But it should still be noted that Gonzaga officially punched its ticket to a 26th straight NCAA Tournament late Tuesday with a 58-51 win over Saint Mary's in the championship game of the 2025 West Coast Conference Tournament.

Coach Steve Smiley’s Northern Colorado Bears fell to Montana, 91-83, late Wednesday night in the Big Sky men’s basketball tournament championship in Boise, Idaho. Thanks to senior wing guard Kai Johnson (23 points), the Grizzlies (25-9) notched the league’s automatic, and likely only, bid to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

No. 2 seed Montana took out top-seeded Northern Colorado in the Big Sky Championship title game on Wednesday night to earn its first NCAA tournament bid since 2019.

Ohio State needed a win or two in the Big Ten Tournament to solidify its NCAA Tournament standing. Instead, it bounced from the tournament by Iowa.

Iowa pulled away from Ohio State for a 77-70 victory in a Big Ten Tournament opener, a loss which could cost the Buckeyes an NCAA Tournament bid.

The Ohio State Buckeyes fell in disappointing fashion to the Iowa Hawkeyes in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament, effectively ending their season.