, and Trey Kaufman-Renn, a trio that reached the 2024 National Championship game while Arizona starts three freshmen, Koa Peat, Brayden Burries, and Ivan …

The 2026 edition of the men’s NCAA Tournament, AKA March Madness, is underway! If you plan to watch matchups from the biggest and best tournament in American sports today, below you can get a look at Saturday’s games, the upcoming schedule, and other important details on March Madness, including how to watch. What is the NCAA Tournament schedule for today? …

Tennessee is moving on once again, set to appear in their third straight Elite Eight. The Volunteers took care of business against Iowa State late on Friday night, absolutely dominating the boards on the way to a 76-62 win. The Volunteers out-rebounded Iowa State by 21, manhandling their way to the next round. Advertisement Late on Friday night in Chicago, …

Let’s rock. Best game (1) Duke 80, (5) St. John’s 75 (East) Outside of a stellar finish, this one gave us just about everything you could ask for from a Sweet 16 contest. Aided by a heroic performance from injured guard Caleb Foster (more on that later), Duke erased a 10-point deficit to hand St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino …

No explanation needed here. It’s Saturday. It’s gameday. Elite Eight. Tonight. Let’s get into it. Ledman: If you read the Q&A I did over at Arizona Desert Swarm you already know my prediction. Or if you listened to the latest episode of the Boiler Alert podcast you know my prediction. Advertisement View Link I think this Purdue team can beat …

The Elite Eight is now set: in the West, it’ll be Arizona vs. Purdue. In the Midwest, we’ll get Michigan vs. Tennessee. In the South, Iowa and Illinois will go at it, and in the East, Duke and UConn will fight for supremacy. Duke had a tense game with St. John’s, highlighted by Caleb Foster’s stunning return from a fractured …

Two of the nation’s top teams will face off in the Elite Eight round of March Madness this Saturday when No. 2 Purdue plays No. 1 Arizona. The game will tip off Saturday, March 28, at 8:49 p.m. ET live from SAP Center in San Jose, CA, and it will air on TBS and truTV. Both teams are Final Four …

It will be a battle of the top two seeds in the East Region of the 2026 NCAA Tournament with a spot in the Final Four on the line as No. 1 Duke takes on No. 2 UConn on Sunday. The Blue Devils mounted a 10-point comeback against St. John’s in the Sweet 16, using 25 points from Isaiah Evans …

March Madness March Madness schedule 2026: Day-by-day TV coverage, streams to watch NCAA Tournament games originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. No more debates. No more projections. Let March Madness begin. Advertisement Led by Sporting News College Basketball Player of the Year Cameron Boozer, Duke (East Region) will enter …

The No. 9 Iowa Hawkeyes are proving to be the March Madness Cinderella story, eliminating No. 1 Florida and No. 4 Nebraska in the men’s NCAA basketball tournament. They’ve made their way to the Elite Eight where they’ll face No. 3 Illinois this Saturday at Rice University’s Toyota Center in Houston, TX. The game will tip off at 6:09 p.m. …

While the coaches pacing the sideline in tailored suits or quarter-zips often get the most attention in men’s college basketball, it’s the players on the court who determine who makes the Final Four and wins the national championship. The 2025-26 season has been one of the most star-studded in recent memory in the sport, with future NBA Draft lottery picks …

WASHINGTON − They all knew they stunk it up in the first half. Their postgame mea culpas mirrored their halftime locker room talk. But 25 minutes of ferocity and tenacity could not overcome Michigan State basketball’s horrendous start. Its missed layups and free throws. Connecticut’s elite talent and depth. Advertisement Ultimately, all of those shortcomings blended into one frustrating finish, …

The Alabama Crimson Tide suffered a 90-77 loss to Michigan on Friday evening, eliminating them from the NCAA Tournament. Alabama held their own throughout the first 20 minutes of the game, but Michigan’s size was ultimately too much for the Tide to handle in the second half of play. Star guard Labaron Philon Jr. was elite yet again on the offensive …

WASHINGTON − They all knew they stunk it up in the first half. Their postgame mea culpas mirrored their halftime locker room talk. But 25 minutes of ferocity and tenacity could not overcome Michigan State basketball’s horrendous start. Its missed layups and free throws. Connecticut’s elite talent and depth. Advertisement Ultimately, all of those shortcomings blended into one frustrating finish, …