California Teams Stir Up NCAA Tournament Upsets

California teams like UCLA, California Baptist, Santa Clara, and Saint Marys are making waves in the 2026 NCAA mens basketball tournament, with underdogs drawing upset buzz. California Baptist, Santa Clara, and Saint Marys have strong regular seasons and real upset potential against higher-seeded teams. Other bracket busters like VCU, Miami of Ohio, South Florida, and High Point also threaten chaos in the first round. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: [email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/a34265dac095d7f0