SportsLine's model has nailed 24 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds and revealed its optimal NCAA Tournament bracket 2025

The first full day of the men's NCAA Tournament is Thursday, while the women begin play Friday. Here's which local standouts are on the rosters.

Michigan guard Rubin Jones (15) reacts with the bench to a three-point basket against Wisconsin during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) AP

From Duke's Cooper Flagg to Wofford's Corey Tripp, John Fanta lists the 68 names to know ahead of the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Last season was a chalky NCAA tournament. I think we're in for another one. I hope I'm wrong. Here are my picks for each region and the Final Four. I'll be rooting for this not to happen — or at least for some good chaos in the early rounds.

Kellie Harper has been hired as the new women's basketball coach at Missouri, where the former coach of SEC-rival Tennessee will have the job of rebuilding a once-proud program that has not been to the NCAA Tournament in six years.

Kellie Harper has worked for the SEC Network this season. She’s taken four different programs, including Tennessee, to the NCAA Tournament.

Kellie Harper has been hired as the new women's basketball coach at Missouri. The school made the announcement Tuesday. The former coach of SEC-rival Tennessee will have the job of rebuilding a once-proud program that has not been to the NCAA Tournament in six years.