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Hello friends, and welcome to the regular season finale edition of Bracketology at ClutchPoints! A handful of conference tournaments are already under way, but for most of the country, this weekend represents the final days of the 2024-25 regular season, and let me tell ya, a whole bunch of teams still have a whole lot […]

March is here, and the madness is right around the corner. Arguably the best sports month of the year is upon us, the NCAA Tournament is just a couple of weeks away as the first games get started on March 18th. The NCAA Tournament is a tough one to beat as it is definitely one […]

March is here and with it are college basketball conference tournaments across the country. The Big Ten women’s basketball tournament tipped-off this week, and the Iowa Hawkeyes, the reigning tournament champions, advanced to the second round with an 81-57 win over Wisconsin. During Iowa’s round game of the Big Ten Tournament, they had a familiar […]

ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas gave a bold take on a few bombshell changes he thinks college basketball needs to make. As the NCAA Tournament inches closer, more eyes will be on this great sport over the next few weeks. March Madness is one of the most electric times of the year, and fans […]

March is here, and the madness is right around the corner. Arguably the best sports month of the year is upon us, the NCAA Tournament is just a couple of weeks away as the first games get started on March 18th. The NCAA Tournament is a tough one to beat as it is definitely one […]

Dallas Mavericks assistant Alex Jensen has reportedly accepted the Utah basketball head coaching job, Pete Thamel of ESPN reports. “Dallas Mavericks assistant Alex Jensen has accepted the job as the next coach at Utah, sources tell me and @jeffborzello. He’s a former star player there and has been an NBA assistant since 2013. He’s a […]

The Tennessee basketball team lost a heartbreaker on Wednesday night as they fell on the road against Ole Miss. This one came right down to the wire as it was tied up with less than a minute to go, and the Rebels made enough plays down the stretch to earn the big upset win. Ole […]

Louisville basketball’s win over California brought about an incredible statistic that shows how dangerous the Cardinals are. After two years at the bottom of the ACC Conference, first-year head coach Pat Kelsey has immediately propelled this program back to relevance. The Cardinals once again beat the spread in their 85-68 win over the Golden Bears, […]

In the month of March, every game is crucial for a team with a resume that looks like the one that the Oklahoma Sooners currently have. The Sooners are the epitome of an NCAA Tournament bubble team, existing somewhere between the 9-line and the first four out in every Bracketology update for a solid two […]

Missouri head coach Dennis Gates gave a ringing endorsement of Oklahoma basketball’s NCAA Tournament case after the Sooners’ massive win on Wednesday. Freshman sensation Jeremiah Fears led the Sooners with 31 points in the 96-84  upset over the No. 15 Tigers. Head coach Porter Moser’s team needed this win as it had a rough first […]

No. 8 Michigan State basketball head coach Tom Izzo has another achievement to add to his ever-growing resume. On Wednesday night, the No. 8 Michigan Wolverines suffered a loss to the No. 13 Maryland Terrapins to slide down to the second spot in the Big Ten conference standings and giving Izzo and Michigan State basketball […]

Texas Tech has built one of the best basketball teams in the nation this season. Grant McCasland’s group looks like it could potentially contend for a national championship after navigating a very difficult Big 12 slate with relative ease. A massive reason why Texas Tech has been so good this season and is in contention […]

March is here, and the UConn basketball team has been the king of March (and April for that matter) in each of the last two seasons. The Huskies are two-time defending national championships, and they want to win a third straight title this year. UConn isn’t having as good of a season as people expected, […]

So far this season, Ole Miss basketball has been the definition of the depth in the SEC. The Rebels have been ranked in the top 25 for a lot of the season and have collected their fair share of big wins, but they have never been talked about with the elite teams at the top […]

The Maryland basketball team stayed hot on Wednesday night as they went on the road and took down #17 Michigan. This was a huge win for the Terrapins as they fight for Big Ten Tournament positioning, and the victory gives them a great chance to secure the #2 seed next week in Indianapolis. This was […]

One of the least talked-about great teams in college basketball this season has been Florida. Todd Golden and the Gators have quietly hummed through the loaded SEC this season, putting together one of the best campaigns of anybody in the nation. After Wednesday night, Florida may have the best collection of wins in the whole […]

The Alabama basketball team has now lost four out of their last six games as they fell at home on Wednesday against #5 Florida. The good news for the Crimson Tide is that these four losses have all come against top-15 teams. Three of them were against top-10 teams. It’s not like Alabama is losing […]

Coming into the 2024-25 NCAA season, the Stanford Cardinal had the second-longest NCAA Tournament appearance streak behind only Tennessee, as per Alexa Philippou of ESPN. But following the retirement of legendary head coach Tara VanDerveer, Stanford’s NCAA Tournament streak is in danger. Following the Cardinal 63-46 loss to Clemson in the first round of the […]

Not too long ago, the Michigan basketball team had won six games in a row and they were looking like one of the best teams in the country. The Wolverines were in first place in the Big Ten, and things were overall looking very good for the Wolverines. Now, Michigan has dropped two home games […]

The Kentucky basketball team played their final home game of the regular season on Tuesday night as they took down LSU in dominant fashion. The Tigers led 2-0 early in the game, and they would never see a lead again. The Wildcats went on a 15-2 run after that, and the game was pretty much […]

Miami basketball head coach Jim Larranaga stepped down from his head coaching duties earlier this season, and the Hurricanes have been on the hunt for his replacement. It looks like Miami has found their guy as Duke associate head coach Jai Lucas has reportedly signed a deal to become the next head coach of the […]

A shorthanded Arkansas basketball team found a way to get a huge win on Tuesday night on the road against Vanderbilt. Head coach John Calipari and his Razorbacks are fighting to make the NCAA Tournament, and a road win against a team that is firmly in is going to go a long way on Selection […]

Iowa hosts their last home game of the season as they play Michigan State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Michigan State-Iowa prediction and pick. Michigan State comes into the game at 24-5 on the year, and 15-3 in conference play. That places them first in the Big Ten this […]

UAB plays their last home game of the year as they host FAU. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a FAU-UAB prediction and pick. FAU is 16-13 on the year, but they are 9-7 in conference play, placing them in fifth in the American. They have been .500 most of the […]

The Iowa State basketball team has hit a bit of a rough patch as they have now lost three of their last four games. Tuesday night’s loss against BYU was especially painful as the Cougars ended up getting the win in double overtime. The Cyclones did pull off a miraculous comeback to even get the […]

Although Texas A&M basketball dominated the stat sheet in their upset win against Auburn, head coach Buzz Williams and Wade Taylor shared a moment before the game. The latter was recognized by the university and the fans, as well as fellow students for his contributions to the program. In an era with NIL and the […]

BYU basketball picked up a wild 88-85 double-overtime win over the No. 10 Iowa State Cyclones at Hilton Coliseum on Tuesday night. What made the No. 23 Cougars’ win even more astounding was the fact they did it despite turning the ball over a whopping 29 times. If you thought that would be some kind […]

Ohio State basketball picked up a thrilling 116-114 double-overtime win over Nebraska on Tuesday night, bolstering their NCAA Tournament hopes in the process. The Buckeyes moved to 17-13 overall and 9-10 in Big Ten play with one conference game remaining. With Ohio State squarely on the bubble, head coach Jake Diebler pleaded his team’s case […]

North Carolina basketball head coach Hubert Davis is leading the program on the right track. After Davis signed a secret contract extension, many people were confused and even furious with the move. Since signing that secret extension, the Tar Heels have emerged in the ACC. Although Duke basketball is running the show, North Carolina basketball […]

Auburn basketball suffered an upset loss at the hands of Texas A&M on Tuesday. However, head coach Bruce Pearl was the least bit shocked. After Pearl dropped a ‘human nature’ admission regarding Auburn basketball, he was even more real on the postgame radio show. The head coach detailed what took place, from the beginning to […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Stanford-Notre Dame prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Stanford-Notre Dame. The Stanford Cardinal and Notre Dame Fighting Irish are part of an Atlantic Coast Conference which might get only three NCAA Tournament teams this year. It has been an ugly scene in […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Cal-Louisville prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Cal-Louisville. The Louisville Cardinals enter the final week of the ACC regular season with something to play for. No, it is not likely that North Carolina will beat Duke on Saturday. The Blue Devils have […]

TCU women’s basketball enters the Big 12 Tournament as the No. 1 seed after securing the regular-season title, marking a historic achievement for the Horned Frogs program. Head coach Mark Campbell believes his team has proven itself as one of the best in the nation but knows there is still work to be done. “There’s […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Tennessee Ole Miss prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Tennessee Ole Miss. The Ole Miss Rebels are clearly an NCAA Tournament team, but now the question centers around how good this team can be in March Madness, and how well this team […]

Rutgers basketball hasn’t had the best season, but that hasn’t limited Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey from achieving history. They made Fab Five history by becoming the first pair of freshmen to score 500+ points in a season. The previous two to do that were Michigan freshman Chris Webber and Jalen Rose. The two helped […]

USC women’s basketball enters the Big Ten Tournament as the top seed after sweeping rival UCLA and winning the regular-season title. Despite their success, head coach Lindsay Gottlieb is urging her team to stay focused on the immediate challenge rather than looking ahead to a potential rematch with UCLA in Sunday’s championship game. “You’ve got […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Marquette-UConn prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Marquette-UConn. The Marquette Golden Eagles have struggled in this college basketball season. They faltered in multiple nonconference games of note. They lost head-to-head battles against primary Big East contenders St. John’s, UConn, and Creighton. Marquette was […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Wisconsin-Minnesota prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Wisconsin-Minnesota. This is a fascinating game to explore from a pure betting standpoint. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are a weird team to get a handle on, because over the past few weeks, they have completely […]

It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Missouri-Oklahoma prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Missouri-Oklahoma. One of the better coaching jobs in college basketball this season comes from Missouri’s Dennis Gates. What is notable about Gates is that he himself allowed Missouri to unravel one season ago. The Tigers […]