The 76-team brackets will fit eight more games into the front half of the first week of each tournament, for a total of 12 involving 24 teams.
The NCAA will expand its March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season. It will add more early-round games in the first week without altering the overall format.
High-scoring Michigan had to get down and dirty to dig out the national title Monday, making only two 3-pointers all night but still muscling its way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn.
Michigan wins its second national title in men's basketball and first since 1989, beating UConn 69-63
PHOENIX (AP) — It’s mission accomplished for UCLA. Gabriela Jaquez, Lauren Betts and the rest of the UCLA seniors secured the first NCAA women's basketball national championship in school history — a goal that was set after losing in the first Final Four last season. Jaquez scored 21 points, Betts added 16 and UCLA routed [...]
The influx of fans during this month’s college basketball tournament is a welcome lift to the city’s casinos and hotels after a dismal 2025, when the number of visitors fell 7.5 percent.
No. 1 seeds UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina are in the Final Four for the second straight season, just the second time the same teams have reached the sport's final weekend in consecutive years.
The lineup is set for the NCAA men’s Final Four in Indianapolis. No. 3 Illinois will face No. 2 UConn, while No. 1 seeds Michigan and Arizona will square off Saturday in the national semifinals. Chase Coburn, host of the "Chase Sports News" podcast, joins “Morning in America” with his thoughts on the upcoming matchups. #NCAA #Basketball #Sports Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
March Madness is fueling a betting boom, with billions wagered so far. As the games pick up, the debate over legal sports gambling is heating up too. Elizabeth Prann, host of The Hill's "Raising America" podcast, joins "Morning in America" to discuss. #MarchMadness #Betting #Sports Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
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Former Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl joined “Wake Up America” to discuss the NCAA Tournament and share his perspective on the “sudden death” nature of the tournament.
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