Sunday, March 15, 2026

Brackets are out!

 




Lots of thinking to do.......more later

The AP poll after Power 4 conference tournaments

This week's AP top 25 poll:

 

1. UConn

2. UCLA

3. Texas

4. South Carolina

5. LSU

6. Vanderbilt

7. Iowa

8. Duke

9. Michigan

10. Oklahoma

11. Ohio State

12. West Virginia

13. Louisville

14. TCU

15. North Carolina

16. Kentucky

17. Maryland

18. Minnesota

19. Ole Miss

20. Michigan State

21. Baylor

22. Notre Dame

23. Princeton

24. Georgia

25. Texas Tech


UCLA picked up three first-place votes this week.

Friday, March 6, 2026

Conference tourney upsets on 10

Big Ten quarterfinal scores:


UCLA 78, Washington 60


Iowa 64, Illinois 58


Ohio State 60, Minnesota 55


Michigan 80, Oregon 58


SEC quarterfinal scores:


South Carolina 87, Kentucky 64


LSU 112, Oklahoma 78


Texas 83, Alabama 60


Ole Miss 89, Vanderbilt 78


ACC quarterfinal scores:


Duke 60, Clemson 46


North Carolina 85, Virginia Tech 68


Louisville 87, Syracuse 61


Notre Dame 81, NC State 63


Big 12 quarterfinal scores:


TCU 63, BYU 46


West Virginia 67, Arizona State 54


Kansas State 74, Oklahoma State 73


Colorado 62, Baylor 53


OVC semifinal scores


SoCon semifinal scores


A-10 quarterfinal scores


MAAC quarterfinal scores


Summit quarterfinal scores


Sun Belt fourth round scores


WCC second round scores


Big East first round scores


College team news:


How UConn and other teams find talent around the world.


For the Longhorns, March Madness begins at the SEC tournament.


The Blue Devils turned their season around. Will it last?


Notre Dame is mixing fun with motivation during their winning streak.


Tennessee could miss its first NCAA Tournament.


College player news:


Lauren Betts dominates, with a little help from coach Cori Close.


MiLaysia Fulwiley hopes to help LSU beat her former team in the SEC tournament.


College coach news:


Shea Ralph defended her decision to walk on court and argue a call, which resulted in her ejection.


Kara Lawson's Duke and USA Basketball balancing act is its own March.


WNBA news:


Arike Ogunbowale was arrested at a Miami nightclub early yesterday morning after allegedly punching a security guard.

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Upping the ante

Big Ten second round scores:


Ohio State 83, Indiana 59


Illinois 71, Michigan State 69


Washington 76, USC 64


Oregon 73, Maryland 68


SEC second round scores:


Oklahoma 82, Florida 64


Kentucky 76, Georgia 61


Ole Miss 73, Auburn 57


Alabama 76, Tennessee 64


ACC second round scores:


Clemson 63, Virginia 50


Notre Dame 69, Miami 54


Syracuse 70, Cal 59


Virginia Tech 62, Georgia Tech 54


Big 12 second round scores:


Kansas State 58, Texas Tech 51


BYU 70, Utah 52


Arizona State 77, Iowa State 58


Colorado 55, Kansas 48


America East quarterfinal scores


ASUN quarterfinal scores


Big South quarterfinal scores


OVC quarterfinal scores


SoCon quarterfinal scores


Summit quarterfinal scores


Sun Belt third round scores


A-10 second round scores


Horizon second round score


MAAC first round scores


Patriot first round scores


WCC first round scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Reloaded South Carolina aims to win their fourth consecutive SEC tournament title.


The Hoosiers are proud of how they came together at the end of the season.


College player news:


Sun Devil Last-Tear Poa is driven by basketball and her Aussie family.


College coach news:


Penn State has fired Carolyn Kieger after seven seasons.


Cal State Bakersfield coach Ari Wideman has been placed on administrative leave.


WNBA news:


How WNBA GM's are preparing for the season.


The WNBPA director blames player differences on the league.


USA Basketball news:


USA Basketball has added Monique Billings and Rae Burrell to the team for the FIBA World Cup qualifier.

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

It's tournament time

Big Ten first round scores:


Indiana 72, Nebraska 69


Illinois 82, Wisconsin 70


Oregon 82, Purdue 64


SEC first round scores:


Kentucky 94, Arkansas 64


Florida 86, Mississippi State 68


Auburn 50, Texas A&M 49


Alabama 65, Missouri 48


ACC first round scores:


Miami 83, Stanford 76 (OT)


Cal 75, Wake Forest 53


Georgia Tech 72, Florida State 60


Big 12 first round scores:


Kansas State 91, Cincinnati 66


BYU 76, Houston 66


Arizona State 54, Arizona 51


Kansas 56, UCF 35


Sun Belt second round scores


A-10 first round scores


Big South first round score


Horizon first round scores


OVC first round scores


Summit first round score


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Washington heads into the Big 10 tourney with their NCAA spot secure.


How Fairfield is looking for their national breakthrough.


A massive brawl during the Sun Belt Tournament today lead to eight ejections, and a referee being knocked out.


College player news:


Hannah Stuelke is trying to return from injury for Iowa's postseason.


College coach news:


Colorado has extended JR Payne's contract through 2031.


WNBA news:


The WNBPA executive committee said they remain united, and call the league's latest proposal not worth taking.


After pushing the league forward, Unrivaled now faces its next test.

AP top 25 poll, week 17

This week's AP top 25 poll:


1. UConn

2. UCLA

3. South Carolina

4. Texas

5. Vanderbilt

6. LSU

7. Oklahoma

8. Michigan

9. Iowa

10. TCU

11. Ohio State

12. Louisville

13. Duke

14. Maryland

15. West Virginia

16. North Carolina

17. Kentucky

18. Michigan State

19. Minnesota

20. Baylor

21. Texas Tech

22. Georgia

23. Princeton

24. Ole Miss

25. Fairfield 

Some fireworks to end regular-season Power 5 team play

Upsets:


Notre Dame toppled No. 10 Louisville, 65-62.


No. 21 North Carolina denied No. 12 Duke the outright ACC title, with a 74-69 win.


Texas A&M shocked No. 19 Ole Miss, 66-58.


More results:


No. 1 UConn 85, St. John's 49


No. 2 UCLA 73, USC 50......the Bruins went undefeated in Big 10 play for the first time since 2015, when the Terps did it.


No. 3 South Carolina 60, No. 16 Kentucky 56


No. 4 Texas 72, No. 24 Alabama 65


No. 5 Vanderbilt 87, Tennessee 77


No. 6 LSU 72, Mississippi State 63


No. 7 Oklahoma 84, Missouri 78


No. 9 Iowa 81, Wisconsin 52


No. 11 TCU 65, No. 18 Baylor 53......the Horned Frogs are the Big 12 regular season champs for the second straight year


No. 13 Ohio State 87, No. 15 Michigan State 68


No. 17 West Virginia 118, Cincinnati 60


No. 20 Texas Tech 58, Arizona State 51


No. 22 Minnesota 78, Illinois 73


No. 23 Georgia 71, Florida 58


Washington 70, Oregon 69


Virginia Tech 83, Virginia 82


Iowa State 93, Kansas State 79


Georgia Tech 79, Miami 49


Syracuse 90, Boston College 65


Stanford 85, Clemson 50


NC State 93, Pitt 43


Arkansas 70, Auburn 41


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


Former Gamecock Destiny Littleton has been posting on Instagram about being trapped in Israel during the conflict there.


College coach news:


Lindsay Gottlieb saw "something special" in her Trojans today, despite their loss.


Boston College won't extend coach Joanna Bernabei-McNamee's contract.

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Locked in and ready to go

Today's results:


No. 8 Michigan 87, No. 14 Maryland 69


No. 25 Princeton 62, Harvard 49


Indiana 93, Penn State 59


Nebraska 93, Rutgers 52


BYU 75, Colorado 62


Columbia 59, Brown 56


Oklahoma State 70, Kansas 56


Utah 81, Arizona 67


Fairfield 67, Sacred Heart 50


Portland 92, Gonzaga 91 (OT)


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Indiana is finding confidence and winning to close the season.


WNBA news:


South Carolina is working to get three former Gamecocks home from Israel in the wake of today's military attacks there.

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Fast and furious

Upset:


Florida upended No. 19 Ole Miss, 74-67.


More results:


No. 1 UConn 84, Georgetown 52


No. 3 South Carolina 112, Missouri 71


No. 4 Texas 79, No. 23 Georgia 50


No. 5 Vanderbilt 85, No. 24 Alabama 60


No. 6 LSU 89, Tennessee 73


No. 7 Oklahoma 89, Arkansas 44


No. 9 Iowa 82, Illinois 78


No. 10 Louisville 69, Georgia Tech 50


No. 12 Duke 80, Florida State 52


No. 16 Kentucky 63, Auburn 56


No. 21 North Carolina 82, Virginia 70


Notre Dame 72, Syracuse 62


Texas A&M 68, Mississippi State 64


NC State 65, Wake Forest 56


Stanford 87, SMU 57


Clemson 70, Cal 63


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


In the transfer era, Michigan's sophomores are proving the value of staying put.


How Indiana has turned its season around.


College player news:


Izzy Besselman talks about the heart condition that ended her playing days with the Tigers.


WNBA news:


WNBA players were divided over their approach to the CBA at a heated union meeting this week.


WNBA agents asked to be "looped in" to CBA talks in a letter to the WNBPA.


Will there be a season? And other pressing Sky questions.

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

The regular-season wind down has begun

Upset:


Kansas toppled No. 20 Texas Tech, 68-59.


More results:


No. 8 Michigan 88, No. 13 Ohio State 86


No. 11 TCU 83, Cincinnati 70


No. 14 Maryland 79, Northwestern 57


No. 17 West Virginia 74, UCF 62


Penn State 85, USC 82


Oregon 71, Purdue 65


Oklahoma State 88, Iowa State 77


Richmond 72, Rhode Island 46


Indiana 79, Rutgers 69


BYU 66, Arizona State 61


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Iowa is peaking at the right time, as usual.


College player news:


Will Chloe Kitts and Ashlyn Watkins be back at South Carolina next year?

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Predictable AP top 25 poll (for once)

This week's AP top 25 poll has few significant changes:

 

1. UConn

2. UCLA

3. South Carolina

4. Texas

5. Vanderbilt

6. LSU

7. Oklahoma

8. Michigan

9. Iowa

10. Lousiville

11. TCU

12. Duke 

13. Ohio State

14. Maryland

15. Michigan State

16. Kentucky

17. West Virginia

18. Baylor

19. Ole Miss

20. Texas Tech

21. North Carolina

22. Minnesota

23. Georgia

24. Alabama

25. Princeton

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Sunday takedown day

Upsets:


No. 13 Iowa knocked off No. 6 Michigan, 62-44.


Virginia shocked No. 8 Louisville, 74-72.


Clemson dethroned No. 9 Duke, 53-51.


More results:


No. 1 UConn 81, Providence 38


No. 2 UCLA 80, Wisconsin 60


No. 3 South Carolina 85, No. 17 Ole Miss 48


No. 4 Texas 92, Mississippi State 42


No. 5 Vanderbilt 81, No. 16 Kentucky 79


No. 7 LSU 108, Missouri 55


No. 10 Ohio State 88, USC 83


No. 11 Oklahoma 100, No. 21 Tennessee 93


No. 12 TCU 80, Iowa State 73


No. 14 Maryland 99, Purdue 66


No. 18 Michigan State 75, No. 23 Minnesota 61


No. 22 North Carolina 78, Pitt 50


No. 25 Alabama 76, Florida 71


Indiana 72, Oregon 65


Stanford 77, Florida State 61


NC State 82, Syracuse 69


Miami 69, Cal 60


Nebraska 66, Washington 65


Texas A&M 78, Arkansas 57


Notre Dame 88, SMU 63


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


With their win today, the Hoosiers have a clear path to the Big Ten tournament.


College player news:


How Shay Ciezki became Indiana's leader.


College coach news:


Molly Miller is excited for transfer Ruby Whitehorn.

Saturday, February 21, 2026

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Chugging along

Upset:


Texas A&M dropped No. 21 Tennessee, 82-74.


More results:


No. 2 UCLA 82, Washington 67.....the Bruins have won 20 straight


No. 3 South Carolina 76, No. 25 Alabama 57


No. 4 Texas 93, Arkansas 62


No. 7 LSU 78, No. 17 Ole Miss 70


No. 9 Duke 83, NC State 65


No. 11 Oklahoma 71, No. 24 Georgia 67


No. 13 Iowa 83, Purdue 74


No. 22 North Carolina 66, Virginia Tech 63 (OT)


Notre Dame 78, Wake Forest 54


Oregon 80, Nebraska 76


USC 66, Wisconsin 59


Georgia Tech 84, Pitt 68


Cal 75, Florida State 62


Florida 71, Mississippi State 56


Auburn 71, Missouri 58


Miami 66, Stanford 51


Gonzaga 75, Washington State 50


Oregon State 64, Portland 54


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College team news:


Where does UCLA find its talent?


The Gamecocks are now one win away from the SEC title.


College player news:


Star freshman Jazzy Davidson was injured during the Trojan's game tonight.


College coach news:


Geno Auriemma isn't surprised at UConn's late-season struggles.


WNBA news:


Can the Sky's founding mission survive the league's success?

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

The volatility of the AP top 25 poll continues

This week's AP top 25 poll:


1. UConn

2. UCLA

3. South Carolina

4. Texas

5. Vanderbilt

6. Michigan

7. LSU

8. Louisville

9. Duke

10. Ohio State

11. Oklahoma

12. TCU

13. Iowa

14. Maryland

15. Baylor

16. Kentucky

17. Ole Miss

18. Michigan State

19. West Virginia

20. Texas Tech

21. Tennessee

22. North Carolina

23. Minnesota

24. Georgia

25. Alabama

Sunday, February 15, 2026

Higher stakes and bigger slips

Upsets:


Georgia stunned No. 5 Vanderbilt, 76-74.


No. 20 Maryland upended No. 8 Ohio State, 76-75.


No. 18 Kentucky stuffed No. 14 Ole Miss, 74-57.


More results:


No. 2 UCLA 92, Indiana 48


No. 4 Texas responded to their coach's critique with a 65-63 win over No. 22 Tennessee.


No. 7 Michigan 86, No. 13 Michigan State 65


No. 9 Louisville 88, Florida State 65


No. 10 Oklahoma 79, No. 23 Alabama 71


No. 11 Duke 72, No. 21 North Carolina 68


No. 12 Baylor 93, UCF 63


No. 17 TCU 59, No. 19 West Virginia 50


No. 25 Washington 51, Oregon 43


Iowa State 76, Kansas State 72


Notre Dame 79, NC State 67


Virginia 75, Stanford 69


Virginia Tech 68, Cal 58


Texas A&M 81, Auburn 63


Minnesota 83, Wisconsin 60


Syracuse 68, Clemson 64


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule

Saturday, February 14, 2026

Bracket reveal highlights Satur-YAY

Upset:


Oklahoma State unseated No. 16 Texas Tech, 75-65.


More results:


No. 1 UConn 71, Marquette 56


No. 3 South Carolina 79, No. 6 LSU 72......and what a game it was.


No. 24 Princeton 59, Cornell 38


Arizona State 75, Arizona 69


Colorado 76, BYU 46


Purdue 72, Rutgers 57


Kansas 85, Houston 68


Fairfield 75, Quinnipiac 63


UNLV 74, Grand Canyon 65


All scores


Big game day tomorrow, including Michigan-Michigan State, Kentucky-Ole Miss and North Carolina-Duke.


College team news:


UConn, UCLA, South Carolina and Vanderbilt are the top seeds in the NCAA's first bracket reveal.


College player news:


Amaya Battle is authoring a dramatic end to her college career.


Why Juju Watkins has taken a step toward her own signature shoe.

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Jockeying for position

Upsets:


No. 5 Vanderbilt handled No. 4 Texas, 86-70.


No. 17 TCU ran past No. 12 Baylor, 83-67.


More results:


No. 7 Michigan 80, Northwestern 58


No. 9 Louisville 86, Wake Forest 67


No. 10 Oklahoma 81, Florida 74


No. 14 Ole Miss 80, Arkansas 57


No. 18 Kentucky 75, Texas A&M 55


No. 20 Maryland 81, Penn State 62


No. 21 North Carolina 74, SMU 42


No. 22 Tennessee 98, Missouri 53


USC 79, Indiana 73


Mississippi State 85, Georgia 71


Minnesota 84, Nebraska 67


Cal 64, Virginia 58


Virginia Tech 79, Stanford 67


Clemson 67, Georgia Tech 65 (2OT)


Syracuse 84, Pitt 51


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College coach news:


UCLA coach Cori Close is remaining cautious in the new college basketball landscape.


WNBA news:


Athletes Unlimited players share their thoughts about WNBA CBA negotiations.

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

All sections of the world of basketball are lit up

Today's results:


No. 1 UConn 94, Creighton 44


No. 2 UCLA 86, No. 13 Michigan State 63


No. 15 Iowa 65, No. 25 Washington 56


No. 19 West Virginia 106, UCF 56


Arizona State 71, Utah 61


Illinois 92, Wisconsin 60


Colorado 73, Houston 63


Seton Hall 70, Marquette 58


All scores


Tomorrow's game schedule


College player news:


The veteran presence of Brooke Quarles Daniels provides leadership for the Wolverines.


College coach news:


Kim Barnes Arico is resetting Michigan's mindset after their loss to UCLA.


USA Basketball news:


USA Basketball announced the roster and coaching staff for the FIBA Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament in Puerto Rico next month.


Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers will make their national team debuts.


Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame:


This year's induction finalists are Chamique Holdsclaw, Jennifer Azzi, Candace Parker, Elena Delle Donne and the 1996 women's national team.


WNBA news:


The Toronto Tempo are embracing a role as Canada's team.


Rickea Jackson has offered to testify against James Pearce Jr.

Tuesday, February 10, 2026