Quite simply, this is not the year of the Cinderella squad. The silver lining: The second-weekend matchups are loaded.

With the opening line of Duke’s Sweet 16 hovering near double digits, the Blue Devils are heavily favored in their matchup ...

1. Duke (East). The Blue Devils were 3/1 to win the national championship before the tournament and are now 2/1, which ...

We're down to our Sweet, Sweet 16 teams for the NCAA Men's Tournament and the Houston Cougars faceoff against Purdue on ...

1. Duke (East). The Blue Devils were 3/1 to win the national championship before the tournament and are now 2/1, which ...

If that’s not corrected, any chance Maryland has to upset Florida dissipates. It’s nice to have the best talent on the floor, ...

From Tyrese Proctor and Khaman Maluach of Duke to Henri Veesaar of Arizona, the East Regional is bursting with international ...

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To the Sweet 16 power rankings … 1. Duke (East ... There is no shame in being pushed to the brink by Gonzaga, and we have zero reservations about slotting the Cougars in the No. 2 position.

Let’s rank the 16 teams still standing in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament by their national championship chances.

No. 1 seed Houston started fast against Gonzaga and held on for an ... advantage of it in basketball. With the Sweet 16 ...