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March Madness: Five Bold Predictions for Men’s NCAA Tournament Round of 64

The first round of the NCAA tournament is upon us.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 18

Sean Miller Lost It With an Assistant Coach After Texas’s NCAA First Four Game-Winner

Sean Miller was furious when an assistant coach ran on the floor during the game against NC State.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 18

Ranking the 68 Best Women’s Basketball Players in the March Madness Field

From impressive freshmen to top 2026 WNBA draft prospects, this year’s NCAA tournament will have highlight-worthy talent.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 18

Men’s March Madness Expert Predictions: Dark Horses, Vulnerable No. 1 Seeds, Title Winner

What will we see over the three weeks of the NCAA tournament? Here are Sports Illustrated’s picks for player of the year, best mid-major team to watch and Final Four projections.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 17

There's a simple way to watch March Madness 2026 FREE in *USA*

We've found an easy way to watch March Madness live streams free in USA as 68 college and university teams go head-to-head. Here's what you need to know.

Tom’s Guide · Mar 17

Top Five Cinderella Candidates for the Women’s NCAA Tournament

A look around the bracket in hopes of finding the next Cinderella school.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 17

March Madness Rankings: Every Men’s NCAA Tournament Team From No. 1 to 68

How accurate are the seeds? We examine each team’s strengths, weaknesses and everything in between.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 17

My research on wheelchair basketball challenges one of the biggest assumptions about sex differences in sports

Every March, millions of Americans fill out brackets and tune in to watch the NCAA college basketball tournaments known as March Madness. The men’s and women’s competitions unfold in parallel, each with their own brackets, champions, storylines and fan bases.

The Conversation · Mar 17

‘Everyone in Nashville is a Vandy fan’: how Shea Ralph sparked a women’s basketball revival in Music City

Shaped by two coaching legends in Pat Summitt and Geno Auriemma, Ralph has Vanderbilt poised to make an NCAA Tournament run

The Guardian - US · Mar 17

March Madness: Five Teams to Avoid in Your Men’s NCAA Tournament Bracket

Beware of these top-four-seeded squads that have vulnerabilities or difficult matchups in the early rounds.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 17