NCAA Final Four

LSU's Angel Reese, left, and Iowa guard Caitlin Clark, center, called their Elite Eight game a great event for their sport. Millions of viewers agreed, launching the contest to the top of ESPN's ratings.

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese's LSU-Iowa rematch nets a record audience for ESPN

2:10pm April 03, 2024

by Bill Chappell

Iowa and LSU drew the second-largest audience for any basketball game on ESPN since 2012, the network said. Reese said Wednesday that like Clark, she will leave college for the pros.

Caitlin Clark, #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes, and her teammates celebrate after beating Louisiana State 94-87 in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA women's tournament on Monday.

Caitlin Clark once dreamed of going to UConn. Now, she'll face them in the Final Four

6:03pm April 02, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Clark's freshman year at Iowa ended with a Sweet 16 loss to UConn. Now, with her aim on Iowa's first-ever championship to cap off her final season, a Final Four win over the Huskies must come first.

Leaky Black #1 of the North Carolina Tar Heels places the team name on the East Regional Champion bracket slot after the Elite Eight round of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament game against the Saint Peter's Peacocks on March 27 in Philadelphia.

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Odds are your NCAA bracket has already been busted, but that's half the fun

5:00am April 01, 2022

by Jeff Dean

Don't feel bad if your NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket has already been vaporized. The odds of predicting a perfect March Madness bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion.

Donte DiVincenzo of the Villanova Wildcats drives to the basket Monday night against Isaiah Livers of the Michigan Wolverines in the first half of the 2018 NCAA Men's Final Four National Championship game at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Bench Player Carries Villanova To Second Title In Three Years Over Michigan

11:38pm April 02, 2018

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

Sophomore Donte DiVincenzo scored 31 points as the Wildcats, sporting the nation's most powerful offense, overcame a slow start to blow past the Wolverines 79-62.

North Carolina's Joel Berry II drives around Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski during the first half Monday of the NCAA college basketball tournament title game in Glendale, Ariz.

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North Carolina Tops Gonzaga In Messy NCAA Championship

11:43pm April 03, 2017

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

It was expected to be a fast-paced, competitive showcase for two of the best players in the country, but thanks to tough defenses it became a foul-laden slog. UNC finally pinned the Bulldogs, 71-65.

President Obama's 2015 NCAA Tournament bracket.

Obama Picks Kentucky To Win NCAA Tournament, Mixes In Politics

12:05pm March 18, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

President Obama predicts Kentucky will be crowned college basketball champion and cap off a perfect season. He also picks three top seeds and one No. 2 seed to make the Final Four.