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It’s finally here. The kids are on spring break, the Chicago River is going green and we’re all ready to be mad again as Selection Sunday is upon us and after back-to-back seasons without an NCAA Tournament appearance, your Iowa Hawkeyes are looking to hear their names called once again. This. Is. March. Only five […]
Let the Madness commence. The college basketball postseason is here with Selection Sunday and the reveal of the 68 team NCAA Tournament bracket this evening. Coverage will begin on CBS, and streaming on Paramount+, at 6:00 pm eastern. You can also watch live streaming coverage on the NCAA’s March Madness Live As a reminder, 31 […]
There are still some pieces that will be sorted out Sunday, and of course bracketology is not the final word. But it is fun, and it is worth taking a look at. After Duke’s win in Saturday’s ACC Championship, Duke is likely to retain the #1 seed overall and the #1 seed in the East. […]
Okay TOC Nation, so the Big Ten Tournament did not go the way we had hoped and expected. But we know Tom Izzo and company have already put that behind them, so we must do the same. Today, we find out our spot in the 2026 NCAA Tournament. Who our first-round opponent will be, where […]
Happy Selection Sunday, everyone! Today, Kentucky Basketball will learn its fate for the men and women’s NCAA Tournaments. We have a pretty good idea of where Kentucky will be seeded in each tournament, but their opponents and where they’ll be playing remain up in the air. On the men’s side, it is generally believed Mark […]
If you haven’t seen the end of the Dayton-Saint Louis game, you’re in for a real treat. First, Dayton got a three from Jacob Conner with about 15.5 seconds left to play. Then Saint Louis brought the ball down and ran a variation of the play that Villanova used to beat UNC in the 2017 […]
Greetings, BBN! The Kentucky Wildcats are now handing in a complete resume for Selection Sunday, and unlike a lot of other programs around the country, theirs has everything it needs to comfortably make the field and land them squarely in the middle of the bracket. At one point in the nonconference, they were 5-4, and […]
Kentucky Basketball has wrapped up its postseason run in the SEC Tournament and now turns its attention to Selection Sunday. The Wildcats finished the season with a 21-13 record after falling to Florida in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. With conference tournament play nearing its conclusion across the country, Kentucky must now wait to […]
On Saturday, the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee revealed the 16 host sites for the 2026 Big Dance in alphabetical order: ESPN Bracketologist Charlie Creme has the 16 teams seeded like this: Here are some more thoughts on how the seeds might actually shake out, but first, a dive into the No. 1 overall […]
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It’s that time of year again — Selection Sunday! Despite Illinois’ less-than-stellar final month of regular season, the Fighting Illini will hear their name called Sunday night during the Selection Show. Here’s what you need to know about the show: Even though the Illini lost five times over the season’s final five weeks — with […]
The Arizona Wildcats are headed back to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in as many seasons under Tommy Lloyd, this time as an automatic qualifier after winning the Big 12 Tournament title. All signs point to them getting a No. 1 seed in the West Region. That, and who they begin tourney play […]
After a 23-11 record, BYU will go dancing for the third consecutive season. The Selection Sunday show begins Sunday at 4pm MT on CBS where BYU will hear its name called and find out its draw in the NCAA Tournament. You can catch early championship odds at FanDuel. Due to BYU’s no Sunday play policy, […]
March Madness officially begins on Selection Sunday, when the NCAA tournament committee reveals the full 68-team bracket for the 2026 men’s NCAA Tournament. The show will air Sunday, March 15, at 6 PM ET on CBS, unveiling every matchup, seed, and region for the tournament field. Fans can watch the bracket reveal live on CBS […]
Tonight, we find out the 68 teams in the 2026 NCAA Basketball Tournaments. But before we get there, there are nine more conference championship games starting at 11am Central with the Ivy League for the men and both the Patriot League and the NEC for the women. The schedule below is as accurate as I […]
On this episode of ‘Oskee Talk’ I share my favorite story from the Big Ten Tournament (5:00), recap the Fighting Illini’s stunning loss to Wisconsin (12:51), discuss the post-game remarks from players & Brad Underwood (24:55), and analyze the team’s seeming lack of a killer instinct (36:27). Finally, I also briefly preview Selection Sunday and […]
The Virginia Cavaliers lost an absolute heartbreaker on Saturday night, falling to the Duke Blue Devils, 74-70, in the ACC Tournament championship game. After a no-show performance in Durham on February 28th, the ’Hoos looked like an entirely different squad in round two against the Blue Devils, using the momentum of Friday night’s 22-point semifinal […]
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Duke wasn’t supposed to do this. Not down two starters. Not with just seven players. Wasn’t supposed to happen. But it did. Duke knocked off Virginia in a taut, 74-70 win that took everything the depleted Blue Devils had. We’ve said all year that this team has a winners’ mentality, and we really saw that […]
Duke defeated a very good Virginia team 74-70 to win another ACC Title under Jon Scheyer. This time, the Blue Devils did it without 2 starters available and will enter the NCAA tournament as the number 1 overall seed. At this point, you have to start calling Jon Scheyer one of the best coaches in … Continue reading »
Kentucky men’s basketball has won 32 SEC Tournament titles. People called it the “Kentucky Invitational.” Now you have punks like Dan Dakich taking pot shots at the program for being “irrelevant,“ and Todd Golden proving he is the most annoying winner in college basketball at the expense of the Cats. It’s not been a good […]
Purdue had to grind out a victory against an undermanned UCLA Bruins squad that was without Tyler Bilodeau and lost Donovan Dent early in the first half. It was a game that Purdue pushed their lead into double digits on multiple occasions but could never find the offensive flow to extend the game to a […]
Rick Pitino’s Red Storm revival has entered uncharted territory. For the first time in program history, St. John’s are back-to-back Big East Tournament champions. Also, the Red Storm became the first Big East team to win both the outright Big East regular season and tournament titles in two straight seasons. The Johnnies outplayed UConn in […]
Similar to their building neighbors, another Spartan team with high B1G Tourney aspirations forgets to show themselves and is sent home early. Just like the basketball team, the hockey team will now await the fallout of this loss and how it affects their NCAA tourney standing. There is not much to say about how bad […]
John Groce is going dancing once again. Groce’s Akron Zips claimed their third straight MAC Tournament title on Saturday night in thrilling fashion. For the fourth time in five years, the former Illinois head coach is heading to the NCAA Tournament. While his Zips haven’t yet won a game in the Big Dance, it says […]
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