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Trayce Jackson-Davis and the Indiana Hoosiers got the No. 4 seed for the 2023 edition of March Madness NCAA tournament. The Hoosiers, of course, are the favorite to take care of business in the opening round of the Big Dance, where they will be meeting the Mid-American Conference tournament champs Kent State Golden Flashes. Indiana […]

The newly crowned Pac-12 Player of the Year, UCLA forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. harkens back to an earlier, quainter vision of college basketball. He’s an inveterate hustle psycho, chasing down loose balls and throwing himself into box outs; a senior, outlasting and outplaying all the hotshot freshmen and NBA aspirants; a winner, averaging nearly 18 […]

The North Carolina basketball program ended up on the wrong side of history on Sunday after the team missed out on the NCAA Tournament. UNC finished the season with a 20-13 record, but they struggled mightily against ranked teams. The Tar Heels lost twice to Duke and just won one in three game against Virginia. […]

Despite losing in the championship of the Pac-12 Tournament, UCLA and Mick Cronin still enter March Madness as one of the top teams in the country. They’re a little bit banged up right now with injuries to two starters in Adem Bona and Jaylen Clark. While Clark is out for the remainder of the season, […]

The brackets for the NCAA Tournament were released this weekend and every year there are some very intriguing storylines in the first round of March Madness. This year, one of those potential matchups is between No. 6 Kentucky and No. 11 Providence in the East Region. Kentucky head coach John Calipari will square off against […]

March Madness is an exercise in unfulfilled hope, a bloodless culling of 64 teams down to one. But, for now, the empty NCAA Tournament bracket is a place for possibility, at least for some teams, With the NCAA Tournament being an unpredictable, matchup-dependent beast, here are the winners and losers from Selection Sunday. Winner: Alabama […]

The North Carolina basketball program has declined an invitation to the NIT after missing out on the NCAA Tournament, the program announced in a statement. “All season our focus and goal have been on being the best team we can possible become and reaching our full potential to give us another opportunity to compete, play […]

When it comes to filling the brackets for March Madness, it’s almost impossible to please everyone. In this case, the seeding Texas A&M received is what has many feeling the Aggies got screwed. Texas A&M had a solid season, concluding with a strong finish that saw them beat Alabama, who is the No. 1 overall […]

Tom Izzo and Michigan State earned the No. 7 in the East Region for the upcoming 2023 NCAA Tournament. Alongside giving the Spartans another opportunity to chase a title, Michigan State’s tournament berth meant Izzo set a new NCAA Tournament record. Izzo led the Spartans to their 25th straight NCAA Tournament appearance, the most among […]

Penny Hardaway, along with Memphis basketball, left Sunday as a champion. The Memphis Tigers earned a 75-65 victory over the Houston Cougars in the American Athletic Conference basketball tournament, knocking off the top-rated team in the nation by the Associated Press to take the first AAC championship tournament win in school history. Senior guard Kendric […]

The 2023 March Madness brackets were officially released during Selection Sunday. Mississippi State, Pittsburgh, Arizona State and Nevada were the last four to enter the tournament. Oklahoma State, Rutgers, the University of North Carolina and Clemson were the first four out. Fans and analysts reacted to the selections once the brackets were officially released. Bubbles Popped: RutgersVanderbiltNorth […]

Duke basketball is heading back to the NCAA Tournament as the no. 5 seed, and while that is good news for the program, former Blue Devils star and now Orlando Magic rookie Paolo Banchero is confused by the seeding. Clearly, Banchero thinks Duke basketball should have ended up with a higher seeding than what they’re […]

Kansas Jayhawks basketball coach Bill Self was discharged from a Kansas City-area hospital and will rejoin the Kansas basketball program for its first NCAA Tournament game against Howard, according to Dave Skretta of The Associated Press. Bill Self missed the Big 12 tournament this week, as he was in the hospital getting a procedure to […]

Brandon Miller and Alabama earned the top overall seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament. As CBS’ Greg Gumbel was announcing Alabama’s achievement, he made sure to throw a bit of banter Miller‘s way. Miller is accused of being associated with the murder case against his former teammate Darius Miles. A police officer testified that Miller […]

Purdue completed its “double-double” with a 67-65 triumph over Penn State in the Big Ten Championship game Sunday in Chicago. The Boilermakers earned the league’s regular season title as well as the title in the conference tournament championship. Purdue HC Matt Painter when asked about his teams struggle w the press “It’s really not that […]

Theoretically, the number one seeds are rewarded with a relatively frictionless path to the Final Four—the basic geometry of the NCAA Tournament bracket ensures that the 1 seed won’t face another top ten team until the Elite Eight. Practically, it’s considerably thornier—just ask Virginia (who lost to 16-seed UMBC in the first round in 2018) […]

Will Wade, pack your bags, both literally and metaphorically. On Sunday morning, the McNeese State athletic department announced that the controversial Wade is headed to McNeese State, his first job since getting axed by LSU in March 2022. “I’m so excited to welcome Coach Wade, his wife Lauren and daughter Caroline to Southwest Louisiana and […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Our Big Ten Championship odds series has our Penn State Purdue prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Penn State Purdue. The Penn State Nittany Lions have secured a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Big Ten has been a conference this season in […]

The Memphis Tigers take on the Houston Cougars. Check out our AAC Championship odds series for our Memphis Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Memphis Houston. The Houston Cougars are closing in on the AAC double. They already won the AAC regular season championship. Now they will play for the conference tournament […]

The Duke Blue Devils showed their readiness for the NCAA tournament during an incredible run in the ACC tournament, which culminated in their 59-49 win over the Virginia Cavaliers to capture the conference tournament title right in the very first season of the post-Coach K era. Duke basketball also got a tremendous — and historic […]

The Grand Canyon Antelopes take on the Southern Utah Thunderbirds. Our WAC Championship odds series has our Grand Canyon Southern Utah prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Grand Canyon Southern Utah. The college basketball season has had its share of amazing moments, but it’s really hard to top what happened in the WAC […]

As expected, the Houston Cougars are going to be playing in the AAC championship game on Sunday, but it’s possible that they won’t have star Marcus Sasser active for that contest. The Houston basketball guard appeared to have suffered a lower-body injury in the semifinals against the Cincinnati Bearcats and is now said to be […]

The Arizona Wildcats take on the UCLA Bruins. Check out our Pac-12 Tournament odds series for our Arizona UCLA prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arizona UCLA. The Arizona Wildcats and UCLA Bruins have been the two best teams in the Pac-12 all season long. Arizona seemed to be the best team in […]

The Fullerton Titans take on the UCSB Gauchos. Our Big West Championship odds series has our Fullerton UCSB prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Fullerton UCSB. The college basketball season has been noticeably unpredictable. Imagine having anyone saying before the season that North Carolina was not even going to make the NCAA Tournament, […]

The UAB Blazers take on the FAU Owls. Our C-USA Championship odds series has our UAB FAU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch UAB FAU. The college basketball season has been a showcase for one non-traditional basketball school. Florida Atlantic has captured the attention of basketball fans and analysts everywhere. The Owls have […]

Houston basketball star guard Marcus Sasser has reportedly suffered a groin injury in the team’s semifinal matchup against Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference Tournament Saturday afternoon, per CBS Sports insider Jon Rothstein. The panic meter is likely off the charts for Cougars fans who know how important the AAC Player of the Year is […]

The Marist Foxes take on the Iona Gaels. Check out our MAAC Championship odds series for our Marist Iona prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Marist Iona. The college basketball season has provided so many rich and remarkable storylines. The MAAC Tournament final has many amazing dimensions. First, we can’t deny or ignore […]

The Kent State Golden Flashes take on the Toledo Rockets. Check out our MAC Championship odds series for our Kent State Toledo prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kent State Toledo. The college basketball season arrives at the final batch of conference tournament championship games. There are a lot of them on Saturday […]

A first-time Big East champion will be crowned for the first time as the Xavier Musketeers clash with the Marquette Golden Eagles for all the marbles! Join us for our Big East Tournament odds series where our Xavier-Marquette prediction and pick will be made. In blowout fashion, Xavier absolutely pummeled Creighton en route to the championship game […]

The Mountain West Championship has finally arrived! In this year’s edition of the big game, it will be the Utah State Aggies hoping to play the part of spoiler as they face off with the San Diego State Aztecs. Let’s take a look at our Mountain West Tournament odds series where our Utah State-SDSU prediction […]

The Tulane Green Wave take on the Memphis Tigers. Check out our AAC Tournament odds series for our Tulane Memphis prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Tulane Memphis. The Tulane Green Wave will try to create bubble havoc on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas — not because they want to add to anxiety […]

The time has finally come for the Atlantic Coastal Conference to crown their champion for the 2022-23 season. After a hard fought tournament, two ranked giants emerge as the last teams standing in Greensboro. The No. 21 Duke Blue Devils (25-8) will take on the No. 13 Virginia Cavaliers (25-6) in a must-see championship game […]

Two heavyweight blue bloods square off in the Big 12 Championship Game as the Texas Longhorns duel it out with the Kansas Jayhawks. Join us for our Big 12 Tournament odds series where our Texas-Kansas prediction and pick will be revealed. The Longhorns are fresh off a resounding 66-60 win over TCU in which they overcame […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions take on the Indiana Hoosiers. Our Big Ten Tournament odds series has our Penn State Indiana prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Penn State Indiana. The Penn State Nittany Lions entered the first week of March in real trouble for the NCAA Tournament. They had just lost to […]

The Vanderbilt Commodores take on the Texas A&M Aggies. Our SEC Tournament odds series has our Vanderbilt Texas A&M prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Vanderbilt Texas A&M. The SEC basketball season has brought us to this very unlikely scenario: The Vanderbilt Commodores could play their way into the NCAA Tournament. Vanderbilt was […]

Ohio State basketball received utterly devastating news Saturday when it was announced that star freshman Brice Sensabaugh will be sidelined the remainder of the season with a knee injury, per Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. The timing could not be worse with a semifinal clash with Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament tipping off at […]

The Cincinnati Bearcats take on the Houston Cougars. Check out our AAC Tournament odds series for our Cincinnati Houston prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Cincinnati Houston. The college basketball season is approaching the 2023 NCAA Tournament. There are just a few big dramas left before the bracket is revealed on Selection Sunday. […]

The Arkansas Razorbacks found themselves on the receiving end of another brutal loss during the SEC basketball tournament. They weren’t exactly favored to win against Texas A&M, but they held a comfortable lead midway through the game. Instead, Eric Musselman’s team lost to the Aggies, knocking them out of the SEC tournament early. It was […]

The Utah State Aggies take on the Boise State Broncos. Check out our Mountain West Tournament odds series for our Utah State Boise State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Utah State Boise State. Utah State is moving up the board on the seed list as it tries to chase down an NCAA […]