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