Akron Zips coach John Groce and Miami RedHawks counterpart Travis Steele share "special moment'" as brothers whose MAC teams made March Madness.

As the Akron Zips turn the page to the NCAA Tournament, they provided their live reaction to matching up with the Texas Tech Raiders, two MAC squads making the big dance, and more.

Heading to their fourth NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in five years, John Groce’s Akron Zips will face Texas Tech in the first round.

Want to buy tickets to attend Akron Zips basketball’s NCAA Tournament 2026 opener? Here’s how, including prices for March Madness.

The Akron men's basketball team beat Toledo in the MAC Tournament championship game. Here is how the action unfolded from the Zips-Rockets game.

Akron men's basketball guard Shammah Scott make game-winning 3-pointer with 6.0 seconds left to win MAC Tournament title vs. Toledo, March, 14, 2026.

UConn remains the No. 1 overall seed and is joined on the seed line by Texas in the NCAA women's basketball tournament committee's second and final Top 16 reveal on Sunday. The Red Raiders won their third straight game since losing star JT Toppin for the season.

Read what Shammah Scott, Tavari Johnson, Amani Lyles and John Groce said about Akron's dramatic win in the MAC Men's Basketball Tournament final.

CLEVELAND — The Toledo Rocket ’s men’s basketball team were playing for their first MAC tournament finals victory since 1980 on Saturday night. Unfortunately, the Akron Zips had other ideas, eventually defeating the Rockets 79-76.