No. 1 seed Michigan has defeated No. 2 seed UConn 69-63 to capture the 2026 NCAA Men’s National Basketball championship.
Yaxel Lendeborg had 23 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in a dazzling all-around performance, and Michigan beat Alabama 90-77 to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years.
With the win, fourth-seeded Alabama advances to a second-round matchup against fifth-seeded Texas Tech.
Troy’s trip as Sun Belt Tournament champions to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament was short-lived, as the Trojans gave Nebraska its first-ever tournament win.
No team has made more 3-pointers, nor launched more, than Alabama in the past four seasons.
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UConn becomes the fifth team since the bracket expanded in 1985 to win all six NCAA Tournament games by double-digits on the way to a championship.
UConn doled out another drama-free basketball beatdown Saturday to dispatch Miami 72-59 and move one win away from the school’s fifth national title.
Lamont Butler hit a buzzer-beating jumper for the ages, sending San Diego State to its first national championship game with a 72-71 win over Florida Atlantic in the Final Four.
It’s almost time for the Final Four to hit the court in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, but this year’s teams are a bit different than what we’re used to seeing.
