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Men’s College Hoops Way-Too-Early Top 25: Projected Starting Lineups After Portal Chaos

Between transfer splashes and NBA draft decisions, here’s how the top contenders stack up heading into next season.

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Football School or Basketball School? The NIL Era Redefines One of the Greatest Questions in College Sports

In the NIL and revenue-sharing era, we answer an important question of several schools.

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Who’s Next?: The Names Who Could Replace College Basketball’s Biggest Stars Next Season

Here is how some of the top programs will replace college basketball's biggest stars from this past season.

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Men’s College Basketball Way-Too-Early Top 25 Rankings: Post 2026 Title Game

After cutting down the nets in Indianapolis, Michigan will be in good shape to start the 2026–27 season with UConn not far behind.

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Way-Too-Early 2026-27 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Outlook

The Zags are certain to be the preseason favorites, with the Aggies and Aztecs expected to be their most likely pursuers.

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Braylon Mullins’s Shot Was a Lifetime in the Making

“You better be able to shoot”: How small-town Greenfield, Ind., shaped the UConn freshman to step up on the biggest stage in March Madness.

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Grading Every Men’s College Basketball Head Coaching Hire So Far

College basketball’s coaching carousel has slowed down as the world waits for North Carolina to make a hire. As the Tar Heels weigh their options, SI has grades for the biggest hires so far.

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The 25 Best Men’s NCAA Tournament Non-Championship Games of the Past 25 Years

Sports Illustrated looks back at the past 25 seasons from 2000 to ’25 in men’s college basketball, ranking the top 25 March Madness games that did not crown a champion.

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Ranking All Eight Men’s March Madness Sweet 16 Games

From sleeper showdowns to Final Four previews, here’s how every Sweet 16 game stacks up.

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Big 12 Record in March Madness 2026 After Thursday’s First Round NCAA Tournament Games

The Big 12 didn’t have many teams in action on Thursday, but will be busy on Friday at the NCAA tournament.

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Ranking Men’s NCAA Tournament Coaches Who Have Never Won National Championship

In three of the last five men’s NCAA tournaments, a coach has broken through to win his first title. Could another be in line this season?

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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.

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Picking the Best Men's NCAA Tournament Teams at Each Seed Line

Which No. 1 seed is king? Which middle seed could make a deep run? Here are the best teams at each seed line in the men's NCAA tournament.

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Dane Miller’s NCAA Bracket Analysis for Teams in the West

With 11 teams from the West, or aligned with conferences in the region, making the Big Dance, there’s plenty to discuss.

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March Madness: Four Teams With the Clearest Path to the Men’s Final Four

Plus, here are the lower seeds in each region that could make a run in the NCAA tournament.

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Cinderellas That Might’ve Been: 10 Great Mid-Major Teams That Flopped in the NCAA Men’s Tournament

Not every Cinderella story gets the ending it deserves.

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Women’s Basketball Bubble Watch: How Conference Tournaments Impact the Final Field

A look at the teams on the bubble who will have a nervous Selection Sunday.

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Boston College Dismisses Earl Grant: Five Candidates to Take Over Eagles, Including Program Legend

Grant was just 72–92 with one postseason appearance with the Eagles.

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Miami (Ohio) Pursues Perfection As Part of Best Men’s College Hoops Games to Watch

The RedHawks hope to etch their names among regular-season royalty, while rivals meet across the power leagues before conference tournament week.

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Men’s Basketball Bracket Watch: Ohio State Strengthens Case, BYU’s Collapse

Plus, watching the number of head-to-head comparisons the NCAA selection committee will be able to make and how those will be applied to the final few seeds.

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Kansas Coach Bill Self Stumps for Kelvin Sampson’s Hall of Fame Case

The Jayhawks coach has nothing but respect for Sampson and the job he's done at Houston.

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Projecting the Men's College Basketball AP Top 25: Duke, Arizona Rise After Big Wins

There could be a new No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll for a second straight week.

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Why Houston Isn’t Currently Projected to Play in the Houston Regional of March Madness

Houston has the chance to play in front of hometown fans in March Madness, but will need to move up the rankings to do it.

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Inside AJ Dybantsa’s Bold Decision to Try to Lift BYU Basketball to Historic Heights

Instead of joining a traditional powerhouse, the projected top-three NBA draft pick chose the Cougars aiming for a program-defining season.

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SI:AM | Iowa State Prevails Against Houston in Matchup of Final Four Hopefuls in Ames

Nate Heise’s clutch three-pointer helped the Cyclones rally from a 10-point deficit against their Big 12 rival.

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