UConn vs. Michigan live updates: Men’s March Madness 2026...

What’s Happening

So basically Follow our live coverage as the Wolverines and Huskies battle for the national title in Indianapolis Mens March Madness Final Michigan and UConn are the final two teams standing in mens college basketball this season, and they will face off tonight in Indianapolis for the national championship.

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Com UConn’s Dan Hurley , in his eighth season with the Huskies, is 5-0 in the Final Four and 18-3 in the NCAA Tournament.

The Details

A win Monday for the 53-year-old would deliver a third national championship and pull him even with Roy Williams, Bob Knight and Jim Calhoun — behind only John Wooden (10), Mike Krzyzewski (five) and Adolph Rupp (four). Hurley’s career exploded in his fifth year with the Huskies after he spent eight seasons in charge at Wagner and Rhode Island.

It’s a drought that gets more astounding the more you look at it — the Big Ten, a longtime proud basketball conference, has not clutched a national title in men’s basketball since all the way back in 2000, when Michigan State did so. The conference has had teams make the national title game several times since then.

Why This Matters

In fact, this is Michigan’s third title game berth in the past 15 years. (The Wolverines took an L to Louisville in 2013 and Villanova in 2018. ) But Michigan enters tonight as a heavy favorite, meaning that this might be the best chance to get the Big Ten back on top.

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Key Takeaways

• There is plenty of history at stake for both UConn and Michigan tonight.
• It took a miracle to get Dan Hurley’s UConn Huskies back to the Final Four.

The Bottom Line

It took a miracle to get Dan Hurley’s UConn Huskies back to the Final Four. But they erased any doubt on Saturday: It’s time to recognize this team as the preeminent dynasty of modern college basketball and Hurley as the best coach of his generation, Brendan Marks writes.

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