Pirates Come Up Short Against UNCG, 82-78…Pirates to Welcome Elon WBB to Minges Coliseum on Sunday…Fans of other schools rejoice at ACC title game as Duke win increases CFP uncertainty

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

UNCG holds off Pirates from free throw line

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Come Up Short Against UNCG, 82-78
• Pirates Announce 2026 Softball Schedule
• ECU Adds 18th Student-Athlete To 2026 Class
• Pirates to Welcome Elon WBB to Minges Coliseum on Sunday

UNC Greensboro secures 82-78 victory against East Carolina FOX Sports

UNC Greensboro men snap 3-game losing streak with victory at ECU Greensboro News & Record

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Tulane tops North Texas 34-21 in American Football Championship Game Presented by LLH Healthcare
• South Florida To Take On ODU In Cure Bowl

Memphis Commercial Appeal

•  Inside Memphis’ search for football coach and how it landed on Charles Huff
•  What Memphis will pay to Southern Miss for Charles Huff’s buyout
• New Memphis football coach Charles Huff photos
•  Players Charles Huff could bring from Southern Miss and keep at Memphis
•  5 things to know about new Memphis football coach Charles Huff

• Tulane football CFP rankings: Green Wave likely in after winning American
• Memphis vs Baylor score today: Live updates, highlights, how to watch 

Jones’ buzzer-beater puts Owls away  Temple News

NOLA.com

• Cold-shooting Tulane men cannot keep up with MAC favorite Akron
• Blake Baker staying at LSU causes Tulane to reset coaching search. Here’s where they could turn.

Denton Record-Chronicle

• Where could UNT go? Looking forward to today’s bowl announcement
• Brett Vito: UNT still has a lot to play for in bowl season — if it can recover from seeing CFP spot get away

TU men run away from Missouri State to move to 8-1 on the season Tulsa World

AL.com

• UAB AD Mark Ingram discusses coaching search, decision to promote Alex Mortensen
• Alex Mortensen’s to-do list after becoming UAB’s next head coach

The Associated Press

• Falslev, Utah State Aggies to face the Charlotte 49ers
• North Texas Mean Green and the TCU Horned Frogs square off in Fort Worth, Texas
• UTSA visits No. 12 Alabama after Philon’s 29-point outing
• Tulane tops North Texas 34-21 in American Conference title game for a likely CFP bid

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Duke upsets Virginia to win its first ACC football championship since 1989
• Duke just won a tremendous ACC title. But Blue Devils don’t deserve a CFP berth
• Duke won the ACC championship. What that means for the College Football Playoff
• As the Hurricanes relive 2006, one player remains a refugee living in exile
• Hurricanes jump out to 5-goal lead, cool off Predators

WRAL

• Duke tops Virginia in overtime for first outright ACC football title since 1962, awaits playoff fate
• Manny Diaz talks after Duke upsets Virginia in ACC Championship Game
• Fans of other schools rejoice at ACC title game as Duke win increases CFP uncertainty
• ACC champion Duke makes case for College Football Playoff spot
• Blake has 2 goals and an assist to lead the Hurricanes past the Predators, 6-3
• Cameron Boozer scores 18 in No. 4 Duke’s 66-60 win over No. 7 Michigan State
• NC State men’s soccer tops Georgetown, advances to NCAA College Cup

Selection Sunday College Football Playoff eliminator: Who’s in?  AZ Central

2025 bowl projections after week 15: Indiana rising, conference championships shake up playoff field Athlon Sports

Charleston Post & Courier

• Looking into the specifics of why the Gamecocks’ offensive line was so poor in 2025
• Clemson’s bowl game will be revealed today. ACC chaos may alter projections.
• Duke tops Virginia in OT for first outright ACC championship since 1962

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• David Teel: UVA’s playoff hopes vanish in ACC title-game loss to Duke
• ODU men can’t overcome Richmond’s late surge in road loss
• Virginia Tech deals George Mason its first loss

The Associated Press

• Indiana jumps to No. 1 in AP Top 25 ahead of Georgia, Ohio State in final rankings before playoff
• Can Alabama make it into the College Football Playoff with 3 losses? Can Duke make it with 5?
• Alabama, Notre Dame, Miami on edge ahead of College Football Playoff bracket announcement
• Fans of other schools rejoice at ACC title game as Duke win increases CFP uncertainty
• No. 2 Indiana caps Cignetti’s incredible turnaround by beating No. 1 Ohio St. for Big Ten title
• Duke beats No. 16 Virginia 27-20 in overtime for first outright ACC championship since 1962
• A dismal performance in the SEC title games puts Alabama’s playoff hopes in jeopardy
• Jalen Buckley’s two long touchdown runs lead Western Michigan to MAC Championship
• Texas Tech earns Big 12 title and likely first-round CFP bye with 34-7 win over BYU
• Keali’i Ah Yat leads Montana over South Dakota State 50-29 in 2nd round of FCS playoffs
• Pinnick’s 5 TD passes help UC Davis beat Rhode Island 47-20 in FCS playoffs
• Sam Vidlak, Kylon Harris lead the way and Stephen F. Austin reaches FCS quarters with 41-34 win
• Jones, No. 2 Montana State topple Yale 21-13 to advance to FCS quarterfinals
• Villanova upsets third-ranked Lehigh 14-7 advancing to FCS quarterfinal playoff round
• Illinois State scores 2 late TDs to knock out top-ranked North Dakota State 29-28 in FCS playoff
• Phillips rushes for 2 TDs, South Dakota picks off Mercer 4 times in 47-0 FCS playoff victory
• Gabalis throws 3 TD passes to lead Tarleton State over North Dakota 31-13 in FCS playoffs
• Peat scores 18 points, No. 2 Arizona blows out No. 20 Auburn 97-68 for 4th ranked win
• Zuby Ejiofor has 8 blocks to help No. 23 St. John’s hold off Mississippi, 63-58
• Emanuel Sharp scores 27 points, No. 8 Houston beats Florida State 82-67
• No. 14 Illinois beats No. 13 Tennessee 75-62 in Music City Madness
• James Madison hires fired Florida coach Billy Napier to take over for Bob Chesney
• UCLA hires Bob Chesney as football coach, aiming to revive struggling program