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Top College Hoops Coach Flags Matchup Concern After Players Era Festival Unveils New Tournament Format

A rare college basketball occurrence could become more common.

Sports Illustrated · May 7

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.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 27

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.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 24

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.

Sports Illustrated · Apr 1

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.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 30

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.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 24

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.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 20

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?

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

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.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 16