NCAA Basketball NewsMonday, Mar 16, 2026

March is here and the bracket reveal is just the beginning of the month of madness. Let's take a look at all of the possibilities before the action kicks off on Wednesday.

Butler's Thad Matta, who had 502 wins and 13 NCAA tournament appearances in a career that also included stints at Xavier and Ohio State, is retiring from coaching.

The 68-team NCAA Tournament bracket will be revealed on Selection Sunday, where a handful of bubble teams will anxiously await their names being called – or not.

The Blue Devils are the top team in the nation heading into the NCAA Tournament

Auburn, New Mexico, Tulsa and Wake Forest highlight the 32 teams from 18 different Division I conferences that make up the National Invitation Tournament field released by the NIT committee today.

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.

They had the resumes to be in the bracket, but these squads fell just short of making the 2026 NCAA Tournament.

Duke got the No. 1 overall seed. Big whoop. The NCAA Tournament selection committee did Duke dirty. Arizona must be loving it.

The East Region of the Men’s NCAA Tournament is not for the faint of heart. Duke. UConn. Michigan State. Kansas. St. John's. Oh my!

SportsLine's college basketball model has called 25 first-round NCAA Tournament upsets by double-digit seeds

The second College Basketball Crown will feature eight teams playing in the postseason tournament with NIL prizes.

SportsLine's model has nailed 25 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds and revealed its optimal NCAA Tournament bracket 2026