Washington State hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since 2008. Drake hasn’t escaped the first round since 1971. One of those droughts is set to end Thursday night. The Cougars enjoyed their best season since the Tony Bennett era, emerging as the second-best team in the Pac-12 after more than a decade as an afterthought. […]
March Madness bracket predictions: Expert picks, upsets, winners, odds and more for 2024 NCAA Tournament
The 2024 NCAA Tournament is finally upon us. The first round of March Madness matchups will begin Thursday, which means you have just hours to submit a bracket to that person in the office who organizes the pool every year and sends a dozen e-mails about it in the process. We at The Sporting News […]
March Madness bracket 2024: Upset predictions, sleepers, Final Four pick in South Region
Did the Big East really get a raw deal? Marquette is the No. 2 seed in the South Region, one of three protected seeds earned by teams from the Big East Conference. Those are the only Big East teams in the field. This is a rare occurrence with the NCAA Tournament. Generally, if a conference […]
LSU women's basketball bracket: How Angel Reese, Tigers can reach 2024 Final Four, win NCAA Tournament
Iowa’s road through the region of death received plenty of attention on Selection Sunday — particularly the Hawkeyes’ potential rematch with LSU. The defending national champion Tigers, though, have to deal with the same challenging quadrant of the bracket and the same looming replay of the 2023 NCAA Tournament final. And they don’t get the […]
Mississippi State or Michigan State? How to pick 8 vs. 9 matchup in 2024 March Madness bracket
The 8-vs-9 matchups are typically the toughest games for fans to choose between when the NCAA bracket is revealed on Selection Sunday. The 8-seed Mississippi State will take on the 9-seed Michigan State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, March 21. The Bulldogs, led by freshman Josh Hubbard, make their second straight tournament […]