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The 2025 Men’s NCAA Tournament tipped off on Tuesday, March 18 with the First Four and runs through Monday, April 7.
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Four Republicans — Sens. Rand Paul (Ky.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)…
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This quartet has been the best four teams in the country for the majority of the season, and are the top-four in the NET rankings.
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The exact moment the SEC became a basketball conference is still up for debate. What Rick Barnes can tell you is when his league was barely known for basketball. It was 1987, the beginning of what will someday be a hall of fame career for Tennessee's current coach.
The Southeastern Conference will earn a whopping $70 million payout from the NCAA Tournament after sending a record 14 of its 16 schools to the Big Dance.
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Badgers Wire on MSNRanking college basketball conferences by win-loss record in 2025 NCAA TournamentThe 2025 NCAA Tournament Final Four features the top four seeds: Duke, Houston, Florida, and Auburn. The SEC had a strong tournament with two teams in the Final Four and a total of 21 wins. The Big 12 also performed well, led by Houston's Final Four run and a 13-6 overall record.
The SEC’s surprise Sweet 16 team is Arkansas, which only two months ago was 0-5 in league play and firmly outside the NCAA tournament picture. John Calipari’s Razorbacks have since won 12 of 17 games, culminating with Saturday’s thrilling upset of the best St. John’s team in at least two decades.
Missouri men’s basketball head coach Dennis Gates is shown during the second half of a first-round men’s NCAA Tournament game against Drake at Intrust Bank Arena on Mar. 20, 2025, in Wichita, Kansas. Missouri, a 6 seed, suffered an upset loss to 11 seed Drake. Nick Tre. Smith USA TODAY NETWORK
It's been 17 years since this scenario played out in March Madness, following wins by Duke, Auburn, Houston and Florida.
Geno Auriemma will participate in his 24th Final Four as head coach of UConn, while UCLA is in its first-ever Women's Final Four. UCLA has been one of the great stories of the season behind star Lauren Betts, but this is UConn in the NCAA tournament.
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Sporting News on MSNBack-to-back Women's NCAA basketball winners: Complete history of programs with consecutive March Madness titlesMadness is the most unique playoff system in college sports. While other sports use a bracket format, March Madness includes 68 teams competing in single-elimination games until only one team remains.
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Turns out “It Just Means More” means more teams in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Seven of this year’s so-called Sweet 16 teams are SEC members. That’s a tournament record, topping the ACC’s six in 2016.