Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway has high March Madness aspirations. He has been transparent in recent weeks when the topic of NCAA Tournament seeding prospects is broached during interviews. The No. 20 Tigers (12-3, 2-0 AAC) have made two March Madness appearances under Hardaway, first as a 9-seed in 2022, then an 8-seed in 2023.

MEN: Where Mississippi State basketball stands in updated March Madness bracket predictions MSU has reached the NCAA tournament once in coach Sam Purcell's two seasons. In 2022-23, MSU won in the First Four and the first round before losing to Notre Dame in the second round.