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First Four Tips Off as 2026 NCAA Bracket Opens With Howard–UMBC, NC State–Texas

Analysts cast this field as unusually top-heavy, steering brackets toward blue-blood favorites over widespread upset hunts.

Purdue Upsets No. 1 Michigan to Win 2026 Big Ten Tournament, 80-72

Troy, Furman Clinch NCAA Bids as Bubble Tightens and Big 12 Bracket Is Set

Marquette Stuns No. 4 UConn as Hurley Is Ejected, Scrambling Seeds in Champ Week

No. 13 Michigan State Upsets No. 8 Purdue 76-74 at Mackey to End Years-Long Drought

No. 7 Purdue Blasts Indiana 93-64 to Even Rivalry Series

Michigan Rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25 for First Time Since 2013

Purdue Escapes No. 7 Nebraska in OT After 22-Point Lead Vanishes

Michigan Hands No. 5 Nebraska First Loss, 75-72, Tightening Big Ten Race

Purdue Men Edge USC on Smith’s Late Steal, USC Women Throttle Purdue

Michigan State Overcomes Sloppy Start to Beat Northwestern 76–66

No. 6 Purdue Overpowers No. 21 Auburn 88-60 in Indy Classic Rematch

No. 7 Houston Blows Out Jackson State 80–38 as Sharp, Harwell Lead

Georgia and Texas Tech Win Titles as No. 1 Seed Hinges on Ohio State–Indiana

Loyer, Cox Lift No. 1 Purdue Past Memphis to Reach Baha Mar Final

No. 2 Purdue Overpowers Akron 97-79 as Matt Painter Earns 500th Win

No. 2 Purdue Outmuscles No. 8 Alabama 87–80 Behind Smith’s Second-Half Surge

No. 2 Purdue Outmuscles No. 8 Alabama 87–80 Behind Smith’s Second-Half Surge

USA TODAY Names Preseason All-America Team With Braden Smith and JT Toppin Leading

Braden Smith Unanimous Pick as AP Unveils 2025–26 Preseason All-America Team