One of the most important criteria the NCAA Selection Committee uses to pick teams and seed the 68-team tournament known as March Madness is the NET Ranking. NET is the acronym for NCAA Evaluation ...

The worst record ever for a team that won an NCAA tournament game (starting with the First Round) since 1985 expansion belongs to Villanova in 1991. The Wildcats entered the tournament at 16-14 ...

Visit the NCAA's website for a fuller understanding of NCAA selection criteria. 68-Team Bracket The 68-team ... with four first-round games per region - 5 vs. 12, 6 vs. 11, 7 vs.

The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions. College basketball rankings: Even unranked teams find success in the NCAA tournament Since the ...

Of the 24 teams evaluated over that three-year period, any squad with at least nine Quad 1 losses did not qualify for the ...

In a move to help close the pay gap between men and women in college sports, the NCAA will now pay Division I women's basketball teams who play in March Madness games starting this year.

North Carolina gave a boost to its NCAA Tournament hopes with a 67-66 win over Pitt at home on Saturday in a "double bubble" game. The Tar Heels have two primary problems. Their overall record is not ...

FOX Sports national college basketball writer John Fanta reveals who's currently on the bubble ahead of March Madness.

The NCAA men ... Beating a top-30 team at home, a top-50 team on a neutral court or a top-75 team on the road qualifies as a Quadrant 1 victory. Quad 2 covers home games against Nos.

Units are multi-million dollar payments the NCAA awards to conferences based on the number of games a given team plays in the March Madness tournament. Advertisement The unanimous vote by NCAA ...

There's major movement in latest edition of Bracketology projecting the NCAA men's tournament field. Texas A&M and St. John's ...

ESPN's Bracketology efforts are focused on projecting the NCAA tournament ... with four first-round games per region - 5 vs. 12, 6 vs. 11, 7 vs. 10 and 8 vs. 9. 16-Team Bracket In this projection ...