First-year Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington is no stranger to being an NCAA Tournament underdog. He led No. 12 seed James Madison to a first round upset of No. 5 seed Wisconsin last season.

The first round NCAA tournament kicks off this afternoon with No. 9 Creighton taking on No. 8 Louisville, and will continue for the remainder of the day until the final matchup between No. 14 UNCW ...

Following a strong first day of the 2025 NCAA Tournament, the TV ratings success continued across the opening rounds. CBS and TNT Sports announced the best viewership for the first two rounds ...

Nebraska-Omaha made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in its 14-year program history. The Mavericks celebrated hearing their name called on Selection Sunday, but that’s about the only thing ...

The 2025 men's NCAA tournament is underway, and eight Big Ten programs are set to compete to win the conference's first national championship since Michigan State cut down the nets at the end of ...

In 2011, the NCAA tournament expanded again, to 68 teams, and the First Four was created to trim the number of teams from 68 to 64 for the first round. As of the 2025 tournament, there are 31 ...

The first round of the 2025 Women's NCAA Tournament kicks off Friday with 64 teams vying to be the best in college basketball. Jordan Hobbs scored 28 points to help No. 6 Michigan hold off 11th-seeded ...

NCAA Tournament Bans Popular Mascot From First-Round Game. March 20, 2025, 4:01pm EST By Arnab Mondal. Follow Us 2K+ March Madness logo (Photo ... of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. NCAA ...

While the men’s NCAA Tournament may have been light on first-round upsets, the upshot is the second round is filled with matchups between top teams. All the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds playing Sunday ...

St. Mary's lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season. Can it beat an SEC team to get a win in the first round this season? Yes, it can. Prediction: St. Mary's 69, Vanderbilt 65.

March Madness begins with the First Four games on Tuesday and Wednesday, with first round NCAA Tournament games beginning Thursday at four sites. It will culminate on April 5 with the Final Four ...