March Madness Articles - Page 19

Louisville basketball coach Pat Kelsey has his team in the ACC championship game in his first season. Kelsey’s Cardinals got a huge win over Clemson on Friday night in the conference tournament semis. It was a game unlike any other for Kelsey. “That’s the most physical game I’ve ever coached in…it was very obvious early […]

Ever since joining the Big 12, Houston basketball has absolutely dominated. Kelvin Sampson and the Cougars have absolutely owned the rest of the conference over the last two seasons, winning the regular season title in both years. In 2024-25, Houston took it to a new level. It finished the conference slate 19-1, with its only […]

The story of the Big East this season has been the job Rick Pitino has done with St. John’s basketball. The Johnnies have been the best team in the Big East all season long, comfortably securing the regular season title and working their way into the top 10 of the AP poll. Now, Pitino and […]

After wrapping up a relatively comfortable Big 12 championship in the regular season, Houston basketball is looking to back that up and cement a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament with a conference tournament title in Kansas City. On Friday night, the Cougars were dominant on the defensive end of the floor from the […]

Duke basketball has been a machine this season, cruising through the ACC on its way to taking the top spot in the AP poll heading into the postseason. However, the Blue Devils’ national title hopes flashed before their eyes on Thursday when star forward Cooper Flagg with down with a nasty ankle injury in the […]

The trilogy of the 2024-25 North Carolina-Duke basketball series was the best of the bunch. Even without Cooper Flagg and Maliq Brown, the Blue Devils dominated the early going against their Tobacco Road rivals, jumping out to a 24-point lead. North Carolina, fighting for its NCAA Tournament life, wasn’t about to go down without a […]

Throughout the 2024-25 college basketball season, if there’s one coach who isn’t afraid to be outspoken in his postgame press conferences, it’s UCLA Bruins’ head coach Mick Cronin. Following UCLA’s 86-70 thrashing by the Wisconsin Badgers to eliminate the Bruins from the Big Ten Tournament, Cronin had a doozy of a postgame presser when responding […]

One of the biggest storylines this season in the SEC was just how many teams from the conference are going to make it into the NCAA Tournament. The previous record from one league is 11, and it has been clear all along that the SEC would inevitably pass that. If Vanderbilt, Texas and Oklahoma all […]

The NCAA Tournament bubble is very crowded this year, like it is almost every year, but the overall field of teams next to the cut line doesn’t seem as strong heading into the 2025 edition of the Big Dance. One of the teams that will be anxiously awaiting its fate on Selection Sunday is Texas. […]

The Michigan State Spartans are on a major roll as they pursue the Big Ten conference tournament title. Tom Izzo’s team pulled off a 74-64 victory over the Oregon Ducks in the quarterfinal round Friday as the Spartans began their run in the tournament with an effective performance featuring 17 points from freshman Jase Richardson. […]

With a stunning shooting performance, the Wisconsin Badgers trounced UCLA in the Big 10 men’s basketball tournament to become the second team to reach the semifinals. Despite the pre-game odds suggesting an even matchup, Wisconsin stars John Tonje and John Blackwell powered the Badgers to a dominant 86-70 win. Wisconsin made 19 three-pointers in the […]

Auburn basketball’s dream season in the SEC continued on Friday as the top-seeded Tigers knocked off Ole Miss 62-57 in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. The Rebels made things close throughout with their stingy defense and even tied the game at 46 late in the second half, but Auburn eventually pulled away to get […]

The Memphis Tigers punched their ticket to the AAC Tournament semifinals with an 83-80 win against Wichita State on Friday. The win was significant in that Wichita State eliminated the Tigers from last season’s AAC Tournament. The Shockers also snapped Memphis’ eight-game win streak earlier this season. The win was also significant in that Memphis’ […]

The March Madness Tournament is right around the corner as teams across the nation are currently participating in their conference tournaments. With the season winding down, we’ll soon know which player will win the highly coveted Naismith Player of the Year award. There are 10 players in the running, with Auburn’s Johni Broome and Duke’s […]

North Carolina basketball coach Hubert Davis hit a career milestone on Thursday. The Tar Heels kept their NCAA tournament hopes alive with a 68-59 win over Wake Forest, in the ACC tournament. Davis also picked up his 100th career win as a head coach, per ACC Network. Davis and his North Carolina basketball team are […]

Xavier basketball coach Sean Miller is making a plea to the NCAA tournament committee. Miller believes the Musketeers deserve a bid this year, despite losing in the Big East Tournament. Xavier basketball bowed to Marquette 89-87 Thursday in a hard-fought game. Sean Miller's pitch for Xavier's inclusion in the NCAA Tournament heading into Selection Sunday: […]

The Purdue basketball team squeaked by the USC Trojans in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, 76-71. USC and Purdue were surprisingly tied at 35 at halftime, and the Trojans even had a two-point lead with under six minutes to go. Again, USC tied things up in the final minute before Purdue hit five free […]

Clemson basketball coach Brad Brownell is revealing his thoughts on the ACC tournament. Brownell isn’t quite happy with how the tournament is managed. “It’s hard to wait around until 9:30 to play. Like, it was awful today,” Brownell said Thursday, per basketball reporter Chapel Fowler. Brownell also had thoughts when he was informed that his […]

Ole Miss basketball coach Chris Beard is tipping his cap to the Arkansas basketball team. Ole Miss was able to push past Arkansas in the SEC conference tournament, but Beard believes the Razorbacks are dangerous. “A lot of respect for the opponent. Hall of Fame coach. All 7 of those guys could be draft picks… […]

Kansas basketball is going through another season it may want to forget. The Jayhawks lost their 12th game of the campaign on Thursday in the Big 12 tournament. That’s the most losses in a single season the program has had under Bill Self, per basketball reporter Jon Rothstein. Kansas is now 21-12 on the year […]

Tennessee looks to advance in the SEC tournament as they face Texas. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Texas-Tennessee prediction and pick. Texas is 19-14 on the year, and was 6-12 in conference play. That earned them the 13 seed in the conference tournament. They would face Vanderbilt in the […]

UCLA looks to advance in their first Big Ten tournament as they face Wisconsin. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Wisconsin-UCLA prediction and pick. Meanwhile, Wisconsin was 23-8 on the year and 13-7 in conference play. That gave them the five seed in the Big Ten Tournament. They would face […]

The top team in the SEC plays as Auburn plays against Ole Miss. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with an Ole Miss-Auburn prediction and pick. Meanwhile, Ole Miss finished the regular season at 21-10, with a 10-8 conference record. That earned them the eight seed and a first round bye in […]

JT Toppin was dominant in the Texas Tech Red Raiders’ contest against the Baylor Bears on Thursday. He played so well that he channeled Blake Griffin with his performance. In 32 minutes of action, Toppin finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks, and an assist. He shot 10-of-19 from the field, including 2-of-3 from […]

Illinois basketball ended one last Big Ten Tournament run for Payton Sandfort Thursday. The decorated Iowa forward left the game near the one minute mark of the second half, then became filled with emotions. Even the winning head coach Brad Underwood watched the emotional scene unfold. Underwood became the winning coach in the 106-94 victory, […]

Indiana basketball is now on pins and needles following its loss to Oregon Thursday. The Hoosiers’ 72-59 loss in the Big Ten Tournament now strengthens the March Madness chances for Texas and North Carolina, per Joe Lunardi. But damages IU’s hopes to make the tournament. The renown ESPN bracketologist gave Indiana this new title: First […]

Despite suffering a devastating 72-59 loss to Oregon in the Big 10 tournament, Indiana head basketball coach Mike Woodson does not believe March Madness is out of the conversation. The loss dropped the Hoosiers to 19-13, but Woodson and his team still believe they have done enough to earn an at-large bid. With the loss, […]

The Duke basketball team played its first game in the ACC Tournament on Thursday against Georgia Tech, and it was a roller coaster ride for the Blue Devils. The Yellow Jackets were in complete control for much of the first half as they led by as many as 14 points, but Duke was able to […]

When Andrej Stojakovic joined Cal basketball instead of Kentucky, many were shocked. The son of legendary sharpshooter, Peja, was destined to make a name for himself. After spending his first season at Stanford, the Pac-12 disbanded. Still, he managed to stay where his former school was, in the ACC. However, he joined Cal basketball and […]

The Duke basketball team opened up their ACC Tournament run against Georgia Tech on Thursday, and the first half of the game has not gone to plan for the Blue Devils. Georgia Tech led by as many as 14 points in the first half, and the injury bug has hit Duke. Star freshman Cooper Flagg […]

Hello friends, and welcome to a “Live from Miami International Airport” edition of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints! The bachelor party festivities of my best friend Collin are just about officially underway, but that isn’t going to stop me from delivering Bracketology updates throughout the weekend as the 2025 NCAA Tournament approaches. Ohio State’s loss to […]

Rutgers basketball’s loss in the Big Ten conference tournament signaled the end for Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey. The two star freshmen were the talk of college basketball. While the two are projected to forego an additional year and enter the NBA Draft, their stock continues to rise. It was quite the season from Harper […]

March Madness is here, which means Cinderella stories and lesser-known schools will be garnering attention. One of them was St. Francis (PA), who punched its ticket to the Big Dance by winning the Northeast Conference Tournament despite being a sub-.500 team and having a $0 NIL budget. On Wednesday, the Montana basketball team earned an […]

The Oklahoma basketball team is on the NCAA Tournament bubble, but a win against Georgia on Wednesday in the SEC Tournament certainly helped the cause. The Sooners only won six conference games this season, but the SEC is on the verge of getting a record number of teams into the tournament. After the 81-75 win […]

The Kansas basketball team has had an up-and-down 2024-25 season. As such, Kansas entered the Big 12 Conference Tournament without a top-25 ranking, although they should be in the Field of 68 without any issues. On Wednesday, Kansas began the Big 12 tournament against UCF. However, even with UCF being the underdogs, the Golden Knights […]

The top team in the Mountain West starts their tournament as New Mexico faces San Jose State. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a San Jose State-New Mexico prediction and pick. San Jose State is 15-18 on the year, and were 7-13 in conference play. That made them the eight seed […]

Colorado looks for another upset as they face Houston. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a Colorado-Houston prediction and pick. Colorado would go 13-19 on the year this past year and 3-17 in Big 12 play. That placed them as the 16 seed in the conference tournament. After upsetting the nine-seed […]

March is here, and it’s finally time to embrace the madness. There’s nothing better than chaotic college basketball, with games all over the country coming down to the wire. Of course, the lead-in to the NCAA Tournament is arguably as good as the tournament itself. Across the nation, programs are battling it out in their […]

The Ohio State basketball team has been on the bubble all year long, but it doesn’t look like they are going to make it into the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes were 15-10 at one point in February, and they were in a good spot to make it to the big dance. They have now lost […]