2016 Bracket Breakdown: East Region
The NCAA Tournament gets started this week. To help you fill out your bracket, here's a breakdown of the East region.
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The NCAA Tournament gets started this week. To help you fill out your bracket, here's a breakdown of the East region.
After a four-year drought, USC is back in the NCAA Tournament. Andy Enfield, best known for taking Florida Gulf Coast to the Sweet 16, has the Trojans dancing in his third season. How did they get there?
As always, the committee made some puzzling decisions, but unless you're a fan of a snubbed team, you've already moved on.
The NCAA Tournament bubble burst for some teams, but others saw a dream come true. Here were the best team reactions from Selection Sunday.
College basketball would be more enjoyable if marquee players stayed in school longer. But those dynasty days aren't coming back.
March ushers in a celebration of two things; better weather, and college basketball.
Three-year starter Traevon Jackson is graduating, but Wisconsin's point guard spot is in good hands. When Jackson broke his foot in January, sophomore Bronson Koenig replaced him in the starting lineup and played well.
A thrilling Tournament was capped last night by a fantastic final, as Duke beat Wisconsin 68-63. It was the fifth championship for Duke and Mike Krzyzewski.
The Blue Devils have young talent that's ready to bolt for the NBA in a year or so, while Wisconsin's personnel has withstood the test of time.
While Jahlil Okafor, Justise Winslow, and Tyus Jones have been incredible this season, don't forget about Grayson Allen.
The Blue Devils and Badgers play for the title tonight at 9:18 p.m. ET on CBS.
Here are the numbers. John Calipari doesn't care if you want to hear them or not.
Tom Izzo is headed to his seventh Final Four. Only three coaches have been to more: John Wooden, Dean Smith, and Izzo's opposition on Saturday, Mike Krzyzewski.
Like Wooden and Knight at their best, he has gotten his players to throw out their individual dreams for the good of the team.
Mike Krzyzewski and Tom Izzo are no strangers to each other and have already played once this season.
Kentucky vs. Notre Dame was the highest rated NCAA game to air on cable and the Final Four ratings should be even higher.
The record-setting start to the Tournament—as far as one-point games—gave way to exciting, compelling matchups this past weekend.
Coach Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans capped an improbable run to the Final Four with an overtime win.
Kentucky basketball is clearly a dynasty. It's a hybrid empire, with mutating parts every year plugged in by the program's only monolith: John Calipari.
Here are the guys who can change the entire course of a game and the season for their team.
CBS Local Sports' writers Bryan Altman and Ryan Mayer breakdown the best parts of the first weekend of NCAA Tournament action and look ahead to the Sweet 16.
Kentucky coach John Calipari believes in letting his undefeated Wildcats decompress after victories so he made sure players slept in a little longer after a late-night rout of Hampton.
Kentucky enters the NCAA Tournament undefeated at 34-0, and for the most part of the season have looked dominant, but that doesn't mean there aren't a handful teams that could potentially upset the Wildcats
After 30-plus years, I have decided to buck tradition. I no longer need to beware the Ides of March, for this year I will not be joining an NCAA Tournament pool.
The NCAA Tournament got underway last night with the first two "First Four" match-ups. Hampton earned the right to play Kentucky on Thursday night and the bench got a little superstitious down the stretch.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
New York City and most of New Jersey are under a heat advisory as the unseasonably hot and humid weather continues.
Just a day after a judge banned most arrests outside Manhattan immigration courts, a man was taken into custody by ICE agents.
New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The New York Yankees held off the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on a 90-degree night Tuesday in the Bronx.
New York City and most of New Jersey are under a heat advisory as the unseasonably hot and humid weather continues.
Just a day after a judge banned most arrests outside Manhattan immigration courts, a man was taken into custody by ICE agents.
Federal agents can no longer make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three Manhattan buildings where immigration proceedings occur, a judge ruled.
A New York state lawmaker is trying to nullify a NYC law that requires security gates on storefronts to be mostly transparent.
Fire deaths in New York City are up more than 60% compared to this time last year, data shows.
New York City and most of New Jersey are under a heat advisory as the unseasonably hot and humid weather continues.
New York City and New Jersey are under a heat advisory and air quality alert as the hazy and humid weather settles in across the Tri-State Area.
The weekend is set to be the warmest of the year so far with summer-like weather across the Tri-State Area.
Keep an umbrella nearby as there's a chance for showers across the New York and New Jersey area. But the weather will turn to sunshine and warm temperatures for the weekend.
The weather on Wednesday will be a mix of sunshine and clouds with the potential for a shower in New York City. In the evening, rain becomes more widespread.
New York City and most of New Jersey are under a heat advisory as the unseasonably hot and humid weather continues.
A 1.8-magnitude earthquake shook near Gladstone, New Jersey, Tuesday afternoon.
New York City and New Jersey are under a heat advisory and air quality alert as the hazy and humid weather settles in across the Tri-State Area.
A jury found Paul Caneiro guilty in February of murdering his brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew before setting their New Jersey mansion on fire in 2018.
New Jersey wants to help bars and restaurants cash in on the FIFA World Cup by letting them sell more alcohol during the 39-day tournament.
New York City and most of New Jersey are under a heat advisory as the unseasonably hot and humid weather continues.
New York City and New Jersey are under a heat advisory and air quality alert as the hazy and humid weather settles in across the Tri-State Area.
The Long Island Rail Road is now back up and running after the MTA and unions reached a tentative deal to end the strike.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the MTA and LIRR unions reached "a fair deal" to end the strike after three days.
If history is any indication, the LIRR strike has potential to derail Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul's bid for reelection.
Barney Frank, a Democrat who represented Massachusetts in Congress for 32 years, has died. He was 86 years old.
Federal agents can no longer make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three Manhattan buildings where immigration proceedings occur, a judge ruled.
A New York state lawmaker is trying to nullify a NYC law that requires security gates on storefronts to be mostly transparent.
New York City has extended nearly 100,000 3-K and Pre-K offers for the upcoming school year, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday.
The Long Island Rail Road is now back up and running after the MTA and unions reached a tentative deal to end the strike.
Thousands of people showed up bright and early for AIDS Walk New York 2026, the largest HIV and AIDS fundraiser in the U.S., in Central Park on Sunday.
A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed millions to keep the program open, but the reforms would cut reimbursement rates for private duty nurses.
A New York native is among 16 American passengers who are quarantining in Nebraska after being on the cruise ship that is at the center of the deadly hantavirus outbreak.
American passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit with a deadly outbreak of the hantavirus, are back in the U.S. Three of the at least 10 people confirmed infected in the outbreak have died.
The well-known film critic and journalist Rex Reed has died at 87.
"The Pitt" star Isa Briones is bringing heightened pride and Filipino presence to both stage and screen.
Broadway's "The Book of Mormon" has canceled two weeks of performances following a fire at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.
Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 2026 Tony nominees for select categories on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday.
Rihanna, Sabrina Carpenter, Madonna, and Beyoncé all wore their best looks to celebrate the "Costume Art" theme at the 2026 Met Gala. Here are some of the best moments, photos, and more from the night.
New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
The New York Yankees held off the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on a 90-degree night Tuesday in the Bronx.
The Washington Nationals rallied from an early five-run deficit Tuesday night to defeat the New York Mets 9-6.
The New York Yankees survived another shaky performance by David Bednar to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 Monday night at Yankee Stadium.
The Mets became the first National League team to score at least 10 runs in an extra inning since the 1919 Cincinnati Reds.
Ahead of the 2026 RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon, some athletes are showing how simply reaching the starting line is a victory.
The Second Avenue Subway project has entered phase two of extending the "Q" line, but Harlem businesses say they're struggling to co-exist with the construction.
City Council members say requirement for transparent roll-down gates is burdensome for small businesses ahead of the July 1 enforcement deadline.
For more than four decades, residents living beside Brooklyn's District 13 Sanitation Garage in Coney Island have been waiting for the facility to move away from their homes.
There's a swim club in Harlem teaching kids a lifesaving skill, and they're turning timid swimmers into competitors.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
New York and New Jersey, as well as other states, stand to benefit from the influx of domestic and international soccer fans. Danielle Zanzalari, an assistant professor of economics at Seton Hall University, explains.
A fire earlier this month shut down the Eugene O'Neil Theater, and performances have been pushed back to May 27.
Benedict Arnold was a hero for the American cause until he sold out the country, providing detailed plans to the British.
Just a day after a judge banned most arrests outside Manhattan immigration courts, a man was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
Police say a 15-year-old boy was taken to the hospital after being stabbed in the Bronx. They are now looking for five people.
