Earning a berth in the NCAA men's basketball tournament is difficult ... In 2000, Izzo’s Spartans won the whole thing. The 2022-23 Spartans earned a No. 9 seed in the 2023 NCAA tournament.

Cincinnati Bearcats forward Aziz Bandaogo (55) dunks the ball in the first half of a NCAA men’s basketball game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and Texas Tech Red Raiders, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at ...

in the first round of the 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament. It marked the third year in a row a 15 downed a 2, as Saint Peter's took down Kentucky in 2022 and Oral Roberts upset Ohio State in ...