#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

GoldenHoops2026 Main Pool: Leah and Ams are tied for 1st with 294 pts. Nedlog is at 290, geowmyers at 289. Two SW16 games remain this evening. #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

(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

🏀 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

@DaCaptain88 Nedlog once again lurking in the top 10 on #GoldenHoops #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

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

UConn clamps down late and rolls past UCLA 73–57 🏀 Alex Karaban explodes for 27 as the Huskies close on a dominant run to punch their Sweet 16 ticket in Philly. #GoldenHoops2026 #hoopme