The elder Pitino ruled the Big East this season, winning the regular season and conference tournament crowns. Now, he will have to take down his son to do that in 2025, which prob

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This time last year, the ACC and Big East were entering the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament with a combined record of 14-1 and comprising seven teams of the Sweet 16 field. By contrast, the Big Ten and SEC placed just two teams apiece among the final 16 in 2024 after the conferences earned eight bids each to the Big Dance.

The dust has settled and the Sweet 16 is upon us. Over the next two nights, 16 men’s college basketball teams will vie for spots in the Final Four, set for the Alamodome in San Antonio. All four No. 1 seeds — Florida,

Madness bracket is at the Sweet 16 stage. And so far, the 2025 NCAA tournament has been all about the power conferences. Half of the record 14 Southeastern Conference schools in the tournament remain,

Mark Sears scored a game-high 34 points and Alabama shattered the previous NCAA Tournament record for 3-pointers as the Crimson Tide cruised past BYU and into the Elite Eight.

Alabama basketball set an NCAA record for 3-pointers in a romp over BYU in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament. Here's how it played out.