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Penn State, James Madison, Villanova and Washington State top seeds in new WBI Tournament
Penn State, James Madison, Villanova and Washington State will play in the inaugural Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament as the No. 1 seeds after just missing the NCAAs.
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Caitlin Clark’s final NCAA Tournament to begin at home. Can she be as prolific as she was last year?
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Led by No. 1 seed USC, the Pac-12 has 7 teams in the NCAA Tournament in its final run
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Dan Monson not leaving the Beach just yet. He is heading to March Madness without a job next season
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The only rule for filling out your March Madness bracket this year: Don’t take it for granted
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Butler, Minnesota meet in NIT
The Butler Bulldogs take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the National Invitation Tournament. The teams play Tuesday for the first time this season.
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UCF and South Florida play in NIT matchup
The UCF Knights take on the South Florida Bulls in the National Invitation Tournament. Tuesday’s meeting is the first of the season for the two teams.
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Providence, Boston College play in NIT
The Providence Friars and Boston College Eagles play in the National Invitation Tournament. The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
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Virginia Cavaliers and Colorado State Rams meet in the First 4
The Virginia Cavaliers square off against the Colorado State Rams in the First Four round of the NCAA Tournament. The teams play Tuesday for the first time this season.
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Utah and UC Irvine play in NIT
The Utah Utes take on the UC Irvine Anteaters in the National Invitation Tournament. Tuesday’s meeting is the first of the season between the two teams.
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LSU plays North Texas in NIT matchup
The LSU Tigers face the North Texas Mean Green in the National Invitation Tournament. Tuesday’s game is the second meeting of the season between the two teams.
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Howard Bison and Wagner Seahawks meet in the First 4
The Howard Bison square off against the Wagner Seahawks in the First Four round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Virginia Tech and Richmond square off in NIT matchup
The Virginia Tech Hokies face the Richmond Spiders in the National Invitation Tournament. The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
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Georgia and Xavier play in NIT
The Georgia Bulldogs square off against the Xavier Musketeers in the National Invitation Tournament. Tuesday’s meeting is the first this season between the teams.
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Iowa meets Kansas State in NIT
The Iowa Hawkeyes and Kansas State Wildcats square off in the National Invitation Tournament. Tuesday’s meeting is the first of the season between the squads.
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Ohio State, Cornell play in NIT
The Ohio State Buckeyes and Cornell Big Red square off in the National Invitation Tournament. The teams play Tuesday for the first time this season.
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March Madness? Indiana State, 3 20-win Big East teams among those snubbed on Selection Sunday
The only time Indiana State won more games was when Larry Bird was part of a national runner-up team in 1979.
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Shannon helps Illinois move on to bigger stage after Big Ten championship
Terrence Shannon Jr. took over the Big Ten Tournament and put Illinois in position for bigger goals.
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South Carolina, Iowa, USC and Texas are the top seeds in the women’s NCAA Tournament
South Carolina is the the top overall seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament. The Gamecocks are looking to become the 10th women’s basketball team to go undefeated for an entire season.
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Cornhuskers, winless in NCAA Tournament, will get a chance to end their March Madness misery
For all of its success across multiple sports historically, Nebraska has the dubious distinction of being the only Power Five program to have never won a game in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
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North Carolina earns the top seed in the West Region after missing NCAA Tournament last year
North Carolina is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament West Region a year after being left out of the bracket.
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Purdue begins another NCAA tourney atop the Midwest Region after losing to a 16-seed a year ago
Purdue is seeded first in the Midwest Region for the NCAA Tournament as it tries to make amends for becoming only the second No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed a year ago.
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Houston lands No. 1 seed in South Region that also features Marquette, Kentucky and Duke
Houston claimed a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, but will have to navigate the likes of Duke, Kentucky and Marquette in the South Region if the Cougars are able to make their first Final Four since 2021.
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Reigning NCAA champ UConn tops the East Region bracket as the No. 1 overall seed in March Madness
Reigning national champion Connecticut is the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and headlining the East Region bracket.
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No. 12 Auburn beats Florida 86-67 and takes the SEC tournament title
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Johni Broome scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 12 Auburn won the Tigers’ third Southeastern Conference Tournament championship by beating Florida 86-67 on Sunday in a game marred by a gruesome injury to Gators center Micah Handlogten.
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UAB steamrolls Temple 85-69 to win AAC championship, berth in NCAA Tournament
Alejandro Vasquez sank five 3-pointers on his way to scoring a career-high 29, Yaxel Lendeborg finished with his 19th double-double of the season and UAB cruised to a wire-to-wire 85-69 victory over Temple in the championship game of the American Athletic Conference Tournament, earning the Blazers a
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Shannon scores 34 points as No. 13 Illinois takes Big Ten title with 93-87 win over Wisconsin
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 34 points on 15-for-17 shooting from the free-throw line as 13th-ranked Illinois beat Wisconsin 93-87 in Big Ten tournament championship game.
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7th seeded Drexel women shock top-seeded Stony Brook 68-60 to win CAA, head to fourth NCAA
Amaris Baker and Brooke Mullin led a long-distance attack and Drexel shocked Stony Brook 68-60 in the championship game of the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament to advance to its third NCAA Tournament.
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Miller beats buzzer and Drake women win Missouri Valley Tournament in dramatic fashion
Anna Miller scored 25 points, including the winning two-pointer as time expired, and top-seeded Drake defeated No. 3 seed Missouri State 76-75 for the Missouri Valley Conference championship and another trip to the NCAA Tournament.
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No. 12 Auburn goes wire-to-wire to beat Florida 86-67 for SEC Tournament title
Johni Broome scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 12 Auburn won the Tigers’ third Southeastern Conference Tournament championship by beating Florida 86-67.
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Duquesne earns first NCAA Tournament bid in 47 years, beating VCU 57-51 in A-10 championship game
Duquesne earned an NCAA Tournament bid for the first time in 47 years, beating fifth-seeded seeded VCU 57-51 to win the Atlantic 10 Tournament championship.
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Knowling’s buzzer-beater lifts Yale over Brown 62-61 for Ivy League title, NCAA tourney berth
Matt Knowling hit a jumper at the buzzer and Yale closed the game on an 8-1 run to beat Brown 62-61 in the championship game of the Ivy League Tournament at Francis S.
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Power-Cassidy scores 21 and Holy Cross beats Boston U 61-55 for Patriot League’s auto-bid to NCAAs
Bronagh Power-Cassidy scored 21 points, Cara McCormack added 15 and Holy Cross outlasted Boston U 61-55 to win the Patriot League Championship and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year.
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Sacred Heart defends NEC championship 69-48 behind Pryor’s big game
Ny’Ceara Pryor scored 18 points and Sacred Heart, with a second-consecutive NCAA berth in hand, rolled to a 69-48 win over LeMoyne in the Northeast Conference Tournament championship game.
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Ohio State hires Jake Diebler as head coach after he goes 6-2 in interim role
Ohio State has removed the interim tag from men’s basketball coach Jake Diebler’s title and announced he will receive a five-year contract.
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