College Basketball

As his SMU team prepares to face the Miami RedHawks in an NCAA Tournament First Four game at University of Dayton Arena, Mustangs head coach Andy Enfield was asked about the polarizing nature of the RedHawks’ first at-large bid since Wally Szczerbiak’s 1999 Sweet 16 Miami team. “I think they deserve to be in the tournament,” Enfield said. “They went …

It’s the best time of year, March Madness is here. With Selection Sunday now complete, all 68 teams in the NCAA tournament know where they’re headed and who they’ll be playing. As for everybody else, it’s time to fill out your bracket. Whether you’re a die-hard hoops head or someone who’s never watched a college basketball game, there’s a decent …

It has only been less than 24 hours since Duke won the ACC title over Virginia but there is little time to look back as the most important games now lie before us. The Duke Basketball Roundup crew is already deep into their analysis of the brackets, especially Duke’s East region, which looks absolutely loaded. Jason, Donald, and special guest …

Now that the Field of 68 is set, it is time to start making decisions as to who will make your Final Four, who will be your Cinderellas, and what you will buy when you win your pool. Be honest, we all think about how we will spend that money before we win it. Before you earn that dough, though, …

March Madness is here and it’s time to fill out dozens or some people’s cases, hundreds of brackets! After filling out plenty of my own, here are three teams that I think are quality underdog bets to pull out a win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. All game odds are courtesy of DraftKings. Santa Clara vs Kentucky …

Look, the Kentucky Wildcats’ draw is far from easy. Santa Clara, in addition to making their first NCAA Tournament game since 1996, is no pushover. They have a really good team that does a lot of things well. If Kentucky outlasts the Broncos in the First Round, Iowa State is likely waiting in the Second Round. The Cyclones are an …

The NCAA Tournament isn’t just about cheering on your favorite team, learning about future NBA players or avoiding any real work during the afternoon games. It’s also about chirping to friends, family and co-workers about your infallible bracket picks. Advertisement Now you can add college basketball beat writers to that list. Ben Steele covers Marquette men’s basketball and, with the …

The Deacs aren’t done playing basketball. Despite finishing the season in 13th place in the ACC with a 17-16 record, Wake Forest was not only invited to play in the NIT, but they are a 1 seed. In the opening round, the Deacs will take on Navy on Wednesday at 7pm. Navy finished the season 26-7 overall and 17-1 in …

March Madness predictions 2026: Using KenPom to pick NCAA bracket upsets, Final Four originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Before making your 2026 NCAA Tournamentbracket picks from the first round through the Final Four, consulting Ken Pomeroy’s eponymous KenPom ratings is a must. March Madness gets its name because of those …

The Ohio State Buckeyes will kick off first-round play in the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Buckeyes are the No. 8 seed in the East Region. They will play the No. 9 seed TCU Horn Frogs in Greenville, South Carolina. Advertisement [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Tip-off is at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, March …

While there is plenty of talent at the top of the bracket, a great “Cinderella” run might be the best part of the NCAA tournament each spring. Whether one can actually make it to the Final Four remains to be seen. The highest seed to ever make it that far is a No. 8 seed, and we’re coming off a …

March Madness is officially here. On Selection Sunday, 64 college basketball programs watched their dreams come true. UNC, losers of its past two games, is in the dance. Near the end of CBS Sports’ annual NCAA Tournament Selection Show, North Carolina learned it’ll be the South Region’s 6-seed. The Tar Heels will play the 11-seed, Atlantic 10 Champion VCU Rams …

Now that the Men’s NCAA Tournament bracket has been unveiled, we know the paths teams must take to reach Indianapolis and the Final Four. Will it be all chalk like last year when all four No. 1 seeds reached the Final Four? Advertisement Will there by a surprise like NC State in 2024 and Florida Atlantic in 2023? Selection Sunday …

It has been a nervous weekend for first year head coach Sean Miller and the Texas Longhorns men’s basketball program. The Longhorns crashed out of the SEC postseason tournament in the first round. The loss to Ole Miss capped a finish to the season that saw UT loose five of its final six. But the NCAA tournament selection show has …

The Texas Longhorns and the NC State Wolfpack are matching up for the second time this season in the First Four in Dayton on Tuesday with both teams as No. 11 seeds battling for the right to advance to face the No. 6 seed BYU Cougars in the West Region. The first Tuesday game at UD Arena tips off at …

CHICAGO — Oscar Cluff scored 21 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn had 20 and No. 18 Purdue topped No. 3 Michigan 80-72 on Sunday for the Big Ten Tournament championship. Braden Smith had 14 points, 11 assists and three steals as Purdue (27-8) added to an impressive turnaround after closing the regular season with four losses in six games. Fletcher Loyer made …

The Michigan Wolverines failed to win back-to-back Big Ten Tournaments, losing to the Purdue Boilermakers on Sunday, 80-72. The Wolverines were outplayed in the second half, giving up 40 points in the paint and letting Purdue’s front court combine for 39 points. Here’s how it all went down. Advertisement FIRST HALF The two powerhouse programs were throwing blow after blow …

Sometimes, there’s only so much you can do. Vanderbilt basketball knew that Arkansas was a good 3-point shooting team − in fact, the best 3-point shooting team in the SEC, at 38.9%. But there was only so much the No. 4 seed Commodores (26-8) could do to stop the No. 3 seed Razorbacks from shooting 15-for-24 from deep in Arkansas’ …

ITHACA, N.Y. — TJ Power scored an Ivy Madness-record 44 points and Cam Thrower hit five clutch points in overtime, lifting Pennsylvania to an 88-84 victory over Yale to win the Ivy Legue championship on Sunday. Thrower’s 3-pointer with two minutes left in overtime gave the Quakers an 82-78 lead. After Yale answered with a 3, Thrower rebounded his own …

TJ Power stats today: How ex Duke forward poured in 44, forced OT with buzzer beater and led Penn to Ivy League title originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Penn likely wouldn’t have stood a chance against the Yale Bulldogs without ex-Duke forward TJ Power in the Ivy League …

When the House v. NCAA settlement received final approval in Summer 2025, it gave schools the opportunity to directly share up to $20.5 million with athletes through revenue-sharing. The majority of those dollars went to football, which is why the thought was conferences without football – such as the Big East – would be able to spend more on rosters. …

CHICAGO — Back in December right before Indiana’s Big Ten basketball schedule started, I was in Bloomington with my old college roommate and his son, both astute and passionate fans of several of the Hoosiers’ teams. We were talking IU basketball, and I had a question for his son. “If the over/under on Big Ten wins for Indiana was 10 …

The No. 4 Florida Gators men’s basketball team entered the SEC Tournament on a roll. The defending national champions won 11 consecutive games to close the regular season. Consequently, they earned the top seed in the conference tourney and were projected as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Advertisement An SEC Tournament title would send the Gators into …

UMBC beat Vermont in the America East final Saturday to clinch its first bid to the NCAA men’s basketball tourney since 2018 when the Golden Retrievers pulled off a stunning upset over 1-seed Virginia in the first round. This year, they couldn’t wait until the big dance to take a shot at a power-conference team. Advertisement After UMBC secured its …

Bracketology season is nearly at an end, with the official bracket reveal coming at 6 p.m. eastern this afternoon. While most of the national conversation now centers around the bubble teams, the most relevant questions for Duke fans are what teams will be the Blue Devils’ biggest competition in their bracket. With that in mind, I’m throwing my hat into …