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March Madness is upon us, and the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket has been revealed for men’s basketball, and fans questioned the placement of UConn, Iowa State, Illinois and Auburn in the East region. UConn is the No. 1 overall seed, and the criticism comes from the Huskies getting placed in the same region as the […]

On Sunday, the nation got a chance to see who will be participating in the upcoming NCAA Tournament, also known as March Madness (although it extends into April) with the annual Selection Sunday list reveal, which named the teams that will be taking part in the festivities. Of course, every year, the Selection Sunday decision […]

Coach TJ Otzellberger and the Iowa State basketball squad have exceeded expectations en route to the NCAA Tournament. This March Madness contender just came off a big Big 12 tournament win, was in a tight race with Houston for the regular season, and has players peaking at the right time. After the Cyclones tore apart […]

It’s Selection Sunday, and you know what that means… yes, March Madness is now officially ahead of us, but the 68 teams dancing aren’t the only ones who are mad. A handful of teams, the ones who are all too comfortable with their placement on the bubble, and their respective fanbases, are certainly not too happy right […]

Earlier this afternoon, the annual “Selection Sunday” process took place, when the 64 teams (more than that if you count the Play-In games) who are going to participate in this year’s version of March Madness beginning this week were decided upon by a select committee. There were several expected names in the bunch that was […]

It’s officially Selection Sunday and teams across the nation are seeing if they’re dancing in the NCAA Tournament or not. One team that’s a lock for the tourney is the UConn basketball program, as they’ve been one of the best teams in the country this season. However, the Huskies made history on Sunday, as this […]

The 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket is here. Yes, March Madness is back in full force as fans get ready to predict their champion. It was a wild weekend of conference tournaments with some stunning upsets. As such, the projected field changed from everybody’s bracketology (including ClutchPoints own version). Here are the No. 1 seeds for […]

The 2024 NCAA Tournament is almost here. March Madness is about to be underway and everyone across the country will scramble to fill out brackets once Selection Sunday is over. There will be a ton of changes, but we compiled an early prediction amid the start of championship week in college basketball. The full tournament […]

Before we get to the final Bracketology projections before the NCAA Tournament and March Madness officially begins, I want to take this opportunity to thank ClutchPoints for giving me the chance to do Bracketology, even though I was hired to be an associate editor and writer on the NFL/College Football side of things. I want to thank everyone […]

March Madness is finally here as teams across the nation finalize their Conference Tournaments. The Ivy League proved to be a fun contest, as usual, as the championship between Yale basketball and Brown came down to the wire! The Bulldogs ended up winning by hitting a buzzer-beater in the closing seconds of the game. After […]

Anthony Davis only played one season with the Kentucky Wildcats, but he made it count by leading the team to a 38-2 record and capping off March Madness with a national title. Davis’ dominance led to him becoming the consensus No. 1 pick, which went to the New Orleans Hornets in 2012. In his lone […]

It was an exciting night for the Iowa State basketball team Saturday as they won the Big 12 Championship game against the No. 1 ranked team in the world in the Houston Cougars, 69-41. While the Cyclones are the No. 7 ranked team in the country, it is still an upset that not many saw […]

My God, now that was an absolutely madness-filled Championship Saturday, wasn’t it? We’re hours removed from the last game of the night, and I gotta be honest, I’m still reeling. Bid thieves had their day, and teams on the bubble paid for it. One #1 seed, the defending National Champions, clearly stands above the rest, […]

All season long, the Houston Cougars have been the top team in the Big 12 Conference. They’ve been ranked No. 1 in the nation for a good portion of the 2023-24 season and they headed in to the Big 12 Tournament as the top overall seed. But the Iowa State Cyclones pulled off a mini-upset […]

March Madness is finally here and with it come all the ups and downs, joys and heartbreaks. Sometimes those heartbreaks are quite tragic and such was the case during the Mid-American Conference Tournament. Akron and Kent State squared off in the MAC Tournament championship game and it looked like Kent State was about to punch […]

Purdue basketball has been one of the best teams in the nation all season long with Zach Edey leading the way. Even so, the Boilermakers couldn’t get it done in the BIG Tournament after losing the semifinals to Wisconsin. It’s something that’s become the norm for the Boilermakers. They tend to be a top team […]

Arguably the best sporting event of the year is just a few days away as March Madness will get started on Tuesday night with the First Four, and then the first round will get started on Thursday. Conference tournaments are wrapping up on Saturday and Sunday, and after the conclusion of the final game, the […]

Arguably the best sporting event of the year is just a few days away as March Madness will get started on Tuesday night with the First Four, and then the first round will get started on Thursday. Conference tournaments are wrapping up on Saturday and Sunday, and after the conclusion of the final game, the […]

Arguably the best sporting event of the year is just a few days away as March Madness will get started on Tuesday night with the First Four, and then the first round will get started on Thursday. Conference tournaments are wrapping up on Saturday and Sunday, and after the conclusion of the final game, the […]

Friends, Selection Sunday may still be one day away, but with complete confidence I can say that March Madness has officially arrived. Championship Week Saturday is among the best days of basketball on the calendar each year, and we’ve got plenty to cover before the games begin today. So let’s get the Bracketology under way! […]

Rick Pitino and the St. John’s Red Storm had the opportunity to pull off an upset in the Big East Tournament Semifinals going up against the defending NCAA champion UConn Huskies. They fell short in their attempt, 95-90. St. John’s will hope for a little luck from the seeding committee to make the NCAA Tournament. […]

The Purdue basketball team is playing Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament on Friday. In the second half, the Boilermakers saw Braden Smith go down with a concerning injury. He came up limping and went to the locker room for further evaluation, per Andy Katz. ‘Braden Smith being evaluated in back by locker room […]

The Kansas basketball team suffered a stunning loss in the Big 12 tournament against Cincinnati on Wednesday. The depleted Jayhawks team, who were without Kevin McCullar Jr. and Hunter Dickinson, got blown out by 20 in the first round of the tournament. Now, they wait to see where they will land on Selection Sunday, and […]

Mike Woodson’s Indiana basketball team extended its winning streak to five games by squeaking past Penn State 61-59 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday at the Target Center. In a neck-and-neck matchup with 10 lead changes and nine deadlocks, the Hoosiers came out on top thanks to Anthony Leal’s late-game […]

Coach Kyle Neptune can still salvage the Villanova basketball season. The Wildcats ended with an 18-14 overall record with 10 losses and 10 wins in their conference. They started the Big East Tournament right with a narrow win over DePaul and hope to keep that momentum going against Marquette. If they do win over Coach […]

I’d like to begin by first wishing Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry both a speedy recovery from the sprained ankle that has kept him sidelined for the last three games, and a happy birthday. The greatest shooter in the history of basketball may have been brought into this world 36 years ago today, […]

This Is March. Those three words have become popular to describe the chaos, excitement, and overall brilliance of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, otherwise known as March Madness. Sixty-eight of the best teams in college basketball, in both the men’s and women’s divisions, square off in a massive bracket-style tournament that determines who will become the […]

Welcome to another edition of Bracketology here at ClutchPoints, friends! We’re up to 14 tickets that have been officially punched to the Big Dance, and while none can be secured on Thursday, it’s still a loaded slate of games that have all kinds of bubble implications. As you’ll soon see, we’ve got an extended Examining The […]

The Kansas basketball team went out in the second round of the Big 12 tournament in a 72-52 loss to Cincinnati, and amid the absence of Kevin McCullar Jr. and Hunter Dickinson, Bill Self explained the reason that the team lost after the game. “I thought that we were bad offensively,” Bill Self said, via […]

Arizona basketball has the No. 5-ranked team in the nation ahead of this week’s Pac-12 Tournament. Tuesday, the Wildcats sparked fire for national talk shows since their best player, Caleb Love, was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year. “I feel like this a team award,” Love said, via Arizona Athletics.  “Without my team and […]

San Diego State University made a surprising run all the way to the NCAA Basketball Tournament National Championship Game last season. It was Kawhi Leonard back in 2009-11 that really put the Mountain West Conference team on the map, though, especially when it comes to the Big Dance. Leonard had a special career at SDSU, […]

The Marquette basketball team is a 3-seed in the Big East Conference tournament and is undoubtedly a lock for a decent seed in the Field of 68. However, the Golden Eagles are dealing with a massive injury question regarding Tyler Kolek. Kolek is now set to miss the Big East quarterfinal game on Thursday, although […]

One of the best sporting events of the year is about to get underway as the NCAA Tournament gets going in less than a week. March Madness is the best time of year for college basketball fans, and on Sunday, the field will be announced. One team that will be watching anxiously is Indiana State […]

Kevin Durant had one of the greatest freshman seasons in college basketball history. In his one season at Texas, Durant not only became the first freshman to be the unanimous National Player of the Year, but also the first freshman to win any of the National Player of the Year awards. Durant’s regular season/conference tournament […]

Jayson Tatum turned out to be one of the best players in the NBA at a young age. Right away in his first season in the association with the Boston Celtics, he advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, which is an exceptional feat for someone at 19 years of age. The trajectory has been on […]

The Kansas basketball squad has a lot to do if they want to win the NCAA Tournament. They have had the worst season in the Bill Self era but hope is not at all lost. They can still gain momentum through the Big 12 conference tournament and carry it over to the big dance. It […]

Oh, baby, who cares about the Power Five conferences when the Big East conference tournament is right here for us to enjoy? This tournament has it all, including the defending national champs looking to repeat with a number one overall seed in the NCAA Tournament on the line, three top-10 teams and six projected bids […]

The ACC Tournament is underway, as is championship week across the nation’s most prestigious men’s college basketball conferences. Long one of the premier powerhouses in the country, the ACC’s star has faded just a little in recent years. Sure, Duke and North Carolina remain titans of the sport, especially this year, but the depth that […]

A year after a shocking upset as a number-one seed, the Purdue Boilermakers are once again one of the best teams in college basketball. Purdue is 28-3 on the season and set to earn another one-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Zach Edey is the overwhelming favorite for the national player of the year and the […]