2026 March Madness TNT Sports Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Official anthem
  2. 4. '95 ACC Tourney 107 pts
  3. 5. Jamal Mashburn's nickname
  4. 9. Heat, Magic, Pistons, Pelicans coach
  5. 10. All-time leading scorer in Women's NCAA tournament history
  6. 13. 1995 rookie All-Star vote leader
  7. 19. Bracket busters
  8. 21. Analyst who learned Portuguese for Rio Olympics
  9. 25. Former MSG Varsity on-air personality
  10. 27. Spokane Streak Sch.
  11. 30. Once Northwestern’s assists record holder, now TNT Host Tim ______
  12. 31. 1, 2, or 3
  13. 32. Position closest to the basket
  14. 35. Shot cutting it close
  15. 36. Former SEC Men's Coach, Boston born
  16. 37. Pass resulting in a basket
  17. 38. Southern coach but Philly raised
  18. 41. Commodores
  19. 43. Seton Hall coach ('70–'81)
  20. 46. Fairy-tale term for a deep underdog run
  21. 49. They put the "maize" in amazing
  22. 50. School known for its coach's sparkles Abbr.
  23. 52. Walk-on first baseman at UGA (freshman year)
  24. 58. Adopted by the NBA in 1979 but the NCAA in 1986
  25. 59. The day it all begins
  26. 61. No homecourt advantage
  27. 62. While in the air
  28. 66. Tournament ranking process
  29. 67. In 1982, this 19-year-old becomes a legend & brand
  30. 74. Began her sportscasting career in Minot
  31. 78. ’82 Pacers All-Rookie
  32. 79. Not Prom but ____
  33. 82. "Real Magic" slogan of official partner
  34. 84. Shooter of "The Shot"
  35. 88. Scholars concentrating in arena noise
  36. 90. Cavalier cry
  37. 91. First WNBA alum owner/executive
  38. 95. Area beyond the three-point line
  39. 97. Famous 2016 buzzer beater winner
  40. 98. Boilermaker great ____ Hummel, TNT Sports analyst
  41. 100. Official tournament app
  42. 101. "Three J's" Maverick member
  43. 102. Star of the tournament
  44. 104. ’97 6th pick, Kings
  45. 105. Jalen Rose’s iconic draft outfit
Down
  1. 2. Wild bracket logic
  2. 3. Offensive attack and whiparound coverage on MML
  3. 6. Brian Anderson's MLB team
  4. 7. Rejection
  5. 8. Most common NCAA Division I mascot
  6. 9. Hoops HQ guy
  7. 10. Teams with automatic bids Abbr.
  8. 11. All-around TNT Sports studio host
  9. 12. Lowest-ranked team
  10. 14. Statistical dominators of the tournament
  11. 15. Leading the "pack" to 12 titles
  12. 16. 2025 Men's Champions
  13. 17. Related to 63-Down & the desired result of boxing out
  14. 18. Winning tastes sweeter this round
  15. 20. Braden Smith leads them in points
  16. 22. "F-D-U believe it?" - ____
  17. 23. The best month in sports, subjectively
  18. 24. One of Candace Parker's nicknames
  19. 26. Basket + foul
  20. 28. Lopsided game
  21. 29. Braves & TNT PxP voice
  22. 33. Governing organization of college athletics Abbr.
  23. 34. You don't need four TV's for this feature
  24. 39. Ian-ism: ball stuck between rim and backboard
  25. 40. Starting number
  26. 42. 2023 & 2024 Women's Final Four repeat mascot
  27. 44. Ian-ism: an emphatic slam dunk
  28. 45. Sacramento PF #4
  29. 47. "I've got them" defense
  30. 48. Starts Saturday March 21st
  31. 51. Greek-American sportscaster who covered '04 Athens, Greece Olympics
  32. 53. No second chances style tournament
  33. 54. Built on areas, not matchups
  34. 55. Allie LaForce's university
  35. 56. Top of the ____
  36. 57. First Blue Devil 2,000 pts
  37. 60. There's never been one
  38. 63. Try, try again
  39. 64. Repeat going for a three-peat Sch.
  40. 65. Starting 32 games
  41. 68. Octet that isn't just great
  42. 69. Two stat categories, ten-plus each
  43. 70. Celebratory tradition involving scissors
  44. 71. Flying high in the women's ACC standings
  45. 72. Sticky nickname for a team
  46. 73. Andy Katz alma mater
  47. 75. Behind the rim
  48. 76. Tip-off method
  49. 77. Round Mound of Rebound
  50. 80. University of Arizona slogan
  51. 81. Band with March Madness hit "Give It Away"
  52. 83. "Boomer ____"
  53. 85. Vitale's outstanding freshman player term
  54. 86. Midwestern team known for a different “maize” than 30-Across
  55. 87. Begins April 4th Indianapolis, IN
  56. 89. Make sure to fill out a _____
  57. 92. Their rivals have a similar saying to 80-Down
  58. 93. Forced shift in possession
  59. 94. Needed no travel for their recent Final Four appearance
  60. 96. Easy 2 points
  61. 99. The City of Stars star power team Abbr.
  62. 103. Iron Eagle AKA __ Eagle