Setting up the Sweet 16 Houston vs. Illinois could be the best game of the night, while Arizona and Arkansas seem headed for a track meet. What to watch for in the South and West Regions. Plus: two new notable portal entrant...

We’ve got four Sweet 16 games tonight, so get ready.

But the coaching rumors and transfer portal news might be just as compelling

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Blue blood needs new blood North Carolina fires Hubert Davis and will hire outside of Tar Heels family for first time since Dean Smith. Plus: More coaching news, two notable players intend to hit the portal, ranking the Sweet 1...

Who does North Carolina turn to now?

Also:
• A couple of notable players announced they’ll enter the portal
• Ranking the Sweet 16 PGs
• We had hoops last night!

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Better than Providence?

Coaching carousel speeds up Creighton starts a new era, Arizona State and Cincinnati adjust to life in the Big 12, while UNC weighs its future with Hubert Davis. Plus: There's NIT basketball tonight, thoughts on why there weren'...

Coaching carousel activity sped up on Monday. And it’s only gonna get faster this week.

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It was a Mad, Mad, Mad finish Iowa shocked Florida and St. John's beat Kansas on a true buzzer-beater. Plus: Arizona and Tennessee held on for wins. All that and more from Sunday in college hoops.

Sunday night’s NCAA Tournament finishes delivered wild finishes, upsets and indelible moments. That’s what we hope (expect?) from March Madness

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Classic March moment Otega Oweh's shot vs. Santa Clara was the type of final sequence fans dream of for the NCAA Tournament. It was the clear standout on a day when favorites mostly rolled. Plus: Individual standouts, Sat...

What to make of Friday’s tourney games only have one awesome game?

It ain’t great.

Still, what an ending that was

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Georgia Tech has hired Troy’s Scott Cross as its next head coach.

Cross was Sun Belt Coach of the Year in his seventh season leading the Trojans.

He will be introduced in Atlanta on Monday.

Who said that would dictate tournament enjoyment?

I think Miami’s players and Travis Steele certainly felt vindicated

Miami nice RedHawks quiet critics with NCAA tourney win over SMU. Guess that unbeaten start wasn't a fluke. Plus: Prairie View gets its first win at the Big Dance, Louisville won't have Brown, odds to consider f...

Miami rained 3s and showed it belonged in the Big Dance. (The smart ones knew there was never a doubt)

Plus, news to know from Wednesday and a TV guide for today

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Fourplay Texas, Howard opened the First Four with a couple of dramatic victories. Maybe this sets the stage for a great tourney? Plus: Syracuse still looking for a coach, transfer portal news, the most likely ...

If Tuesday was an indication of more dramatic finishes coming in this year’s NCAA tourney, sign me up.

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The field is set We dive into news, stats, facts, odds and much more for the 2026 men's NCAA Tournament bracket. Plus: Who won Sunday's title games, bubble talk, regional snapshots and which teams are passing on posts...

It’s the rare Monday where making small talk with coworkers is the best part of your day.

At least after you read this

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Bruce Pearl was still lobbying for Auburn after missing March Madness

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It's Selection Sunday! Arizona, Duke and St. John's pulled off double titles, Florida lost (but still might get a 1 seed), we had a host of autobids clinched - even on a missed dunk! - some buzzer-beaters, and more coaching...

So Saturday was a blast … unless you didn’t win your conference title game due to a missed dunk. That’s tough

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'It felt like a championship crew' Three programs had that feeling after clinching NCAA tourney bids on Wednesday: McNeese, Lehigh and Idaho. We have details, and dive into the rest of the day's conference tournament results. Plus: Syr...

Three more tickets punched on Wednesday.

And now we’re supposed to go TWO days without any championship games? Hmph.

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March moments Gonzaga's clinched yet another NCAA Tournament berth, but Hofstra and Siena ended some long droughts, while Wright State needed a defensive play to punch its ticket. Plus: All of Tuesday's conference ...

Clinching that automatic bid to the NCAA tournament never get old. Doesn’t matter if it’s to end a drought like Hofstra or one that happens every year like Gonzaga

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March gladness High Point, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa and Queens all clinched NCAA tourney berths on Sunday. Plus: Michigan tops Spartans again (with a Fears kick?), another wild day of tournament action, two...

Four more teams punched their dance tickets Sunday, including a first-timer. Love this month.

Also, there’s a more Fears drama, CAA carnage, and I can’t get enough of Georgia Southern

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31-0! Miami (Ohio) edges Ohio in OT to cap an unbeaten regular season. Take a bow. And can we stop with the NCAA tourney debate? Plus: VCU continues its push off the bubble, St. John's clinches a share of t...

Miami (Ohio) is unbeaten and seemingly unkillable.

How many lives do these guys have? It’s awesome.

Also awesome? The conference tourney games from Friday. Winthrop? Georgia Southern? Sheesh

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We might be witnessing the first time an undefeated team isn't favored in its own conference tourney...

B1G escape No. 3 Michigan got pushed by Iowa, but still managed some more history in the process. Plus: Three more teams claimed regular-season titles, we had thrilling finishes in conference tournaments - inclu...

Michigan reached Indiana ‘76 territory after holding off Iowa.

Meanwhile, Howard, South Florida and Utah Valley all clinched titles.

That, and what to watch for today in college hoops

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'I can't imagine anyone better' One SEC coach said Arkansas freshman Darius Acuff was best guard he's seen in 34 years. High praise! Plus: Purdue survives another close call, an updated look at the bubble, conference tournament scor...

Is Darius Acuff the best point guard in college hoops? AND in the last 34 years? Sean Miller says yes.

That, and everything else to know from Wednesday.

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Which teams have overachieved relative to their roster?

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Feeling bubbly TCU adds to NCAA Tournament hopes with timely win over No. 10 Texas Tech. Not that it was the only program that boosted itself off the bubble. Plus: Miami (Ohio) moves to 30-0, more conference title c...

TCU wasn’t the only bubble winner on Tuesday. We dive into everything l, and Miami’s 30-0 start.

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A league of their own Arizona, Duke deliver impressive performances on nights when they clinched league titles outright. Plus: Our latest NCAA tourney projection, a logistical challenge for teams during March, previewing t...

Arizona and Duke claimed outright league titles on Monday.

That, uh, seems pretty, pretty good

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Hello, March After weekend of team clinching titles, lots of bubble movement, and some separation among contenders, we're finally to the month of madness. We'll help you get ready.

Conference titles! Bubble games! Upcoming daytime hoops!

How can you not love March?

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State of play Michigan State holds off Purdue for rare win at Mackey Arena. Also on Thursday, High Point, UMBC and Bethune-Cookman all claimed regular-season titles. Plus: Tinkle's out at Oregon State, we preview a...

Michigan State won at Mackey for the first time since 2014. Tom Izzo enjoyed that one.

And everything else to know from Thursday

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Big East beatdown UConn hammers St. John's in historic fashion. All the numbers to know. Plus: It was a bad night for bubble teams, a conference title clinched, and all the Wednesday game results you should know.

Nobody had a worse night than St. John’s. Sheesh.

That, and everything else to know from Wednesday

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'They punked us' UCF handles No. 19 BYU. How'd they do it? Plus: Arizona survives road test at Baylor, we break down Tuesday's key bubble results, highlight the historic Duke win, and look at the Horizon League race.

Did you wake up confused that UCF won AT BYU?

Here’s what happened, and much more from Tuesday

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There's no place like (Kansas') home Jayhawks beat another Top 5 opponent at Allen Fieldhouse, while Seth Trimble shines for North Carolina. Plus: exclusive insight on the status of 30 coaching jobs as the carousel nears.

Kansas did what it always does on Big Monday under Bill Self. Win.

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He just wins Cam Boozer made 'winning plays' for Duke in its win over No. 1 Michigan. Plus: Arizona wins at Houston, Miami's still unbeaten, half a dozen teams celebrates conference titles, the bubble started to s...

We had eight teams celebrate regular-season title, a bunch of bubble results and some buzzer-beaters, but Can Boozer was THE story from the weekend

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