March Madness Basketball

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• Figure pacing the sidelines with a clipboard in hand (5)
• A 2-3 or 1-3-1 defensive scheme, rather than man-to-man (4)
• Cameron ___, the star player leading the Blue Devils in 2026 (6)
• Underdog team that stays at the ball longer than expected (10)
• Adjective for the sixteen teams that survive the first weekend (5)
• The overall No. 1 seed in the 2026 tournament, led by Cameron Boozer (4)
• Informal term for the sport taking over TVs every March (5)

Down

• The last team standing on a Monday night in April (8)
• The 'Final' number of teams heading to Indianapolis [1.2] (4)
• Trophy alternatives that players snip off with scissors after a big win (4)
• Casual shorthand for the 68-team championship event (7)
• An automatic or at-large invitation to the tournament (3)
• The sheer, unpredictable chaos of the spring college basketball season (7)
• A number from 1 to 16 assigned by the selection committee (4)

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