The GIST: Gonzaga has their sights firmly set on winning their first national championship, while Eastern Washington hopes to snag their first-ever NCAA Tournament win. To infinity and beyond.

The GIST: Between the top-ranked U of I Illini and the heartwarming Loyola-Chicago Ramblers, Chicago has all the storylines this year. Now all we need is that trophy.

The GIST: The robot, the macarena...the worm? Whichever they choose, our Philly schools have moves and are ready to bust ’em out at the Big Dance.

The GIST: USC’s last Sweet Sixteen appearance was in 2007 and UCLA’s was in 2017. Seeing our LA squads make deep runs in this year’s tournament would be as sweet as a Sprinkles cupcake.

The GIST: There are potentially eight schools representing the DMV in the round of 64 and they’re ready to bust some brackets.

The GIST: TBH, in a city of nine million people, there’s bound to be fans of each and every one of the 68 men’s March Madness teams. But we’re giving you “the gist” of each NY team that’s going dancing. Sorry, not sorry, transplants.

The GIST: Forget the Grammys, March Madness is upon us, starting with last night’s men’s selection show. But if you’re not ready to lace up your dancing shoes for “The Big Dance” just yet, take a peek at yesterday’s Sunday Scroll for everything you need to know before you keep reading.

The GIST: As if we needed more proof why Washington was named the best state in the country, again: our college teams keep on winning. We love it here.

This week in college basketball, Notre Dame women's volleyball, and women's gymnastics.

The GIST: North Texas will be well represented at March Madness, the Mavericks have won five of their last six, the Stars finally picked up a win and we get an extra hour of sunshine? It’s going to be a good week here in the Big D.

The GIST: We usually save the biggest WTF moments for our podcast, The GIST of It, but this one couldn’t wait.