For fans tuning in to watch BYU basketball's March Madness run, a question may arise: What exactly does it stand for? Here's what to know:

Among the throng of blue-clad BYU fans who packed Ball Arena to witness the Cougars' narrow escape against Wisconsin was Jimmer Fredette. BYU's last basketball blue-chipper, Fredette sweated it out with the rest of the Cougars fans as they watched Wisconsin scratch and claw and come within another John Tonje basket of sending what

Cryer had been struggling shooting lately, but scored a game-high 30 points in a second-round win vs. the Zags

Jason Fitz and former Big 12 player of the year Marcus Morris Sr. react to the Cougars’ 81-76 win over the Bulldogs to advance to the regional semifinal for the sixth consecutive season - and end the ‘Zags run of nine straight Sweet 16 appearances.

L.J. Cryer scored a career-high 30 points in the Cougars’$2 81-76 win Saturday night at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan. Now Houston is headed to its sixth straight Sweet 16.

This is the fourth time Sampson has been a No. 1 seed, including the past two seasons. In 2024, Houston was upset by Duke in the Sweet 16 a year after the Cougars were upset by Miami in the Sweet 16. Sampson was a No. 1 seed at Oklahoma in 2003 and made it to the Elite Eight before losing to Syracuse.

Five years after rumors began to fly of a game between BYU and Alabama on the gridiron, the Cougars and Tide will finally face each other — on the basketball court. Any thoughts of BYU’s WCC reunion with Randy Bennett will have to wait.

Alabama basketball is headed to the Sweet 16. The Crimson Tide will face BYU in the NCAA Tournament regional in Newark, N.J., as March Madness continues.