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VCU beats Dayton 70-62 to win second straight Atlantic 10 Tournament, earn spot in NCAA Tournament

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Updated Mar 15, 5:30 PM ET

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nyk Lewis finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds and No. 2 seed VCU beat fourth-seeded Dayton 70-62 on Sunday to win a second straight Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament and clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament. VCU (27-7) will make its 21st March Madness appearance. The Rams made it all the way to the Final Four before losing in 2011. Lewis hit 4 of 5 shots from beyond the 3-point line but just 1 of 5 inside it for VCU. Reserves Terrence Hill Jr. and Michael Belle scored 14...

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TJ Power scores 44, Cam Thrower delivers in clutch, and Penn tops Yale in OT to win Ivy Madness

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TJ Power scored an Ivy Madness-record 44 points and Cam Thrower hit five clutch points in overtime, lifting Pennsylvania to an 88-84 victory over Yale to win the Ivy Legue championship on Sunday. Thrower's 3-pointer with two minutes left in overtime gave the Quakers an 82-78 lead. After Yale answered with a 3, Thrower rebounded his own miss in the paint and followed up in traffic for an 84-81 lead.

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South Florida wins AAC to clinch first tourney spot since 2012

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Updated Mar 15, 8:30 PM ET

Wes Enis scored 19 points on Sunday to help top-seeded South Florida beat No. 2 seed Wichita State 70-55 to win the American Athletic Conference Tournament and clinch a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012.

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Biggest question for the March Madness bracket is whether Miami (Ohio), at 31-1, will be included

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Updated Mar 15, 8:17 PM ET

All the metrics, analytics and number crunching in the world cannot erase the most important statistic attached to the team that has captured college basketball's imagination and its curiosity leading into March Madness. Miami of Ohio's record is 31-1. The Redhawks were the first college basketball team in five years to enter their conference tournament with an undefeated record.

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