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Michigan forward Mitch McGary (4) dunks over Virginia Commonwealth guard Treveon Graham (21) in the second half of a third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Auburn Hills, Mich. Michigan defeated Virginia Commonwealth 78-53. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

NCAA men's basketball tournament 2013

Check your brackets for the NCAA men's college basketball tournament.

Florida center Patric Young (4), pursuing a rebound with Mississippi’s Murphy Holloway, knows his Gators must find a way to close out tight games if they want to advance in the NCAA tournament at Austin.

Florida powers eager for fresh NCAA start in Austin

The Austin lineup for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Upper Midwest to the southern tip of Florida. But as geographically divergent as it is, the gang of eight had one theme Monday as Austin-bound coaches and players addressed their local media: ...

CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 17: Lenzelle Smith Jr. #32 of the Ohio State Buckeyes receieves pressure from Sam Dekker #15 and Jared Berggren #40 of the Wisconsin Badgers during the Big Ten Basketball Tournament Championship game at United Center on March 17, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Ohio State defeats Wisconsin 50-43. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Conference championships bring clarity to tourney field

Thrilling championship games in top college conferences helped shape the NCAA tournament field.

Miami guard Durand Scott (1) goes in for two against North Carolina State in a semfinal of the ACC Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, Saturday, March 16, 2013. Miami defeated N.C. State, 81-71. (Chuck Liddy/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)

Durand Scott’s career-high 32 points lift Miami past N.C. State 81-71, into ACC title game

All season long, Durand Scott played the part of second banana in the University of Miami’s backcourt to Shane Larkin. But in Saturday’s ACC tournament semifinal game, Scott took on the leading role by scoring a career-high 32 points while leading the top-seeded Hurricanes to an 81-71 victory over No. ...

Florida Gators’ Kenny Boynton lights up late in SEC semifinal win

Enough. Kenny Boynton is free. After shouldering the weight of an exasperating shooting slump, Boynton broke loose to lead No. 13 Florida to a 61-51 comeback victory Saturday over Alabama in the SEC tournament semifinals. The Gators will face Ole Miss in the championship today at Bridgestone Arena. The game ...

Georgia sophomore guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope was selected as SEC Player of the Year.

Dogs' Caldwell-Pope waits to weigh his NBA options

Inevitably, the NBA questions have started for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. On Tuesday, Georgia’s high-scoring sophomore guard became the first Bulldog to be named player of the year by the SEC coaches. On Wednesday, the line of questioning for Caldwell-Pope in advance of the SEC tournament was heavy on the NBA. “Right ...

Miami's Trey McKinney Jones (4), Julian Gamble (45), Kenny Kadji (35) and Shane Larkin (0) walk back onto the court after a time-out with 29 seconds remaining in second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia Tech in Coral Gables, Fla., Wednesday,  March 6, 2013. Georgia Tech won 71-69.(AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

FSU must repeat as ACC tourney champs to earn NCAA berth; UM gets first-round bye

Florida State knows it must win a second straight ACC tournament championship this weekend in Greensboro, N.C., to reach the NCAA tournament. History is not on FSU’s side. Since the league expanded to 12 members starting in the 2004-05 season, the winner of the ACC tournament has enjoyed a first-round ...

Florida head coach Billy Donovan talks to his players during the second half of an NCAA tournament West Regional final college basketball game against Louisville, Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Florida Gators' Billy Donovan named SEC Coach of the Year

After dominating the SEC most of the season, the Florida Gators collected a heap of the conference’s post-season awards on Tuesday. Billy Donovan won Coach of the Year for steering the 13th-ranked Gators to their second regular-season SEC championship in three years. He also captured it when Florida won the ...

Miami head coach Jim Larranaga cuts down the net after a NCAA college basketball game against Clemson in Coral Gables, Fla., Saturday, March 9, 2013.  Down to its third try and last chance, Miami came through. Kenny Kadji scored a season-high 23 points to help the sixth-ranked Hurricanes win the Atlantic Coast Conference championship outright by beating Clemson 62-49 on Saturday. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)

Hurricanes’ Jim Larranaga (coach of year) and Durand Scott (defensive player of year) win ACC honors

When Jim Larranaga accepted the job as the University of Miami’s basketball coach in April 2011, he said part of the allure was a chance to match wits with ACC counterparts like Mike Krzyzewski and Roy Williams. Larranaga has done that and more. On Tuesday, Larranaga, 63, was named the ...

Florida head coach Billy Donovan talks to his players during the second half of an NCAA tournament West Regional final college basketball game against Louisville, Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

With Florida struggling going into SEC tournament, coach wants more ‘fire and passion’

The alarm is going off for Florida coach Billy Donovan, but he isn’t sure if his players hear it. The Gators are stuck in a three-week slump, going 3-3 during that span, and bear little resemblance to the team they were during the first three months of the season. They ...

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