NCAA Basketball NewsThursday, Mar 19, 2026

North Carolina star freshman Caleb Wilson will miss the remainder of the season after breaking his right thumb during Thursday's practice, the school announced Friday.

Miami (Ohio) beat SMU on Wednesday night in the First Four for its first NCAA tournament victory in 27 years.

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.

Terrence Hill Jr. made a stepback 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime, and 11th-seeded VCU erased from a 19-point second-half deficit to stun sixth-seeded North Carolina 82-78 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Gonzaga endured some late-game drama against No. 14 seed Kennesaw State on Thursday night but advanced 73-64 in a win that head coach Mark Few acknowledged "wasn't pretty."

Here is the official, printable 2026 NCAA bracket for the March Madness men's tournament, along with the tournament schedule, dates and locations.

The KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, hosts a high-octane 8-vs-9 clash this Thursday as the #8 seed Saint Louis Billikens take on the #9 seed Georgia Bulldogs. This Midwest Region matchup features a clash of styles: the high-IQ, "positionless" offensive system of the Billikens against a long, athletic Georgia squad that has become a defensive powerhouse in the SEC. The Saint Louis Billikens (24-9) enter the tournament as one of the most efficient passing teams in the nation, led by senior ...

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.

Kentucky men's basketball coach Mark Pope had a lot of things to say about Yaxel Lendeborg's comments that he received a a multimillion dollar offer to play for the Wildcats -- except for saying the Michigan star was wrong.

Xavier Edmonds converted a layup to beat the shot clock with 4.3 seconds left, and No. 9 seed TCU held off a furious second-half rally by eighth-seeded Ohio State for a 66-64 victory to open the first round of the NCAA tournament.

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

Where is Siena located? Here's what to know of the small private school facing Duke in the first round of the 2026 Men's NCAA Tournament: