Could it really be true? That of all of college basketball’s urban myths, one of New York’s five boroughs is actually the birthplace of filling out an NCAA Tournament bracket?
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More than half of US adults don’t want legal betting on college sports in their state, according to poll
Most U.S. adults think betting on professional sports should be legal — but they don’t feel the same way about college sports, according to a new poll.
Biggest NCAA Tournament snubs? Indiana, Boise State, West Virginia and Ohio State to name a few.
Indiana won’t play another game with retiring coach Mike Woodson after being left out of the NCAA Tournament.
West Region: Florida gets No. 1 seed, will open March Madness against Norfolk State
Florida is the No. 1 team in the West Region in its bid to erase last year’s early March Madness exit.
East Region: Duke gets No. 1 seed for March Madness, headlines region with Alabama, Wisconsin, Arizona
Duke headlines the NCAA Tournament’s East Region as a No. 1 seed and will open the push for the program’s sixth national title with a short drive from campus.
Midwest Region: Houston a top seed for 3rd straight year, will open against SIU Edwardsville
Houston men’s basketball earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year and will open against first-time qualifier SIU Edwardsville on Thursday.
South Region: Auburn, the No. 1 seed, seeks redress after first-round ouster last year — Michigan State is No. 2 seed
Auburn is the No. 1 seed overall seed and is headed to the South Region of the NCAA Tournament.
March Madness mascots take center stage during NCAA men’s and women’s tournaments
Fans navigating the dozens of schools in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments might become as attached to the mascots as the athletes themselves.
March Madness men’s bracket anything but sleepy as Auburn, Tar Heels picks highlight wild Selection Sunday
A sleepy Selection Sunday this was not.
Column: Big Ten sends 8 teams to the NCAA men’s tournament, but can any snap the league’s 24-year title drought?
Big Ten coaches always talk about the conference’s power, but only eight teams made it to the NCAA men’s tournament, while the SEC had 14 of its 16 teams selected.