NCAA Men’s Basketball Top 25 Fared-Week

March 15, 2026 | 5:56 PM

No. 1 Duke (32-2) beat Florida State 80-79; beat Clemson 73-61; beat No. 10 Virginia 74-70.

No. 2 Arizona (32-2) beat UCF 81-59; beat No. 7 Iowa State 82-80; beat No. 5 Houston 79-74.

No. 3 Michigan (31-3) beat Ohio State 71-67; beat No. 23 Wisconsin 68-65; lost to No. 18 Purdue 80-72.

No. 4 Florida (26-7) beat Kentucky 71-63; lost to No. 22 Vanderbilt 91-74.

No. 5 Houston (28-6) beat BYU 73-66; beat No. 14 Kansas 69-47; lost to No. 2 Arizona 79-74.

No. 6 UConn (29-5) beat Xavier 93-68; beat Georgetown 67-51; lost to No. 13 St. John’s 72-52.

No. 7 Iowa State (27-7) beat Arizona State 91-42; beat No. 16 Texas Tech 75-53; lost to No. 2 Arizona 82-80.

No. 8 Michigan State (25-7) lost to UCLA 88-84.

No. 9 Illinois (24-8) lost to No. 23 Wisconsin 91-88, OT.

No. 10 Virginia (29-5) beat North Carolina State 81-74; beat Miami (FL) 84-62; lost to No. 1 Duke 74-70.

No. 11 Nebraska (26-6) lost to No. 18 Purdue 74-58.

No. 12 Gonzaga (30-3) beat Oregon State 65-56; beat Santa Clara 79-68.

No. 13 St. John’s (28-6) beat Providence 85-72; beat Seton Hall 78-68; beat No. 6 UConn 72-52.

No. 14 Kansas (23-10) beat TCU 78-73; lost to No. 5 Houston 69-47.

No. 15 Alabama (23-9) lost to Ole Miss 80-79.

No. 16 Texas Tech (22-10) lost to No. 7 Iowa State 75-53.

No. 17 Arkansas (26-8) beat Oklahoma 82-79; beat Ole Miss 93-90, OT; beat No. 22 Vanderbilt 86-75.

No. 18 Purdue (27-8) beat Northwestern 81-68; beat No. 11 Nebraska 74-58; beat UCLA 73-66; beat No. 3 Michigan 80-72.

No. 19 North Carolina (24-8) lost to Clemson 80-79.

No. 20 Miami (OH) (31-1) lost to UMass 87-83.

No. 21 Saint Mary’s (27-5) lost to Santa Clara 76-71.

No. 22 Vanderbilt (26-8) beat No. 25 Tennessee 75-68; beat No. 4 Florida 91-74; lost to No. 17 Arkansas 86-75.

No. 23 Wisconsin (24-10) beat Washington 85-82; beat No. 9 Illinois 91-88, OT; lost to No. 3 Michigan 68-65.

No. 24 Louisville (23-10) beat SMU 62-58; lost to Miami (FL) 78-73.

No. 25 Tennessee (22-11) beat Auburn 72-62; lost to No. 22 Vanderbilt 75-68.

Ryan Fox wins first career major at 2026 Open Championship

CNN
July 19, 2026 | 1:48 PM

(CNN) — Ryan Fox took home the Claret Jug after draining a birdie putt on the 18th hole to win the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on Sunday.The 39-year-old Fox beat out American Cameron Young to win his first career major title, becoming only the third New Zealander to win a men’s major golf championship.Fox came into the final hole tied with Young, after the 29-year-old finished the round at 6-under 64 a few hours before.The Kiwi powered his drive into the middle of the fairway and then set up the biggest putt of his golf career so far with an approach shot that landed about 12 feet from the pin.As the putt fell into the hole, the crowd in Southport, England, gave Fox a rousing ovation as he raised both arms in the air to celebrate the achievement.The putt capped off four birdies in the last six holes for Fox.Fox was at a loss for words while speaking to the NBC Sports broadcast after the win.“I don’t really know what to think at the moment. I’ve got a lot of people to thank. First of all, my family. My wife and kids are in Florida at the moment. I spoke to my kids last night and they said, bring back a trophy. I think that’s a pretty cool one to bring back for them,” Fox said. “My family back in New Zealand and all my supporters back there. I know it’s been a long night for them, but I’m glad it was worthwhile.”Fox finished with a 2-under 68 after trailing Sam Burns, who held a two-stroke lead coming into Sunday’s final round.Fox also becomes the third-oldest major winner in the last 10 years, trailing only Phil Mickelson at the 2021 PGA Championship and Tiger Woods at the 2019 Masters.“Just an unbelievable week. The golf course was fantastic. The English weather was fantastic. You guys out there were fantastic. The support was amazing. This is pretty cool. I’m sorry if I’ve forgotten anyone, but thank you very much,” Fox added.It is another disappointment for Young, who is still looking for his first career major title despite winning The Players earlier this year. Young finished one shot back of the win at the 2022 Open Championship at St. Andrews and held the lead heading into the final round at the Masters back in April.It is also another let down for Burns, another golfer looking for his maiden major win.The Louisiana State University alum came into the round ahead by two strokes but quickly lost it and went birdie-free for the final 12 holes.“(Fox) is a well-earned champion and hats off to him,” Burns said. “He did what he needed to do down the stretch and ultimately just came up a couple short today.”Defending champion Scottie Scheffler stayed within striking range throughout the round, but wound up with a 3-under 67 on Sunday to finish tied for fourth with Tommy Fleetwood.After a drama-filled tournament, Bryson DeChambeau finished tied for 14th while Rory McIlroy, who has been critical of the LIV Golfer all tournament long, ended tied for 40th.Fox’s journey to first major winFox’s road to his first career major title wasn’t the easiest. It came with many bumps and U-turns.While speaking to CNN’s Don Riddell ahead of the Desert Classic in Dubai in early 2025, Fox opened up about his mental health issues, including being an older rookie after spending years on the DP World Tour and the PGA Tour of Australia.“I think being a rookie at 37 years old on the PGA Tour was, I probably wasn’t quite prepared for what that was again,” Fox told CNN.“I knew all the golf courses, knew how to travel work, knew where to stay, and everything was new on the PGA Tour, and that was probably a shock to the system more than anything.”Fox comes from a lineage of athletes within his family tree, including his father, Grant Fox, who was a main kicker for the New Zealand national rugby team and his grandfather, Merv Wallace, a former New Zealand cricketer who later coached the national team.Fox spoke out on the “pressure” a golfer faces, mentioning the 2024 death of former PGA Tour golfer Grayson Murray, whose parents later confirmed it was death by suicide.“It can be a stressful life. It’s all performance-based. There’s a lot of pressure on – Looking after your mental health is really, really important, and having people to talk to and all of that is part of that,” Fox said.“It’s a shame it got to that point with Grayson that, you know, we’ve had to have those, those pretty tough conversations now, but it will help – hopefully it helps someone else in a similar situation going forward because we certainly don’t want to see it again.”CNN’s Kyle Tatelbaum and Don Riddell contributed to this reporting This write has been updated with additional reporting The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.

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