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The Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament has a very interesting color quirk. The NCAA Tournament brackets were selected on Sunday. Illinois landed the top seed in the Midwest. There is one thing about Illinois that they share with many other schools …
The Louisville Cardinals were the first team out of the NCAA Tournament field, and some people have a pretty crazy theory behind why. Despite finishing seventh in the ACC — above a Syracuse team that made the field — the Cardinals were …
A total of 68 teams will soon officially get an opportunity to pursue an NCAA championship, but only one will prevail. That doesn’t mean players from the other 67 programs will be going home empty-handed. All student-athletes who are taking …
The Iona Gaels, coached by Rick Pitino, are going dancing. The Gaels, who were the ninth seed in the MAAC Tournament, defeated Fairfield 60-51 on Saturday to secure the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. It’s quite the …
Loyola Chicago was a surprise Final Four entrant three years ago, guided by team chaplain Sister Jean. For the first time since then, Loyola will return to March Madness, but it remains to be seen if Sister Jean will be joining them. Now 101 years …
March Madness is unlike any other sport’s playoff format. Winning six games against six opponents in just three weeks is a unique test that only certain teams are cut out to accomplish. In this year’s tournament, with COVID protocols and all of the …
What happens if a COVID-19 outbreak impacts a team’s NCAA Tournament run? We’re starting to get an answer. NCAA senior VP of basketball Dan Gavitt said Wednesday that teams would be considered capable of playing a tournament game as long …
There have been rumblings for months that the 2021 NCAA Tournament could be held in a bubble-like environment, and those plans were confirmed on Monday. The NCAA has announced that the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament will be held in …
