[NCAAB] KF.com NCAA Men's Bracket 2026

[Capt. Factorial]

Switching gears, where would getting eliminated by High Point University land on the list of bad John Calipari losses?

It would only be the third-worst in the last five years!

 

[Capt. Factorial]

This tiny Martin kid on High Point is unthinkably fast

 

[Krunker]

High Point actually seems good so I guess nothing to be too embarrassed about (e.g. Wisconsin)

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

I'm completely confused about why Trevon Brazile basically doesn't show up on the mocks. Dude has great size, great athleticism, and he puts up the numbers you want to see - scores enough, can hit a three (35% on good volume, can work with that), rebounds, is a great defender who gets like 3.5 stocks. Allegedly a 7'4" wingspan. Sure, he's 23, but that's par for the course for the second round. The Athletic? Nothing. Tankathon? Nothing. ESPN? #60. Only the dubious NBADraft.net has him anywhere (#38). Why is everybody sleeping on him?

Age has become more and more over hyped, to the point that some get it in their head that a player in the 23-26 area has little "upside"

 

[jiimbob]

lol Tanner almost hit that

If I hadn’t grow up breathing Nebraska Cornhusker football, born in Nebraska my dad recruited for them, then I would have been happy enough to see Vanderbilt win that.
Seeing the Huskers have never made it this far in the tournament, I’m stoked. But yes Tanner is special.

 

[Tetsujin]

Rick Pitino still one hell of a college coach.

 

[Tetsujin]

All I know is that Bennett Stirtz is currently shooting like a Sacramento King (missing everything)

 

[Tetsujin]

Stirtz tonight:

 

[Tetsujin]

To Stirtz’s credit, that was a nice pass

 

[Tetsujin]

Pandemonium on the streets of Iowa City!

 

[iowamcnabb]

Down they go!!!!!!! My vein in my forehead is about to explode. First sweet 16 since ‘99!

 

[PurpleHaze]

Iowa knocks off defending national champ Florida and Iowa State also advances to sweet sixteen on same day. Must be nice to be Hawkeye or Cyclone fan tonight.

 

[iowamcnabb]

I’m taking credit for the victory because we took an unplanned trip down to Iowa City today.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I am not sure the West has another team that plays as nasty defense as Utah State does but they sure made 12 of those final 15 minutes unenjoyable for me. Hats off to them.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Not for nothing Houston probably deserved that 4th #1 seed but that would have not helped the narrative that Duke is #1 overall or that narrative that the B1G and SEC are better basketball conferences than the Big 12.

 

[iowamcnabb]

on the game winning 3 for Iowa Stirtz and Folgueiras had this to say “this dude came up to me and said I’ll be ready and I’m going to make it”. “Yeh I said that”

 

[jiimbob]

Iowa vs my team Nebraska in the sweet sixteen. Never thought I’d see the day.

 

[Tetsujin]

Bruce Pearl stop going to the tanning booth challenge

 

[Tetsujin]

Iowa and Nebraska both shooting like they’re playing the Kings

 

[Tetsujin]

Congrats to @iowamcnabb and future King Bennett Stirtz

 

[SacTownKid]

Congrats to @iowamcnabb and future King Bennet Stirtz

No lie, if Perry pulled a Vlade in the top 10 and selected Stirtz... I wouldn't be mad. Legit.

 

[Telemachus]

No lie, if Perry pulled a Vlade in the top 10 and selected Stirtz... I wouldn't be mad. Legit.

Stirtz will be a better player in the NBA IMO. He is constantly doubled or tripled in college and that won't happen to in the NBA. The lane is more open at the next level as well.

 

[Tetsujin]

No lie, if Perry pulled a Vlade in the top 10 and selected Stirtz... I wouldn't be mad. Legit.

Such a classic floor general guy. Man played the entire game and was as good at the end of the night as he was at the start.

The mystery box “high ceiling” young guys certainly have their appeal but in a different world, trading down and getting extra swings + Stirtz wouldn’t be the end of the world. Not that I’m advocating for that option.

 

[Telemachus]

Such a classic floor general guy. Man played the entire game and was as good at the end of the night as he was at the start.

The mystery box “high ceiling” young guys certainly have their appeal but in a different world, trading down and getting extra swings + Stirtz wouldn’t be the end of the world. Not that I’m advocating for that option.

I don't think the Kings need to trade down. There will be picks available on draft day if they want them. There always are.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Agreed with Stirtz being better as a pro. More spacing and not playing the whole game could really unlock his ceiling. Almost always makes the right play and the shot is pure.

 

[Tetsujin]

I don't think the Kings need to trade down. There will be picks available on draft day if they want them. There always are.

Yeah. I don’t think the Kings should trade down. If they somehow fell to like 8 or 9 though, I think they might be better served for the long term if they considered it.

 

[iowamcnabb]

I thought the Hawks were the better team going into the game (Huskers were better all season but Iowa had hit their stride). Every time the Hawks would tie the game former Des Moines star would splash a three. Insane ending

 

[SacTownKid]

Yeah. I don’t think the Kings should trade down. If they somehow fell to like 8 or 9 though, I think they might be better served for the long term if they considered it.

And there has to be some GM seeing the player Stirtz is. If he lasts till the 20's there is going to be a very lucky team.

 

[Telemachus]

It is not right having the Arizona/Arkansas game and the Illinois/Houston game on at the same time.

 

[Tetsujin]

And there has to be some GM seeing the player Stirtz is. If he lasts till the 20's there is going to be a very lucky team.

This is such a deep guard draft that it feels like there are going to be guys who fall for entirely arbitrary reasons. Stirtz being older is possibly one.