NCAABB

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

11:21 PM ET The NIT announced its 32-team field on Sunday night, highlighted by the first four teams left out of the NCAA tournament bracket: Dayton, Oklahoma, SMU and Texas A&M. Those four teams earned the four 1-seeds in the NIT bracket, with Dayton — which was bounced from the NCAA field when Atlantic 10

10:19 PM ET Gonzaga remains the consensus favorite to win the national championship heading into the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Zags, the No. 1 overall seed, were the favorites in the preseason and, months later, they sit atop the odds to win the tournament. Caesars Sportsbook has Gonzaga at 7-2, followed by 1-seed Arizona

8:11 PM ET Once again the NCAA men’s basketball selection committee has rendered its verdict for the tournament, generally hitting the mark yet leaving plenty of room for nitpicking among those of us who otherwise need to get a life. HIT: The committee got the top seeds right (and in the right order). What used

6:45 PM ET Now that the 2022 men’s NCAA tournament field is set, you’ll need the right information to make the right picks in your March Madness bracket. We’re here to help with our annual 68-team preview. The tournament will tip off Tuesday with the First Four from Dayton, Ohio, and the first round begins

6:36 PM ET Associated Press Gonzaga received the top overall seed for the NCAA tournament, with Arizona, Kansas and defending champion Baylor joining the Zags as No. 1s. The March Madness bracket came out Sunday for a tournament that begins with early round games Tuesday and concludes with the Final Four in New Orleans on

6:09 PM ET Georgia plans to hire Florida’s Mike White as its next coach, sources told ESPN. The Bulldogs fired Tom Crean after four seasons on Thursday and moved quickly to secure White. Cleveland State’s Dennis Gates and Chattanooga’s Lamont Paris were also involved in the search, sources told ESPN, but Georgia had quietly laid

4:02 PM ET Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Santiago Vescovi scored 17 points and Josiah-Jordan James had 16 points and 10 rebounds to help ninth-ranked Tennessee beat Texas A&M 65-50 on Sunday to claim its first men’s SEC basketball tournament title in 43 years. The second-seeded Volunteers (26-7) never trailed, rattling off the first 14