Top-ranked Duke and the Atlantic Coast Conference have informed the NCAA Tournament selection committee that freshman Cooper Flagg will be available for March Madness, NCAA senior vice president for basketball Dan Gavitt said Saturday. Gavitt made the comments on CBS in the lead-up to Sunday's announcement of the field of 68 teams. Flagg sprained his left ankle during Duke's win against Georgia Tech on Thursday in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
Selection Sunday show 2025: NCAA tournament conference champions and automatic bids; printable bracket
The 2025 NCAA tournament bracket is taking shape ahead of Selection Sunday.
George Mason defeats Saint Joseph’s 74-64 in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament semifinal
Jalen Haynes had 22 points to lead George Mason to a 74-64 victory over Saint Joseph's in an Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament semifinal on Saturday. The second-seeded Patriots will play No. 1 seed VCU in the title game on Sunday with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament up for grabs. George Mason is aiming for its first tournament championship since joining the conference in 2013.
PJ Haggerty finishes strong for No. 16 Memphis in 78-77 win over Tulane in AAC tourney semis
Haggerty, the AAC player of the year, put the Tigers (28-5) ahead to stay with two free throws that made it 72-71 with 40 seconds left. He finished with 18 points.
Bruce Pearl points to No. 3 Auburn’s resume in saying Tigers deserve NCAA’s No. 1 overall seed
Auburn won this tournament last year only to wind up a No. 4 seed when the selection committee announced the NCAA Tournament bracket. Auburn lost to Yale in the first round.
2025 college basketball recruiting rankings as March Madness tops off
Duke headlines the hoops hierarchy on the 2025 recruiting trail as March Madness ramps up.
Clayton scores 22 as No. 4 Florida beats No. 5 Alabama 104-82 in SEC semis
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 22 points, and No. 4 Florida pulled away from No. 5 Alabama for a 104-82 victory in the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals on Saturday. Alijah Martin and Will Richard each had 16 points for the Gators (29-4) in their fifth consecutive win. Next up for Florida is Sunday's SEC championship game against No. 8 Tennessee, which beat No. 3 Auburn 70-65 in the first semifinal.
Big Ten tournament: Michigan’s Tre Donaldson goes coast-to-coast to stun Maryland with 0.9 seconds left
The Wolverines will face Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game.
Michigan basketball’s Tre Donaldson saves day with buzzer-beater to take down Maryland
Michigan basketball score: The Wolverines rallied in the second half Saturday after a 12-0 Maryland run to advance to the Big Ten tournament final.
UNLV fires coach Kevin Kruger, one of the program’s links to its glory-day past
Kruger went 76-55 in four seasons and failed to lead the Rebels to the NCAA Tournament. The program, once one of college basketball’s national powers, hasn’t been a part of March Madness since 2013.
Evans, Timberlake power Bryant to 77-59 win over Maine for America East Tournament championship
The Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time, having made their other trip when they won the Northeast Conference in 2022.
No. 8 Tennessee downs No. 3 Auburn 70-65 to reach SEC Tournament championship game
The fourth-seeded Volunteers (27-6) got revenge for their Jan. 25 loss at Auburn and their 2019 loss to the Tigers in this tournament’s title game.
Tonje scores 32 as No. 18 Wisconsin tops No. 7 Michigan St. 77-74 in Big Ten semis
John Tonje scored 32 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help No. 18 Wisconsin beat No. 7 Michigan State 77-74 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament.
Okereke scores 25 in Cornell’s 87-71 win over Dartmouth in Ivy League Tournament
AK Okereke had 25 points in Cornell's 87-71 win over Dartmouth on Saturday in the Ivy League Tournament. Cornell, the tournament's No. 2 seed, will face top-seeded Yale in Sunday's championship game. Okereke also added nine rebounds, four steals, and four blocks for the Big Red (18-10).
VCU beats Loyola Chicago in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament 62-55, advances to championship game
Max Shulga scored 14 points in VCU's 62-55 win against Loyola Chicago on Saturday in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament semifinals. Top-seeded VCU advances to the championship game against the winner of the later semifinal between George Mason and Saint Joseph's. VCU and George Mason tied for the regular-season championship.