NCAA Basketball NewsThursday, Mar 12, 2026

Iowa State crushed Arizona State, BYU persists again, a huge night for Idaho basketball, SMU goes down and more from Wednesday's college basketball action.

With Selection Sunday approaching, Matt Norlander sorts through one of the strangest bubbles in recent memory, ranking the teams fighting for the final at-large bids.

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

Memphis' disappointing season ended Wednesday with a first-round loss in the American Tournament

Here's a look at the No. 1 seeds that have been knocked out of their conference tournaments so far during tipoff to March Madness.

Bruce Thornton had 24 points, John Mobley Jr. scored all 12 of his points in the second half, and No. 8 seed Ohio State held off a late rally by No. 9 seed Iowa for a 72-69 victory Thursday in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament. Ohio State (21-11) advances to play top-seeded and third-ranked Michigan in the quarterfinals on Friday. Thornton had a personal 10-0 run to give Ohio State its largest lead of the game at 51-35 with 13:55 remaining.

Zuby Ejiofor had 21 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as No. 13 St. John's opened the defense of last year's Big East Tournament title by blowing out Providence 85-72 in the quarterfinals Thursday. Bryce Hopkins added 14 points and 13 boards against his former team, helping the top-seeded Red Storm (26-6) advance to play fourth-seeded Seton Hall or No. 5 seed Creighton in the first semifinal game Friday evening at Madison Square Garden. Oziyah Sellers had 14 points and reserve Ian Jackson ...

Malik Thomas scored 16 points, Thijs De Ridder added 15 points and No. 10 Virginia defeated N.C. State for the third time this season 81-74 on Thursday in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Coach Ryan Odom earned the win on the same floor where he led 16th-seeded UMBC to a historic and shocking upset over then-No. 1 overall seed Virginia in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. Jacari White added 13 points as the Cavaliers (28-5) shot 54.8% from the field in the second half and made ...

Otega Oweh scored 21 points, Denzel Aberdeen added 16, including a key basket with 22.5 seconds remaining, and No. 9 seed Kentucky beat No. 8 seed Missouri 78-72 on Thursday in the second round of the SEC Tournament. Kentucky (21-12) advances to play No. 1 seed and fourth-ranked Florida in the quarterfinals on Friday. Kentucky led by 16 points with 14:33 left in the second half.

The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) will not be held this year, with the event's organizers citing "circumstances beyond our control."

FOX Sports' Michael Cohen talked with coaches about the heightened importance of individual decision-making in college basketball.

The Big Ten wants clearer guidelines on tampering after the NCAA sent out a memo promising strict punishment for rule breakers