A time for teams to embark on Cinderella runs and players to become college basketball legends. March Madness is almost here as the season comes to a crescendo with 68 teams vying to lift that storied trophy.

The Columbus State Cougars were excited coming into the start of the 2025 Southeast Regional. This season marks the first time in over 20 years that the Cougars have hosted a regional, but that excitement may have lead to some early nervousness in their first game against Carson Newman.

The wait until Sunday surely will feel like forever for the Texas Longhorns, who left their home court just last week to Oklahoma fans chanting “NIT! NIT!” Now here they sit, a legitimate NCAA Tournament hopeful because of what they did in the SEC Tournament.

Duke star Cooper Flagg, who suffered an ankle injury during the ACC tournament, will be available for the NCAA tournament, according to Dan Gavitt, NCAA senior vice president of men's basketball.

Despite spraining his left ankle in Duke’s ACC Tournament opener Thursday, Blue Devils star Cooper Flagg — a frontrunner for National Player of the Year — will be available for the NCAA Tournament, according to Dan Gavitt,

After three straight seasons of missing the NCAA Tournament, Villanova has fired head men’s basketball coach Kyle Neptune. Neptune was put in a difficult position from the beginning, having to replace the Naismith Hall of Famer Jay Wright who won two NCAA championships at the school before retiring in 2022.

Although Neptune was given the unenviable task of filling the shoes of a coach who led Villanova to two national championships and four Final Fours, he struggled almost immediatel