College Basketball

Which team will be this year’s NCAA tourney Cinderella?

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and Krysten Peek select lower seeds that could make a run in the 2024 NCAA tournament. Video Transcript JASON FITZ: The NCAA tournament brackets are here, and that means it’s time to find Cinderellas, because the odds will tell you, especially recently, upsets are more prominent than ever. So, Krysten Peek, let’s take a look at …

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Marquette basketball coach Shaka Smart delivers zinger to CBS Sports Network host after Tyler Kolek question

Marquette University men’s basketball coach Shaka Smart has likely answered questions on the injury status of his point guard Tyler Kolek a few too many times over the last couple of weeks. And apparently one of those college basketball media folks that has requested more than his fair share of information on Kolek is CBS Sports Network’s Jon Rothstein. During …

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March Madness game odds: Point spreads, moneylines, over/unders for NCAA Tournament 2024

The NCAA Tournament opens with the First Four and the first and second rounds this week. What do the betting odds say about each March Madness game? Take a look at the point spread, moneyline and over/under for every First Four and first-round NCAA Tournament men’s college basketball game on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Who is the favorite …

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Will Mississippi State reach Final Four in 2024 NCAA Tournament? Tom Crean thinks so

Plenty of college basketball analysts voiced their belief in No. 8 seed Mississippi State basketball when bracket matchups were unveiled Sunday, suggesting the Bulldogs can beat No. 9 seed Michigan State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. But ESPN’s Tom Crean took it much further. The former head coach of Marquette, Indiana and Georgia has Mississippi State (21-13) …

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2024 NCAA Tournament: Utah State Basketball-A First Look at the TCU Horned Frogs

2024 NCAA Tournament: Utah State Basketball-A First Look at the TCU Horned Frogs Who are the Horned Toads? Contact/Follow @HardwoodTalk & @MWCwire MWC Regular Season Champion Utah State draw battle hardened TCU in First Round matchup in Indy. First year Head Coach Danny Sprinkle has led Utah State to the NCAA Tournament. With an at-large ticket punched, thanks to one …

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Purdue women’s basketball continues onto March Madness, accepts WNIT bid

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue women’s basketball is going dancing after all in March Madness. The Boilermakers had their 2024 season extended after accepting in an invite to the 26th annual Women’s National Invitational Tournament. Purdue (13-18) joins Wisconsin (13-16) and Minnesota (16-15) as one of three teams representing the Big Ten Conference as at-large qualifiers. More: How Purdue women’s basketball …

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2024 March Madness odds for every tournament team after Selection Sunday bracket reveal

The 2024 March Madness bracket has been revealed. With the 68 competing teams announced, which one will win a national championship? BetMGM has released its updated odds for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship after the Selection Sunday bracket reveal on March 17. As of Sunday night, the UConn Huskies are favorites to win the title after winning it …

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NCAA Tournament 2024 winners, losers: St. John’s leads notable snubs from bracket on Selection Sunday

The 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed on Sunday, setting the stage for the best month in all of sports. All across the country, teams learned their seeds and bracket placement for March Madness, allowing the college basketball community to react to the selection committee’s decisions in real time.  This tournament is set up well with storylines and stakes in …

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NCAA Tournament 2024 bracket: Computer simulation predicts surprising upsets, March Madness picks, sleepers

There have been over a dozen upsets involving unranked teams toppling top-5 ranked squads entering the 2024 NCAA Tournament and the No. 1 overall ranking has been fluid all year. Kansas, Purdue, Arizona, UConn and Houston have all held the top spot, and you’d have to go back before the COVID-19 pandemic to find a year in which more programs …

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March Madness: UConn opens as the favorite to win back-to-back national titles

Can UConn conquer March Madness for the second straight season? (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) The defending national champions are the favorites to win the 2024 NCAA tournament. Connecticut is +400 at BetMGM to win back-to-back national championships after the brackets were revealed on Selection Sunday. The Huskies got the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA men’s tournament after …

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2024 NCAA Tournament: Why North Carolina earned final No. 1 seed over Iowa State in March Madness bracket

Iowa State made an impressive late surge into contention for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but even an authoritative victory over Houston in the Big 12 Tournament Championship Game wasn’t enough for the Cyclones. In the end, North Carolina claimed the fourth No. 1 seed despite falling short in the ACC Championship Game against NC State on …

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2024 NCAA Tournament bracket: Ranking every team playing in March Madness from No. 1 to 68

1 A locomotive screaming down the tracks. The 31-3 reigning national champions enter this NCAA Tournament as the strongest team with the best chance to repeat of any squad since Florida in 2007. Dan Hurley’s Huskies are led by All-American guard Tristen Newton (15.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 6.0 apg), who holds the school record for triple-doubles. In the middle is …

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