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…
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…
LOS ANGELES – The Bruins are going Dancing, and now the stage is set. Of course, the Bruins already knew that they would be the No.1 regional seed and host team for the first two rounds of the tournament, but the lingering questions were who exactly UCLA would be playing in the bracket and the…
The 2026 NCAA Tournament begins Tuesday, March 17 with the First Four in Dayton, Ohio. That’s when March Madness truly kicks into gear with 68 teams all vying to become the 2025-26 national champion. With 67 games set to be televised across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, fans will be able to keep up with…
Imagn Images The 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket was announced on Sunday, kickstarting the annual tradition of filling out your entries for the Bracket Games and predicting exactly how the opening rounds will unfold. Official action will get started quickly, with the First Four headlining on Tuesday and Wednesday before the wall-to-wall basketball fills up on…
It doesn’t get much better than this. After meeting just once during the regular season, Michigan and Purdue will get their rematch in the Big Ten Championship Game on Sunday afternoon at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The game comes on the heels of two hard fought close wins for both teams who entered…
Fletcher Loyer scored 19 points, Braden Smith collected 10 more assists and No. 18 Purdue beat No. 11 Nebraska 74-58 on Friday night in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. C.J. Cox and Oscar Cluff each had 12 points for the Boilermakers, and Trey Kaufman-Renn finished with 10 points and nine rebounds. Advertisement Smith set a…
Top-seeded Michigan will get a date with rival Ohio State, looking for a three-game sweep of its rival. Wisconsin rallied to outlast Illinois in overtime during the regular season. What does Round II have in store for the Badgers and the Illini? Purdue and Nebraska played an overtime thriller, and Michigan State will try to…
