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The NCAA Tournament, affectionately referred to as March Madness, has been the same for the last 15 years. The introduction of the First Four games expanded the field from 64 to 68 teams. NCAA president Charlie Baker’s decision has been a massive success. But March Madness could get even bigger next season. His next alteration […]

NCAA men’s basketball will look different this coming season. An NCAA panel allowed the men’s game to add coach’s challenges and other new regulations, per the NCAA. Other changes include limiting the amount of time that officials may spend at the monitor reviewing calls on the floor. This is meant to help the game keep […]

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has never had much interest in making friends out of college sports fans, and his latest March Madness expansion take won’t help matters. Sankey appeared on the Dan Patrick Show on Monday where he made his pitch for a 76-team NCAA Tournament — an eight-team increase from the current 68-team format. […]

The topic of March Madness expansion has come up a lot this week as NCAA president Charlie Baker recently revealed that the goal is to get the tournament field bigger ahead of this next season. Right now, 68 teams qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Eight teams go to the First Four, so by the time […]

There has been a lot of chatter about potential College Football Playoff expansion, but let’s not forget about March Madness. There have been some rumblings about it in the past, but it was unclear how much support the idea was getting. Well, NCAA president Charlie Baker says that expansion could be coming sooner than people […]

Texas Tech basketball locked in Grant McCasland for a lengthy period. The Red Raiders handed him a new extension Monday, all after their Elite 8 run in March Madness. Basketball insider Jeff Goodman of Stadium revealed the McCasland news Monday. The TTU head coach is earning six more years in Lubbock. “Texas Tech’s Grant McCasland […]

NCAA men’s and women’s basketball may look quite different next season. A NCAA rules committee is looking at changing the men’s game format from halves to quarters, per The Athletic. That is one of several proposals the NCAA is examining this offseason, that may go into effect for the 2025-26 campaign. Another idea being thrown […]

Duke basketball star Cooper Flagg is opening up about what playing in March Madness meant to him. Flagg says there’s nothing he would do differently, after leading his team to a Final Four. “It was an incredible year and an incredible journey with a lot of great, great people. I made a lot of really […]

In the aftermath of the NCAA Final Four National Championship Game, which will haunt Houston’s basketball program seconds away from its first title, specific words that head coach Kelvin Sampson said ahead of the contest against the Florida basketball squad may have proven prophetic—and not in a way the Cougars prefer. “We’re probably more of an offensive rebound and […]

BYU basketball hopped into the college basketball transfer portal pipeline Thursday. This time adding a former Big 12 foe from Baylor, who’s bound to help A.J. Dybantsa. The Cougars landed top 10 portal talent Rob Wright from Baylor, with Pete Nakos of On3 confirming the move. Wright becomes the biggest portal coup for BYU and […]

The college basketball transfer portal is booming, and North Carolina basketball landed a big addition. This one coming from March Madness qualifier Colorado State. The Tar Heels added sharpshooter Kyan Evans Wednesday. Inside Carolina on 247Sports confirmed the new addition. Evans arrives to Chapel Hill as a mid-major basketball star. But he fills a big […]

As Florida basketball won the 2025 NCAA national title, Walter Clayton Jr was awarded the Most Outstanding Player. He was a stud in the Final Four, as well as the second half of the title game. However, he had more praise coming his way courtesy of Mike O’Donnell. "That run cemented his legacy as a […]

St. John’s men’s basketball guard RJ Luis was hurt when his head coach, Rick Pitino, benched him during the Red Storm’s second-round loss to Arkansas in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Luis, the Big East Player of the Year, averaged 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game this season as he guided St. John’s to its […]

The Florida basketball team overcame another second-half deficit on Monday night to win the national championship against Houston. The Cougars were in control for most of the game, but the Gators came back down the stretch and made the winning plays in the final minutes. Florida ended up winning the game 65-63, and head coach […]

The right to be called kings of the college basketball world belongs to the Florida Gators again after a very long time. Before Monday, the last time Florida basketball won the title was during the mid-2000s when Joakim Noah and the Billy Donovan-coached Gators won back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007. Noah, however, was […]

Houston basketball coach Kelvin Sampson is acknowledging how tough it is to lose a national championship. The Cougars nearly defeated Florida but came up just one shot short Monday, in a 65-63 loss. “There’s a lot of teams that are not built for six straight wins,” Sampson said, per ESPN. “This team was, this team […]

The Houston basketball team was one of the best and most consistent teams in the country all year long, and they came incredibly close to capturing the national championship on Monday night. The Cougars had the lead for most of the game, but Florida came back down the stretch and found a way to earn […]

The Florida basketball program won its third national championship on Monday night with a 65-63 win over Houston, and Gators legend Al Horford greeted star guard Walter Clayton Jr. after the game, giving him a message and congratulating him on the win. “You’re a dawg. You’re a dawg. Winner. Congrats,” Al Horford said. Horford was […]

The Houston basketball program suffered a heartbreaking loss in Monday night’s NCAA title game. Houston lost 65-63 against Florida, squandering a 12-point lead and allowing the Gators to come back and win it all. The Cougars came so close to getting the program’s first national championship, but they ultimately came up just short. Houston’s players […]

Florida basketball head coach Todd Golden made some National Championship history that has not been seen in this decade after his team’s 65-63 win over Houston. The Gators did it. This team, which was preseason-ranked No. 21 and questioned and doubted this entire season, has now won the third national title in program history. The […]

Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars lost 65-63 to the Florida Gators in brutal fashion throughout the championship game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Having led by double digits in the second half, they gave up a run from the Gators, who took the last lead of the game in the final minute. The Cougars […]

Every classic game at the end of a playoff or tournament game comes with two vastly different perspectives. On Monday night, Florida basketball is ecstatic after knocking off Houston 65-63 in an epic national championship game, but the Cougars are understandably devastated. Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson, who has done an excellent job with this […]

Alijah Martin and the Florida Gators achieved glory after beating the Houston Cougars 65-63 in the championship game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. In 34 minutes of action, Martin finished with seven points and one rebound. He shot 2-of-10 from the field, including 1-of-6 from beyond the arc, as the Cougars’ defense frustrated him and […]

There are plenty of incredible feats to go around about this Florida basketball team winning a national championship, but it all starts with head coach Todd Golden. At just 39 years old, Golden did an incredible job leading this Gators squad all the way to the top of the mountain. There aren’t many like Golden […]

Alijah Martin may have won the national championship with the Florida Gators after beating the Houston Cougars 65-63 in the championship game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t remember his roots with the FAU Owls. Martin spent the first four years of his collegiate career with the Owls, building his […]

The Florida basketball team is on top of the college basketball world as the Gators took down Houston on Monday night in the national championship game. There weren’t a lot of upsets in March Madness this year, but the Final Four provided a ton of excitement as we got to watch three outstanding matchups, and […]

In an epic championship game on Monday night, Florida basketball trailed for most of the game before coming back to stun Houston 65-63 and cut down the nets as national champions. Like they did all tournament, the Gators came up with clutch stops and big baskets in the clutch to walk away on top. Walter […]

The Florida Gators are the kings of college basketball as they took down Houston on Monday night to win the national championship. March Madness has come and gone, and it provided a ton of excitement yet again. There weren’t a lot of upsets this season, but all four one-seeds made up for it with three […]

Todd Golden and the Florida Gators are national champions after beating the Houston Cougars 65-63 in the championship game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. It took a lot for the Gators to pull off the victory. They trailed at halftime as the Cougars applied incredible defense throughout the first 20 minutes. Houston was even up […]

Florida basketball is back on top with Walter Clayton Jr. spearheading this national title run. Clayton did more than shoot the lights out throughout the Final Four run. He delivered a classy gesture after beating Houston in emotional fashion. Emanuel Sharp of Houston botched his final shot attempt as time ran out. The Gators leaped […]

The national championship game is over as Florida took down the Houston basketball team on Monday night in San Antonio. It was an outstanding game that came down to the wire, and it ended in disappointment for the Cougars. Houston had the lead for almost the entire game, but Florida found a way to get […]

A Florida basketball team that rolled through the back half of the SEC and dominated the SEC Tournament didn’t have that same level of dominance in the NCAA Tournament. But it had heart. Florida came from behind in the second half for the fourth time in the tournament to knock off Houston 65-63 in the […]

Duke basketball went from heavy national title favorite to watching the Final Four Monday. The Blue Devils are feeling “sick” about not competing for the championship. Blue Devils legend Jay Bilas placed blame in a rare area: The Atlantic Coast Conference. That right — the ESPN analyst called out the ACC for why Duke isn’t playing […]

Auburn basketball may not lose a pivotal performer from its Final Four run after all. This All-Southeastern Conference guard didn’t announce entry into the college basketball transfer portal. Or even the NBA Draft. Chad Baker-Mazara instead teased a possible return to “War Eagle” on Monday. He shared a graphic on his X page revealing what […]

The NCAA Tournament has almost reached its end as we are down to down to just two teams remaining in the field. All four one-seeds made the Final Four for the first time since 2008, and a lot of college basketball fans aren’t happy about it. People want to see upsets during March Madness, but […]

The Dallas Wings are preparing for the upcoming 2025 WNBA Draft. Barring unforeseen circumstances, the team will select UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers with the first overall pick. Bueckers enjoyed a tremendous final season with UConn, finishing the campaign with a national championship victory on Sunday. Although she avoided using Bueckers’ name specifically, Wings […]

Florida basketball head coach Todd Golden reacted immediately to Walter Clayton Jr’s crazy 34-point game in the Final Four. In between the Final Four and the national title game, there was some time to reflect. As a result, Golden sat down with Andy Katz and explained his thoughts on Clayton’s clutch gene. "I'm just so […]

No program in women’s basketball has seen more legends of the game come through it than UConn women’s basketball. The WNBA is littered with UConn greats who have helped build the Huskies into one of the most iconic brands in sports. On Sunday, UConn continued to add to its tally by crushing South Carolina 82-59 […]

The No. 1 seed Houston Cougars pulled off one of the most incredible come-from-behind victories in NCAA Tournament history when they stunned the No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils in a Final Four game in San Antonio last Saturday. Among those who were able to witness that game’s wild ending unfold in person was none […]