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Unforgettable non-title classics: 25 years of NCAA tournament drama
sports11 days ago

Unforgettable non-title classics: 25 years of NCAA tournament drama

Sports Illustrated ranks the 25 most memorable NCAA tournament games from 2000–2025 that did not decide the national champion, highlighting buzzer-beaters, upsets and late-game heroics across Final Four, Elite Eight, Sweet 16 and earlier rounds. Highlights include UNC–Duke (2022) and Gonzaga–UCLA (2021) in the Final Four, Wisconsin’s upset of Kentucky (2015), Virginia–Purdue (2019) in overtime, UMBC’s historic 2018 upset, and the 2025 Duke–Houston Final Four, among others; the piece notes that 2026 games were not considered.

via Sports Illustrated|
#buzzer-beater#college-basketball#march-madness
Sweet 16 Rewired: A Fresh Look at the Women’s NCAA Tournament Field
sports18 days ago

Sweet 16 Rewired: A Fresh Look at the Women’s NCAA Tournament Field

With two rounds in the books, Sports Illustrated reseeds the women's Sweet 16 and finds a less chalky field: Virginia becomes the first First Four team to reach the Sweet 16; UConn remains the overwhelming favorite, while Texas, South Carolina, LSU, Michigan, Vanderbilt, Duke and others show a mix of firepower and flaws that could reshape the bracket.

via Sports Illustrated|
#march-madness#ncaa#sports
Upsets Boost Notre Dame and Virginia into the Sweet 16
sports19 days ago

Upsets Boost Notre Dame and Virginia into the Sweet 16

Notre Dame punched its Sweet 16 ticket by defeating Ohio State 83-73 behind Hannah Hidalgo’s 26 points, 13 rebounds and eight steals, while Virginia outlasted Iowa 83-75 in double overtime to reach the regional for the first time in 26 years; Louisville also survived Alabama 69-68 to advance and will meet Michigan next. Notre Dame will face the Vanderbilt-Illinois winner in Fort Worth, and Virginia will take on TCU in Sacramento as the second round produced more upsets and bracket-shaping action.

via The New York Times|
#ncaa-tournament#notre-dame#sports
Chasing a Perfect Bracket: How Long Do Perfect March Madness Runs Really Last
sports20 days ago

Chasing a Perfect Bracket: How Long Do Perfect March Madness Runs Really Last

The longest verifiable perfect NCAA bracket is 49 games (Gregg Nigl, 2019). Since then, public tracking shows perfect runs are extraordinarily rare and typically end in the early rounds, with recent years (2025–2026) busting by the second round (games 43–44). The piece also notes astronomical odds for a flawless bracket—up to about 1 in 9.2 quintillion for a 63-game bracket under a 50-50 assumption and around 1 in 28 billion when accounting for basketball knowledge—despite millions of brackets tracked online each tournament.

via NCAA.com|
#bracket#march-madness#ncaa-tournament
Chalk holds in Round 1 as favorites go 16-0 in the 2026 NCAA Tournament
sports21 days ago

Chalk holds in Round 1 as favorites go 16-0 in the 2026 NCAA Tournament

Round 1 of the 2026 NCAA Tournament was dominated by favorites, with top seeds going 16-0 and 14 teams winning by 20+ points across the first two days. Florida set multiple single-game NCAA records in a 114-55 win, while several lower seeds (High Point, VCU, Texas, Texas A&M) won as the exception. Kentucky rallied to beat Santa Clara in overtime after Otega Oweh hit a 50-foot shot at the regulation buzzer to force OT; Duke survived a scare against Siena; BYU’s AJ Dybantsa poured in 35 in a losing effort; UConn’s Tarris Reed Jr. had 31 points and 27 rebounds, and Nebraska earned its first-ever NCAA Tournament win. The results set the stage for an intriguing Round of 32.

via CBS Sports|
#college-basketball#kentucky-wildcats#march-madness-2026
Saturday Showdowns: Must-See March Madness 2026 Clashes
sports21 days ago

Saturday Showdowns: Must-See March Madness 2026 Clashes

Saturday’s slate features marquee March Madness 2026 matchups—Saint Louis at Michigan, Louisville at Michigan State, TCU at Duke, Texas at Gonzaga, VCU at Illinois, and High Point at Arkansas—highlighting Michigan’s strong form, Duke’s title-contending push with questions, and the potential for upsets from mid-majors led by players like Dion Brown and the Boozer brothers.

via New York Post|
#college-basketball#march-madness-2026#ncaa-tournament
Bracket-busting first round reshapes the NCAA tournament
sports21 days ago

Bracket-busting first round reshapes the NCAA tournament

Opening-round chaos featured buzzer-beaters and double-digit upsets as No. 1 seeds Duke, Michigan and UConn survived scares; No. 12 High Point stunned Wisconsin and No. 11 VCU beat North Carolina in OT. Nebraska and Saint Louis posted marquee wins, while nine-seeds TCU, Utah State and Iowa advanced; Kentucky narrowly escaped in OT. The results spotlight ACC and West Coast struggles, with UNC’s exit and Saint Mary’s and BYU among the disappointments, even as overall top seeds showed strength.

via USA Today|
#buzzer-beater#college-basketball#march-madness
Nebraska Breaks Through and Mid-Majors Shine on Day 1 of March Madness
sports21 days ago

Nebraska Breaks Through and Mid-Majors Shine on Day 1 of March Madness

Day 1 of the men’s NCAA tournament delivered drama: Nebraska snapped its 0–8 NCAA record with a 76–47 win over Troy; High Point upset Wisconsin on a late two-point layup and key threes; mid-majors like VCU staged an OT comeback to beat UNC while Siena and Howard pushed Duke and Michigan to the brink, highlighting the strength of smaller programs alongside a Duke rally from halftime and prompting ongoing talk about mid-major scheduling as brackets start to buckle.

via Sports Illustrated|
#basketball#march-madness#mid-majors
SportsLine sim forecasts 2026 NCAA upsets, sleepers, and bold bracket picks
sports22 days ago

SportsLine sim forecasts 2026 NCAA upsets, sleepers, and bold bracket picks

A SportsLine simulation of 10,000 games predicts notable upsets and sleepers in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, including a potential 12-seed over a 5-seed (Akron over Texas Tech) and VCU over UNC, plus Texas A&M over Saint Mary’s, highlighting the model’s strong bracket-prediction history and urging readers to consult it before finalizing brackets.

via CBS Sports|
#bracket-picks#march-madness#ncaa-tournament
Tar Heels' 19-point meltdown headlines chaotic March Madness opener
sports22 days ago

Tar Heels' 19-point meltdown headlines chaotic March Madness opener

North Carolina blew a 19-point second-half lead and lost to VCU 82-78 in overtime, anchoring a chaotic March Madness day that saw Wisconsin upset by High Point, while Nebraska earned its first NCAA Tournament win and Duke narrowly avoided a Siena upset; TCU topped Ohio State, Saint Louis crushed Georgia, and Arkansas freshmen Meleek Thomas and Darius Acuff Jr. delivered standout performances.

via CBS Sports|
#college-basketball#march-madness#ncaa-tournament