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SELECTION SUNDAY!

Congratulations to Boston College and USC-Cardinal on earning at-large bids to the 2023 NCBBA-M National Championship Tournament.  They will join…

  • James Madison University (Mid-Atlantic Region Champions)
  • Florida State University (South Atlantic Region Champions)
  • Xavier University (Great Lakes Region Champions)
  • Penn State University (North Atlantic Region Champions)
  • UConn (New England Region Champions)
  • UCLA (Pacific Region Champions)

The field is set and the Official 2023 NCBBA-M National Championship Tournament Bracket will be released tomorrow.

6 TICKETS PUNCHED; 2 AT-LARGE TO GO

Penn State University, University of Connecticut, Xavier University, James Madison University, Florida State University, and UCLA are the 6 automatic qualifiers to the NCBBA-M National Championship Tournament after winning their respective regional.

Check out all 6 Regional Brackets HERE.

#1 seeded Penn State defeated #7 Albany 83-74 to claim the North Atlantic Regional Championship. #5 seeded UConn wins by a buzzer beating lay up over #3 seeded Boston College in an absolute thriller 65-64 to win the New England Regional Championship, #6 seeded James Madison shocks #1 Virginia Tech in a 91-87 victory to claim the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship, #1 Florida State beat #2 Coastal Carolina 83-74 earn the South Atlantic Regional Champion, #2 Xavier knocks off the #1 Central Michigan in a 92-84 win to claim the Great Lakes Regional Champion, and #1 UCLA hits a last second shot to beat USC-Cardinal 72-70 to earn their first Pacific Regional Champion.

The final 2 spots will be selected via At-Large Bids.  Those selections will be made later this evening, so be sure to look out!

USC-CARDINAL STILL #1 GOING INTO PLAYOFFS

USC – Cardinal remains in the #1 spot in the Week 22 Top 20 Rankings!

UCLA moves up to the #2, Virginia Tech jumps to the #3 spot, Brown drops to the #4 and Penn State in the #5 spot. Rounding out the remaining Top 5.

The rest of the Top 20 had some changes team entering after Week 20! Check out the Tytan Athletics Week 22 Top 20 Poll Here!

Stay Tuned for the Week 23 Poll dropping after playoffs on April 3rd!

FINAL TEAMS HAVE CLINCHED; REGIONALS ARE SET

The NCBBA-M would like to congratulate the following teams on earning a berth into the post-season regional tournaments.

  • Butler – Great Lakes South Conference Runner Up
  • Virginia Tech – Mid-Atlantic South Conference Champion
  • James Madison – Mid-Atlantic South Conference Runner Up
  • Boston College – New England East Conference Champion
  • Northeastern – New England East Conference Runner Up
  • Tufts University – New England North Conference Runner Up
  • UConn – New England South Conference Runner Up
  • Binghamton-Green – North Atlantic North Conference Champion
  • Albany – North Atlantic North Conference Runner Up
  • Syracuse – North Atlantic West Conference Champion
  • University of Rochester – North Atlantic West Conference Runner Up
  • USC-Cardinal – Pacific South Conference At-Large Bid
  • Auburn – South Atlantic South Conference Runner Up

Be sure to stay updated on all post season updates HERE:

POST SEASON BOUND

The NCBBA-M would like to congratulate the following teams on earning a berth into the post-season regional tournaments.

  • Iowa State – Great Lakes West Conference Runner Up
  • Villanova – Mid-Atlantic North Conference Champion
  • St. Joe’s – Mid-Atlantic North Conference Runner Up
  • Brown – New England South Conference Champion
  • Cal Poly -SLO – Pacific North Conference Champion
  • Wake Forest – South Atlantic North Conference Champion
  • Coastal Carolina – South Atlantic North Conference Runner Up

Be sure to stay updated on all post season updates HERE:

USC-CARDINAL’S 4TH STRAIGHT WEEK AT #1

USC – Cardinal remains in the #1 spot in the Week 20 Top 20 Rankings!

Brown jumps back to the #2, UCLA moves up to the #3 spot, Penn State drops to the #4 and Virginia Tech stays in the #5 spot. Rounding out the remaining Top 5.

The rest of the Top 20 had some changes with 1 new team entering after Week 18! Check out the Tytan Athletics Week 20 Top 20 Poll Here!

Stay Tuned for the Week 22 Poll dropping March 30th!

POST SEASON BOUND

The NCBBA-M would like to congratulate the following teams on earning a berth into the post-season regional tournaments.

  • DePaul – Great Lakes North Conference Runner Up
  • Indiana – Great Lakes South Conference Champion
  • Loyola (MD) – Mid-Atlantic East Conference Champion
  • Salisbury – Mid-Atlantic East Conference Runner Up
  • Montclair State – North Atlantic East Conference Champion
  • TCNJ – North Atlantic East Conference Runner Up
  • UCLA – Pacific South Conference Champion

Be sure to stay updated on all post season updates HERE:

POST SEASON BOUND

The NCBBA-M would like to congratulate the following teams on earning a berth into the post-season regional tournaments.

  • Xavier – Great Lakes East Conference Champion
  • Ohio State – Great Lakes East Conference Runner Up
  • Central Michigan – Great Lakes North Conference Champion
  • WashU STL – Great Lakes West Conference Champion
  • Georgetown – Mid-Atlantic West Conference Champion
  • Maryland – Mid-Atlantic West Conference Runner Up
  • Vermont – New England North Conference Champion
  • Fairfield – New England West Conference Champion
  • Sacred Heart – New England West Conference Runner Up
  • Penn State – North Atlantic South Conference Champion
  • Robert Morris – North Atlantic South Conference Runner Up
  • GCU – Purple – Pacific East Conference Champion
  • Florida State – South Atlantic South Conference Champion

Be sure to stay updated on all post season updates HERE:

USC-CARDINAL’S 3RD STRAIGHT WEEK AT #1

USC – Cardinal remains in the #1 spot in the Week 18 Top 20 Rankings!

Penn State jumps to the #2, while Brown falls to the #3 spot, UConn remains at #4 and Virginia Tech moves to the #5 spot. Rounding out the remaining Top 5.

The rest of the Top 20 had some changes with 1 new team entering after Week 16! Check out the Tytan Athletics Week 18 Top 20 Poll Here!

Stay Tuned for the Week 20 Poll dropping March 16th!