Jerry Palm

2 weeks ago | cbssports.com | Chip Patterson |Gary Parrish |Matt Norlander |Jerry Palm

We have finally arrived at the biggest stage in college basketball, the 2025 Final Four, and after an NCAA Tournament that started trending towards chalk from the earliest rounds, history has been made yet again with just the second-ever time with all four No. 1 seeds making it to the tournament's final weekend. What the tournament has produced with this Final Four filled with No. 1 seeds is the stakes for this year's champion to have endured one of the toughest title runs of all time.

1 month ago | cbssports.com | Kyle Boone |Jerry Palm

Standing in front of a wooden dais with a teal blue sign attached to the front with the acronym "NCAA" -- in this case standing for "National Corrupt Athletic Association" -- West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey and Attorney General JB McCuskey announced at a joint press conference Monday they will launch an investigation into the NCAA Tournament selection committee after the Mountaineers were snubbed from the 68-team field on Sunday.

1 month ago | cbssports.com | Jerry Palm

The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee unveiled its 2025 bracket on Sunday, and there was one shocking moment that stood out above all the rest: North Carolina's name was called as one of the last four teams in the 68-team fieldUsually, the last several teams in and out of the bracket are of similar quality but in different ways. Take Xavier, Texas, West Virginia and Indiana, for example. All had some strengths and all had some notable deficits. North Carolina, however, was almost all deficits.

1 month ago | cbssports.com | Cameron Salerno |Jerry Palm |Kyle Boone

The final college basketball game before the NCAA Tournament bracket unveiled up to the hype. No. 3 seed Michigan defeated No. 5 seed Wisconsin 59-53 to capture the Big Ten Tournament Championship on Sunday. The win marked Michigan's first Big Ten title since 2018, which was the last time the program went to the Final Four. The Wolverines finished last in the Big Ten standings last season and hired former FAU coach Dusty May to turn the program around.

1 month ago | cbssports.com | Kyle Boone |Cameron Salerno |David Cobb |Jerry Palm

The steady, months-long grind of the college basketball season has crescendoed to one of the most memorable moments of the month of March each year: Selection Sunday. Yes, that's right — bracket day is officially here. Grab that pen, print that bracket and buckle up, baby. It's not March without brackets. Get your bracket pools ready now and join our Men's and Women's challenges for the chance to win big-time prizes! Which teams will earn a No. 1 seed?