March Madness

New Orleans Privateer guard Nate Frye signs autographs after a Monday practice at the University of Dayton Arena. Frye, a senior, joined the team when it was going through a difficult period of deciding whether it had the resources to compete in Division

'A Dream Come True' As New Orleans Plays In The First Four

10:22am March 14, 2017

by Tom Goldman

After a huge decline in enrollment following Hurricane Katrina, the University of New Orleans considered dropping its sports program from Division I. But it reconsidered and today joins March Madness.

This image shows the 2017 NCAA Division I men's college basketball tournament bracket. Villanova took the overall top seed on Selection Sunday, with Kansas, North Carolina and Gonzaga joining the defending national champions on the No. 1 line for the NCAA

Selection Sunday: 2017 Men's College Basketball Tournament Bracket Set

8:49am March 13, 2017

by Tom Goldman

On Sunday, the selection committee set the field for the annual descent into March Madness. The four No. 1 seeds are defending champion Villanova, North Carolina, Kansas and Gonzaga.

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An official and others wait for play to resume between the Butler Bulldogs and the Virginia Cavaliers during a second-round NCAA men's tournament game in March in Raleigh, N.C. This coming spring, the road to the Final Four won't go through North Carolina

N.C. GOP Says NCAA Should Focus Concern On The Women 'Raped At Baylor'

3:54pm September 13, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

Republicans have lashed out at the NCAA after it decided to pull seven championship events from the state because of a law limiting civil rights protection for LGBT individuals.

An official and others wait for play to resume during an NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament second-round game between the Butler Bulldogs and the Virginia Cavaliers in March in Raleigh, N.C. This coming spring the Road to the Final Four won't go through Nor

NCAA Pulls 7 Championship Events From North Carolina, Citing Transgender Law

12:19pm September 13, 2016

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

The events moving out of state include games from the 2017 men's basketball tournament — the organization's premier event. State Republicans called the decision "so absurd it's almost comical."

Josh Hart of the Villanova Wildcats races the ball upcourt Monday in the first half against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the NCAA championship game in Houston.

Villanova Beats North Carolina 77-74 On Buzzer Beater To Win Hoops Title

11:45pm April 04, 2016

by Christopher Dean Hopkins

The Wildcats' vaunted defense locked down the Tar Heels in the second half, winning the school's second national championship.

One possible result in the Mighty Mini Mammals division of 2015's Mammal March Madness tournament. If the species that's seeded highest always wins its bracket, the fennec fox will beat out the rest of the division and advance to the final four.

Science

Could A Quokka Beat A Numbat? Oddsmakers Say Yes

7:05pm March 28, 2015

by Adam Cole

In "Mammal March Madness," you win or die. No basketball in this tournament — it's a simulated survival-of-the-fittest game set up by evolutionary biologists. The battle cry? Mammals suck ... milk!

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Sports

March Madness: Keeping Society Sane Since 1908

2:15pm March 16, 2015

by Emma Bowman

Think you know your NCAA tournament facts? Try these on for size: What are the odds of a perfect bracket? What surgery is performed more frequently during the madness?