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Are we ready to dance? Kansas is the defending men's champ, and South Carolina is the defending women's champion. [more inside]
posted by joycehealy on Mar 13, 2023 - 84 comments

It's time to put on your dancing shoes! Schedules and such are pretty much back to pre-Rona organization. Baylor is the 2021 defending men's champion, and Arizona is the defending women's champion. [more inside]
posted by joycehealy on Mar 15, 2022 - 31 comments

The schedules are a little unusual this year, with all the games in central locations and being played later in the week. Schedule is subject to change if needed. Teams need 5 healthy players to be able to play in the tournament. (They don't even need coaches.) In case you've forgotten, Virginia (men) and Baylor (women) are your defending national champions. [more inside]
posted by cortex on Mar 18, 2021 - 25 comments

It begins! Come in here to root on your fave college basketball team, even if you're wrongheaded in your life choices.
posted by LobsterMitten on Mar 21, 2019 - 45 comments

Discuss the NCAA Tournament here! If you want to get in on the action, a brackets post is up on MetaTalk.
posted by restless_nomad on Mar 14, 2018 - 63 comments

The US college basketball tournament is on! Men's and women's, let's try having both in here. There's also a MeTa for brackets if you're into that.
posted by LobsterMitten on Mar 16, 2017 - 81 comments

From the Celebration Bowl to the National Championship, discuss NCAA football bowls & playoffs here!
posted by Eyebrows McGee on Dec 18, 2016 - 6 comments

A slow week on the college football landscape, with only two matchups between top 25 teams (both in the Pac-12). [more inside]
posted by Etrigan on Sep 26, 2015 - 2 comments

ISIS gains an ally in Boko Haram. Ireland accidentally legalizes a number of psychoactive drugs for a day. Brazil prepares to investigate politicians taking bribes from oil companies. And Now: Newscasters Who Don't Know About You. Main story: NCAA is a billion dollar industry, but with many problems with how it treats its players (YouTube 21m). Last Week Tonight introduces the hashtag #soybeanwind and ends with an ad for their more realistic NCAA simulator video game.
posted by JHarris on Mar 16, 2015 - 6 comments