NCAA Basketball & March Madness2026-11-02Notre Dame sweeps Villanova in Rome, Hurley signs through 2032, and JuJu Watkins returns after 588 daysNotre Dame's men and women both beat Villanova in Rome on the season's first day, Dan Hurley signs at UConn through 2032, JuJu Watkins returns after 588 days, and the last exhibitions and eligibility rulings set up Monday's opening slate.
NCAA Basketball & March Madness2026-10-26Baylor beats No. 3 Illinois, the AP poll lands, and Duke wins 90-84 at KansasBaylor, unranked in both preseason polls, took down No. 3 Illinois five days after beating No. 1 Florida, while the AP's preseason polls and All-America teams arrived and Duke, St. John's, Houston, Arkansas and Texas closed the exhibition season with wins over ranked opponents.2
NCAA Basketball & March Madness2026-10-19Baylor beats No. 1 Florida in overtime, Duke tops KenPom, and a Louisville judge restores a fifth yearBaylor knocks off No. 1 Florida in overtime, Maryland and St. John's win marathons of their own, the KenPom and ESPN women's boards arrive in full, and a Louisville judge restores a fifth year to four athletes.
NCAA Basketball & March Madness2026-10-12North Carolina wins Michael Malone's first game, KenPom puts Houston third, and a judge grants a sixth seasonThe exhibition season opened with North Carolina, LSU, Michigan, Maryland, Indiana and Villanova all winning, KenPom and ESPN released their preseason rankings, and a judge granted Trey Kaufman-Renn a sixth season.2
NCAA Basketball & March Madness2026-10-05The Senate passes the college sports bill 77-22, a Kentucky court rules 38 players ineligible, and Kansas rejoins the top 25The week the Senate passed the college sports bill 77-22 while a Kentucky appeals court took a fifth year back from 38 players, with Kansas the biggest roster winner and two women's seasons ended by injury before they began.2
NCAA Basketball & March Madness2026-09-28Judges restore a fifth year to 100-plus players, the first game goes outdoors, and the Senate votes MondayThree courts returned a fifth year of eligibility to more than 100 players, the season's first basketball went up on an outdoor court in Charleston, and the Senate votes tonight on the bill that would write the eligibility rules into law.
NCAA Basketball & March Madness2026-09-21First practices open, Blue Ribbon picks Florida No. 1, and Houston loses Carlton for the yearOfficial practice opened across the country, Blue Ribbon's yearbook put Florida first, Houston lost transfer forward Justice Carlton to a knee injury for the season, and the Senate pushed the college sports bill toward a final vote.1
NCAA Basketball & March Madness2026-09-14Aberdeen sues the NCAA, Georgia stays Wiggins, Koval signs with BaylorLawsuits and court orders drove the Sept. 7-14 week, as Florida guard Denzel Aberdeen sued for a fifth year, a Georgia stay blocked Gonzaga's Chauncey Wiggins, and Kate Koval signed with Baylor.1
NCAA Basketball & March Madness2026-09-07Florida opens the gym, Malone fills UNC's staff, LSU sets Sept. 21Florida’s preseason workout, Michael Malone’s completed North Carolina staff, LSU’s Sept. 21 practice, and North Carolina’s ACC schedule set the next checkpoints before games begin.1
NCAA Basketball & March Madness2026-08-31McCoy goes down, LSU waits on courts, and preseason rosters keep movingMichigan's injury, LSU and Kentucky eligibility rulings, Florida's coaching commitment, Gonzaga's roster churn, and women's roster changes shaped an offseason week before Nov. 1 regular-season play.1
NCAA Basketball & March Madness2026-08-24Florida leads the preseason vote as roster rules shift againFlorida leads a coaches’ preseason survey, North Carolina unveils an 11-newcomer roster, two women’s programs add 2027 recruits, and a court ruling unsettles fifth-year eligibility again.
NCAA Basketball & March Madness2026-08-17Oklahoma adds B.J. Edwards, Gonzaga lands at No. 11, and the SEC women's slate landsA week without regular-season scores still changed the 2026-27 outlook: Oklahoma added B.J. Edwards, Gonzaga’s preseason case reached No. 11 on CBS’s board, and the SEC women’s schedule set its first tests.2