Now that we know the 68 teams competing for the men’s basketball national championship, it’s time to take a look at the overall bracket. More specifically, which teams caught a bre…
Mar 16, 2026
As expected, Syracuse has announced that Adrian Autry will not return as men’s basketball coach after failing to make the NCAA Tournament in each of his three seasons. That makes f…
Mar 14, 2026
The biggest nightmare for bubble teams arrived on Thursday, though they narrowly avoided the second-biggest one. Miami (Ohio), the last undefeated team in the nation, suffered its…
Mar 13, 2026
We’re now down to four days until Selection Sunday, which means it’s time for another daily look at the NCAA tournament bubble. It also means introducing a new category: bid thief.…
Mar 12, 2026
Wednesday was a rough day for bubble teams making their conference tournament debut. Several programs did the one thing they couldn’t afford to do this time of year and took damagi…
Mar 12, 2026
Tuesday marked the intersection of big and small conference tournaments, as the power leagues began their league tournaments while several smaller conferences crowned champions. If…
Mar 11, 2026
The Big 12 is not quite as deep as it has been in past seasons, but it remains a very strong league. There is plenty at stake, with anywhere from nine to as few as six NCAA tournam…
Mar 10, 2026
The Big Ten’s second season in the “Big Ten Plus Eight” era has brought an awkward development. The conference tournament is now a six day event. The Big Ten was the last power con…
Mar 10, 2026
The oldest conference tournament, dating back to 1953, is also the only exclusive one among the power conferences this year. The Big Ten chose to invite all 18 of its teams, while…
Mar 10, 2026
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