The deadline for early entrants to declare for the NBA draft has passed, so it's time to re-evaluate the early top 25 for 2018-19. With so many players testing the waters yet not signing with an agent, it's more art than science.
Villanova reigns as national champion. How does the field stack up for next season? Here's your first look at the best of the best for next season.
Virginia coach Tony Bennett, who guided the Cavaliers to a 31-3 overall record this season, including a 17-1 mark in the ACC, was named AP men's coach of the year.
Jeff Goodman & Rece Davis look back on a crazy first weekend of the Tournament (1:08), look ahead to the regional semis (23:16), examine some coaching moves (31:52) and more. Plus, "Talk Nerdy To Me" shares analytical perspectives on what to expect moving forward (26:35).
The Charlotte 49ers have hired Virginia associate head coach Ron Sanchez as their new coach.
The Tar Heels' and Spartans' losses Sunday mean four of the Tournament Challenge's top-seven picks to win the tourney have been eliminated.
Sure, it could happen. A No. 16 could beat a No. 1. But would it ever really, actually, truly happen? Yes, it finally did. No. 16 UMBC beat No. 1 Virginia in the most improbable, do-you-believe-that-just-happened upset in NCAA tournament history.
Virginia had been the most popular pick to win it all (18.5 percent), leaving Villanova (16.3), Duke (9.8) and Michigan State (8.6) as crowd favorites.
A No. 1 seed finally lost to a No. 16, with UMBC blowing out top overall seed Virginia and redefining NCAA tournament Cinderellas.
Virginia coach Tony Bennett, whose Cavaliers became the first No. 1 seed to fall to a No. 16 in NCAA tournament history, said his team was simply outmatched.
What just happened? UMBC did everything right, particularly on offense, while the Cavaliers had their second-worst scoring night of the season.
UMBC's historic win over No. 1 Virginia was the second-largest upset by point-spread standards since the NCAA tournament field expanded in 1985.
None of our 17.3 million brackets remain perfect after No. 16 UMBC busted the final 24 brackets with its upset of No. 1 Virginia.
The point here isn't to suggest a major stumble for Virginia, but rather to ask, how much better can it get?
How the landscape of the South Region shifted over the last few hours:
Virginia's pre-game chance to win was 98.5%, per BPI.
How quickly Virginia's title hopes plummeted:
Senior guard Jairus Lyles scored 28 points, and the University of Maryland-Baltimore County pulled off the most shocking upset in NCAA Tournament history, defeating Virginia 75-54 on Friday night to become the first No. 16 seed ever to beat a No. 1 seed.
A lot of things to say after that Virginia stunner. After UMBC, Cincinnati should be the 2nd happiest team today. The Bearcats started the day as 5th most likely to win the National Championship and are now 2nd after Villanova per espn.com/bpi .
UMBC has done it, becoming the first 16-seed to upset a No. 1 in Virginia. The Retrievers closed as 20.5-point underdogs in Las Vegas sportbooks, making it the second-biggest upset by pointspread since 1985.
History was made, but it's even more shocking than that. The impossible happened. No. 16 seed UMBC beat top overall seed Virginia, and it wasn't even close: 74-54. Before tonight, No. 16 seeds were 0-135 against No. 1 seeds. Now, you can make that 1-135. The Retrievers, amazingly and incredibly, stand alone.
UMBC is up to 99.8% chance to win. Just like the Falcons in Super Bowl LI.
Virginia trails by double digits and is scoring just 0.85 points per possession. Extended over an entire game, that would be the Cavaliers' worst performance of the entire season on offense.
No. 1 Virginia is in serious jeopardy of being upset by UMBC, which closed as a 20.5-pt underdog. It would be the second-biggest upset by pointspread since 1985.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 17-1 | - | 31-3 |
| Duke | 13-5 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
| North Carolina | 11-7 | 6 | 26-11 |
| Miami | 11-7 | 6 | 22-10 |
| NC State | 11-7 | 6 | 21-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 10-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
| Florida State | 9-9 | 8 | 23-12 |
| Louisville | 9-9 | 8 | 22-14 |
| Syracuse | 8-10 | 9 | 23-14 |
| Notre Dame | 8-10 | 9 | 21-15 |
| Boston College | 7-11 | 10 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Tech | 6-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-18 | 17 | 8-24 |
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kihei Clark | PG | Signed | 75 |
| Kody Stattmann | SG | Signed | - |
| Final Fours | 2 |
| Tournament Record | 29-21 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 21 |
