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There is no stage like the grassroots showcase. This platform has been one of the biggest travel basketball tournaments in the nation the past couple of years. Hoopseen will partner with ohio basketball to host around 600 teams from across the country for an unmatched experience.

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Kentucky in the 2024 NCAA Tournament: Everything to know

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Welp, That was a pretty brutal ending.

Media agrees that it’s time for Kentucky to move on from John Calipari

After failing miserably in the NCAA Tournament for four straight seasons, many media members believe it is time to move on.

Tre Mitchell and Antonio Reeves reflect on their time at Kentucky

The BBN says farewell the seniors.

Friday Headlines: John Calipari doesn’t sound ready to change after losing to Oakland

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Here’s what John Calipari’s buyout looks like (not great)

Calipari’s lifetime contract is bigger than ever after another NCAA Tournament loss.

Should Kentucky’s loss to Oakland be the end of the John Calipari era?

Cal and his Cats haven’t been to the second weekend of the Big Dance since 2019.

Box score, MVP, and Twitter reactions to Kentucky’s latest NCAA Tournament embarrassment

Is this the end of the John Calipari era?

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The Cats fall in the first weekend, again.

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The Cats have the fourth-best current odds to win the South Region.

Ugonna Onyenso responds to Oakland Golden Grizzlies “talking crap”

Getting spicy!

Rob Dillingham wants Kentucky to go on a Kemba Walker-type run

"They were losing at the end of their season, then came into the tournament and won all of the games. I feel like that’s similar to what we can do."

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The start of hopefully a deep tournament run for the Kentucky Wildcats.

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2024 dii men’s basketball championship: bracket, schedule, updates.

The 2024 NCAA Division II men's basketball championship begins on Saturday, March 16 and continues through the national championship on March 30 in Evansville, Indiana at the Ford Center. The championship field was revealed on the evening of Sunday, March 10:  See the 2024 DII men's basketball selections release here. 

Nova Southeastern made program history winning the 2023 national championship for the first time — defeating West Liberty, 111-101, in the title game.

2024 NCAA DII men's basketball championship bracket

The DII men's basketball tournament continues through the championship game on Saturday, March 30:

Click or tap here for the printable bracket ➡️

2024 NCAA DII men's basketball championship schedule

*All times in Eastern

National Championship: Saturday, March 30

• (1) Minnesota State   vs. (2) Nova Southeastern, 3 p.m. ET | CBS

March 15 | Regional quarterfinals

• (1) Gannon 97, (8) Lincoln (PA) 63  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (2) California (PA) 96, (7) West Virginia State 80  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (4) West Liberty 100, (5) Millersville 78  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (3) Charleston (WV) 93,  vs. (6) Concord 55  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• ( 6) Chico State 78, (3) Mont. St. Billings 64  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (2) CSUSB 52,  (7) Alaska Anchorage 49  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (8) Azusa Pacific 60, (1) Cal State LA 59  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (5) Central Washington 110, (4) Cal St. Dom. Hills 90  | WATCH FULL REPLAY

March 16 | Regional semifinals

• (1) Gannon 103,  (4) West Liberty 88  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (3) Charleston (WV) 68, (2) California (PA) 67  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (2) CSUSB 75,  (6) Chico State 73  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (8) Azusa Pacific 82, (5) Central Washington 74  | WATCH FULL REPLAY

March 16 | Regional quarterfinals

• (3) Minnesota Duluth 59,  (6) Fort Hays State 58  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (2) Northwest Missouri State 73, (7) Southwest Minn. State 43  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (1) Minnesota State 75,  (8) Arkansas Tech 68  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• ( 4) MSU Moorhead 73 , (5) Pittsburgh State 55  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (3) Southern New Hampshire 75 , (6) Bloomfield 70  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (7) Post 80, (2) St. Thomas Aquinas 72  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (1) Saint Michael's 68,  (8) Southern Connecticut State 62  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (4) Daemen 74,  (5) Jefferson 66  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (6) Lake Superior State 74,   (3) Walsh 72  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (7) Upper Iowa 82, (2) Kentucky Wesleyan 72  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (1) Uindy 71,  (8) William Jewell 65  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (5) Ferris State 81,  (4) Northern Michigan 65  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (3) Florida Southern 80,  (6) Clark Atlanta 72  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (2) West Georgia 75,  (7) Lee 61  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (1) Nova Southeastern 115,  (8) Benedict 95  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (5) Embry-Riddle (FL) 104,  (4) Alabama Huntsville 78   | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (6) Lander 85 , (3) Lincoln Memorial 76  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (7) Emmanuel (GA) 70 , (2) USC Aiken 69   | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (1) North Georgia 89,  (8) Wingate 80  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (5) UNC Pembroke 98, (4) Catawba 94  OT  | WATCH FULL REPLAY

South Central

• (3) Colorado Mesa 95,   (6) Eastern New Mexico 77  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (2) Fort Lewis 86,  (7) Lubbock Christian. 72  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (1) West Texas A&M 81,  (8) Angelo State 66  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (4) DBU 86, (5) Colorado School of Mines 73  | WATCH FULL REPLAY

March 17 | Regional semifinals

• (3) Northwest Missouri State 71,  (2) Minnesota Duluth 62  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (1) Minnesota State 78,  (4) MSU Morehead 55  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (3) Southern New Hampshire 69,  (7) Post 64  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (1) St. Michael's 86,  (4) Daemen 62  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (6) Lake Superior State 88,  (7) Upper Iowa 80  | WATCH FULL REPLAY  
• (5) Ferris State 94,  (1) UIndy 87 OT  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (3) Florida Southern 93,  (2) West Georgia 87 OT  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (1) Nova Southeastern 81, (5) Embry-Riddle 73  | WATCH FULL REPLAY  
• (6) Lander 86,  (7) Emmanuel (GA) 78 OT  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (1) UNG 86,  (4) Catawba 70  | WATCH FULL REPLAY  
• (3) Colorado Mesa 85, (2) Fort Lewis 80  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (1) West Texas A&M 60,  (4) DBU 54  | WATCH FULL REPLAY  

March 18 | Regional finals

• (2) CSUSB 74, (8) Azusa Pacific 67   | WATCH FULL REPLAY

March 19 | Regional finals

• (3) Southern N. H. 73,   (1) Saint Michael's 61
• (1) Nova Southeastern 98,  (3) Florida Southern 66  
• (1) North Georgia 70,   Lander 67
• (5) Ferris St. 86, (6) Lake Superior 81
• (1) Minnesota St. 43, Northwest Missouri St. 42
• (1) Gannon 67,  (3) Charleston (WV) 65
• (1) West Texas A&M 88, (3) Colorado. Mesa 76

March 26 | Quarterfinals 

• (6) CSUSB 99, (3) Gannon 65 | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (2) Nova Southeastern 68, (7) Southern N.H. 60 | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (1) Minnesota St. 98, (8) Ferris St 70  | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (4) West Tex. A&M 90 ,  (5) North Georgia 76  | WATCH FULL REPLAY

March 28 |Semifinals

• (2) Nova Southeastern 91,  (6) CSUSB 77   | WATCH FULL REPLAY
• (1) Minnesota St. 79,   (4) West Tex. A&M 72    | WATCH FULL REPLAY

How to watch

NCAA Championships Pass will stream 120 DII men’s and women’s basketball tournament games (all games from first round through quarterfinals) live on NCAA.com. Games will be available on NCAA.com , school sites that stream through Hudl and opt to co-distribute the live streams, and the NCAA Championships Pass app available for Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Google TV.

Prices for viewing (first round through quarterfinals)

• $9.95 per game
• $29.95 per championship
• $49.95 for all games

Semifinals and finals viewing

• Semifinals: Thursday, March 28 on CBS Sports Network (2p ET, 4:30p)
• Championship: Saturday, March 30 on CBS (3p ET)

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DII NCAA men's basketball championship history

The Division II men's basketball championship consists of a 64-team field with eight qualifiers from each region competing at a single regional site. Twenty-three teams earn automatic qualifications and the remaining 41 receive at-large bids to the tournament. Once the eight regionals conclude, respective teams will advance to the Men's Elite Eight at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.

The DII men's basketball national championship dates back to 1957, skipping 2020 due to COVID-19, with the first-ever championship trophy going to Wheaton (Ill.). Kentucky Wesleyan is the winningest team, with eight national championships. Evansville follows with five titles.

Below is a list of all DII men's basketball champs since 1957:

**Student-athletes declared ineligible

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NCAA Tournament winners and losers: Kentucky's upset loss highlights awful day for SEC

Editor's note: Follow all of Friday's men's March Madness scores, highlights, upsets and updates with USA TODAY Sports' live coverage.

Just five days ago, the SEC was touting itself for getting eight teams into the NCAA Tournament, tied for the most with the Big 12.

Nothing to gloat about now. The opening day of the first round was disastrous for the conference, with three teams upset before half of the first-round games were completed.

It started with No. 9 seed Michigan State dominating No. 8 seed Mississippi State and No. 11 seed Oregon thrashing No. 6 South Carolina for a double-digit win. But it reached a new low when No. 3 seed Kentucky, the best 3-point shooting team in the country, got beat by its own game with No. 14 seed Oakland pulling off the biggest upset of the day .

Guess those automatic qualifiers SEC commissioner Greg Sankey wants to get rid of are worth keeping.

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Now just 12 games into the first round, the SEC has five teams left. There is still a chance for a team from the conference to make a Final Four run, including Tennessee, Auburn and Alabama. But the losses mean more.

The SEC didn't have the best day, but there were plenty of other squads who did and can look forward to playing into the weekend. Here are the winners and losers from the first day of the NCAA men's tournament first round.

The No. 14 seed Oakland Golden Grizzlies used a memorable 3-point shooting performance by Jack Gohlke to stun No. 3 seed Kentucky, 80-76, in the biggest upset of the tournament so far.

Oakland got off to a bad start after it missed its first seven shots of the day. But it shook it off with an outstanding 3-point performance, hitting 15 of 31 shots from beyond the arc − including 10 by Gohlke − to defeat the best 3-point shooting squad in the country.

Gohlke became the fifth player in NCAA Tournament history to make 10 3-pointers in a single game, falling one short of Jeff Fryer's record 11 in 1990.

No. 11 seeds

This is the tournament to be a No. 11 seed.

The 11-seeds went 3-0 Thursday. The party got started when the Duquesne Dukes pulled off the first upset of March Madness against BYU, an impressive performance in which they barely trailed. Then Oregon dominated South Carolina behind a 40-point game from South Carolina transfer Jermaine Couisnard. Then, to cap off the night, NC State continued its momentum from the ACC tournament with a strong second half to take down Texas Tech.

No. 11 seeds have been fairly successful against No. 6 seeds in recent years, with at least one upset occurring since 2004. But this is the second time since 2022 that three of them were able to advance to the second round.

No pressure, New Mexico — the Lobos have a chance Friday to make it a perfect 4-0 record for No. 11 seeds for the first time since 1989.

Michigan State

Many questioned if Michigan State was a tournament team, but in typical Tom Izzo fashion, his team put all doubt to rest with a convincing 69-51 win over Mississippi State in the first game of the first round.

The Bulldogs had no answer in Michigan State’s wire-to-wire win. Mississippi State had one of the best 3-point shooting defenses, but Michigan State exposed the defense early with four of its first seven 3-point attempts going in to take a 20-8 lead. Mississippi State wasn’t able to get within four points after that. In the second half, the Spartans shut down freshman sensation Josh Hubbard, who had just two points in the final 20 minutes. 

The win marked the sixth consecutive time and 14th instance in the past 17 tournaments Izzo’s team has won in the first round, and Thursday was a reminder that Izzo has consistently been able to erase any doubt surrounding his team.

Top seeds Creighton, Arizona and Illinois fend off upsets

For a moment in the first half, Creighton, Arizona and Illinois looked like they’d be on major upset alert. The No. 3 seed Bluejays were going back-and-forth with No. 14 seed Akron, No. 15 seed Long Beach State had a major run to take a lead in the first half on the No. 2 seed Wildcats and No. 14 Morehead State got off to a fast start against No. 3 Illinois.

But whatever was said in the Creighton, Arizona and Illinois locker rooms at halftime seemed to erase any doubt, as the three teams comfortably won with strong second-half performances resulting in double-digit victories.

After leading just by five at halftime, Creighton made nine of its first 13 shots in the second half while it prevented Akron from keeping up its 3-point shooting. At one point, the Zips missed 13-straight 3-point attempts in what turned into a 77-60 win for Creighton. In Salt Lake City, Arizona continued a late first-half run out of halftime that ended up being a 21-2 run to put the game out of reach early in the second half. One of the best scoring teams in the country, the Wildcats coasted for the last 16 minutes of the game to beat Long Beach State 85-65. Illinois got a strong second-half performance from big man Dain Dainja to convincingly win 85-69.

There was a chance, but these top seed teams flexed their muscles and erased any chance of falling victim to major underdogs.

At Dayton, the Flyers live by the three, die by the three, and they'll live another round after pulling off a second-half comeback to beat Nevada 63-60.

With less than eight minutes left, Dayton was down by 17 points and the Wolfpack looked to be moving on. But the Flyers, who are one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the country, began to knock down shots, including three consecutive 3-pointers to ignite a 20-2 run for a one-point lead with two minutes left. Nate Santos hit another go-ahead shot with 15 seconds left and two free throws seconds later, and Nevada was unable to get another basket.

There were doubts about Dayton being a tournament team after its dud in the Atlantic 10 tournament, but the Flyers showed toughness in their win. Guard DaRon Holmes II, who had a game-high 18 points, summed it up perfectly.

“That’s called resiliency,” he said.

It's another NCAA Tournament appearance for Gonzaga, but what's even more impressive is that it's another spot with a win.

Gonzaga was a popular pick to be upset in the first round against No. 12 seed McNeese State, but the Bulldogs didn't let the 30-win Cowboys have a chance to do much, thumping Will Wade's team 86-65. Gonzaga didn't let what was a solid offense get going, holding McNeese State to 33.3% shooting and 5-for-22 from 3-point land, while the Bulldogs had a 51.7% shooting percentage.

With the win, Gonzaga has now won a game in 15 straight NCAA Tournaments, another impressive streak for Mark Few. It's also the Bulldogs' 25th straight appearance in March Madness. These aren't the star-powered Bulldogs we are used to seeing, but they're the same successful ones.

No. 6 seeds

While No. 11 seeds are celebrating Thursday, No. 6 seeds are packing their bags.

It was a disappointing day for BYU, South Carolina and Texas Tech, especially for the Gamecocks and Red Raiders who were both convincingly beaten. It's starting to become a bad spot to be selected in the NCAA Tournament, as after Thursday, No. 6 seeds are 17-22 against the double-digit seed since 2014. Now, Clemson is the only hope the No. 6 seeds have left.

When Nevada was up 56-39 against Dayton with less than eight minutes left, it appeared the Wolfpack would be advancing to a date with Arizona in the second round.

Instead, Nevada would score only four more points the rest of the way in an epic collapse, falling to the Flyers. 

The final stretch of basketball was painful for the Wolf Pack. They made two of their final nine shots and had four turnovers, including one by Nick Davidson when Nevada was down by one with 17 seconds left. Wolf Pack coach Steve Alford was unable to adjust to Dayton starting to hit shots from 3-point land, and the plays he drew up at the end of the game were ineffective. Nevada had a great season in a tough Mountain West, but it's another one-and-done exit in the tournament under Alford, who is still searching for his first March Madness win at the school.

An impressive first season in the Big 12 went to waste with BYU’s first-round exit. 

The sloppy start to the game with eight straight missed shots was a troubling sign for the Cougars, as they constantly let the Dukes go on scoring runs. BYU eventually showed how it had been solid all season, led by Jaxson Robinson coming off the bench and making big buckets, as it was a tied game in the final two minutes. But BYU failed to stop Duquesne from getting to the free-throw line, and its clutch shooting went away. The Cougars were able to make it interesting in the final seconds, but there was no chance of sending it to overtime or even winning.

BYU was a surprise this season, expected to struggle in the loaded Big 12. Instead, the Cougars had a top six finish, ranked 12th in the NET ranking with six Quad 1 wins and had a realistic shot of making a tournament run. Instead, BYU lost its fourth tournament game in a row and a second consecutive as a No. 6 seed, continuing a frustrating trend for the Cougars.

It was expected Samford would lose to Kansas, but it's how it lost that makes it especially painful for the upset-minded Bulldogs.

Kansas controlled the game for a majority of the first 25 minutes and held a 22-point lead in the second half. But the high-tempo Samford team came alive and stormed back to cut the deficit to one point with 20 seconds left. Then a controversial foul call gave the Jayhawks free throws that helped them hold on to the lead.

There's no way to know if Samford would have hit a game-winning bucket to take down Kansas, but making the wrong call in that moment is a bad look for the referees regardless. The Bulldogs could be celebrating their first win in NCAA Tournament history. Instead, all they can do is wonder "what if?" That's the worst feeling in sports.

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Where Kentucky basketball’s March Madness resume stands for 2024 NCAA Tournament

I t was yet another brief appearance for  Kentucky basketball  at the  SEC Tournament . Now the  Wildcats , who  exited the conference tournament in Friday's quarterfinals , set their sights on the biggest event of all: the  NCAA Tournament .

John Calipari 's team will learn its first-round destination and matchup during Sunday's selection show.

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What seed will Kentucky earn?

Bracketmatrix.com  gathers bracket projections from all over the internet. The site's latest projections include more than 100 brackets, with the Wildcats' average seed 3.42, as of Saturday night. Kentucky's best projection is a 3-seed, while its lowest is a 5-seed.

Here are some of the possible scenarios for Kentucky at the outset of Selection Sunday, with potential seeds and matchups:

Who Kentucky basketball might face if it earns a 3-seed

If UK snags a 3-seed, here are some potential 14th-seeded foes (all projections based on a team's Bracketmatrix.com average seed):

• Morehead State

Who UK basketball might face if it earns a 4-seed

If the Wildcats end up as a 4-seed, here are some possible 13th-seeded opponents:

• College of Charleston

Who Kentucky might face if it earns a 5-seed

Unlikely as it seems that UK will fall to the 5-seed line, here are some possible opponents if it has to face a 12-seed:

• James Madison
• Grand Canyon
• South Florida
• McNeese State

Possible destinations for Kentucky basketball in NCAA Tournament

There are eight cities serving as host sites for the first and second rounds of this year's tournament:

• Brooklyn, New York
• Charlotte, North Carolina
• Indianapolis
• Memphis, Tennessee
• Omaha, Nebraska
• Salt Lake City
• Spokane, Washington

Two national outlets, CBS Sports and ESPN, predict the Wildcats will end up on opposite ends of the country: CBS Sports  believes Kentucky will travel to Pittsburgh, while  ESPN projects UK heading to Spokane.

How to watch the NCAA Tournament selection show

The selection show begins at 6 p.m. and will be broadcast on CBS.

Those without cable can access CBS via streaming services, with  Fubo  offering a free trial.

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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Where Kentucky basketball’s March Madness resume stands for 2024 NCAA Tournament