McNeese was the closest thing to a true Cinderella this year. Student manager Amir "Aura" Khan became a viral sensation. The ...

The Sweet 16 will begin in both the men’s and women ... Despite the noticeable absence of Cinderellas on both the men’s and women’s bracket, there will be plenty of drama and intrigue ...

The absence of smaller conference teams from the Sweet 16 signifies a significant shift in the dynamics of college basketball. This year, seven teams from the SEC, along with representatives from the ...

Seven are from the SEC — a Sweet 16 record. Four are from the Big Ten. Four are from the Big 12. One is from the ACC. The rest of college basketball’s 31 conferences were shut out. Even the vaunted ...

After the Sweet 16 ended, only eight teams were left ... despite a relative lack of upsets or Cinderellas. March Madness upsets: Tracking broken NCAA tournament brackets as No. 3 LSU beats ...

After a jam-packed first four full days of the 2025 NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments that saw games largely go as expected, 16 teams in each bracket still have dreams of their one ...