As expected, the first weekend of the 2026 NCAA Tournament delivered four straights days of fantastic games. However, did our House of College Hoops writers and podcasters escape the first two rounds of the Tournament with their brackets unscathed? Keep scrolling to find out. 2026 Bracket Check-In: March 26th, 2026 Sam Basel First Round Picks: 25/32 Second Round Picks: 14/16 Elite Eight Teams Remaining: 6/8 Final Four Teams Remaining: 4/4 Om Brown First Round Picks:  25/3

The greatest day of the sports calendar is here! As the First Round proper of the Big Dance tips off around the country, take a look at the latest brackets from our House of College Hoops Crew! Sam Basel Om Brown Josh Burton Michael DeRosa Tommy Godin Will Tondo Jake Zimmer

Two schools from Long Island have earned a trip to the NCAA Tournament! On the latest Basel Pod, Sam Basel sits down with Michael DeRosa and Riley Frain to break down everything you need to know about the LIU Sharks and the Hofstra Pride before their First Round games against Arizona and Alabama! For the full episode, click here .

The 2026 NCAA Tournament has arrived! Ahead of the first round proper on Thursday, Sam Basel is joined by Michael DeRosa of House of College Hoops/Road to the Garden and Riley Frain of Mid-Major Madness to break down all four Tournament Regions in detail. -Which top seeds can advance to the Final Four? -Who will prevail in the 5v12 and 6v11 matchups? -Which mid-majors can make a deep run? All these questions and more answered on the latest Basel Pod! Audio Version:

A tip for any teams facing the VCU Rams in this year’s NCAA Tournament; if you can’t follow through, they will punish you. Dayton learned that lesson the hard way in the early goings of this year’s Atlantic 10 Championship Game Sunday afternoon. Despite a few solid defensive stretches throughout the game, holding the Rams scoreless for multiple stretches of 2 minutes or more, the Flyers struggled to turn defense to offense, scoring just 4 points off 5 total VCU turnovers and

Selection Sunday is here! On the latest Basel Pod, Sam Basel and Michael DeRosa break down their final 2026 NCAA Tournament Tiers. Who will make the cut in what should be a fantastic NCAA Tournament? Audio Version:

Semifinal Saturday in the Atlantic 10 Tournament is easily one of my favorite sports days of the year. With a spot in Sunday’s Championship Game on the line, A10 fans are always treated to 2 games between squads that have already played through a gauntlet of a tournament. With this year’s semifinal field occupied by the top 4 seeds, back-to-back heavyweight bouts saw the Dayton Flyers and VCU Rams advance to Sunday. Here are the biggest moments from this year’s semifinal. Gam

The quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament are the ultimate test for the concept of rest vs. rust. As the top 4 seeds entered the mix on day 3 of action, recent trends were not in their favor. In the last 8 Atlantic 10 quarterfinal games before Friday, 5 saw the lower seed advance. In a year where the A10 looks to send multiple bids to the dance, could their top 4 seeds survive into Saturday? Game 7: Saint Louis 88, George Washington The 1-seed Saint Louis Billikens were

After four more games in Pittsburgh on Thursday, we inch closer and closer to crowning the 2026 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Tournament Champion. Here are the major moments from all four games today. Game 3: George Washington 66, Fordham 62 In their first meeting on January 31st, the Fordham Rams comfortably handled the George Washington Revolutionaries, winning 79-65 in Foggy Bottom. While that first meeting set the stage for a rematch, a lot can change for two programs in j