The top-seeded SMU Mustangs welcome the Northern Iowa Panthers to Dallas on Wednesday night for opening-round action in the National Invitational Tournament.SMU (23-10) fell from the NCAA Tournament… MORE
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SEC superiority gets initial test as Texas faces Xavier in First Four
DAYTON, Ohio — The team with the shortest commute to the First Four will meet the team with the second-longest when No. 11 Xavier plays No. 11 Texas Wednesday for the right to advance to the first ro… MORE
Gonzaga rides strong finish into first-round clash vs. Georgia
Gonzaga wasn’t looking so powerful when it lost consecutive games to Oregon State and Santa Clara in mid-January.But a strong finish helped restore order and the eighth-seeded Zags (25-8) are in soli… MORE
After just making cut, San Diego State, North Carolina to clash
DAYTON, Ohio — One of the final teams to make the 68-team NCAA Tournament field takes on a team that came close to a national title two years ago when North Carolina battles San Diego State in a Firs… MORE
Texas Tech looks to avoid early exit vs. UNC Wilmington
Texas Tech was sent packing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by eventual Final Four team North Carolina State last season.Red Raiders coach Grant McCasland is expecting a longer stay this ye… MORE
Top-seeded Houston keeps guard up against SIU Edwardsville
Top-seeded Houston is not the type of team that overlooks a first-round NCAA Tournament foe.Veteran coach Kelvin Sampson simply won’t allow it and he seems genuinely offended when it is suggested tha… MORE
South Alabama fuming after NIT bid is rescinded
South Alabama coach Richie Riley is fuming after his program accepted a bid to the NIT on Sunday evening and had the invitation rescinded later that night.Riley informed his players that they would b… MORE
Tennessee ‘locked in’ for first-round fight with No. 15 seed Wofford
LEXINGTON, Ky. — After finishing a memorable regular season and coming within a game of capturing the Southeastern Conference tournament title, No. 2 seed Tennessee will be on upset alert when it bat… MORE
Boogie back, Arkansas dances with familiar Kansas in Providence
There are two primary reasons the informed public believes No. 7 seed Kansas and No. 10 Arkansas stand a chance to make a run in the NCAA Tournament, despite a combined 25 losses this season: Bill Sel… MORE
Purdue wary of upset-minded tourney rookies High Point
Purdue’s eight consecutive years as a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament is now the longest active streak in the country.As Matt Painter knows, winning games once you get there is another matter.T… MORE
