UC San Diego, in its first season of NCAA Tournament eligibility, is going to the Big Dance after clinching its first Big West championship with a 75-61 victory over UC Irvine on Saturday night in Henderson,

UC San Diego women’s basketball team will make their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament this week. The Tritons were the winners of the Big West Tournament and had a 20-15 record this season. They received no favors,

Despite the controversy surrounding their selection into the NCAA Tournament, the North Carolina Tar Heels’ play proved worthy of a postseason berth. UNC (23-13) routed San Diego State (21-10) in the second game of the First Four play-in round in Dayton on Tuesday night,

The snub was seen as so egregious even the conference commissioner felt he had to say something about it. On Monday Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark released a statement via ESPN's Pete Thamel decrying the decision and supporting WVU.

Indiana has played its final game with retiring coach Mike Woodson after being left out of the NCAA Tournament.

It's been a lousy week for a school now facing its third men's basketball coaching change in 21 months, all occurring since Wren Baker became West Virginia's athletic director. He has become accustomed to challenges and unsettling times.