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RedHawks on Selection Sunday

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By Miami University

March 16^th, 2026

Miami men's basketball team will play SMU

The Miami University men's basketball team is heading to the NCAA Tournament.

The RedHawks, who went undefeated during the regular season and boast a 31-1 overall record, will open tournament play in the First Four against fellow No. 11 seed SMU at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio. The game will tip off at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18 and be broadcast on truTV.

The winner will travel to Philadelphia and take on sixth-seeded Tennessee in Midwest Region first-round action on Friday, March 20 at 4:25 p.m. The second-round games in Philadelphia will be Sunday, March 22.

Coach addresses team in front of a screen showing — Miami Men's Basketball Coach Travis Steele talks to the team during Selection Sunday.

Miami earned an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since 2007 and becomes the first Mid-American Conference team to get an at-large bid since the Wally Szczerbiak-led RedHawks advanced to the Sweet 16 in 1999.

A basketball player with dreadlocks sits in anticipation with hands clasped during Selection Sunday. He wears a black jacket with an orange — The Miami men's basketball team waits to hear its tournament seeding.

The Miami men's basketball team waits to hear its tournament seeding.

A group of basketball players sit in red stadium seats as two adults hand out red knit caps from a cardboard box labeled — Miami President Gregory Crawford, left, and University Ambassador Dr. Renate Crawford with the Miami men's basketball team during Selection Sunday.

Miami Men's Basketball Coach Travis Steele watches the Selection Sunday pairings show.

Two basketball players sit in red theater seats during Selection Sunday. They wear matching black hoodies with a red — The Miami men's basketball team waits to hear its tournament seeding.

A college basketball team claps while sitting in a row of red seats in a room with a sign that reads, — The Miami men's basketball team reacts during the Selection Sunday pairings show.

The Miami men's basketball team reacts during the Selection Sunday pairings show.

The Miami men's basketball team reacts during the Selection Sunday pairings show.

Miami women's basketball team will face West Virginia in NCAA Tournament

The Miami University women's basketball team will face West Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, March 21.

The Mid-American Conference champion RedHawks (28-6), who earned a No. 13 seed in the Big Dance, will travel to Morgantown, West Virginia, to take on the fourth-seeded host Mountaineers (27-6); tip time is set for 5 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPNU.

The winner will face either fifth-seeded Kentucky or 12th-seeded James Madison two days later.

Women's basketball team sits in a row of red seats with two MAC championship trophies in front. The wall reads, — The Miami women's basketball team waits to hear its NCAA Tournament seed during the Selection Sunday show.

Laptop displays ESPN's — The Miami women's basketball team waits to hear its NCAA Tournament seed during the Selection Sunday show.

A college women's basketball team sits in red stadium seating listening to a speaker. Two trophies sit in the foreground. The speaker stands with a woman holding a box. A sign reads — Miami President Gregory Crawford, left, and University Ambassador Dr. Renate Crawford talk to the women's basketball team during Selection Sunday.

Team watches the NCAA Women's Championship selection show on a large screen. The bracket for Regional 1-Fort Worth is visible. Two videographers film the team's reaction. — The Miami women's basketball team waits to hear its NCAA Tournament seed during the Selection Sunday show.

The Miami women's basketball team waits to hear its NCAA Tournament seed during the Selection Sunday show.

The Miami women's basketball team waits to hear its NCAA Tournament seed during the Selection Sunday show.

A college women's basketball team claps while standing in a theater. The team wears matching black tracksuits with the letter — The Miami women's basketball team reacts to its NCAA Tournament seed during the Selection Sunday show.

A coach hugs a player after Selection Sunday. Both wear black sweatsuits and white hats with — The Miami women's basketball team reacts to its NCAA Tournament seed during the Selection Sunday show.

Two young women react to the — The Miami women's basketball team reacts to its NCAA Tournament seed during the Selection Sunday show.

Footnotes

Photos by Scott Kissell of University Communications and Marketing; video by Zachary Burnett and Cameron Johnson of University Communications and Marketing

FootNotes

Photos by Scott Kissell of University Communications and Marketing; video by Zachary Burnett and Cameron Johnson of University Communications and Marketing

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