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NCAA names Samford’s Martin Newton and BYU’s Liz Darger as 2026-27 basketball committee chairs

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA on Friday named the 2026-27 chairs of the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball committees and a plan to announce the top 16 seeds for the women’s tournament the day before Selection Sunday.

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NCAA names Samford's Martin Newton and BYU's Liz Darger as 2026-27 basketball committee chairs

FILE - A basketball with a March Madness logo is seen going through a net prior to a second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament between Notre Dame and Michigan, March 23, 2025, in South Bend, Ind. (AP Photo/John Mersits, File)


INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA on Friday named the 2026-27 chairs of the NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball committees and a plan to announce the top 16 seeds for the women’s tournament the day before Selection Sunday.

Samford athletic director Martin Newton will head the men’s committee and BYU senior associate athletic director Liz Darger will lead the women’s.

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