The University of Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team lost 74-66 to the North Carolina Tar Heels in the second round of the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament on March 22, 2026, at

Virginia Commonwealth University defeated the University of North Carolina 82-78 in overtime in a first-round game of the men's NCAA basketball tournament on March 19, 2026, at Bon Secours Wellness

Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton, a former Iowa State Cyclones player, posted on X ahead of the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, advising fans to "make one bracket and