Is Kansas basketball going to advance past the round of 64? Check out a prediction for the Jayhawks’ first game, and more.

It’s going to be Kansas basketball against Arkansas in March Madness. Here’s a prediction for this 2025 NCAA tournament game in the round of 64.

Mittie can now focus on coaching the Wildcats without that distraction looming over him or the team as they head to Lexington, Kentucky for their first game in the NCAA Tournament this week. No. 5 seed K-State will place No. 12 seed Fairfield on Friday at 1:30 p.m. on ESPNEWS.

Kellie Harper has been hired as the new women's basketball coach at Missouri, where the former coach of SEC-rival Tennessee will have the job of rebuilding a once-proud program that has not been to the NCAA Tournament in six years.