College Basketball

March Madness bracket predictions 3.0: Projecting the Field of 68 for 2026 NCAA Tournament originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. How cool is college basketball right now? This weekend, there are two matchups featuring the four teams we have projected as No. 1 seeds in our third men’s bracketology …

We’re going about this Jerome Tang thing the wrong way. This isn’t about basketball, or the lack of a winning team, or hurt feelings or Tang embarrassing a university. This is about the underperforming football team at Kansas State. Advertisement Because when football isn’t right, nothing else matters. When you’re staring at K-State paying Tang what is believed to be …

Sometimes real life has the utter temerity to get in the way of college basketball. This weekend the Banners staff was all scattered about doing various things. When I jumped into the game in the first half, lo and behold, Xavier was up 19 on Marquette! This surely augured good things. Well, you’ve seen this movie before. Xavier got up …

HOUSTON, TX – FEBRUARY 22: Iowa State Cyclones guard Tamin Lipsey (3) brings up the ball in the second half during the college men's basketball game between the Iowa State Cyclones and Houston Cougars on February 22, 2025 at Fertitta Center in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Two …

MANHATTAN — Kansas State and athletic director Gene Taylor are receiving national criticism for their pursuit of firing Jerome Tang for cause. Multiple national voices have weighed in, saying Kansas State is doing Tang wrong by trying to get out of his $18.675 million buyout by citing the school’s embarrassment over his postgame press conference following the Wildcats’ recent loss …

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin men’s basketball team entered 2026 lacking quality wins and needing to upgrade its NCAA Tournament resume in a hurry. The Badgers (18-7, 10-4 Big Ten) responded by becoming the first team this season to beat three top-10 teams, an achievement that has them back in the Top 25 for the first time since November …

I feel the need for a caveat at the beginning of this piece: I’m well aware that the NCAA’s NET Rankings in mid-February will not determine what line the Wisconsin Badgers are on in March. But they are a good guidepost for what the Committee thinks about Wisconsin right now, and that’s relevant. Greg Gard’s squad currently sits at No. 33 …

With just one month left until Selection Sunday, the North Carolina Tar Heels are entering another very important week ahead with two road games. UNC will face off against NC State on Tuesday and then Syracuse on Saturday. While a double-bye is still in range for the ACC Tournament, North Carolina needs to go on a win streak. But the …

The North Carolina Tar Heels went 1-1 last week, losing at Miami before beating Pitt at home. The loss was a tough one, being on the road and against an underrated Hurricanes team. But the bounce-back win over the Panthers was impressive as they were without Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar. Now, UNC enters another important week. Advertisement They are …

EAST LANSING – A year ago, Xavier Booker saw his minutes begin to decline and his role in Tom Izzo’s rotation shrink. They all but vanished during Michigan State basketball’s run to the Elite Eight The former five-star recruit transferred to UCLA and another demanding coach, Mick Cronin. And now comes a full-circle moment for Booker when the Bruins visit …

Week 15 of the 2025-26 college basketball season was a challenging one for the Clemson Tigers. Clemson (20-6 overall, 10-3 ACC) suffered a 76-66 home loss to Virginia Tech on Wednesday, then fell 67-54 in a top 25 matchup against the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday. Advertisement Cameron Boozer led Duke with 18 points against Clemson, …

A new No. 1-ranked team was crowned in the latest USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll after Arizona suffered its first two losses in back-to-back fashion against Kansas and Texas Tech last week. Michigan (24-1) took over the top spot in the poll on Monday, Feb. 16, and has won 10 consecutive games since dropping its only game this …

The Syracuse Orange will try to build on a two-game winning streak against one of their toughest conference rivals as they visit the Duke Blue Devils tonight. The Orange are facing an uphill climb, but I still like them to cover the massive spread in my Syracuse vs. Duke predictions. Advertisement Let’s see how bettors can approach tonight’s game in …

The college basketball world watched a respected basketball program make a big decision this weekend. With March Madness nearing, Kansas State University decided to make a surprising early decision. On Sunday night, the school made the decision to let go of the men’s head basketball coach, Jerome Tang. Tang was in his fourth season as the lead man of the …

The Syracuse Orange basketball program is no stranger to game-winning shots over the course of its history. With Nate Kingz knocking down the game-winning shot against SMU, he joins a group of rarified players who have hit memorable shots in Orange. First, a definition of what qualifies as a game-winning shot. To be a true game-winning shot, it must come …

The major statline going into Saturday night’s game between the Nevada Wolf Pack and San Diego State Aztecs was 0-13. That was the road record against SDSU the Wolf Pack carried into Viejas Arena that night, having lost every single game to the Aztecs on the road since they joined the Mountain West in 2012. Since this was the final …

Following three straight wins, Missouri men’s basketball entered Saturday night with a chance to move solidly onto the right side of the bubble for the first time this calendar year. The Tigers seem destined to stay on the edge of the NCAA Tournament conversation for now, though, after falling to Texas 85-68 in Columbia. Advertisement MU took full advantage of …

Behind a near-triple-double from Silas Demary Jr. and Solo Ball’s second-consecutive 20-point game, the UConn men’s basketball team survived a late push from Georgetown to take down the Hoyas 79-75. In yet another night in which the No.6 ranked Huskies (22-4, 14-1 Big East) took another team’s best punch, UConn kept its composure, never trailed, and staved off repeated attempts …

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Solo Ball had 20 points and Alex Karaban scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half as No. 6 UConn held off a second-half rally and beat Georgetown 79-75 on Saturday night. Silas Demary Jr. had 15 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, and freshmen Braylon Mullins and Eric Reibe scored 10 points apiece …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Malik Thomas and Sam Lewis each scored 13 points and No. 15 Virginia beat Ohio State 70-66 on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena in the Nashville Hoops Showdown. The Cavaliers (22-3) extended their winning streak to six. Advertisement Bruce Thornton scored 28 points for Ohio State (16-9). He also had an assist, the 500th of his …

While Providence was spoiling for a fight, St. John’s was playing for a win. The sold-out Amica Mutual Pavilion crowd fans were expectedly belligerent against Bryce Hopkins as he made his return to Rhode Island. Somehow, that hostility from the stands bled into the action on the floor and created an unforgettable scene in Saturday afternoon’s game. Advertisement At the …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – UCLA’s (17-8, 9-5) matchup against No. 2 Michigan (24-1,14-1) was going to be a hard game regardless, but a total collapse in the second half made it impossible for the Bruins. UCLA started strong in the first half despite the obvious skill disparity between the teams. As the half drew to a close UCLA gained momentum …

The 2026 NBA Slam Dunk Contest was an exciting finale to NBA All-Star Saturday Night, held at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, on Feb. 14. It was a dunk show featuring San Antonio Spurs forward Carter Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes, Miami Heat forward Keshad Johnson, and Orlando Magic guard Jase Richardson. Advertisement A second-year forward out …

Auburn basketball standout Keyshawn Hall will be “out indefinitely” head coach Steven Pearl told the Auburn Sports Network ahead of the Tigers’ rematch with No. 21 Arkansas on Saturday, Feb. 14. Pearl added that Hall “did not live up to the standards and expectations of our team this week,” adding that it’s been addressed. Pearl also said the length and …

Vanderbilt men’s basketball’s second-leading scorer, Duke Miles, “will be back soon,” and Frankie Collins’ injury status is “much more uncertain,” Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington said Feb. 14 after the Commodores defeated Texas A&M 82-69 in an SEC matchup at Memorial Gymnasium. Collins, a 6-foot-1 junior guard, hasn’t played since Dec. 17, and Miles has been absent from the lineup since …