Friday, March 28, 2025

Sweet 16, part I

Today's results:


Duke ground out a win over North Carolina, 47-38.


South Carolina survived Maryland, 71-67.


LSU rallied past NC State, 80-73, for the third straight trip to the Elite 8.


UCLA ran away from Ole Miss, 76-62.


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


UCLA is seeking redemption.


USC marches on and says the goal is still clear, even with JuJu Watkins out......they are picking up the pieces.


What will the Trojans look like without her? They're about to find out.


What does a March Madness schedule look like for the Irish?


One of LSU's smallest players saved the season with one big block.


The Wolfpack found reasons to smile, despite their loss.


College player news:


They laid the foundation for Niele Ivey's program, and now seniors Olivia Miles and Sonia Citron seek a storybook ending.


Miles can't take it easy with her ankle injury right now.


How Skylar Vann helped build Oklahoma's culture.


Paige Bueckers will enter the 2025 WNBA draft.


Bueckers and Geno Auriemma offered support to Watkins after her injury.


What can Watkins expect after an ACL tear?


College coach news:


Cori Close is keeping John Wooden's principles alive at UCLA.


Lindsay Gottlieb said a Mississippi State player was not to blame for Watkins' injury.


Kara Lawson can still hoop, which awes her players.


Two March Mondays 3 years apart show Jennie Baranczyk's growth as a coach.


Geno Auriemma said that whomever came up with the two-regional format "ruined the game."


Doug Bruno has resigned at DePaul.


Jhasmin Player is the new head coach at Incarnate Word.

Sunday, March 23, 2025

Things are getting sweet

Round 2, day 1 results:


Duke 59, Oregon 53


Notre Dame 76, Michigan 55


Kansas State 80, Kentucky 79 (OT)


South Carolina 64, Indiana 53


TCU 85, Louisville 70


Ole Miss 69, Baylor 63


Tennessee 82, Ohio State 67


UCLA 84, Richmond 67


Today's WBIT results.....intense!


Today's WNIT results


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


As Shyanne Sellers ends her college career, she has one goal left.


How did Olivia Miles even play today?


Hannah Hidalgo reached a statistical milestone today.


College coach news:


Auburn has named Larry Vickers head coach. He comes from Norfolk State.


Missy Bilderback is the new head coach at Southern Miss.


Finalists for the head coaching job at Houston reportedly include Karen Aston and Matthew Mitchell.

Saturday, March 22, 2025

Round 1: complete

A few upsets in today's results:


Iowa 92, Murray State 57


Alabama 81, Green Bay 67


South Dakota State 74, Oklahoma State 58


NC State 75, Vermont 55


USC 71, UNC Greensboro 25


West Virginia 78, Columbia 59


Maryland 82, Norfolk State 69


UConn 103, Arkansas State 34


Mississippi State 59, Cal 46


Michigan State 64, Harvard 50


North Carolina 70, Oregon State 49


Oklahoma 81, FGCU 58


Florida State 94, George Mason 59


Illinois 66, Creighton 57


Texas 105, William and Mary 61


LSU 103, San Diego State 48


Some intriguing matchups on tomorrow's schedule


Tomorrow's WBIT action


WNIT action tomorrow


College team news:


Oklahoma set a tournament single-game record today with 72 rebounds.


The Hoosiers believe they can beat the Gamecocks tomorrow.


College player news:


How much will Olivia Miles' ankle effect her tomorrow?


College coach news:


Larry Vickers says Norfolk State deserves more respect.


Geno Auriemma said his team's opponents deserved better with their accommodations.

Friday, March 21, 2025

First round, first day

Today's results:


Michigan 80, Iowa State 74


Indiana 76, Utah 68


Notre Dame 106, Stephen F Austin 54


Kentucky 79, Liberty 78


South Carolina 108, Tennessee Tech 48


Ohio State 71, Montana State 51


Ole Miss 83, Ball State 65


Kansas State 85, Fairfield 41


Baylor 73, Grand Canyon 60


TCU 73, Farleigh Dickinson 51


Louisville 63, Nebraska 58


Oregon 77, Vanderbilt 63


Duke 86, Lehigh 25


Richmond 74, Georgia Tech 49


Tennessee 101, South Florida 66


UCLA 84, Southern 46


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Notre Dame built a roster filled with talent. Can they finish the job?


College player news:


Olivia Miles injured her ankle in tonight's game. Will she be able to play Sunday?


This UConn trio is back and ready to make up for last year's tournament.


College coach news:


Arkansas has hired Kelsi Musick as their new head coach.


Molly Miller will be Arizona State's new head coach.


JMU has extended Sean O'Regan's contract through 2030-2031.

Saturday, March 8, 2025

Things are heating up

Big Ten semifinal scores:


USC 82, Michigan 70


UCLA 75, Ohio State 46


SEC semifinal scores:


South Carolina 93, Oklahoma 75


Texas 56, LSU 49


ACC semifinal scores:


NC State 66, North Carolina 55


Duke 61, Notre Dame 56


Big 12 semifinal scores:


TCU 71, West Virginia 65


Baylor 84, Oklahoma State 74 (OT)


OVC finals score:


Tennessee Tech beat Lindenwood in OT, 82-76.


A-10 semifinal scores


Big South semifinal scores


Summit semifinal scores


Big East quarterfinal scores


ASUN quarterfinal scores


Sun Belt quarterfinal scores


WCC third-round scores


AAC first-round scores


Big Sky first-round scores


Patriot first-round scores


All scores


Tomorrow is Power 4 championship Sunday:


Duke vs. NC State


Texas vs. South Carolina


UCLA vs. USC


TCU vs. Baylor


Full game schedule


College team news:


Why the Irish's season has entered the danger zone.


Bruins vs. Trojans part 3 is as good as it gets.


College player news:


Aneesah Morrow is expected to be ready to return to the NCAA Tournament, after an in-game injury tonight.


College coach news:


Arizona State has fired Natasha Adair after three years.


BYU has let Amber Whiting go after three seasons.

Friday, March 7, 2025

Some hard-fought wins

Big Ten quarterfinal results:


USC 84, Indiana 79


UCLA 85, Nebraska 74


Michigan 98, Maryland 71


Ohio State 60, Iowa 59


SEC quarterfinal results:


Texas 70, Ole Miss 63


South Carolina 84, Vanderbilt 63


Oklahoma 69, Kentucky 65


LSU 101, Florida 87


ACC quarterfinal results:


Notre Dame 73, Cal 64


North Carolina 60, Florida State 56


NC State 73, Georgia Tech 72


Duke 61, Louisville 48


Big 12 quarterfinal results:


TCU 69, Colorado 62


West Virginia 73, Kansas State 69


Baylor 69, Iowa State 63


Oklahoma State 62, Texas Tech 59


OVC semifinal scores


SoCon semifinal scores


A-10 quarterfinal scores


Summit quarterfinal scores


Sun Belt fourth-round scores


WCC second-round scores


ASUN first-round scores


Big East first-round scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Why a brutal loss to USC might have saved UCLA's season.


College player news:


Ashlynn Shade can be a difference-maker for UConn.

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Tournament upsets and coach departures

Big Ten second-round results:


Indiana 78, Oregon 62


Michigan 66, Washington 58


Iowa 74, Michigan State 61


Nebraska 74, Illinois 70


SEC second-round results:


Vanderbilt 84, Tennessee 76


Florida 63, Alabama 61


Ole Miss 85, Mississippi State 73


Oklahoma 70, Georgia 52


Big 12 second-round results:


Iowa State 96, Arizona State 88


Colorado 61, Arizona 58


Kansas State 80, UCF 65


Texas Tech 75, Utah 64


ACC second-round results:


North Carolina 78, Boston College 71


Georgia Tech 72, Virginia Tech 57


Cal 75, Virginia 58


Louisville 70, Clemson 68 (OT)


A-10 second-round results


America East quarterfinal results


Big South quarterfinal results


Horizon quarterfinal results


OVC quarterfinal results


SoCon quarterfinal results


Summit quarterfinal results


Sun Belt third-round results


ASUN first-round results


Mountain West first-round results


Southland first-round results


WCC first-round result


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


How Ta'Niya Latson became the country's leading scorer.


College coach news:


Auburn has fired Johnnie Harris after four seasons.


Ronald Hughey has resigned after 11 years at Houston.


Penn State coach Carolyn Kieger will return, sources say.


McNeese will not renew Lynn Kennedy's contract.

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Conference tournaments begin

Big 10 Tournament first round results:


Washington 79, Minnesota 65


Nebraska 84, Rutgers 60


Iowa 81, Wisconsin 54


SEC Tournament first round results:


Tennessee 77, Texas A&M 37


Georgia 79, Arkansas 74


Mississippi State 75, Missouri 55


Florida 60, Auburn 50


Big 12 first round results:


Texas Tech 57, Kansas 53


UCF 81, BYU 69


Colorado 66, Houston 58


Arizona State 82, Cincinnati 75


ACC first round results:


Clemson 63, Stanford 46


Boston College 76, Syracuse 73


Virginia 64, Pitt 50


A-10 first round results:


George Washington 65, Loyola Chicago 44


St. Louis 60, St. Bonaventure 50


La Salle 50, VCU 48


OVC first round scores


Big South first round score


Summit League first round score


Sun Belt second round scores


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


Stanford's first-round exit in the ACC tourney has put their NCAA Tournament record in danger.


College player news:


Tyi Skinner is making her mark at Arizona State in her final year.


Who is the father of Florida's Me'Arah O'Neal?

Monday, March 3, 2025

Breathe out

College team news:


What's at stake for Indiana in the Big 10 tourney?


College player news:


Can JuJu Watkins lead USC to a national title?


Duke freshman Toby Fournier has emerged for the postseason.


How Greta Kampschroeder brought her craft to Michigan.


Ice Brady's return could help UConn.


Gopher Mara Braun is officially out for the season with a broken foot.


College coach news:


Dawn Plitzuweit makes her NCAA Tournament pitch for Minnesota.

AP top 25 poll is the usual chaos

This week's AP top 25 poll:


1. Texas

2. USC

3. UConn

4. UCLA

5. South Carolina

6. Notre Dame

7. NC State

8. TCU

9. LSU

10. Oklahoma

11. Duke

12. Kentucky

13. Ohio State

14. North Carolina

15. Maryland

16. West Virgina

17. Baylor

18. Tennessee

19. Alabama

20. Kansas State

21. Oklahoma State

22. Florida State

23. Creighton

24. Michigan State

25. South Dakota State


USC has its best ranking since 1986.


The NCAA Tournament seedings are in flux.

Sunday, March 2, 2025

A fireworks regular-season finale day

What a way to end the regular season today.............


Upsets:


Ole Miss rallied from 15 down to stun No. 7 LSU, 85-77.


Virginia shocked No. 8 North Carolina, 78-75.


Georgia edged No. 11 Tennessee, 72-69.


A last-second shot propelled No. 19 Maryland over No. 12 Ohio State in OT, 93-90.


Iowa State took down No. 14 Kansas State, 85-63.


More results:


No. 1 Texas 72, Florida 46


No. 3 Notre Dame 72, No. 25 Louisville 59


No. 5 UConn 92, Marquette 57


No. 6 South Carolina 78, No. 15 Kentucky 66


No. 9 NC State 69, SMU 45


No. 10 TCU held off No. 17 Baylor, 51-48, to win their first Big 12 regular-season title.


No. 13 Oklahoma 91, No. 20 Alabama 84


No. 16 Duke 71, No. 24 Florida State 57


No. 21 Oklahoma State 57, Kansas 51


No. 22 Creighton 70, Villanova 55


Michigan 78, Illinois 69


Stanford 87, Georgia Tech 82


Washington 64, Oregon 56


Indiana 77, Purdue 57


Nebraska 98, Northwestern 77


Vanderbilt 100, Missouri 59


Mississippi State 73, Auburn 66


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


South Carolina won a coin flip to secure the top seed in the SEC tournament.


Washington is in position for an NCAA tourney berth after their win over Oregon today.


College player news:


Flau'jae Johnson will miss the SEC Tournament with shin inflammation.


Sarah Te-Biasu's confidence is rising at the right time for Maryland.


Yarden Garzon may finish as the Hoosiers' best 3-point shooter.......her team can accomplish much, their coach says.


College coach news:


Yolett McPhee-McCuin thinks her Rebels can host in the tournament.


WNBA news:


Diana Taurasi has been many things, but happy isn't one of them.