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NCAA men's basketball winners and losers: UNC's Hubert Davis has to be on hot seat

The first full day of the NCAA basketball tournament is typically regarded as one of the best sports days of the year. So let's take a look at some of the winners and losers.

No. 11 VCU stuns No. 6 North Carolina with clutch shots, huge comeback

AJ Dybantsa's massive game can't save No. 6 BYU from upset loss

No. 12 seed High Point delivers first upset with win over No. 5 seed Wisconsin

No. 4 Arkansas bucks trend, wastes no time taking care of business vs. No. 13 Hawaii

No. 5 seed Vanderbilt carries SEC tournament momentum to first March Madness win in 14 years

Three teams on upset alert in first round of women's NCAA Tournament

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No. 11 VCU stuns No. 6 North Carolina with clutch shots, huge comeback

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Jon Scheyer has surprising stance after Duke's showing vs. Siena in NCAA Tournament

The Duke Blue Devils could have found themselves on the wrong side of a bracket-buster in Round 1 of the 2026 NCAA Tournament.

No. 1 Duke gets wakeup call against No. 16 Siena in first round

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Jamie Dixon continues to prove his worth at TCU with win over Ohio State

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AJ Dybantsa's massive game can't save No. 6 BYU from upset loss

Only one freshman in history scored more points in their first NCAA Tournament game than AJ Dybantsa did Thursday. It wasn't enough to keep No. 6 BYU from losing.

Jon Scheyer has surprising stance after Duke's showing vs. Siena in NCAA Tournament

No. 11 Texas proves too tall an order for vanquished No. 6 BYU

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Nebraska makes program history in first round of 2026 men's NCAA Tournament

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No. 1 Duke gets wakeup call against No. 16 Siena

For most of their opening game against the Siena Saints, the Duke Blue Devils looked nothing like the NCAA Tournament's No. 1 overall seed.

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Jamie Dixon continues to prove his worth at TCU with NCAA Tournament win over Ohio State

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