Five more coronations

Summit League Championship:

South Dakota State stopped South Dakota, 65-50.

Horizon League Championship:

Green Bay rolled past Wright State, 62-44.

WCC Championship:

Gonzaga downed San Diego, 79-71, behind 32 from Jill Barta.

Big East Championship:

DePaul routed Marquette, 98-63.

AAC Championship:

UConn beat South Florida, 70-54.

SWAC quarterfinals:

Scoreboard.

Mountain West quarterfinals:

Scoreboard.

All scores.

Tomorrow's schedule.

College team news:

Oregon looks poised to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.

It's been a meteoric rise for the Ducks under coach Kelly Graves.

Will Minnesota make it into the Tournament?

Nebraska is living life on the NCAA bubble.

Ball State is also on the bubble.

Team identity and Sierra DaCosta have Hartford one win away from the NCAA Tournament.

A revamped roster has UCI in the win column.

Old Dominion's road has been a long one from a 1-11 start.

College player news:

Riley Lupfer has broke a Mountain West single-season record for made three-pointers in Boise State's conference tournament win tonight.

Sabrina Ionescu is building her resume among the greatest Oregon players.

Q&A with Grambling's Skakyla Hill.

Herstory:

UCLA's 1978 National Championship team gathers to recollect on the 40th anniversary of the win.

The first female Harlem Globetrotter Lynette Woodard broke barriers and records.

WNBA news:

Candice Dupree signed a multi-year contract extension with the Indiana Fever.

The Phoenix Mercury sent Danielle Robinson to the Minnesota Lynx for a first-round pick.

The Mercury acquired Briann January from the Fever.

The Sparks have hired a firm to help them build better customer service.

Candace Parker learned a valuable lesson about broadcasting from NBAer Kevin Garnett.

High school rankings:

Top 25 from MaxPreps.

High school news:

Carondelet-Concord dropped out of the NorCal playoffs for a “violation of team rules at a non-sanctioned event off campus,” the school said Tuesday.

Baylor, Quinnipiac win auto-bids

Big 12 Tournament final:

Baylor topped Texas, 77-69, to take the title.

MAAC Tournament final:

Quinnipiac beat Marist, 67-58, to punch their ticket to the Dance.

Big East semifinals:

Scoreboard.

Horizon League semifinals:

Scoreboard.

Summit League semifinals:

Scoreboard.

WCC semifinals:

Scoreboard.

AAC semifinals:

Scoreboard.

All scores.

Tomorrow's schedule.

College team news:

The ACC title adds to a stellar Louisville season.

Where does Oklahoma State stand after their early exit in the Big 12 Tournament?

Marist is back, coach Brian Giorgis says.

College player news:

A legend in her own time, Victoria Vivians is ready for what's next.

For Texas' Jordan Hosey, there's always something to celebrate.

Weber State junior point guard J’Aiamoni Welch-Coleman has overcome the odds.

Transfer season has begun, as Iowa State's Bride Kennedy-Hopoate is leaving the program.

College coach news:

Adia Barnes talks about recruiting and cheating in women's basketball.

AP top 25 poll: what changes?

Not too many changes in this week's AP top 25 poll:

1. UConn
2. Baylor
3. Louisville
4. Mississippi State
5. Notre Dame
6. Oregon
7. South Carolina
8. Texas
9. UCLA
10. Ohio State
11. Florida State
12. Tennessee
13. Oregon State
14. Texas A&M
15. Stanford
16. Missouri
17. Maryland
18. Georgia
19. South Florida
20. Duke
21. North Carolina State
22. Green Bay
23. Belmont
24. LSU
25. Mercer

More tickets punched

Crown 'em:

- South Carolina handed Mississippi State their first loss of the season in winning the SEC Tournament, 62-51.

The Gamecocks four-peated - the first time in conference history a team has done so.

Bulldog coach Vic Schaefer's worst fears were realized in the loss.

- Louisville edged out an ACC Tournament victory over Notre Dame, 74-72.

Coaches Jeff Walz and Muffet McGraw shared some unplesantries in the handshake line.

- Ohio State stopped Maryland, 79-69, for the Big Ten title.

- Mercer is headed to the Dance for the first time in program history after a 68-53 victory over East Tennessee State, for the Southern Conference trophy.

- First-time Atlantic-10 champs are George Washington, who topped Saint Joseph's, 65-49 for the punched ticket.

- The Pac-12 tourney champ, for the first time, is Oregon. They routed Stanford, 77-57, behind a career-high from Sabrina Ionescu.

Big 12 semifinals:

Baylor 94, TCU 48.

Texas 68, West Virginia 55.

MAAC semifinals:

Scoreboard.

America East semifinals:

Scoreboard.

Big East quarterfinals:

Scoreboard.

AAC quarterfinals:

Scoreboard.

Horizon League quarterfinals:

Scoreboard.

Summit League quarterfinals:

Scoreboard.

All scores.

Tomorrow's schedule.

Pac-12 Tournament home:

With upcoming renovation of KeyArena, Pac-12 women’s tournament will take hiatus in Seattle.

College team news:

Will Rutgers make the Tournament?

How one weird lineup change sparked South Carolina to an SEC Championship.

College player news:

Toughness carried Oklahoma State's Loryn Goodwin through a unique basketball journey.

College coach news:

Big 12 coaches weigh in on the AAU effect.

Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly says college women's hoops needs parity.

Division II:

Bracket is out.

Wooden Award finalists ballot

And then there were 15......whom you can vote on soon:

Kalani Brown, Baylor

Lexie Brown, Duke

Jordin Canada, UCLA

Napheesa Collier, Connecticut

Sophie Cunningham, Missouri

Asia Durr, Louisville

Megan Gustafson, Iowa

Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon

Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State

Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State

Arike Ogunbowale, Notre Dame

Katie Lou Samuelson, Connecticut

Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State

Gabby Williams, Connecticut

A'ja Wilson, South Carolina

Tournament drama continues

OVC Tournament finals:

Punch that ticket: Belmont rallied to best UT Martin in OT, 63-56.

SEC Tournament semifinals:

Mississippi State topped Texas A&M, 70-55.

South Carolina routed Georgia, 71-49.

Big Ten Tournament semifinals:

Ohio State survived Minnesota, 90-88.

Maryland defeated Nebraska, 66-53.

ACC Tournament semifinals:

Louisville held off NC State, 64-59.

Notre Dame downed Florida State, 90-80.

Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals:

Surprise 1: TCU 90, Oklahoma, 83.

Surprise 2: West Virginia 69, Oklahoma State 60.

No surprise 1: Baylor 83, Kansas State 54.

No surprise 2: Texas 81, Iowa State 69.

Horizon League Tournament quarterfinals:

Scoreboard.

A-10 Tournament semifinals:

George Washington upset Dayton, 58-53.

Saint Joseph's ousted Saint Louis, 58-49.

Pac-12 Tournament semifinals:

Oregon battles, Stanford breezes to top-seeded Pac-12 final.

All scores.

Tomorrow's schedule has some championship games in it.

College team news:

The Lady Vols' issues only begin with missed layups.

LSU will rest and regroup in preparation for an NCAA Tournament bid.

Oregon State looks to regroup after an early exit from the Pac-12 Tournament.

College player news:

A'ja Wilson became the all-time scoring leader in Gamecock history today.

Even in limited minutes, Wilson is South Carolina's difference-maker.

Notre Dame walk-on Kaitlin Cole aspires to be an orthopedic surgeon.

More insanity on day two of the Madness

SEC Tournament:

South Carolina bested Tennessee, 73-62. Both A'ja Wilson and Jaime Nared played.

Texas A&M held off LSU, 75-69, behind Chennedy Carter's 27 points.

Georgia upset Missouri, 55-41.

Mississippi State routed Kentucky, 81-58.

Pac-12 Tournament:

Oregon cruises, UCLA battles to advance to Pac-12 semis.

Stanford, Arizona State win close calls to advance.

Big Ten Tournament:

The Gophers solidified their NCAA Tournament credentials with a 90-89 win over Iowa.

Nebraska took down Michigan, 61-54.

Maryland stopped Indiana, 67-54.

Ohio State made easy work of Rutgers, 82-57.

ACC Tournament:

NC State upended Duke 51-45.

Louisville survived Virginia Tech, 73-70.

Florida State got revenge on Miami, 73-69.

Notre Dame blew by Virginia, 83-47.

A-10 Tournament:

Scoreboard.

OVC Tournament:

Scoreboard.

Horizon League Tournament:

Scoreboard.

Southern Conference Tournament:

Scoreboard.

WCC Tournament:

Scoreboard.

MAAC Tournament:

Scoreboard.

All scores.

Tomorrow's schedule.

College team news:

Oklahoma State aims to solidify a strong March with a good Big 12 tourney showing.

The Sooners won't allow themselves to be weighed down by NCAA Tournament bubble pressure.

"The way last year ended" is fueling UConn and Mississippi State.

It's a win-or-no-NCAA-Tournament weekend for TCU.

College player news:

Jordin Canada has quietly become the force behind UCLA basketball.

Iowa's Megan Gustafson scored a Big Ten Tournament record 48 points in their loss today.

Indiana’s Tyra Buss and Amanda Cahill almost never leave the court and they weren’t going to start last night.

Kenisha Bell, after many moves, is making all the right ones for Gophers.

Kaila Charles became a star when Maryland needed her most.

In actions and words, Terp Kristen Confroy has demanded to be heard.

Canadians to watch in March Madness.

College coach news:

Will Sherri Coale's NCAA Tournament streak end?

UMaine has promoted Amy Vachon from interim to head coach.

Ole Miss has let coach Matt Insell go.

International news:

Vladimir Putin has granted Russian citizenship to Jamierra Faulkner.

Lisa Leslie Award finalists

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Lisa Leslie Award finalists:

Kalani Brown, Baylor
Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State
A'ja Wilson, South Carolina
Mercedes Russell, Tennessee
Monique Billings, UCLA

Shockers and heart attacks

March has come roaring in, with plenty of Madness.

SEC Tournament results:

Tennessee held on to beat Auburn, 64-61, on a last-second shot by Rennia Davis. Jaime Nared injured her hip in the later part of the game. Check out the video of the shot.

Kentucky upset Alabama, 71-64.

Texas A&M routed Arkansas, 82-52.

Missouri prevailed over Ole Miss, 59-50.

Tournament notebook.

Big Ten Tournament results:

Longest game in tournament history: Indiana 111, Michigan State 109 (4OT).

Rutgers slipped by Purdue, 62-60. It was career win No. 997 for C. Vivian Stringer.

Iowa stopped Northwestern, 55-45.

Michigan handled Penn State, 77-48.

Pac-12 Tournament results:

Second-half run pushes Buffaloes past Utes in Pac-12 opener.

Huskies push Cal to the brink in first-round battle.

USC holds off Cougars in low-scoring battle.

Arizona State and Arizona still playing at this hour.

ACC Tournament results:

Virginia Tech took down Syracuse, 85-70.

Virginia squeaked past Georgia Tech, 60-58.

NC State took care of North Carolina, 77-64.

Miami over Wake Forest, 68-60.

Southern Conference Tournament:

Scoreboard for quarterfinals.

MAAC Tournament results:

Scoreboard from first round.

WCC Tournament:

Scoreboard from first round.

All scores.

Tomorrow's schedule.

College program news:

Hampton is calling for mediation in their "divorce' from the MEAC.

The Big 12 Tournament's future in Oklahoma City is uncertain.

College team news:

Georgia met their preseason goal while surpassing SEC expectations.

South Carolina will try to kick its turnover habit going into the preseason.

New leaders will continue guiding Maryland this season.

Minnesota enters the Big Ten Tournament with a March mentality.

LSU enters the SEC Tournament part success and part "shock the world."

College player news:

Baylor's Kristy Wallace has torn her ACL and is out for the season.

For Oregon's Ruthy Hebard, family is more than skin-deep.

For Maryland senior Kristen Confroy (and her parents), a long road nears the end.

Marie Gulich has grown into a dominant center for Oregon State.

College coach news:

Joni Taylor is forging her own legacy as Georgia's coach.

Coach Mike Carey is concerned about West Virginia's NCAA Tournament chances.

Boston College coach Erik Johnson has resigned.

Final regular season Pac-12 home attendance statistics

Final regular season Pac-12 home attendance averages:

1. Oregon State - 4,979
2. Oregon - 3,896
3. UCLA - 3,394
4. Stanford - 2936
5. Arizona State - 2,863
6. Cal - 2,330
7. Washington - 1,952
8. Arizona - 1,933
9. Colorado - 1,821
10. Utah - 1,764
11. USC - 940
12. Washington State - 872

Data from Pac-12 Conference