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Men's college basketball coaching changes for 2026-27
We're tracking all the coaching changes in men's college basketball throughout the offseason.
The Men's 2026 March Madness Pain Index
Some losses are understandable in the NCAA tournament. Others will haunt us forever (see: Duke). We rank them all.
Kyle Green returns to Northern Iowa, replaces Ben Jacobson
Kyle Green, who has had three stints as an assistant at Northern Iowa, will return to the Panthers as the head men's basketball coach after spending the past five years on Iowa State's staff.
Utah State hires Northern Iowa's Ben Jacobson as coach
Former Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson has been named the next coach at Utah State, the school announced Monday.
Sources: Creighton coach Greg McDermott is retiring after this season, with the job being passed on to coach-in-waiting Alan Huss, per me and Jeff Borzello. McDermott has won 365 games in 16 years there.
McDermott’s career spends 25 seasons as a Division I head coach, including stops at Northern Iowa and Iowa State. He reached 13 NCAA tournaments.
He has a career record of 514-319, including the 2023 Elite Eight. He will coach Creighton in The Crown tournament this year to cap his career.
Your guide to March Madness Day 2: Recaps, every winner's chance to advance, more
ESPN's reporters on-site across the country detail how each game was won Friday, plus look ahead to Sunday.
Men's March Madness live tracker: Updates from Friday's first round
ESPN reporters are on-site across the country with real-time updates from the 2026 NCAA tournament.
Bryce Hopkins swishes the trey
Bryce Hopkins gets an open look and swishes the 3 points.
Zuby Ejiofor leads streaking St. John's past Northern Iowa 79-53 in strong NCAA Tournament opener
— Rick Pitino is now in his sixth decade of coaching, and he claims he had never studied more film of an opponent than he did this week to prepare St. John's for Northern Iowa.
Most probable first-round upsets in the men's 2026 NCAA tournament
Which double-digit seeds have the highest potential to advance to the second round? Here's what ESPN's BPI says.
MVC Standings
| TEAM | W | L | GB | OVR |
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| Belmont | 83.9 | - | 6 | 26 |
| Bradley | 77.2 | 6 | 13 | 21 |
| Illinois State | 74.7 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| Murray State | 83.1 | 6.5 | 13 | 20 |
| UIC | 75.5 | 8.5 | 16 | 19 |
| Northern Iowa | 69.4 | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| Valparaiso | 72.0 | 8.5 | 15 | 18 |
| Southern Illinois | 73.0 | 10 | 16 | 16 |
| Drake | 75.1 | 13 | 20 | 14 |
| Indiana State | 73.6 | 15 | 21 | 11 |
| Evansville | 67.0 | 19 | 25 | 7 |
2021 Team Leaders
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