Hayden King
Located in Clinton, Mississippi, Hayden King graduated from Mississippi College in 2023 and earned his Master of Science in Athletic Administration from Mississippi College in May 2025. As a student, he worked with the Mississippi College athletic department and assisted with Clinton High School athletics alongside the SID, including keeping statistics for basketball games. He has also contributed to MaxPreps by keeping score for the Clinton Arrows football team. Hayden served on the Mississippi College women’s basketball staff during the 2025–26 season, gaining valuable experience in game operations, player development, and team support. At 25, he has been practicing bracketology for about ten years and specializes in women’s college basketball, college baseball, and college softball. He has been reporting and writing for College Sports Madness since 2021, with his work featured on ESPN, USA Today, podcasts, and numerous local media outlets and university publications nationwide. Since coaching a middle school basketball team in January 2023, Hayden is passionate about developing student-athletes and is actively pursuing a future as a women’s basketball coach at the high school or collegiate level.
April 6, 2026
Rank Team Prior 1 UCLA 1 2 Texas 3 3 Georgia Tech 5 4 North Carolina 4 5 Georgia 6 6 Florida State 7 7 Mississippi State 2 8 Texas A&M 10 9 Oregon State 13 10…
April 6, 2026
Rank Team Prior 1 Texas Tech 1 2 Oklahoma 3 3 Alabama 4 4 Texas 2 5 Florida State 5 6 Florida 6 7 Arkansas 7 8 UCLA 8 9 Nebraska 13 10 Virginia Tech 10 11 Tennessee 12…
April 6, 2026
Players of the Week: Final Four & National Championship (April 3–5) The biggest stage in women’s college basketball delivered standout performances from some of the game’s brightest stars. From clutch freshman production to dominant championship efforts, here are the Players…
April 6, 2026
Rank Team Comments Prior 1 UCLA 2 2 Connecticut 1 3 South Carolina 4 4 Texas 3 5 TCU 7 6 Michigan 12 7 Duke 10 8 Vanderbilt 5 9 LSU 6 10 Notre Dame 25 11 Louisville 11 12…
April 2, 2026
Last Four In: Missouri State, Liberty, Pittsburgh, Louisiana First Four Out: Texas State, Kansas, Purdue, Vanderbilt As expected, there are some fairly drastic changes to the bracket this week. It is time for baseball to have another system…
April 1, 2026
Last Four In: Michigan, Louisiana, Purdue, Kentucky First Four Out: NC State, Indiana, Kansas, Penn State The Top 16 National Seeds don’t change much this week except a few spots for some teams. However, there is a…
April 1, 2026
NCAA Tournament Players of the Week: Sweet 16 & Elite 8 As the NCAA Tournament narrowed to its final four, the level of play elevated across the board. Stars emerged, defenses tightened, and individual performances proved decisive in determining who…
April 1, 2026
NCAA Tournament Players of the Week: First & Second Rounds The opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament delivered dominant performances across the board, as players stepped up on the biggest stage to lead their teams into the second weekend. From…
March 30, 2026
Rank Team Prior 1 UCLA 1 2 Mississippi State 3 3 Texas 2 4 North Carolina 4 5 Georgia Tech 9 6 Georgia 7 7 Florida State 5 8 Virginia 6 9 Oregon 11 10 Texas A&M…
March 30, 2026
Rank Team Prior 1 Texas Tech 2 2 Texas 1 3 Oklahoma 3 4 Alabama 5 5 Florida State 8 6 Florida 4 7 Arkansas 9 8 UCLA 6 9 Washington 13 10 Virginia Tech 11 11 Virginia 12…
