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Bracketology: Experts predict NCAA Tournament bracket before committee reveals early top 16 seeds

Our experts reveal their early top seeds for the NCAA Tournament on Saturday

Inside the committee room: What it's like to pick, seed and build the NCAA Tournament bracket

Our Matt Norlander and David Cobb got a behind-the-scenes experience at the selection, seeding and bracketing process

NCAA pausing talks on NCAA Tournament expansion as president reaffirms support enlarging field in future

Baker spoke Thursday in Indianapolis with a small group of media and also dove into bigger issues facing the NCAA

Steve Lavin fired at San Diego: Toreros coach is out near the end of his fourth season in the WCC

Lavin took the job in 2022 but never won more than 18 games in a season

After finally reaching No. 1, Michigan looks ready to pull away from pack heading into showdown vs. Duke

Purdue was the preseason No. 1, but Michigan's win Tuesday showed why it is the (overdue) true No. 1 in college basketball

Kansas State fires Jerome Tang: Wildcats coach is out in fourth season just days after viral rant

The Wildcats are 10-15 overall and 1-11 in the Big 12 this season under Tang, despite a hefty NIL budget. Now, a legal battle awaits

2026 Winter Olympics: Mikaela Shiffrin finishes 11th in giant slalom as Italy's Federica Brignone goes legend

Shiffrin's best event is still to come, but the pressure to medal is seriously mounting

Caleb Wilson injury: How broken hand to UNC's best player affects team's outlook heading into NCAA Tournament

The projected top-five pick was hurt in the first half of UNC's loss at Miami. It could shake up Carolina's push to the NCAA Tournament.

Jordan Stolz will be 2026 Winter Olympics' breakout star, and his record 1,000-meter gold is only the start

Speedskating isn't an easy sport to break through into the mainstream, but Stolz has all-time talent and the charisma to be the biggest star of these Games

Holy hoops! Villanova, Notre Dame finalizing plans to open 2026-27 college basketball season in Rome, Italy

Pope Leo XIV is a Villanova alum and proud longtime sports fan. His attachment in the historic event is still to-be-determined

Mikaela Shiffrin's seventh straight missed Olympic medal was a stunner. Now the pressure is really on in Italy

Rarely does an all-time great in an individual sport fail to meet the moment so many times in a row like this. Thankfully, it's not her last shot

Charles Bediako ineligible after judge's ruling: Why 7-footer's journey from G League back to Alabama is over

Many questions remain following a court order which ended his comeback attempt after five games with the Crimson Tide

Lindsey Vonn crash: American skiing icon has broken leg, airlifted away after terrifying Olympics fall

Vonn was attempting to do the unthinkable: Win a medal a mere nine days after tearing her left ACL. American Breezy Johnson took gold in Sunday's event

Lindsey Vonn's terrifying crash exemplifies what makes her a legend: Downhill skiing takes insane courage

The things that make Lindsey Vonn one of the best skiers ever are also why she wound up on the wrong end of one of the scariest moments of her life

No. 22 St. John's wears down No. 3 UConn, lands biggest win of its season and boosts Big East in the process

The Huskies had an opportunity to take full control of the Big East, but St. John's and Rick Pitino didn't let that happen on Friday in Madison Square Garden. Storrs South? Not even close on this night

Matt Norlander is a national award-winning senior writer in his 16th season covering college basketball for CBS Sports. He also co-hosts the Eye on College Basketball podcast and is a college hoops analyst and insider for CBS Sports HQ and CBS Sports Network. In addition to college hoops, Norlander covers the NBA Draft, is CBS Sports' lead Olympics columnist and occasionally writes on golf. He is currently president of the United States Basketball Writers Association as well. Norlander lives in Connecticut with his wife and two sons, is an avid guitarist, amateur drummer and enthusiastic skier. You're happily invited to send him story tips and music recommendations.

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