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No. 5 seed Vanderbilt and No. 12 seed McNeese State play Thursday, March 19, in a March Madness NCAA Tournament first-round game.The South Region game is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. MST and can be seen on truTV (stream with Sling TV).Who will win the March Madness game and advance to the second round in the NCAA Tournament bracket?Check out these March Madness picks and March Madness predictions for the men’s college basketball NCAA Tournament matchup.Vanderbilt is an 11.5-point favorite over McNeese State in the game in March Madness odds provided by BetMGM Sportsbook. The Commodores are -650 on the moneyline.…

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Vanderbilt women’s basketball has had its game time announced for its opening-round game against High Point in the NCAA Tournament.The No. 2 seed Commodores (27-4) will face the No. 15 seed Panthers (27-5) at Memorial Gymnasium on March 21 (6 p.m. CT, ESPNews) to open up its March Madness.Other teams in Nashville are No. 7 seed Illinois and No. 10 seed Colorado. Those two teams will play after the conclusion of Vanderbilt’s game, which will be at 6 p.m. CT on ESPNews.Vanderbilt is in the same region as UConn as Mikayla Blakes and Sarah Strong are the top contenders for…

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The 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament field will be announced at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. Central on March 15.South Carolina and Texas could each be 1-seeds out of the SEC, while Vanderbilt will likely be a 2-seed as a first-weekend host.Print and fill out your NCAA Women’s Tournament bracket with the link below.2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament printable bracket (PDF)The NCAA Women’s Tournament bracket reveal and selection show begins at 8 p.m. ET Sunday, televised by ESPN.source

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For N.C. State, UCLA, USC and Vanderbilt standouts, Lego sets, beauty products and game shoes are must-havesLego sets. A TheraFace mask. An Osmo camera for vlogging. And UGGs.For some of the athletes headed to the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament, those are just a few of the essentials also making the trip.March Madness means long travel days, unfamiliar hotel rooms and weeks spent living out of a suitcase, so players pack more than just jerseys and sneakers. Many bring mementos from home, self-care routines and entertainment options to keep them relaxed and locked-in between games.Here’s what top players from…

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The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament field is officially set, with First Four games beginning Wednesday, March 18 and Round of 64 games beginning two days later. Games throughout the entire tournament will be broadcast on ESPN or ESPN affiliates, such as the national championship on ABC.Part of the fun that comes with March Madness is filling out brackets either on paper or digitally, predicting the result of each game. Our South Bend Tribune Notre Dame women’s basketball beat reporter did just that.There aren’t many monumental upsets, but three of the four No. 2 seeds got bounced in the Sweet Sixteen,…

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The No. 6-ranked Vanderbilt women’s basketball team earned an at-large bid into the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Sunday, securing a No. 2 seed in the Fort Worth Region 1. The Commodores will host first- and second-round games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, beginning Saturday against No. 15-seeded High Point.Vanderbilt faces No. 15-seeded High Point on Saturday at Memorial Gym with tipoff set for 6 p.m. CT on ESPNEWS. Memorial Gym also hosts No. 7-seed Illinois vs. No. 10-seed Colorado on Saturday, with winners advancing to the second round on Monday. This is the first time since 2011-12 that Memorial Gym…

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Switch between CA and NY editions here.Mikayla Blakes took in the scene of the 2022 men’s Final Four inside the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. She was there for her older brother, Jaylen, then a freshman at Duke.Blakes had been along for his team’s journey to college basketball’s biggest stage. She witnessed the adversity, the struggles and the thrill of triumph. And the way the stadium buzzed with excitement and nerves on that April day lit a fire within the younger Blakes.“That moment was just insane for me,” Blakes told The Post. “Just seeing that, it just kind of amped…

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Tennessee kicked off spring football practices Monday at Anderson Training Center. The Vols will conclude spring practices April 11 with their annual Orange & White Game at Neyland Stadium.Admission for Tennessee’s Orange & White Game will be free. Additional game day information, including a start time, will be announced at a later date.”I think 46 new players here on our roster heading into this season,” sixth-year Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said after Monday’s practice. “It’s been a really good winter, and today was the start of what we’re doing on the field during the course of spring ball.Tennessee will kick…

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Vanderbilt men’s basketball is heading to Oklahoma City as the No. 5 seed in the South region of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. The Commodores, who finished the regular season 26-8, will open their March Madness run on Thursday at the Paycom Center against 12th-seeded McNeese State, with tipoff set for 2:15 p.m. CT on TruTV.Vanderbilt will face McNeese State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. The game tips off at 2:15 p.m. CT, and fans can catch the action on TruTV. The Commodores enter the South region bracket as…

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In this story:NASHVILLE—Mark Byington stepped up to the podium in the media room at Vanderbilt’s FirstBank Stadium, cracked a joke about the setting that he was inhabiting and opened his on the record comments with a statement regarding his team’s excitement to play in the NCAA Tournament. Byington didn’t address the elephant in the room until he was prompted to, and he appeared to be intentional about doing so. The Vanderbilt head coach later said that he didn't feel as if his group was entirely credited for its SEC Tournament run, but as he played it politically correct stood in front…

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