2026 ESPN Tournament Challenge + March Madness Discussion Thread

[Doom]

Welp, there goes my pick to face Duke in the championship, Gonzaga.

 

[Doom]

5 seed St. John's beats 4 seed Kansas at the buzzer, 67-65, to advance to the Sweet Sixteen!

 

[Tyronesaurus24]

I wanted Peterson vs. Cam Boozer next round, but helluva game and finish by St. John's!

EDIT: Down goes Florida to Iowa!! Wow

 

[Doom]

9 seed Iowa stuns the defending champions and 1 seed Florida, 73-72, to advance to the Sweet Sixteen!

 

[Doom]

9 seed Iowa defeats 4 seed Nebraska 77-71 to advance to the Elite 8!

2 seed Purdue survives 11 seed Texas 79-77, to advance to the Elite 8!

 

[Doom]

Alabama falls to Michigan in the Sweet Sixteen, 90-77.

Welp, there goes another elimination from the tournament, this time by Michigan. It's a bummer because they handled Texas Tech easily, but couldn't find an answer against a very good Michigan team. Better luck next time Tide.

Meanwhile, Arizona's reached the Final Four for the first time since 2001 and Illinois reached the Final Four for the first time since 2005. Congrats to the both teams making it this far in the tournament. There's two huge matchups, to cap off the Elite 8: 6 seed Tennessee vs. 1 seed Michigan, and the biggest matchup in the Elite 8: 2 seed UConn vs. 1 seed Duke. Should be worth watching.

 

[Tyronesaurus24]

There goes my bracket. Duke out on a miracle shot from UConn. What a game

 

[Doom]

There goes my bracket. Duke out on a miracle shot from UConn. What a game

That was indeed an exciting final 5 minutes of the game. Give UConn credit for fighting back.

 

[Blazehausen]

Pretty sure I cant win this thing still. But happy my championship pick is still in it. Picked UConn to win it all.

 

[Doom]

Also, Michigan put up an ass-whooping against Tennessee, beating them by 33 points, 95-62, to advance to the Final Four.

 

[Tyronesaurus24]

My South Carolina girls about to knock out UConn! Sweet redemption after last year's title game blowout.

 

[Doom]

2 seed UConn advance to the National Championship Game with a 71-62 victory.

Meanwhile, both 1 seeds, Michigan's leading Arizona 48-32 at halftime.

 

[Cereal Killer]

2 seed UConn advance to the National Championship Game with a 71-62 victory.

Meanwhile, both 1 seeds, Michigan's leading Arizona 48-32 at halftime.

3rd time in 4 years for UConn

 

[Doom]

3rd time in 4 years for UConn

Good for them.

Nobody can deny how good UConn is. Dan Hurley's got the team dead focused on the prize.

 

[Blazehausen]

Top 3 in the bracket challenge is already determined. Im going to finish second. Thank you UConn