3 NBA Teams That Could Go on a Cinderella Playoff Run
The record books are filled with stories of NBA teams going on unbelievable playoff runs. This year, fans could see a team or two doing the same.

The record books are filled with stories of NBA teams going on unbelievable playoff runs. This year, fans could see a team or two doing the same.

The Charlotte Hornets have been one of the best teams in the NBA in the calendar year of 2026 thus far, and they looked like a world-beating team, as they were almost always blowing out their opponents when they reached victory lane. In the first game of the play-in tournament, it almost looked as though […] The post Hornets fans can’t believe heartbreaking end to Cinderella playoff push appeared first on ClutchPoints.

SACRAMENTO – Cori Close hasn’t seen many shots – much less game-winners – like it. The ball circling the rim, one revolution and then another, before finally falling through the net after the buzzer. “Wow,” Close said Saturday, a day after Duke’s Ashlon Jackson made the shot of a lifetime to beat LSU in the...

The No. 9-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes were the lowest remaining seed in the NCAA Tournament heading into the Elite Eight. Unfortunately, the program’s Cinderella story came to an end on Saturday after suffering a 71-59 loss to the Illinois Fighting Illini. It was a close game throughout, as Iowa actually had the lead at half. However, […] The post Iowa’s Cinderella run ends in bittersweet Elite 8 disappointment appeared first on ClutchPoints.

St. John's main campus sits in Jamaica, Queens, New York. Here's what to know about the school, the program, and Rick Pitino's Sweet 16 team.

Caitlin Clark might be gearing up for her third WNBA season at the moment, but she's also hooked onto the March Madness and why not. Being a former college basketball star, it's hard for the Indiana Fever guard to keep herself away from the action in the ongoing NCAA Tournament. While everyone's ...

The Texas Longhorns look to continue their Cinderella story by taking on the Purdue Boilermakers at the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

Cinderella stories in March Madness often go to squads at the mid-major level. Ben McCollum believes the same can be the case for his Iowa Hawkeyes squad after win over Nebraska in the Sweet 16 of the 2026 NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. McCollum is enjoying an incredible campaign throughout his first year as the […] The post Iowa HC Ben McCollum responds to ‘Cinderella’ narrative after latest March Madness upset appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Iowa might not be an NCAA Tournament Cinderella, but the Hawkeyes' Elite Eight trip is quite a tale sportingnews.com

With the first weekend in the books, the 2026 NCAA Tournament has been whittled down to 16 teams. To get here, we saw a first round that didn’t feature too many Cinderellas (High Point’s win over Wisconsin was the high point), but we did see some great finishes during the weekend. We also saw one Read more... The post Here’s the 2026 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen announcing schedule appeared first on Awful Announcing.
