Since N.C. State and LSU met in the Bahamas in November, the Wolfpack and Tigers have combined to win 44 of 52 games and have evolved considerably.

The NCAA Tournament is here for men's basketball. The American-Statesman staff has full brackets and Final Four predictions for March Madness.

KHSAA commissioner Julian Tackett attributes the decline to the Sweet 16 being held too close to spring break.

Houston, Michigan State and Auburn came up clutch, while Tennessee was a bully from the start in Sweet 16 action Friday night.

This time last year, the ACC and Big East were entering the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament with a combined record of 14-1 and comprising seven teams of the Sweet 16 field. By contrast, the Big Ten and SEC placed just two teams apiece among the final 16 in 2024 after the conferences earned eight bids each to the Big Dance.

Favorites went undefeated with a perfect 8-0 record in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1985, per Evan Abrams of Action Network. Teams favored by at least seven points in the 2025 tournament are also 26-1 overall, with the only loss being No. 5 Clemson's first-round defeat at the hands of No. 12 McNeese State.

A season steeped with promise ended in early heartbreak for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who suffered a 71-62 upset loss to TCU on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

Ole Miss vs Michigan State, Kentucky vs Tennessee, Michigan vs Auburn, Purdue vs Houston Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament game predictions, picks today.

Statesman staff completed it's NCAA women's tournament brackets. But how many got the right picks for the Sweet 16?