NCAA Basketball News · LatestThursday, Feb 26, 2026

Georgetown junior guard KJ Lewis will miss the remainder of the regular season with a left ankle injury.

Tinkle led the Beavers to the 2021 Elite Eight but also oversaw two of the worst seasons in program history

FOX Sports' bracket forecaster Mike DeCourcy offers up his men's latest NCAA Tournament seed list.

A look at who's who and what they are playing for in the men's and women's college basketball mid-major SWAC.

Breaking down who is trending up and who is trending down in CBS Sports Bracketology

Kelvin Sampson does not seem to be panicking after suffering a three-game losing streak for the first time since 2017

Michigan outshot Ohio State but there is still a problem, UConn crushed St. John's, Oklahoma State showed it's a Big 12 power, two 40-point games and more from Wednesday's college basketball action.

SportsLine's model simulated No. 13 Michigan State Spartans vs. No. 8 Purdue Boilermakers and revealed its college basketball picks for this Big Ten Conference matchup

The CIAA and NSIC get the men's and women's basketball conferences going while there are five nationally ranked DII baseball matchups this weekend.

SportsLine's model simulated Bethune-Cookman vs. Grambling and revealed its college basketball picks for this SWAC matchup

Gonzaga is leaving the West Coast Conference after this year. The departure means the end of a rivalry with Saint Mary's.

The Blue Devils look like they have the inside track to the top overall seed in the NCAA tournament.

SportsLine's model simulated the Charleston Cougars vs. Hampton Pirates and revealed its Thursday college basketball predictions

The Fighting Illini star has ascended toward the top of a historically talented freshman class.

March Madness contenders are starting to formulate in 2026. Here are 13 teams that can win a national championship this season:

Just when it feels like the March Madness picture was taking shape, it all changed in the final month before the tournament begins.

The Huskies pounded St. John's in a game that may have been turning points for both teams

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Max Mackinnon scored a season-high 34 points, including 11 in the second overtime period, and LSU rallied to defeat Mississippi 106-99 on Wednesday night. LSU (15-13, 3-12 SEC) snapped a five-game losing streak and Ole Miss (11-17, 3-12) has lost 10 in a row. A three-point play by Mackinnon with just under four minutes left in the second overtime gave LSU a 95-92 lead, the Tigers' first lead since it was 41-40 in the final minute of the first half. With LSU leading by one...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Justin Pippen scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half to help California beat SMU 73-69 on Wednesday night. Pippen scored six points during a 10-2 surge to give Cal a 64-58 lead with 3:43 to play. But Corey Washington scored nine consecutive points, which included two 3-pointers, and SMU regained the lead at 67-64 with 1:58 remaining. John Camden answered with two free throws before Pippen hit a jumper and then shot 4 of 4 from the free-throw line to give the Gol...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Nate Bittle scored 20 points, Takai Simpkins added 17, and Oregon beat Wisconsin 85-71 on Wednesday night. Oregon (11-17, 4-13 Big Ten) has won back-to-back games and three of four following a 10-game skid. Kwame Evans Jr. had 16 points and a season-high tying four blocks and Wei Lin added 13 points for the Ducks. Sean Stewart threw down two dunks in an 11-2 run that gave Oregon an 11-point lead with 6:24 left. Nick Boyd made jumper in the lane and John Blackwell followed ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Bennett Stirtz had 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting, Alvaro Folgueiras made 8 of 10 from the field and had a season-high 20 points and five assists, and Iowa beat Ohio State 74-57 on Wednesday night. Cam Manyawu had 12 points and seven rebounds for Iowa (20-8, 10-7 Big Ten) and Tavion Banks scored 10 points. The Hawkeyes shot 57% (27 of 47) from the field, 5 of 18 (28%) from 3-point range, and made 15 of 17 from the free-throw line. Amare Bynum made back-to-back 3-pointers...

Billy Richmond III scored 23 points and No. 20 Arkansas took advantage of Texas A&M’s miscues to beat the Aggies 99-84 on Wednesday night. Richmond, who shot 8 of 13 from the floor and has scored 20 points or more in the last four games, had 15 points in the first half as the Razorbacks (21-7, 11-4 Southeastern Conference) took a 37-28 lead into halftime. Darius Acuff Jr. scored 22 points for Arkansas, Malique Ewin had 18, Trevon Brazile 14 and Meleek Thomas 13.

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Isaiah Johnson scored 18 points, and Colorado scored the last six points to beat Kansas State 79-70 on Wednesday night. P.J. Haggerty and Andrej Kostic each scored four points in an 8-0 surge to pull Kansas State to 73-70 with 2:13 to play, but Colorado shot 6 of 8 from the free-throw line to seal it. The Wildcats were down 22 points with about 13 minutes remaining. Johnson shot 5 of 11 from the floor and had nine rebounds and seven assists for Colorado (16-12, 6-9 Big 1...

Amari Allen scored 23 points, Latrell Wrightsell Jr. added 18, and No. 17 Alabama cruised to a 100-75 win over Mississippi State on Wednesday night. Aden Holloway had 16 for the Crimson Tide (21-7, 11-4 Southeastern Conference), who started the game with five 3-pointers in a 15-2 run on their way to a season-high 16 3s in the first half. It was Alabama's ninth straight game with at least 10 made 3-pointers.

UConn avenged a Feb. 6 loss by handing St. John's its largest defeat under Rick Pitino, a 72-40 blowout Wednesday night which the Red Storm missed their final 24 field goal attempts.

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Ebuka Okorie scored 34 points, his sixth 30-point game of the season, and Stanford rallied in the second half to defeat Pittsburgh 75-67 on Wednesday. The Cardinal (17-11, 6-9 ACC) shot 50% from the field and overcame a 34-32 halftime deficit behind a 28-point second half from Okorie. He added six rebounds, six assists and three steals while going 9 for 9 from the free-throw line. Benny Gealer added 12 points, and Aidan Cammann finished with 11 as Stanford went a perfe...

Devin McGlockton had 17 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double this season as No. 25 Vanderbilt held off Georgia 88-80 on Wednesday night. Tyler Tanner also scored 17 for the Commodores (22-6, 9-6 Southeastern Conference), who led by 20 in the first half before Georgia stormed back to tie the game midway through the second. Two free throws by McGlockton with 3 1/2 minutes left made it a two-possession game, and the Bulldogs went scoreless from the field over the final 4:24.

Alex Condon scored 23 points, Boogie Fland had 22 and No. 7 Florida beat Texas 84-71 Wednesday night for its eighth consecutive victory. Florida (22-6, 13-2 Southeastern Conference) has won seven straight SEC road games. The 6-foot-11 Condon converted 10 of 12 shots from the field.

Washington State forward Emmanuel Ugbo, who is currently under a court order resulting from a domestic dispute, has been suspended for the remainder of the season.