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UConn men’s basketball is going dancing for a program-record sixth-straight season. The Huskies will attempt to take home their third national title in the last four years as a 2-seed in the East Region, earning an at-large bid after losing the Big East Tournament Championship to St. John’s. Dan Hurley and UConn will take on […]
For the fifth time in his time at the helm of Iowa State, T.J. Otzelberger and his Cyclones are going dancing in the NCAA Tournament. This is Iowa State’s 25th appearance in March Madness. It was revealed Sunday on CBS’s selection show that the NCAA tournament committee awarded the Cyclones a No. 2 seed. Iowa […]
After missing the NCAA Tournament each of the last two seasons, the Iowa Hawkeyes (21-12, 10-10) are back. They nabbed a 9 seed in the South Region and will face the Clemson Tigers (24-10, 12-6) on Friday, March 20th, in Tampa, FL. Iowa is currently a 2.5-point favorite according to FanDuel. These teams are going […]
We’ll do a more comprehensive look later, but here are some initial thoughts about the NCAA tournament field. First, both NC State and SMU are in the First Four. Better in than out, but it’s also sort of damning with faint praise. Both teams need to get out there to be taken seriously. Both are […]
Ohio State men’s basketball spent most of this season on the bubble, but a hot stretch at the end that saw the Buckeyes win their final three games — including a win over No. 8 Purdue, the eventual Big Ten champs — plus a victory over Iowa in the B1G Tournament had them entering Selection […]
It’s that time of the year again, those few days where you pick the winners of 63 games and think you’re going to have the perfect bracket. Well, prove it to us. Join our ESPN.com Tournament Challenge group and compete against other Illinois fans. Our group is called The Champaign Room 2026. You can find the group […]
The 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket is now finalized after the Selection Sunday show revealed this year’s field of 68. The Duke Blue Devils are the No. 1 overall seed, while the Arizona Wildcats, Michigan Wolverines, and Florida Gators also earned 1-seeds. The Kentucky Wildcats will be a 7-seed in the Midwest Region alongside 1-seed Michigan, […]
NC State is back in the NCAA tournament but is up against a brutal draw to reach the second weekend. Turns out the Wolfpack was one of the last four at-large teams in the field, putting it in Dayton along with its opponent, Texas, as well as SMU and Miami (OH). That’s a tad confusing, […]
The bracket is out and the Aggies are in. Texas A&M men’s basketball landed a No. 10 seed in the South Region on Sunday and will play No. 7 seed Saint Mary’s on Thursday in Oklahoma City. This is a pretty big deal for this A&M team. When Bucky McMillan took the job last spring, […]
The Virginia Cavaliers are in the NCAA Tournament and have been selected as the No. 3 seed in the Midwest region. The ‘Hoos will tip off against the No. 14 seed Wright State in Philadelphia on Friday. Should the ‘Hoos win their first NCAA Tournament game since 2019, they’ll take on either No. 6 Tennessee […]
The NCAA Tournament is finally upon us. The West Coast Conference champion Gonzaga Bulldogs are the No. 3 seed in the West region and will play the No. 14 Kennesaw State Owls out of Conference USA at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, March 19, at 7 p.m. PT on TBS. The Owls […]
IU basketball will not play in the NCAA tournament for a third consecutive season. The Hoosiers were not among the 68 teams revealed on the NCAA tournament selection show on CBS after finishing the regular season and the Big Ten ... The post IU basketball misses the NCAA tournament for the third straight season appeared first on Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis .
Tonight it was announced that the North Carolina Tar Heels will be the 6 seed in the South region of the NCAA Tournament. The Tar Heels will enter the tournament with a 24-8 overall record, and a 12-6 record in ACC play. UNC’s season had plenty of ups and downs, but ultimately they were able […]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois will limp into March Madness following a disastrous overtime loss to Wisconsin in the quarterfinal of the Big Ten tournament, and its quest for a tournament run will begin as a No. 3 seed against Fran McCaffery and No. 14 Penn on Thursday in Greenville, SC. Florida is the No. 1 […]
Despite an early exit in the SEC Tournament for Alabama basketball, the Crimson Tide was still assigned a four seed in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament as they head to the Midwest Region. They will face Hofstra in the opening round on Friday. Win that game and they get the winner of Texas Tech-Akron on […]
Minutes ago, the Miami Hurricanes Men’s Basketball squad was awarded a #7 seed in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. They will face #10 seed Missouri next Friday, 3/20 in St. Louis, MO. Miami enters the game with a 25-8 record, and went 1-1 in the ACC tournament, winning in the quarterfinals after a double bye before […]
The Kentucky Wildcats have learned their NCAA Tournament fate. On Selection Sunday, it was announced that Kentucky would be a No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region, where Michigan is the No. 1 seed. The Wildcats’ first game will come on Friday vs. the No. 10 seed Santa Clara Broncos in St Louis, Missouri. Santa […]
March Madness is finally here. The Wisconsin Badgers found out on Selection Sunday that they will be a No. 5 seed in the West Region, taking on the No. 12 High Point Panthers. They will be heading to Portland for the first weekend of the tournament. Heading into Sunday, several Bracketologists projected Wisconsin to earn […]
For the third consecutive year, BYU will be a 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament. BYU will open Thursday in Portland and play the winner of Texas-NC State. The game will tip off Thursday at 4:25 MT on TBS. Texas and NC State will play each other Tuesday evening in Dayton. The Wolfpack are ranked […]
The game will take place on Friday at 4:10 PM on TNT. The good news is I’ll be able to get more information to you shortly on the Aggies, as I just watched them against Nevada on Friday. Utah State won the Mountain West regular season and tournament championships. Some quick information for now: Utah […]
The Road to Indianapolis will begin on the West Coast. Arizona is the No. 1 seed in the West Region in the 2026 NCAA Tournament and will open play Friday in San Diego against Long Island. It is the eighth No. 1 seed in school history, first since 2021-22 in Tommy Lloyd’s first season, which […]
Marc Vandewettering elevated to General Manager of the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team. Now they have a strong March Madness seed. The post Wisconsin basketball gets men’s March Madness 5-seed with gay first-year GM appeared first on Outsports .
Speaking to the media just moments after Northwestern’s season-ending loss to Purdue on Thursday, head coach Chris Collins outlined what he believes to be the key to returning his program to the NCAA tournament: a commitment from the administration to invest heavily in men’s basketball. “It’s big business now,” said Collins. “You’ve got to invest…it’s […]
After three seasons of missing out, the Ohio State men’s basketball team has officially made its way back to the NCAA Tournament. Jake Diebler’s second Ohio State team finished the season 21-12 overall, the most regular-season wins the program has had since the 2020-21 season. For the first time in a few years, Ohio State […]
The NCAA tournament brackets were revealed Sunday evening, and after both Florida and Michigan lost in their respective conference tournaments, the choice for the #1 seed came down to Duke and Arizona. And since Duke had it coming in to the weekend, and won the ACC Tournament without two of its normal starters, guess what: […]
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