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AJ Dybantsa pulled off a Stephen Curry following his explosive scoring performance in the BYU Cougars’ loss to the Texas Longhorns in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. Dybantsa was going through the freshman campaign of his collegiate career. He stands out as one of the best young players in […]

Texas basketball almost didn’t even make it into the NCAA Tournament, but the selection committee gave the Longhorns one last chance to prove they belonged by putting it in the First Four. Texas did just that, taking down NC State to advance to the Round of 64 against AJ Dybantsa and BYU. Slowing Dybantsa down […]

March Madness added a second major upset involving a mid-major Thursday. VCU basketball left North Carolina fans in shambles by pulling off the comeback upset. The Rams even trailed by 19 points at one point before stunning the Tar Heels 71-64. Is this the biggest comeback though in NCAA Tournament history? NCAA Director of Media […]

When a team suffers an excruciating and inexcusable loss on a big stage, fans will look for every reason imaginable to eviscerate the head coach. That anguish cannot be mended during a postgame press conference, but it can certainly be magnified. Following an improbable implosion versus No. 11 seed VCU in the opening round of […]

Darius Acuff Jr. garnered recognition for his potential at the NBA level after putting up a spectacular performance in Arkansas’ win over Hawaii in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Thursday evening. Acuff went off on the Rainbow Warriors throughout his 36 minutes of action. He finished with a stat line of […]

VCU whooped it up on the floor of Bon Secours Wellness Arena after completing a come-from-behind upset of North Carolina in overtime, 82-78, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday. But while the players were celebrating their hard-earned victory, another guy from the crowd was absolutely ecstatic: Phil Martelli Sr. Of course, he […]

The No. 11 VCU basketball added to the stunning first day of the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. The Rams battled back from a 19-point deficit and shocked the college basketball world with an 82-78 overtime win against the No. 6 seed North Carolina Tar Heels on Thursday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena […]

Darryn Peterson fuels NBA Draft intrigue for the 2026 version of March Madness. The Kansas basketball star freshman ranks as the No. 1 NBA prospect in the East Regional. Does that mean Friday becomes the start of his final NCAA Tournament even though it’s his first? Peterson addressed his future but also the criticism he’s […]

Texas Basketball is officially the bracket busters of the West Region. Just two days after surviving a nail-biter in the First Four, Texas walked into the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, and sent the No. 6 seed BYU Basketball packing with a 79-71 victory on Thursday night. AJ Dybantsa in March Madness: 40 MIN35 PTS10 […]

We’re in the early stage of March Madness, and we’re already seeing a bunch of upsets. One of the upsets that happened today was 12th-ranked High Point University knocking out the fifth-seeded Wisconsin team in the first round of the tournament. The hero of the game was sharpshooter Chase Johnston, who scored 11 points in […]

If you are a fan of North Carolina, stop reading this. Do not go further than this sentence. Oh, you are still reading? OK. For the second straight year, North Carolina is out of the first round of the NCAA Tournament after bowing to VCU in overtime, 82-78, at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Thursday. […]

VCU basketball needed to win the Atlantic-10 Tournament in order to punch its ticket to The Big Dance, so the Rams know what it is like to play under desperate circumstances. One could even say they thrive in such conditions. The No. 11 seed in the South Region embodied its signature resilience in a stunning […]

March Madness officially has its first massive casualty. Virginia Commonwealth University looked like a footnote in the North Carolina Tar Heels’ highlight reel early on Friday, but the Rams had other plans. Despite trailing by 19 points in the first half, VCU Basketball roared back to stun UNC with a 82-78 victory in the opening […]

Fans of North Carolina are calling for the head of coach Hubert Davis after their embarrassing defeat to VCU in overtime, 82-78, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. The No. 6 Tar Heels led by as much as 19 points, but they allowed he No. 11 Rams to rally and complete […]

VCU basketball had emerged as a trendy upset pick in the first round of March Madness, but things weren’t going according to plan for the No. 11-seed Rams against North Carolina. The Tar Heels, even without Caleb Wilson, were having their way, racing out to a 19-point lead in the second half. But The Atlantic […]

St. John’s basketball wasn’t through changing the culture after its 2025 March Madness return. Head coach Rick Pitino took a long look at the roster following the Red Storm’s upset loss to Arkansas. Now St. John’s is a rising favorite to win it all this time around. But Pitino revealed Thursday what needed to change […]

High Point delivered the first upset of the NCAA Tournament after stunning Wisconsin, 83-82, at Moda Center on Thursday. The No. 5 Badgers entered the game with high confidence. The No. 12 Panthers, however, refused to be intimidated, rallying in the second half to pull off the shocker and advance to the second round against […]

Longtime head coaches like Tom Izzo do not succeed in modern college basketball without having a good sense of humor. If the 2000 national champion let NIL contracts and the chaotic transfer portal consume him with rage, he probably would have already joined some of his other contemporaries in retirement. Izzo kept things light following […]

Duke basketball nearly became the third No. 1 seed to go down immediately. Siena handed the Blue Devils everything and applied the scare to Jon Scheyer and company. Scheyer and Duke managed to escape 71-65 on Thursday to start March Madness. Scheyer himself admitted he felt out-coached against Gerry McNamara of Siena. “They were more […]

The Duke Blue Devils fought back from a double-digit first-half deficit to earn a 71-65 win over the Siena Saints. It was a closely contested game that the Blue Devils seemed not to be prepared for. That’s at least what Cameron Boozer indicated while talking with media members in the locker room. Boozer, who is […]

The Duke basketball team faced an uncharacteristically close game against Siena to open March Madness. The Blue Devils entered the NCAA Tournament as the top seed, but struggled in their first game against Siena, which they won 71-65. It was a game that exposed some of Duke’s flaws in the tournament, especially their depth issues […]

John Calipari has seen star freshmen buckle under pressure before, but the Arkansas basketball head coach enjoyed a worry-free 97-78 win versus Hawaii in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. He watched his top two teenagers excel in their first taste of March Madness, looking completely prepared for the rowdy environment in Portland, […]

Vanderbilt basketball has been one of the hottest teams in the country so far in March, as the Commodores knocked off Florida in the SEC Tournament on their way to the title game. Now, Mark Byington’s club is into the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed, and it kept its run going with a […]

The No. 8 seed Ohio State basketball’s NCAA Tournament campaign has come to an end on Thursday, as they suffered a 66-64 loss at the hands of No. 9 seed TCU Horned Frogs at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. It was not just the Ohio State’s March Madness trip that ended with […]

Duke basketball enters March Madness 2026 with urgency—and that urgency revolves around one name, sophomore center Pat Ngongba II. His injury casts a shadow over the Blue Devils’ tournament outlook, raising serious questions about their interior defense, rebounding, and overall ability to sustain a deep run. Although Duke still boasts elite perimeter talent, its ceiling […]

March is Madness-ing on! The Michigan State Spartans and Arkansas Razorbacks both earned huge blowout wins at the same exact time in the Round of 64. MSU took down North Dakota State for an easy win, while Arkansas dominated Hawaii from start to finish. Both Tom Izzo and John Calipari entered Thursday with 59 career […]

High Point head coach Flynn Clayman believes his team’s win over Wisconsin proves that they have been one of the best teams in college basketball all season. He just wishes they had an opportunity to prove that before March Madness. Feeding off the adrenaline of the victory, Clayman used his mic time to call out […]

March Madness 2026 birthed a new set of stars from High Point University. The Panthers pulled out the stunning 83-82 win over Wisconsin Thursday to shred some brackets. The victory even witnessed one star hit a Steve Nash mark. Rob Martin delivered 23 points and dished 10 assists in the win. He also took care […]

South Florida’s head coach Bryan Hodgson came to Wes Enis’ defense about his comments after the Bulls lost to the Louisville Cardinals in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon. Before the game took place, Enis stated that he didn’t view the concept of USF beating Louisville as an upset. He […]

The Siena Saints nearly pulled off the impossible as a No. 16 seed against the No. 1 Duke Blue Devils, but ultimately lost the game 71-65. During the contest, Gerry McNamara, the Siena head coach, never subbed his starters out of the game. He finally explains his controversial decision. During the postgame press conference, McNamara […]

Mark Byington was honest about Vanderbilt’s early struggles before the Commodores took control in the 78-68 win over the McNeese Cowboys in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon. Vanderbilt enjoyed an incredible run in the SEC Tournament, reaching the final before losing to Arkansas. Despite this, they earned an At-Large […]

Ohio State losing to TCU in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament was not a moment that Michigan alum Jalen Rose would pass up on. The TNT Sports analyst wasted no time pointing out the Buckeyes’ shortcomings in March Madness one day after Miami, Ohio’s First Four victory. Rose jumped at the opportunity […]

The Field of 64 in March Madness kicked off early this afternoon. But for HBCU fans, the festivities kicked off on Tuesday. The HBCU world discovered on CBS’s Sunday Selection Show that MEAC champion Howard University and SWAC champion Prairie View A&M University were both slated for First Four games. The First Four is a […]

The No. 1-seed Duke Blue Devils advanced to the second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Thursday, defeating the Siena Saints 71-65. But it did not come easily against the 16th-seeded school from upstate New York. Siena made March Madness history, taking an 11-point lead into halftime. It is the largest halftime deficit any […]

Darius Acuff Jr. has been a star guard for the Arkansas Razorbacks throughout the entire 2025-26 season. Not only is he a great scorer, but he’s also a fantastic facilitator of the ball. During the program’s first March Madness game against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors that ended in a 97-78 win, Acuff broke a 30-year […]

Louisville basketball survived a near-upset to start March Madness Thursday. A feisty South Florida team nearly toppled the Cardinals before UL rolled to the 83-79 win. Even head coach Pat Kelsey let out a blunt take afterwards. He mostly focused on the deficit USF nearly overcame postgame, the one that saw UL nearly lose a […]

The fifth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers were shown the door quickly (and unexpectedly) in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Greg Gard’s team became the first victim of a Cinderella in this year’s edition of March Madness, falling prey to No. 12 seed High Point Panthers to the tune of an 83-82 score on Thursday at Moda Center in […]

Prairie View A&M scored a huge First Four victory against Lehigh University on Wednesday. Their 67-55 victory marked the program’s first NCAA March Madness tournament victory. In post-game comments, Panthers head coach Byron Smith reflected on the journey to this moment, including Prairie View A&M’s 2018 First Four defeat to Fairleigh Dickinson. “The first time […]

Every March Madness needs a Cinderella story. In 2026, it is sixth-year High Point guard Chase Johnston, who just sent Wisconsin home in the first round. Despite averaging just 6.1 points per game, college basketball fans immediately identified the High Point sharpshooter as the next NCAA Tournament darling. Fans quickly fell in love with Johnston’s […]