#GoldenHoops2026 SW16 Pool: Seven Hoopsters tied for 1st with 5 pts. each. All perfect SW16 brackets! Well done! Two more SW16 games to go. #hoopme

(1) Michigan defeats (4) Alabama 90–77 to reach the Elite 8. Michigan: 40–18 paint, 39–28 reb, 50.0% FG, 13/27 3PT (48.1%). For the season, over 60% of Michigan’s made baskets are assisted. #MichiganMBB #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme

#Sweet16 Each region still has at least one Big Ten team: East → Michigan State West → Purdue South → Michigan Midwest → Iowa / Illinois / Nebraska 👉 That means each region could send a Big Ten team to the Final Four. #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme

(1) Duke leads (5) St John’s by 3 with 2.1 seconds remaining. Both teams out of timeouts. #DukeMBB #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme

At #GoldenHoops2026 Main Pool, 37% have (1) Duke winning it all. (5) St John’s leads (1) Duke by 8 with 13:00 remaining. #StJohns #DukeMBB #hoopme

(5) St John’s leads (1) Duke 53–44 with 15:26 remaining. St John’s is controlling from three: 10/20 (50%). Duke: 3/10 (30%). Duke leads in the paint (22–18) and rebounds (20–18), but trails. #StJohns #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme

Duke leads in the paint, rebounds, and free throws, but trails at the half as (5) St John’s hits 9 threes. #StJohns #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme

(5) St John’s leads (1) Duke 40–39 at halftime. St John’s: 9/18 3PT (50%). Duke: 2/7 3PT (28.6%), 22–10 paint, 15–12 reb, 9–11 FT. #StJohns #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme

#GoldenHoops2026 SW16 Pool update (halfway thru Sweet 16): 8 Hoopsters tied for 1st (4 pts): 1stOSULimaBaron, LillyStr, Tchuma2, BuckeyeJohn, DavidF, Cavalier76, Dak Diggity, Balldontlie All picked (9) Iowa over (4) Nebraska. Smart pick! #hoopme

#GoldenHoops2026 Main Pool update. Halfway through SW16: Ams leads (294) Leah (288) Nedlog (284) geowmyers (283) SENOR BRUTUS (273) #hoopme

(1) Arizona defeats (4) Arkansas 109–88 to reach the Elite 8. Arizona shot 63.8% from the field and had six players score at least 14 points. #Arizona #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme

(3) Illinois defeats (2) Houston 65–55 to reach the Elite 8. Held Houston to 34% shooting and its lowest point total of the season. Mirkovic 14 & 10. Wagler 13 & 12. See you Saturday, Illini! #Illini #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme

🏀 GHC Hoopsters Update – After Two Sweet 16 Games A bit of a Top-5 shuffle! Leah leads the field at 282. Ams (279), Nedlog (278), and geowmyers (277) are tightly packed behind, with Big C (267) rounding out the Top 5. #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme

(9) Iowa takes down (4) Nebraska 77–71 to reach the Elite 8. Stirtz 20. Folgueiras 16, including the dagger 3-point play after a Nebraska breakdown. Iowa took the lead late… and didn’t give it back. #Hawkeyes #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme

(2) Purdue survives (11) Texas 79–77 and punches a ticket to the Elite 8. Clutch finish. Won the paint (38–30). Won turnovers (7–4). Hit free throws when it mattered. Tramón Mark dropped 29 for Texas, but Purdue made the last plays. Survive. Advance. #BoilerUp #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme

🏀 Sweet 16 Update (11) Texas may be without starting PG Jordan Pope (17 pts vs Gonzaga) due to a lower leg injury vs (2) Purdue. Against Braden Smith (NCAA all-time assists leader)… that’s a BIG swing. #BoilerUp #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme

No. 1 seeds Arizona and Duke are both in the Sweet 16 — and both are led in scoring by freshmen. First time multiple top seeds have been powered by freshman scoring leaders. #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme

No. 5 St. John’s beat Kansas on a buzzer-beating layup by Dylan Darling — his first field goal of the game. One shot. Season saved. Instant March legend. #SJUBB #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme

Big Ten surge 🏀 The B1G lands 5 teams in the Sweet 16, tied for the second-most ever by a conference in one NCAA Tournament. Only the 2016 ACC (6) has had more. Michigan St Illinois Purdue Michigan UCLA #B1G #MarchMadness #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme

Alabama rains down 19 threes and crushes Texas Tech 90–65 to punch a fourth straight Sweet 16 ticket. Latrell Wrightsell Jr. leads the Tide with 24 points as Alabama records the largest NCAA Tournament margin of victory in program history. #RollTide #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme