Eight precious tickets remain for next week’s Sweet 16 as the NCAA Tournament enters the final day of its first weekend on Sunday. Fans won’t have to wait long for the excitement to ramp up with (7) Miami and (2) Purdue kicking things off (12:10 p.m ET CBS, March Madness Live) The second game on the…
Tickets to next week’s Sweet 16 will be punched in Saturday’s 2026 NCAA Tournament action. No. 4 seed Nebraska, fresh off its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory, will face upstart Vanderbilt for a trip to the second weekend in one of Saturday’s most enthralling clashes (8:45 p.m., TNT March Madness Live). No. 1 seed Michigan is also…
Kevin Willard has seen better days as coach of the men’s basketball team at Villanova following Friday’s loss to Utah State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. And now, Willard’s in-game remarks about firing his coaching staff sent an unintended message that went viral in the aftermath. During the first half of Friday’s…
Hubert Davis’ future as the head coach at North Carolina is in doubt, sources told CBS Sports. Davis did not have contact with his staff for nearly 24 hours from Friday morning into Saturday’s previously scheduled team meeting, a source said, adding to speculation and growing expectation that a massive change could be coming in Chapel Hill….
Imagn Images Purdue senior guard Braden Smith broke the men’s NCAA Division I record for career assists in the first half of an eventual 104-71 win over No. 15 seed Queens University on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Smith passed former Duke star Bobby Hurley after finding Trey Kaufman-Renn for a…
It’s about that time. The 2026 NCAA Tournament is through its first two days, and the bracket is sure to deliver some bangers across the first and second rounds of competition over the next four days. The field of 68 teams has already shrunken to 64 as the roller coaster continues with 16 more teams…
Friday’s NCAA Tournament slate arrives after Thursday’s action, already delivered early upsets that began shaking up brackets. The first round of the Big Dance continues with No. 7 seed Kentucky facing No. 10 seed Santa Clara (12:15 p.m., CBS, March Madness Live), with the winner advancing to meet either No. 2 seed Iowa State or…
A college basketball regular season, exciting and action-packed throughout, has come to a close, and that can only mean one thing: March Madness is here! The 68 teams that reached the NCAA Tournament were unveiled on Sunday, and the Big Dance is positioned to consume your lives over the next few weeks. You’re ready, we…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. NCAA March Madness games starts on Thursday, Mar. 19 with the top 68 teams in college basketball competing for the 2026 National Championship. The tournament ends on Monday, Apr. 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium…
It’s one of the great sporting days of the year Thursday with the official start of the NCAA Tournament, and I’m not here to tell you which team cuts down the nets, even if I hit Florida over Houston last year – but it was a Dance heavy on favorites winning. The Gators did hit…
