NCAA Men's Tournament 2026

[Irish#1]

Please to discuss the tournament with you b-ball fans. Who do you like? Which 12 seed is going to pull the upset?

 

[rtrn2glory]

I might bet heavy on VCU to pop North Carolina in the first round, but that just means it's not going to happen so everyone else avoid it

 

[BabyIrish]

There are no sure things in march madness, but Duke looks like the complete team to me.

 

[Irish#1]

There are no sure things in march madness, but Duke looks like the complete team to me.

Everyone's favorite villain is back. Duke looks like the Duke of old. I watched Purdue in the B1G tournament. They're playing like they did at the beginning of the year. I think they will make a deep run.

Really curious to see hoe Miami Oh. does. No one is giving them any credit because of the schedule but going undefeated in the regular season is still hard.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Duke looks like the Duke of old.

A bunch of very hate able white players?

 

[JD Irish]

I just find no joy in this with ND not being in play. Miss those 2015 and 2016 seasons.

 

[BabyIrish]

Everyone's favorite villain is back. Duke looks like the Duke of old. I watched Purdue in the B1G tournament. They're playing like they did at the beginning of the year. I think they will make a deep run.

Really curious to see hoe Miami Oh. does. No one is giving them any credit because of the schedule but going undefeated in the regular season is still hard.

Agreed, the seniors really took their game to another level. I do worry about their depth as well as their athleticism. But I will be rooting for them none the less.

 

[jerseyborn1971]

There are no sure things in march madness, but Duke looks like the complete team to me.

They have two major injuries, no?

 

[jerseyborn1971]

Hey, @sixstar...how about those Knights at #10 in the East?

 

[Huntr]

 

[IrishLax]

Step 1. Short the entire SEC
Step 2. Profit.

 

[notredomer23]

Duke is without Caleb Foster likely the entire tournament. Pat Ngongba is a huge question mark on availability. Seems he'll miss the first weekend. TCU ML 🔒

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Indiana declined an invite to the NIT after learning they missed the NCAA. I’m sure they’ll get the same hate as ND got for eschewing pop tarts.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

I'm going with "intent" here.

 

[Irish#1]

Indiana declined an invite to the NIT after learning they missed the NCAA. I’m sure they’ll get the same hate as ND got for eschewing pop tarts.

Got an IU on my staff. I was giving him some playful BS about that this morning. Didn't FSU also say they weren't playing?

 

[rikkitikki08]

I’ve got Arizona taking it all in my bracket, super deep roster

 

[Ndaccountant]

Northern Iowa, VCU, and SMU all get second round. TTU goes to E8. Big 10 outperforms.

 

[Irish#1]

I’ve got Arizona taking it all in my bracket, super deep roster

Wouldn't be surprised if they grab it all. Even ranked where they are, I think they may be overlooked. Seems most everything I've read in the last few weeks talks more about Duke and scUM.

 

[KMac151993]

Indiana declined an invite to the NIT after learning they missed the NCAA. I’m sure they’ll get the same hate as ND got for eschewing pop tarts.

They are irrelevant which clearly ND Football is not.

 

[Irish2155]

Indiana declined an invite to the NIT after learning they missed the NCAA. I’m sure they’ll get the same hate as ND got for eschewing pop tarts.

They declined last year too. Spent the most money on college basketball of any other school in the country the last two years as well.

 

[MeanGreenBeans]

Futures bets:

1. VCU sweet 16
2. Santa Clara sweet 16
3. Utah State sweet 16
4. South Florida sweet 16
5. St. Louis sweet 16
6. TCU sweet 16
7. Akron sweet 16
8. Troy sweet 16
9. Hawaii sweet 16
10. Houston elite 8
11. UConn elite 8
12. Houston final 4
13. UConn final 4
14. Arizona title
15. Florida title
16. Houston title
17. UConn title

 

[MeanGreenBeans]

1st round games:

1. St. Louis +3 and ML
2. South Florida +5.5 and ML
3. VCU +2.5 and ML
4. Akron +7.5 and ML
5. TCU +2.5 and ML
6. Troy +13
7. Hofstra +12.5
8. Northern Iowa +10.5
9. Long Island +31.5
10. Hawaii +15
11. Illinois -24
12. Houston -23.5
13. Furman +20.5

 

[Irish#1]

March Madness: Five Teams to Avoid in Your Men’s NCAA Tournament Bracket

Beware of these top-four-seeded squads that have vulnerabilities or difficult matchups in the early rounds.

www.si.com

Ten Teams That Could Make Cinderella Runs in 2026 Men’s March Madness

VCU was lurking in the Atlantic 10, Santa Clara finally broke through to the NCAA tournament and Miami (Ohio) is back to avenge its MAC tournament loss.

www.si.com

 

[Irish2155]

Is anyone putting together an IE bracket challenge?

 

[MeanGreenBeans]

March Madness: Five Teams to Avoid in Your Men’s NCAA Tournament Bracket

Beware of these top-four-seeded squads that have vulnerabilities or difficult matchups in the early rounds.

www.si.com

Ten Teams That Could Make Cinderella Runs in 2026 Men’s March Madness

VCU was lurking in the Atlantic 10, Santa Clara finally broke through to the NCAA tournament and Miami (Ohio) is back to avenge its MAC tournament loss.

www.si.com

Good lists there. I'm right there on most of them.

 

[Dale]

Bet365 is scoring a win if your ML goes up 10 points.

It’s a nice promo for some games. Others I see them robbing blind by offering weaker moneyline odds for a lot of dogs.

A game like SLU/UGA it is attractive though.

 

[Huntr]

 

[MeanGreenBeans]

I was already pretty sure that Louisville will lose to South Florida. Now I'm fully sold and adding to my bet.

 

[Henges24]

Don’t we have a couple Miami U grads in here?

Congrats on the win last night. Fun game to watch.

#MACtion

 

[notredomer23]

Duke is gonna lose to TCU if they don’t get either of their injuries back.