7:00 AM ET We ask a lot from March Madness. We ask for chaos and earth-shattering, early-round upsets. We ask for buzzer-beaters. We ask for amazing Cinderella runs, but we also ask for the sport’s biggest stars to play a role deep into the proceedings. We ask for a memorable cast of characters and a
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7:50 AM ET For the second straight season, the Gonzaga Bulldogs will open the men’s NCAA tournament as the betting favorite. And for the second straight season, the top-ranked Zags remain the consensus favorite among both ESPN’s panel of men’s college basketball commentators, analysts and writers — albeit by a smaller margin than in 2021
4:02 AM ET ESPN News Services Texas A&M coach Buzz Williams began his postgame news conference Tuesday night with a statement lasting nearly eight minutes in which he decried the Aggies‘ exclusion from the NCAA tournament as something that “defies logic.” Williams’ comments came on the heels of his team’s 74-62 win over Alcorn State
1:23 AM ET DAYTON, Ohio — Trayce Jackson-Davis was the first Indiana player to take the court Tuesday night and the last to leave. Thanks to his efforts, Indiana will play on in the NCAA tournament. Jackson-Davis, brilliant last week at the Big Ten tournament, carried over his performance to his NCAA tournament debut, scoring
12:33 PM ET Associated Press Keegan Murray has given Iowa a first-team Associated Press All-American for the third straight year, and Kofi Cockburn has made it two in a row for Illinois – not bad for a couple programs that haven’t had a whole lot of them. The Fighting Illini never had a first-team pick
12:10 PM ET Associated Press Pat Chambers quickly convinced Florida Gulf Coast that he was the right person to take over its men’s basketball program. It’s a second chance he vowed to not squander. FGCU introduced Chambers on Tuesday as its new coach, a move that came about 18 months after he resigned as coach
10:01 AM ET Yeshiva University’s Ryan Turell will forgo his final year of college eligibility and enter the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN. “My full intention is to play professional basketball next year,” Turell said. Turell is the leading scorer in college basketball across all divisions, averaging 27.1 points while shooting 47% from 3.
11:56 AM ET Kyle SoppeESPN We’ve spent weeks debating bubble teams, conference champions and bracketology, but now that the 2022 men’s NCAA tournament field has been revealed, it’s time to sign up and fill out your brackets. Picking the right Final Four is a difficult task, especially with the depth of quality national championship contenders
7:16 AM ET The tournament and March Madness is upon us! There really isn’t a more exciting three weeks on the sports calendar than the NCAA Tournament. The first weekend makes for appointment viewing and trips to Las Vegas that become annual occurrences. With sports gambling legalization now widespread, you don’t need to head to
When Baylor’s Scott Drew, Gonzaga’s Mark Few, Houston’s Kelvin Sampson and UCLA’s Mick Cronin gathered in Indianapolis for the 2021 Final Four, it was an unquestioned assemblage of four of the finest and most respected coaches in men’s college basketball. What it wasn’t, however, was a reunion of former playing greats — three of last
11:26 PM ET ESPN News Services FORT MYERS, Fla. — Florida Gulf Coast has hired Pat Chambers as its men’s basketball coach. His hiring was announced Monday night and FGCU planned to introduce him Tuesday at a news conference. Chambers, 51, resigned from Penn State in October 2020 following an internal investigation into allegations of
7:46 PM ET Chris Collins will return as Northwestern‘s men’s basketball coach next season, but athletic director Dr. Derrick Gragg said he “share[s] in the disappointment” felt by the Wildcats fanbase. Amid speculation about Collins’ job status following another season without an NCAA tournament appearance, Gragg announced Collins would be back while making it clear
3:21 PM ET South Carolina on Monday fired coach Frank Martin after 10 seasons, sources told ESPN. An official announcement was expected later in the day. Martin spent the last two seasons on the hot seat, surviving last spring and even receiving a two-year contract extension. And despite South Carolina finishing 18-13 overall and 9-9
12:22 PM ET Associated Press Gonzaga will head into the NCAA Tournament exactly where it ended up in the final AP Top 25: right on top. In fact, that’s where the Bulldogs began the season, too. It wasn’t all smooth sailing for coach Mark Few’s team, which dropped as low as fifth after a couple
10:36 AM ET Billions of dollars are expected to be wagered on the NCAA tournament, the most heavily bet sporting event in the United States. According to research from the American Gaming Association (AGA) released Sunday, an estimated 45 million people could combine to wager $3.1 billion on the NCAA tournament through bracket pools and
8:49 AM ET ESPN Sports Betting The 2022 NCAA Men’s basketball tournament bracket has finally been revealed and 68 teams across 14 cites will battle for the chance to reach the Final Four in New Orleans next month. Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas and Baylor enter the weekend as the No. 1 seeds but plenty of other
8:20 AM ET Kyle SoppeESPN The NCAA tournament is seeded with plenty of the usual suspects, but every year there are new mascots, school colors and fight songs to learn, too. Whether you are filling out a bracket and need to find inspiration in the team’s traditions or want to know who might be rooting
1:43 AM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host For the first time since before the pandemic, the men’s NCAA tournament first round will begin on a Thursday and we will get a traditional long weekend of gambling. Order is restored. Brackets will dominate the