Here’s how each team can win Saturday’s semifinals, plus their potential flaws and predictions for both games.
Category: NCAA
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Tatum? Pippen? NBA execs share best comps for projected No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg
Ahead of the Final Four, NBA execs share their comparisons for the Duke star and projected No. 1 draft pick.
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Chattanooga claims 1st NIT crown after OT thriller
Chattanooga became the first team from the Southern Conference to win the NIT championship after beating UC Irvine 85-84.
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Pain Index: Where do Arkansas, Purdue, other second-weekend team losses rank?
Some losses are understandable; others will haunt us forever. Let’s rank the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament defeats, from least to most devastating.
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CMU fires hoops coach Barbee after 4 seasons
Central Michigan fired basketball coach Tony Barbee, who had a 49-75 record in four seasons, including 0-2 in MAC tournament games.
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Brooklyn to Indiana: Kansas signee and projected No. 1 pick in ’26 Darryn Peterson’s 48-hour run
After shining in the McDonald’s All American Game, Kansas commit Darryn Peterson powered Prolific Prep to a Chipotle Nationals win.
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Williams confident in Maryland’s commitment
Buzz Williams was introduced Wednesday as the Terrapins’ coach on the heels of Kevin Willard’s messy exit.
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Hodge at WVU’s helm after North Texas’ NIT run
Ross Hodge was introduced as West Virginia’s new men’s basketball coach Thursday after North Texas was eliminated in the semifinals of the NIT.
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Willard downplays flak: ‘Time everyone moved on’
New Villanova coach Kevin Willard said he was aware of the criticism he received since leaving Maryland but said, “I just think it’s time that everyone moved on.”
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Best bets for the Final Four
Greg Peterson provides full analysis on the bets to make on the men’s two Final Four games on Saturday.