NCAA Tournament

TUCSON, Ariz (Gophersports.com)  -- The No. 15/11 Minnesota softball team picked up a win in its NCAA Tournament opener against New Mexico State at Rita Hillenbrand Stadium in Tucson, Ariz. Friday. The Gophers erased an early deficit en route to a 10-2 victory in six innings.

Duke and Michigan State won NCAA regional finals on Sunday to join Kentucky and Wisconsin in a powerhouse-laden Final Four field.

NCAA TOURNAMENT-SCHEDULE Kentucky rolls Mountaineers, Notre Dame is next...No. 1 vs. No. 2 seeds in West final CLEVELAND (AP) — Top-seed Kentucky is making it look easy. The undefeated Wildcats raced out to an 18-2 lead in the first eight and a-half minutes on their way to a 78-39 rout of West Virginia in the Midwest Regional. That makes John Calipari's Wildcats 37-0 as they try to become the firs

Sixteen men’s college basketball teams remain hopeful of making the 2015 Final Four in Indianapolis. Regional semifinals are set for Thursday and Friday, with the winners playing in the regional finals on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Here’s a preview of the Sweet 16 matchups.

College basketball fans have spent most of the last week gorging themselves on a buffet of hoops action, as the NCAA tournament field went from 68 to 16. Here’s what we've learned.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL-NCAA TOURNAMENT Wolfpack stun No. 1 seed Villanova...Kentucky keeps rolling UNDATED (AP) — On the 30th anniversary season of their greatest triumph in the NCAA men's basketball tournament, the Villanova Wildcats have suffered one of the most frustrating losses in program history.

NCAA TOURNAMENT-SCHEDULE Dayton pulls off day's lone shocker UNDATED (AP) — The second round of the NCAA's men's basketball tournament is complete as Friday's schedule came and went with just one upset.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The University of Minnesota (23-9) women’s basketball team made its first trip to the NCAA Tournament in six seasons, but the No. 8-seed Gophers fell to ninth-seeded DePaul (26-7), 79-72, Friday night at Purcell Pavilion in the first round.

NCAA: Tournament Couple of No. 3 seeds gone early...11th-seed UCLA nips SMU UNDATED (AP) — For the first time in 20 years a pair of 14th seeds has moved into the Round of 32 in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Minnesota uses injured guard Banham for NCAA inspiration  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Minnesota has been using injured guard Rachel Banham since she went down with a knee injury in December and plan to continue it against DePaul in the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA TOURNAMENT Kentucky leads the way INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Wildcats, a Badger and a Blue Devil. The NCAA has announced its 68-team field for the men's basketball tournament, and there were no major surprises when the top seeds were revealed.

NCAA TOURNAMENT Kentucky leads the way INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The work of the NCAA Division 1 tournament selection committee is over and the field is set for the tournament.