NCAA Basketball News · LatestWednesday, Mar 18, 2026

Air Force hired Penn State assistant Joe Crispin on Wednesday as the men's head basketball coach.

High Point coach Flynn Clayman is navigating the NCAA Tournament with his wife Katie Clayman, an assistant with the Panthers women, who are also tournament bound. The No. 12 seed High Point men (30-4) play fifth-seeded Wisconsin (24-10) in a West Region opening round game on Thursday in Portland, Oregon. Katie Clayman brought Quinn to Portland from North Carolina to cheer on dad in the men's game, then the two of them will hop on a flight to join the women's team.

Duke enters the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and looking to avenge last season's missed opportunity. The Blue Devils (32-2) were bounced in the Final Four by Houston despite a team that included five future NBA players, including three lottery picks and two players now battling neck-and-neck for the Rookie of the Year honors in Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel. It is a loss that still motivates coach Jon Scheyer as Duke prepares to open tournament play Thursday against No. 16 seed S...

FOX Sports' Casey Jacobsen offers up his March Madness Cinderella Ladder, highlighted by Akron and South Florida.

The First Four is fun, but it's not nearly as fun as rolling out four TVs to keep up with March Madness first round. Here's Thursday's schedule.

USF’s NCAA Tournament opener marks a homecoming for western New York native Bryan Hodgson, but he won't be staying around after turning down Syracuse.

No. 4 seed Nebraska captured its first-ever NCAA tournament win in a 76-47 drubbing of No. 13 seed Troy in the first round on Thursday.

Updates on Louisville's Mikel Brown Jr. and Duke's Patrick Ngongba and Caleb Foster, along with status check-ins on Kansas freshman phenom Darryn Peterson and UCLA duo Donovan Dent and Tyler Bilodeau

A No. 13 seed has beaten a No. 4 seed four times this decade, and here's who's most likely to do so this year

Tuskegee men's basketball coach Benjy Taylor plans to file a lawsuit this week after he was removed from the court in handcuffs earlier this season.

The No. 12 seeds went 2-2 in last year's NCAA Tournament, and here's who's most likely to pull the upsets this year

No team has made more 3-pointers, nor launched more, than Alabama in the past four seasons. Teams might struggle to match the Crimson Tide’s sheer volume heading into March Madness, but they’re leaning into those long-distance shots, too. “Finding efficient shots is at the top of what we do,” Oats said recently.

With "BTA" as their motto, Miami Ohio basketball combines its signature competitiveness and physicality with their love of professional wrestling. Ahead of their first tournament game, the RedHawks got a message from John Cena.

Top-five senior Christian Collins announced his commitment to USC on Wednesday, giving the Trojans their third McDonald's All American in the 2026 class.

The CBS Sports 2026 NCAA Men's and Women's Games have returned for March Madness 2026 office pools.

BYU has built its roster using an NBA-inspired model, maxing out three players and distributing remaining funds across the rest of the squad. Coach Kevin Young confirmed the approach last week, with freshman star AJ Dybantsa, point guard Rob Wright III and injured starter Richie Saunders serving as the program's highest earners. Wright, a former five-star recruit who left Baylor for Provo, is reportedly earning $3 million this season. Dybantsa's NIL compensation has been reported between $4 m...

A major talking point heading into this NBA draft cycle revolves around who will be the number one overall pick, with three candidates having distinguished themselves from the pack. Those players are all freshmen: Kansas Jayhawks guard Darryn Peterson, BYU small forward AJ Dybantsa, and Duke power forward Cameron Boozer. Recently, Boozer’s father Carlos, who […] The post Carlos Boozer explains why son, Cameron, is the ‘modern-day version’ of NBA legend Tim Duncan appeared first on ClutchPoints .

SportsLine's model nailed 12 of the teams in the Sweet 16 last season and simulated the 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket 10,000 times

SportsLine's model nailed 12 of the teams in the Sweet 16 last season and simulated the 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket 10,000 times

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Louisville guard Mikel Brown Jr. discusses how his injury is keeping him out of Louisville's NCAA Tournament opener.

A No. 10 seed has beaten a No. 7 seed in each of the last 17 NCAA Tournaments, and here's who's most likely to do so this year

Duke will open the NCAA tournament Thursday without big man Patrick Ngongba, who continues to recover from a foot injury, putting some added pressure on star freshman Cameron Boozer.

Siena men's coach Gerry McNamara said Wednesday his focus is on the opening matchup with Duke, not the job opening at his alma mater Syracuse.

The Associated Press released its NCAA All-American first team for the 2025/26 season, and the group features a strong freshman presence, as noted by Dave Skretta. Duke’s Cameron Boozer earned a unanimous selection, joined by fellow freshmen AJ Dybantsa from BYU and Darius Acuff Jr. from Arkansas. They were rounded out by Texas Tech junior […] The post Freshmen headline AP NCAA All-American first team appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

According to John Hollinger of The Athletic, the growing influence of NIL money in college basketball has significantly shifted how senior prospects are viewed, making them more appealing to evaluators than in previous years. In the past, most NBA-level talents rarely stayed in school for four or more seasons, but the ability to earn substantial […] The post NIL money makes senior prospects more appealing appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

One of the last two teams into the Big Dance will be the first one sent home in tonight’s First Four doubleheader

Louisville guard Mikel Brown Jr.., widely considered a top-10 prospect in the 2026 NBA draft class, won’t be suiting up for the Cardinals this week as the NCAA tournament tips off. The University of Louisville announced on Wednesday that Brown continues to deal with the back issues that have plagued him for much of the […]

Wayne Staats breaks down how the nation is picking the 2026 men's NCAA tournament bracket as brackets lock on Thursday, March 19, including the top-picked champion and the most-picked upset.

SportsLine's model nailed 12 of the teams in the Sweet 16 last season and simulated the 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket 10,000 times