The Lowest Seeds to Ever Win in March Madness—Which Cinderellas Will Emerge in 2026? We’ve seen plenty of Cinderella teams make a run in March Madness, but not all underdog stories are created equal. Sports Illustrated · Mar 15
What’s the Farthest a 16-Seed Has Ever Gone in the NCAA Tournament? (Men's and Women's) Being a No. 16 seed is about as close to a participation trophy as you can get in Division I college basketball. Sports Illustrated · Feb 24, 2025
Paige Bueckers, UConn Players Found Funny Way to Honor Geno Auriemma's Associate HC Paige Bueckers and the UConn women's basketball team found an amusing way to honor Huskies coach Geno Auriemma's longtime associate head coach, Chris Dailey. Sports Illustrated · Nov 21, 2024
College Basketball Fans All Said the Same Thing After Grambling State Advanced to Face Purdue The No. 1 Boilermakers lost to a No. 16 seed last NCAA tournament. Sports Illustrated · Mar 21, 2024
Welcome to the Month of Purdue: How the Boilermakers Can Vanquish Past March Disappointments Last season’s loss to a No. 16 seed remains fresh, but other NCAA tournament flameouts still haunt the Boilers. Sports Illustrated · Mar 1, 2024
The FDU men’s basketball team got stuck in a pesky elevator and fans dropped so many top-tier jokes To be honest, these are some top-floor jokes. (Sorry. We'll show ourselves out.) USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 16, 2024
Fairleigh Dickinson Beats LIU in Overtime After Elevator Rescue Fairleigh Dickinson University overcame a challenging start when their players were stuck in an elevator, but still managed to win in overtime against Long... Top News · Feb 16, 2024
Purdue Men’s Basketball Is Ready for Redemption Led by big man Zach Edey, the Boilermakers once again have the talent to make a deep tournament run—but they’ll need to move past last March’s historic loss. Sports Illustrated · Nov 3, 2023
Men’s College Hoops Preview: The Big Ten Needs to Show Up in March After Purdue’s upset to No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson, Zach Edey & Co. are eager to change their Big Dance track record. Sports Illustrated · Oct 19, 2023
101 Things That Have Defined the Men’s College Basketball Offseason SI’s Kevin Sweeney breaks down all of the moves, names and narratives fans need to be aware of before the 2023–24 season tips off. Sports Illustrated · Jul 28, 2023
UConn emerges victorious after March Madness full of upsets The Cinderellas certainly had their moments in this March Madness The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023
Could transfer portal, NIL be a factor as new faces emerge across women’s Final Four? When Mississippi State defeated UConn in the semifinals of the 2017 women’s Final Four in Dallas, Dawn Staley was as surprised as the rest of the country. Tribune News Service · Mar 30, 2023
NCAA Tournament picks: J. Brady McCollough's prediction for every remaining game LOS ANGELES — I picked Fairleigh Dickinson to lose to Texas Southern in the First Four. Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2023
Fairleigh Dickinson Promotes Jack Castleberry to Head Coach The Knights have named their next men’s basketball coach. Sports Illustrated · Mar 21, 2023
Sports Illustrated · Mar 21, 2023 Report: FDU’s Anderson Hired as Pitino Replacement at Iona The Knights coach is expected to become the next head coach at Iona.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 21, 2023 Hail David, yes, but have a little sympathy for Goliath We all love upsets in the NCAA Tournament, but let’s show some compassion to Purdue big man Zach Edey.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 20, 2023 FAU Criticized for Actions During Final Seconds of Win Over FDU Alijah Martin attempted a flashy dunk with the game already over … and missed it.
The Guardian - US · Mar 20, 2023 The most extreme March Madness upsets are happening more often. Why? No 15 and No 16 seeds are winning in the NCAA tournament more than ever before and by some distance. Is it a statistical anomaly or the outcome of a broader trend?
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023 Nowell's huge 2nd half leads Kansas State past Kentucky Markquis Nowell scored 23 of his 27 points after halftime, and Kansas State overcame a horrid start from outside by hitting a couple of clutch 3-pointers and topping Kentucky 75-69 in Sunday’s second round of the NCAA Tournament.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 20, 2023 Dayton’s pep band stepped up to support Fairleigh Dickinson during its March Madness run and went all out March Madness pep band solidarity!
Chicago Tribune · Mar 19, 2023 Paul Sullivan: Can the World Baseball Classic compete with the NCAA Tournament? March Madness is tough to beat. March Madness or the World Baseball Classic?
Sports Illustrated · Mar 18, 2023 Merrimack Coach ‘Happy’ That Fairleigh Dickinson Upset Purdue The Warriors would have been in the tournament over the Knights had it not been for an NCAA rule.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 18, 2023 Purdue’s Zach Edey Addresses Future After Loss to Fairleigh Dickinson The Boilermakers’ star weighed in on the next steps of his basketball future.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 18, 2023 Bettor Won Over $500k on Fairleigh Dickinson’s Upset of Purdue The Knights scored the largest point-spread upset in men's NCAA Tournament history.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 18, 2023 UMBC Celebrated FDU’s Win As No. 16 Seed The Retrievers became the first team in men’s NCAA tournament history to win as a No. 16 seed in 2018.