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[ad_1] Duke remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday a day after the committee that selects the 68-team field for the NCAA Tournament went with Auburn as the No. 1 overall seed. The Blue Devils (31-3) earned 49 of 59 first-place votes in the latest poll after sweeping the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season and …

[ad_1] Texas will take on Xavier in the First Four The Texas Longhorns have been an enigma this season. With talent and the ability to execute, they have shown flashes of potential, yet inconsistency has defined their campaign. Now, they find themselves in the First Four, battling Xavier for a spot in the NCAA Tournament’s first round. Texas (20-13) secured …

[ad_1] EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has joined some rare air in college basketball history over the last half-century with coaching longevity and NCAA titles. Since 1976, the Spartans have had just two coaches and both won a national championship. Hall of Famer Tom Izzo cut down the nets in 2000 and Jud Heathcote won it all in …

[ad_1] Duke remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday a day after the committee that selects the 68-team field for the NCAA Tournament went with Auburn as the No. 1 overall seed. The Blue Devils (31-3) earned 49 of 59 first-place votes in the latest poll after sweeping the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season and …

[ad_1] March Madness 2025: The Dos and Don’ts for filling out your NCAA Tournament bracket March Madness is finally here and Mackenzie Salmon has tips to help you fill out your NCAA Tournament bracket. Sports Pulse Every year when March Madness rolls around, college basketball fans spend a lot of time familiarizing themselves with the same few items in the …

[ad_1] Women’s NCAA March Madness: Keys to a deep run Local reporters break down some of the top teams, and their keys to victory in the 2025 March Madness tournament. College basketball fans can go big or go home with their bracket as the 2025 NCAA March Madness tournament is now set. Not quite prepared for the madness? Here’s scheduling …

[ad_1] UCLA remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 on Monday one day after the Bruins earned the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. The Bruins head into March Madness with two losses, both coming to Southern Cal during the regular season. UCLA received 19 first place votes …

[ad_1] Where is Michigan State basketball ranked in this week’s poll? Michigan State basketball’s NCAA tournament path set, even though the rankings continue to shift. The Spartans dropped one spot to No. 7 in this week’s USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, which was released late Sunday. MSU (27-6) beat Oregon in Friday’s Big Ten tournament quarterfinals, 74-64, before falling to …

[ad_1] [Full NCAA tournament bracket revealed | Printable bracket] The stat was making the rounds after Auburn didn’t make the championship game of the SEC tournament: No team has lost three of its last four games before the NCAA tournament and won a national championship. And yet, Auburn still was a somewhat surprising pick as the No. 1 overall seed …

[ad_1] WATCH: Sean Miller, Freemantle, Conwell, McKnight on NCAA Tournament Xavier head coach Sean Miller and players discuss the “magical” Selection Sunday moment when the Musketeers were picked for the NCAA Tournament. Xavier men’s basketball was able to exhale after the NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday show. For the second time in the last three years, the Musketeers learned that they …

[ad_1] That’s right, friends: With the bracket being revealed, March Madness is officially HERE. And we know the next few days until the first round of the 2025 NCAA men’s tournament will be spent with you filling out your bracket, erasing it, filling it out again, tweaking it, tweaking it again and then making last-second changes before the first game after …

[ad_1] GAINESVILLE. Fla. (AP) — The group chat that includes Nick Boyd, Johnell Davis and Alijah Martin was buzzing Sunday night. The former Florida Atlantic starters — now scattered across the country and playing for other teams — landed on the same side of the NCAA Tournament bracket, meaning the close friends and ex-teammates don’t have a chance to reunite …

[ad_1] Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark on Crown Basketball Tournament Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark on Crown Basketball Tournament Not hearing your college basketball team’s name called on NCAA Selection Sunday can be disheartening, but there’s always time for “rejection redemption.” In the past that came in the form of the National Invitation Tournament, which still exists, but now there’s …

[ad_1] [What to know about each region: South | West | Midwest] With the 2025 NCAA men’s tournament upon us, here’s everything you need to know about the East region. Who are the favorites? Duke is the second No. 1 overall seed, but the betting favorite to win the national title as of early Monday morning ahead of Florida and …

[ad_1] The field has been set for the men’s NCAA Tournament, so let the March Madness begin. Things will kick off on Tuesday night with play-in games between St. Francis PA and Alabama State, followed by North Carolina vs. San Diego State. However, the tournament will officially start for the No. 5 seed Oregon Ducks on Friday night with a …

[ad_1] Colorado State men’s basketball team celebrates NCAA Tournament selection A look at the celebration from Colorado State for making the men’s NCAA Tournament and thoughts from Niko Medved on recent success. March Madness is on. The field was just announced. Let the filling out of personnel brackets and office pools begin. Conference tournaments did little to change the No. …

[ad_1] Is NCAA Tournament expansion a ‘slam dunk’? Where talks stand as March Madness begins NEW YORK — All that stands in the way of expanding the NCAA men’s basketball tournament appears to be money. College sports leaders have been discussing with increasing diligence the possibility of allowing more teams to participate in March Madness for about four years. The …

[ad_1] The 2025 NCAA Tournament field is set. After Sunday’s conclusion of the Big Ten Tournament, a narrow Michigan win over Wisconsin, eight Big Ten teams made the official March Madness field. Those teams, with their seed and region, are as follows: Michigan State (South, No. 2), Wisconsin (East, No. 3), Maryland (West, No. 4), Purdue (Midwest, No. 4), Michigan …

[ad_1] Tennessee (27-7) will open NCAA Tournament play on Thursday. The Vols are a No. 2 seed and will play No. 15 seed Wofford (19-15) in the first round. Tipoff between the Vols and Terriers is scheduled for 6:50 p.m. EDT at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The first-round Midwest Region matchup will be televised by TNT. Brian Anderson, Jim …

[ad_1] For Texas basketball coach Rodney Terry, his team’s selection to the NCAA Tournament provided a sense of affirmation about enduring a gantlet of a schedule in the SEC. But for the Longhorn players, the emotions ranged from relief and excitement to utter joy. An 11th seed, Texas (19-15) is going dancing in March for the fifth consecutive time and …

[ad_1] Bennett Stirtz on the NCAA Tournament, Drake basketball vs. Missouri Bennett Stirtz breaks down his initial reaction to Drake’s selection against Missouri in the NCAA Tournament, playing in March Madness and more. One week since winning the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, Drake basketball knows who its opponent will be in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The 11-seeded …

[ad_1] Let the fun begin! The NCAA tournament brings the madness of bracketology, upsets, high- and low-stakes pools and mascot mayhem. To help you own your bracket pool, we’re compiling expert analysis, upset picks, predictions, odds (games and props), matchup previews, guides for filling out your bracket and lighthearted features into one centralized location. Consider this your March Madness cheat …

[ad_1] From unranked, with a washed-up leader, to a chic pick to get to the Final Four led by a national Coach of the Year semifinalist. Funny how quickly things can change. It has been a wild five months for Tom Izzo and Michigan State basketball. The Big Ten regular-season champion Spartans (27-6) are playing at a level they haven’t …

[ad_1] Bruce Pearl wasn’t happy when asked if there’s panic after Auburn’s third loss in their last four games Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl speaks to the media after loss to Tennessee. Sports Pulse AUBURN — Auburn basketball is quite familiar with the sting of an NCAA Tournament upset. Just last season, the fourth-seeded Tigers saw their March Madness hopes dashed …

[ad_1] Selection Sunday left the teams-coaches of greatest interest to us here in the Bluegrass with some mixed feelings as the NCAA Tournament draw was revealed. Kentucky as a three seed has a path in the Midwest Region to the Sweet 16, and that depends on the health of the Wildcats. Louisville as an eight seed wasn’t great, especially with …