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For the first time since 2017, no team seeded lower than No. 12 made it to the Saturday of the first weekend.
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Auburn and Michigan State collide in a clash of veteran coaches, toughness and tempo — Bruce Pearl’s blazing Tigers meeting Tom Izzo’s tournament-tested Spartans.
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No. 1 Florida erased a double-digit deficit in the second half against No. 3 Texas Tech to beat the Red Raiders 84-79 and win the West Region inside Chase Center in San Francisco.
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The Athletic has live coverage of the Men’s Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament games We’ve got gobs of chalk, a dominant conference being a dominant conference, nothing resembling a Cinderella and just one finish that might qualify for future men’s NCAA Tournament montages — but what a finish,
Their proven projection model has simulated every game in the tournament 10,000 times. It has absolutely crushed its March Madness picks recently, beating over 91% of all CBS Sports brackets in four of the past six tournaments.
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Sporting News on MSNWhat is a Cinderella team in March Madness? How the NCAA Tournament's underdog nickname startedBased on history alone, it's more likely than not a No. 1 seed will cut down the net at the end of the NCAA Tournament. Only one team gets to be a champion, and the number of teams capable of winning six consecutive games against the very best is small.
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From a distance, with her team in the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year, Norfolk State guard Diamond Johnson watched Southern University’s improbable run to the dance as an HBCU from a small conference with the pride of a common bond.
Members of the 1983 NC State championship basketball team are among dozens of former players who have sued after being left out of the NCAA’s pending multibillion-dollar settlement with student-athletes.
So, let's look at teams nationwide who could be great Cinderella candidates during the 2025 women's NCAA tournament. Here are four Cinderella teams to keep an eye on during March Madness ...
Not all Cinderellas are created equally. Some are built for first-round upsets; others could go deep into the NCAA women's tournament.