NCAA Tourney Notebook

Butler and Virginia Commonwealth defied the odds with Hoosiers-like runs to the Final Four last season, leaving a trail of ripped up NCAA tournament brackets across the country.

Eustachy resurrects Southern Miss

PITTSBURGH - Larry Eustachy's players call the Southern Miss coach's brutal honesty his most endearing quality.

Start the Madness: BYU pulls off biggest comeback in NCAA tournament history

BYU 78, IONA 72

DAYTON, Ohio - BYU pulled off the biggest comeback in NCAA tournament history on a wild opening night.

NCAA TOURNEY NOTEBOOK

Butler and Virginia Commonwealth defied the odds with Hoosiers-like runs to the Final Four last season, leaving a trail of ripped up NCAA tournament brackets across the country.

An NCAA tournament, from Jackrabbits to Jayhawks

This is one NCAA test not to take seriously. Those who do will miss all the fun.

Kansas State keeps crossing paths with its former coach

MANHATTAN (AP) - Frank Martin enjoys just about every chance he gets to catch up with Bob Huggins.

THE ROAD TO THE BAYOU

LAWRENCE - Kansas coach Bill Self would've had trouble stacking his team's schedule any tougher.

Picking perfect bracket encompasses tough numbers game

Want to be sure you have the perfect March Madness bracket this year? Not possible.

Sunflower State well-represented in NCAA tourney

LAWRENCE (AP) - The last time Kansas, Kansas State and Wichita State reached the NCAA tournament in the same season, things turned out pretty well for fans from the Sunflower State.

Kentucky, Syracuse, UNC & Mich. State earn top seeds

Were they minor hiccups or something much bigger? Kentucky, Syracuse and North Carolina will sort that out over the next three weeks.

Wichita State gets No. 5 seed in NCAA tournament

WICHITA - Wichita State senior Garrett Stutz remembers watching VCU play its way from the opening round to the final weekend in last year's NCAA tournament.

KU gets favorable draw as No. 2 seed in Midwest

LAWRENCE - Kansas will be able to enjoy some home cooking on its path through the NCAA tournament.

Kansas State gets No. 8 seed in NCAA East Region

MANHATTAN - Kansas State coach Frank Martin had been doing his research ever since the Wildcats were eliminated by Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament.

UConn championship parade set for Hartford

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A parade to honor the national champion Connecticut men's basketball team has been scheduled for Sunday, April 17.

Huskies return to Storrs, Conn., with third title in tow

STORRS, Conn. (AP) - Jim Calhoun and the Connecticut basketball team left 80-degree weather and returned to a cold rain, and it never felt so good.

HUSKIES PERSEVERE

No conference wanted them. Several teammates and their coach left them. The NCAA kept them out for a year.

Role players key in UConn’s 63-53 win over Florida

ARLINGTON, Texas - Connecticut will not ride a one-man gang into the national championship game this time.

FINAL FOUR

The invitation to this year's Final Four seemed to have specific rules: No upstarts or Cinderellas. Big boys only.