Miami (Ohio) has also received the most moneyline (+240) tickets of all matchups in the First Four and Round of 64, claiming 84% of all entries ahead of their matchup with SMU. Th

March Madness tips off with the First Four, featuring one of this season's best stories in Miami (Ohio) and a matchup of formerly embattled head coaches in Texas' Sean Miller and NC State's Will Wade.

The Bruce Pearl and Miami (Ohio)-related content keeps coming, but for a bizarre reason this time. An X account with the name Markus Walters (who has 798 followers) posted on Monday evening that Miami (Ohio) head coach Travis Steele accepted an offer to become the head coach at Butler.

The WVU women are a No. 4 seed in the Fort Worth Region, hosting No. 13 Miami (Ohio) at Hope Coliseum on Saturday. Per FanDuel Sportsbook, the Mountaineers open as 29.5-point favorites, with the total set at 125.

This year’s biggest storybook season seizes the national spotlight as Miami (Ohio) takes on SMU in a clash of No. 11 seeds in the final First Four game Wednesday night.

Virginia lost in the ACC title game against No. 1 Duke, but was rewarded with a one-spot boost in the rankings. The Cavaliers are ranked No. 9, ahead of St. John's in the latest poll. Arkansas moved up three spots to No. 14 after winning the SEC title game over Vanderbilt.

Texas basketball receives a sixth straight bid to the NCAA Tournament but will have to return to Dayton, Ohio, for a First Four game against North Carolina State