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Iowa State rises to No. 6 in Men’s AP Top 25 as NCAA Tournament is set to begin
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Duke is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 of the regular season. The Blue Devils received 50 first-place votes from a 57-person media panel in The Associated Press men’s basketball poll released Monday, a day after they were named… Continue reading
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Iowa remains No. 7 in final AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll before NCAA Tournament
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina were the top four teams in the final regular-season Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 released Monday, matching the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament that begins this week. The No. 1 Huskies were the overall top seed in the NCAA bracket announced Sunday… Continue reading
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March Madness wagering set to tip off with the games just 2 months after federal gambling charges

ERIC OLSON | Associated Press The NCAA basketball tournaments open this week and billions of dollars will run through a gambling market that has evolved from office bracket contests and illegal bookmaking operations into a booming industry where it’s legal in most states to wager on outcomes or a seemingly endless menu of statistics-based predictions within the… Continue reading
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Iowa’s rebranding is complete. Two years after Caitlin Clark, Hawkeyes pounding post with Ava Heiden

Iowa center Ava Heiden (5) drives on Michigan forward Kendall Dudley (22) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament, Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)JOHN BOHNENKAMP | Associated PressIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Hawkeyes were primarily a guard-oriented… Continue reading
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Otzelberger believes Cyclones got their groove back just in time for March Madness

Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger is seen on the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona State in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Reidel) ERIC OLSON | Associated Press All five of T.J. Otzelberger’s… Continue reading

