Weekend Under Review - April 13, 2026 YouTube video by Basket Under Review

A new episode of Weekend Under Review is LIVE!

Join us as we reveal what we learned from the season before diving into the latest portal news.

Available at Basket Under Review & wherever you get podcasts! youtu.be/MF7ZwYLyHH8?...

Before the season, I wrote a column giving a bold prediction for all 31 conferences. In today's #RaufReport, it's time to revisit those predictions.

What was a hit? What was close? What did I get really, really wrong?

(Sorry, Georgetown) www.basketunderreview.com/rauf-report-...

UConn dynasty stopped by "legit" Michigan team that was simply better The coaching profession is a brutal one, requiring plenty of sleepless nights and hours poring over film to try to find an edge. Dan Hurley knows this better than anyone, and he's outwardly as maniac...

UConn was nearly perfect in executing its gameplan and, on the brink of a dynasty, that should’ve been enough.

Instead, Michigan showed why it was “clearly the best team in the country.”

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Arizona's dream season undone by uncharacteristically "panicky" performance Poise has been the best word to describe Arizona all season long. No matter what challenges the Wildcats faced, no matter what was working and what wasn't, they kept their cool. They didn't flinch. ...

Arizona had been the most steady, unflappable team in the country. But in the biggest game of its season, the Wildcats showed a shocking lack of poise.

Postgame, Tommy Lloyd admitted his team “just got a little panicky.”

www.basketunderreview.com/arizonas-dre...

UConn showcases championship DNA in Final Four victory over Illinois Dan Hurley sauntered up to his postgame press conference with a half-smile on his face, knowing his team had just earned the right to play for their third national championship in four seasons. These...

UConn beat Illinois with its defense, another massive Tarris Reed showing, and another clutch shot from Braylon Mullins.

In short, the Huskies showed the championship DNA engrained into the program.

"We go into these games and we're ready for battle." www.basketunderreview.com/uconn-showca...

"He's About Winning": Jaden Bradley waited his turn, and is now the engine driving Arizona Every great team has a star, and those that reach the Final Four usually have several. However, the teams that advance while others fall in the Sweet 16 or Elite Eight often possess something extra: a...

Jaden Bradley waited his turn to be at the forefront of Arizona's attack. Now, he's guiding the Wildcats to their first Final Four in a quarter century.

On Arizona's unquestioned leader, and why he's ready for the moment: www.basketunderreview.com/hes-about-wi...

2026 Final Four Deep Dives: UConn If there is a team in this year's Final Four that wasn't supposed to be here, it's UConn. And yes, I understand that's an absurd thing to say about a program that has won two of the last three nation...

Our Final Four Deep Dives series at Basket Under Review continues with UConn.

What makes the Huskies tick, and how do they match up with Illinois? www.basketunderreview.com/2026-final-f...

Weekend Under Review - March 30, 2026 YouTube video by Basket Under Review

NEW Weekend Under Review!

We recap the weekend's thrilling Elite Eight action before previewing the Final Four.

What do you need to know ahead of Illinois-UConn? What will determine the showdown between Arizona & Michigan? youtu.be/nzOyRHszQqA?...

A Texas-Arizona matchup would be wild, but tried to keep those potential E8 matchups to on-court expectations!

The 2026 NCAA Tournament Reset: West Region The West Region has been the region filled with the most fun. It gave us the closest thing we've had in this tournament to Cinderella in High Point, who was only a few minutes away from advancing to t...

Our Region Reset series takes a look at all of the weekend’s action & previews the upcoming rounds, region-by-region.

I dove into the West Region, highlighting storylines to monitor & stats that will determine who makes the Final Four: www.basketunderreview.com/the-2026-nca...

Wrote about the lack of upsets in the last two NCAA Tournaments.

It may feel like a permanent change given the shifts in the college sports landscape, but I wanted to contextualize what we've seen.

Cinderella isn't dead - she's just sleeping
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The March Madness Cinderella isn't dead, but she is sleeping For a brief moment late Saturday night, it felt like March was finally about to turn mad. Sometime after 11:30 p.m., with Arkansas clinging to a two-point lead in the closing minutes of its Round of ...

Cinderella may not be disappearing from March Madness - it might just be a possession or two away.

A look at the near-upsets, changing roster dynamics, & why the NCAA Tournament has felt different the last two years.

New column at Basket Under Review: www.basketunderreview.com/the-march-ma...

Weekend Under Review - March 23, 2026 YouTube video by Basket Under Review

The first weekend of the NCAAT may have been short on upsets, but it wasn’t short on drama.

We look back at everything from the first two rounds before previewing EVERY Sweet 16 showdown on today’s Weekend Under Review: youtu.be/9tARmETSZkk?...

My #MarchMadness bracket.

Let's have some fun!

March Madness 2026: Pick one of these six teams to win the national championship Picking the national champion is the single most important decision you'll make when filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket. First-round upsets are fun to predict, but under almost every scoring…

Still mulling over who you should pick to win the national championship?

There's only six teams that have what it takes.

Breaking down why those six fit the mold of a title-winning team - and why the other top seeds do not - for Basket Under Review:

March Madness 2026: Most likely first round upsets Following last year's chalky NCAA Tournament, a popular narrative has taken hold: Cinderella is dead and upsets will be fewer and far between. The transfer portal has concentrated talent at the top.…

Think Cinderella is dead? Think upsets have gone away for good?

Think again.

I'm picking NINE double-digit seeds to win their first round games. #MarchMadness is back to being mad.

Breakdowns of each upset pick for FREE at Basket Under Review:

March Madness 2026: These four double-digit seeds are the most likely Cinderella candidates Every March, we convince ourselves the chaos is random. It is in some sense, but often times, we simply overlook the signs. Upsets usually come from teams that have already been stress-tested, teams…

Upsets are great, but what about teams that can string multiple upsets together and go on a real tournament-changing run?

Breaking down the four most likely Cinderella candidates, FREE at Basket Under Review:

March Madness 2026: Players who can go on a Kemba Walker-like run in the NCAA Tournament Every year, the NCAA Tournament introduces us to someone new — a player we hadn’t fully appreciated whose name suddenly feels unavoidable. For a few games — sometimes a full weekend, they take over ev...

Who are the players capable of taking over the NCAA Tournament?

Using my new KEMBA Rating, I looked at players in each region that are worth monitoring - including which mid-major stars you need to know about.

Breakdown is FREE at Basket Under Review: www.basketunderreview.com/march-madnes...

March Madness 2026: Most likely first round upsets Following last year's chalky NCAA Tournament, a popular narrative has taken hold: Cinderella is dead and upsets will be fewer and far between. The transfer portal has concentrated talent at the top. ...

Upsets are dead? Think again.

I’m picking NINE double digit seeds to win their first-round matchups - including three 13-seeds.

Full breakdowns of my nine upset picks for FREE at Basket Under Review: www.basketunderreview.com/march-madnes...

March Madness 2026: Pick one of these six teams to win the national championship Picking the national champion is the single most important decision you'll make when filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket. First-round upsets are fun to predict, but under almost every scoring form...

Picking the correct national champion is a must if you're going to win your bracket pool.

So, who should you go with?

I split the 12 title favorites into tiers and discussed why you should - or shouldn't - believe in them, FREE at Basket Under Review: www.basketunderreview.com/march-madnes...

NCAA Tournament Preview: West Region Arizona was ranked No. 13 in the AP preseason poll and quickly rose into the top five after just one week. It's where the Wildcats stayed for the remainder of the season, holding either the top spot o...

We will have in-depth previews for every region FREE at Basket Under Review! Here's everything you need to know about the West Region.

What's the best game?
Most likely upset?
Storylines to watch?
Can anyone knock off Arizona?

Breaking it all down: www.basketunderreview.com/ncaa-tournam...

Weekend Under Review - March 16, 2026 YouTube video by Basket Under Review

Full #MarchMadness Preview episode of Weekend Under Review!

- Complete breakdown of EVERY 1st round matchup
- Upsets to watch for
- Cinderellas to monitor
- Final Four picks!

Available at Basket Under Review: youtu.be/GZKzYPvj0kY?...

Weekend Under Review - March 13, 2026 YouTube video by Basket Under Review

New episode of Weekend Under Review is LIVE! Join us as we discuss:

- Miami OH's loss and NCAAT outlook
- 3 potential Cinderella's
- Power conference bubble situation

Available at Basket Under Review & wherever you get podcasts! youtu.be/6ZieKXWA9oQ?...

The issue with how we talk about Miami OH's NCAAT future is that we're merging two discussions.

Whether the RedHawks should get a bid or not has nothing to do with how we think they'll do once they get there.

From Weekend Under Review:

Introducing KEMBA Rating: A New Way To Measure Offensive Creation In College Basketball College basketball has no shortage of statistics that measure scoring. Points per game tells us who puts the ball in the basket. Assist totals highlight playmakers. Efficiency metrics help identify w...

Introducing KEMBA Rating - a new metric designed to measure offensive creation.

Who is the best at generating offense when a play breaks down? Who creates outside of structure?

KEMBA breaks it down to a single number.

Full methodology & leaderboard: www.basketunderreview.com/introducing-...

Ticket Punched: Previewing the Idaho Vandals For the 2026 NCAA Tournament Idaho was only the 7-seed in the Big Sky Tournament following a 9-9 campaign in league play, yet it managed its run to the conference's automatic bid with relative ease. The Vandals won four games in ...

While you were sleeping, Idaho beat Montana to win #StarchMadness as the Big Sky's 7-seed.

For Basket Under Review's Ticket Punched series, I dove into Idaho & why they're comparable to some recent Cinderella's: www.basketunderreview.com/ticket-punch...

Ticket Punched: Previewing the LIU Sharks For the 2026 NCAA Tournament Long Island did not need to win the NEC Tournament in order to claim the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament — Mercyhurst's ineligibility due to the NCAA's transition rule had already ...

FINS UP!

LIU was the best team in the NEC all season long proved it by running through the league tournament.

A full scouting report on the Sharks as part of Basket Under Review's Ticket Punched series: www.basketunderreview.com/ticket-punch...

How concerned should we be about Purdue following another home loss to a quality opponent?

On Weekend Under Review, I talked about Purdue's defensive issues and why I think it's impossible to trust the Boilermakers right now:

Looking for a team that can pull an upset in the first round of the NCAA Tournament?

Look no further than High Point.

I talked about why the Panthers are a dangerous mid-major to watch on today's episode of Weekend Under Review:

Nick Boyd & John Blackwell are as good as any backcourt duo in the country.

We always talk about how important guard play is in March, and those two can lead Wisconsin on an extended NCAA Tournament run.

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