2026 March Madness Jokes

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March Knock Knock Jokes: Knock knock?…Who is there?…Boo… Boo Who?… Don’t cry! We have the best 2026 March Madness jokes.
Did Tennessee how good Michigan was?
Michigan Basketball Jokes: How about the Michigan “Mercenaries?”… They were the 1st team to have a starting five of all transfers.
Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe you believe Michigan made 21 of 22 free throws to win the National Championship?
Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe you believe Michigan made 21 of 22 free throws to win the National Championship?
UConn Basketball Jokes: UConn’t deny it… Michigan was the better team in the 2026 National Championship.
Coach Dusty May…. be the most popular person in the state of Michigan!
Duke Basketball Jokes: What 2026 March Madness fans need the most therapy?… The Cameron Crazies. What a devastating loss to UConn.
Duke Basketball Jokes: I think the the Cameron Crazies might need a little therapy after the Mullins Miracle on March 29th, 2026.
Duke Basketball Jokes: Why does my DVR record Duke games when I set it for “The Biggest Loser?”… 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament were 134-0 when leading by 15+ points at halftime before UConn’s historic comeback against Duke. This record, which represented a perfect streak in tournament history, was broken following the game where Duke led by 15+ points at halftime but lost 73-72 to UConn, changing the stat to 134-1.
Duke Basketball Jokes: The Cameron Crazies might need a little more therapy after they lost at the buzzer to Braylon Mullins and the UConn Huskies.
Duke Basketball Jokes: The Cameron Crazies might need a little more therapy after losing in the 2025 with Cooper Flagg to Houston in the Final Four after being up 14-points with 8:17 remaining. lost at the buzzer to Braylon Mullins and the UConn Huskies AND losing in 2026 in the Elite Eight to UConn after being up 19-points.
Duke Basketball Jokes: Knock Knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe who?… Canoe believe #1 seeds were 134 – 0 when leading by 15 points at halftime until… Duke lost to UConn in the Elite Eight 73 – 72.
2026 March Madness Jokes: How were the Cameron Crazies after the Elite Eight loss to UConn?… Blue.
Lord of the Rings Jokes: Who is the most popular March Madness basketball hobbits?… Duke. They live in the Shire and love Coach Jon Scheyer.
UConn Basketball Jokes: Even if you did not make a 3-pointer all night… UConn Do It, Braylon Mullin. UConn make the game winner from way downtown with 0.4 seconds left.
UConn Basketball Jokes: UConn Do It.. Even if you are down 19 points against Duke, the #1 overall seed.
UConn Basketball Jokes: UConn come back against Duke after being down 19 points in the Elite Eight to move on to the Final Four.
Houston we have a problem… Illinois has the “Ball”Kan Brads: Tomislav Ivisic (Croatia), Zvonimir Ivisic (Croatia), Mihailo Petrović (Serbia), David Mirkovic (Montenegro), Kasparas Jakučionis (Lithuania), Toni Bilić (Croatia), Andrej Stojakovic (Greece).. AND THEY CAN PLAY!
Purdue Basketball Jokes: Trey Kaufman-Renn… The Prince of the “Purdue Put Back?”
Sesame Street Jokes: Who is “Oscar the Grouch’s” favorite March Madness player from the 2026 Elite Eight Purdue Team?… Center Oscar Cluff.
Duke Basketball Jokes: With Cameron (a 6’9″ power forward) and Cayden (a 6’4″ guard) Boozer… Duke is “Twinning and Winning.”
Star Wars Jokes: Who is Kylo Ren’s favorite Purdue basketball player of all-time?… Trey Kaufman-Renn.
Iowa Basketball Jokes: Iowa lotta money to my bookie… The #9 Iowa Hawkeyes sent the #4 Nebraska Cornhuskers back to the farm.
Tennessee Basketball Jokes: Who is the most popular March Madness team with farmers?… Tennessee. They all love Coach Rick Barnes.
Tennessee Basketball Jokes: Who is the most popular March Madness team in the Farmers Insurance office pool?… Tennessee. They all love Coach Rick Barnes.
Duke Basketball Jokes: Cameron (a 6’9″ power forward) and Cayden (a 6’4″ guard) Boozer are fan favorites of the Cameron Crazies.
Duke Basketball Jokes: Is it crazy that Cameron (a 6’9″ power forward) and Cayden (a 6’4″ guard) Boozer plays at Cameron Indoor Stadium… in front of the Cameron Crazies?
Star Wars Jokes: Who is Trey Kaufman-Renn’s of Purdue basketball, favorite Star Wars character?… Kylo Ren.
Purdue Basketball Jokes: Trey Kaufman-Renn… Can he shoot the three?
Duke Basketball Jokes: Interesting fact about the Alcoholics Anonymous 20206 March Madness Brackets. No one had Duke winning it all… They don’t like Boozers.
UConn Basketball Jokes: When UConn needed a bucket and ran an isolation play. The #1 option…. Solo Ball.
2026 March Madness Jokes: The Purdue Putback against Texas… Put Purdue in the Elite Eight.
Duke Basketball Jokes: What March Madness fans need the most therapy?… The Cameron Crazies.
Michigan State Basketball Jokes: March Madness teams have so many FEARS about the Michigan State point Guard.
Illinois Basketball Jokes: “Ball”Kan Brads: Tomislav Ivisic (Croatia), Zvonimir Ivisic (Croatia), Mihailo Petrović (Serbia), David Mirkovic (Montenegro), Kasparas Jakučionis (Lithuania), Toni Bilić (Croatia), Andrej Stojakovic (Greece).
UNC Basketball Jokes: When the UNC Tar Heels have an early exit from March Madness… the fans on Chapel Hill are Carolina Blue.
Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe you tell how many times Duke has reached the Final Four?… 18.
Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe you tell me the last time Duke reached the Final Four?… 2025.
Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe you me the the last time Duke won the National Championship?… 2015.
Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe you tell me how many times Duke has won the National Championship?… National Titles: 5 (1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015).
Arizona Basketball Jokes: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe you tell how many times Arizona has reached the Final Four?… 5.
Arizona Basketball Jokes: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe you tell me the last time Arizona reached the Final Four?… 2001.
Arizona Basketball Jokes: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe you me the last time Arizona won the National Championship?… 1997.
Arizona Basketball Jokes: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe you tell me how many times Arizona has won the National Championship?… 1.
Nebraska Basketball Jokes: Banking hours during March Madness are very different! The bank is not open 24/7. For example, Friday, March 20, 2026, St. Louis, Missouri the bank is open for Kentucky & Otega Oweh. However on Saturday, March 21st, 2026 Oklahoma City, OK, the bank is closed for Vanderbilt & Tyler Tanner.
Texas Basketball Jokes: How about the game winning shot by Texas with 1.1 seconds left to defeat NC State?… The shot was right on the [Tramon] Mark.
Arkansas Basketball Jokes: Why did John Calipari cross the road?… To hit up the ATM so he could pay another 6’11” forward.
Nebraska Basketball Jokes: Nebraska Cornhuskers, after losing in the Sweet Sixteen… “Aw, shucks.”
2026 East Sweet Sixteen: With the game-winning shot (and only 2 points of the game) to beat Kansas and advance St. John’s to the Sweet 16… Dylan became the “Darling of New York City.”
Iowa Jokes: 2026 South Sweet Sixteen: Only in March Madness can an Iowa Hawkeye send a Florida Gator back to The Swamp early!
Forget March Madness, by the second round, I’m just experiencing March Sadness.
My bracket is a lot like my bank account: it looked promising in the first week, but now I’m just trying to figure out where everything went wrong.
Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe believe how close Tyler Tanner’s last second desperation shot was?… Everything but the bottom of the net.
Nebraska Jokes: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe believe Sam and Charlie Hoiberg, celebrate their birthday on March 21, the day they beat Vanderbilt to advance to the 1st Sweet 16 in school history.
Nebraska Jokes: Nebraska Big Red came up big (on the offensive glass) in the closing minutes of the Round of 32 game against Vanderbilt.
March Madness 2022: An Angel Came to Coach Calipari: Coach I have some good news and some bad news. The good news is when it is all said and done, despite a few NCAA violations, you are going to heaven. The bad news is you will have to face St. Peter again. (Cemetery Jokes & Kentucky Jokes)
Duke Basketball Jokes: Duke Headband: 2026 Round of 32 vs. TCU Horned Frogs: Tadpole.
Looney Tunes Jokes: Who is Speedy Claxton’s (Coach of Hofstra’s) favorite Looney Tunes character?… Speedy Gonzales.
Why did John Calipari cross the road?… To hit up the ATM so he could pay another 6’11” forward. (Kentucky Jokes)
What do you call a University of Arkansas basketball player who never passes the basketball?… A ball hog.
2026 East Regional Sixteen: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe tell me the teams playing in 2026 East Regional?… #1 Duke, #2 UConn #3 Michigan State, #5 St. John’s
2026 East Regional: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe tell me the location of 2026 East Regional?… Washington D.C. March 27 & 29, 2026 at Capital One Arena.
2026 West Regional: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe tell me the location of 2026 West Regional?… San Jose, California March 26 & 28, 2026 at SAP Center.
2026 West Sweet Sixteen: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe tell me the teams playing in 2026 West Regional?… #1 The University of Arizona Wildcats #2 Purdue, #4 University of Arkansas, #11 University of Texas Longhorns
2026 Midwest Regional: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe tell me the location of 2026 Midwest Regional?… Chicago, Illinois March 27 & 29 at the United Center.
2026 Midwest Regional SweetSixteen: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe tell me the teams playing in 2026 Midwest Regional Finals?… #1 University of Michigan Wolverines, #2 Iowa State Cyclones, #4 The University of Alabama Crimson Tide, #6 University of Tennessee Volunteers
2026 Midwest Regional Elite Eight: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe tell me the teams playing in 2026 Midwest Regional Finals?…
2026 West Regional: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe tell me the location of 2026 East Regional?… San Jose, California March 26 & 28, 2026 at SAP Center.
2026 West Regional Regional Elite Eight:: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe tell me the teams playing in the 2026 Midwest Regional Finals?…
2026 West Elite Eight: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe tell me the teams playing in 2026 West Regional Finals?…
2026 South Regional Elite Eight: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe tell me the teams playing in 2026 South Regional Finals?…
2026 South Sweet Sixteen: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe tell me the teams playing in 2026 South Regional?… #2 University of Houston Cougars, #3 University of Illinois Fighting Illini, #4 University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, #9 The University of Iowa Hawkeyes
2026 Elite Eight: Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe tell me the teams playing in 2026 South Regional Finals?…
Round of 64: Sorry Santa Clara! You’re Welcome Kentucky & Otega Oweh! The bank is OPEN!
Round of 32: Sorry Vanderbilt & Tyler Tanner! You’re Welcome Nebraska! The bank is CLOSED!
Round of 32: March Madness = March Gladness when you teams wins in the 1st round of March Madness and advances to the Round of 32.
March Madness = March Gladness when your team wins the league tournament an receives an automatic bid to the Big Dance!
How does a a #14 seed defeat a #3 seed?… The players and coaches need to be in a Wright State of mind.
Why do Elite Eight fans only play 14 holes of golf?… Because they can’t make it to the Final Four. (Golf Jokes & Final Four Jokes)
How did the Alabama equipment manager clean the basketball uniforms before March Madness?… With “Roll Tide.”
Even though #13 Hofstra could not upset Alabama, they played with a lot of pride.
Idaho Jokes: The University of Idaho of the Big Sky Conference is going to the Big Dance… #StarchMadness.
The Highpoint of their season?… Knocking off #5 Wisconsin for their 1st win in 58 tries vs a Power 5 opponent?
The High point of #99 season… his ONLY two point made shot of the season of the season to seal the March Madness victory as a #12 seed, beating #5 Wisconsin.
First Four 2026: Knock knock?…Who is there?… Howard… Howard Who?…. How would you like to play on the 1st team in school history to have a March Madness win.
First Four: March Madness = March Gladness when your team wins a First Four game. (Howard University, Texas, Prairie View A&M, Miami (OH))
First Four: March Madness = March Sadness when your team losses a First Four game. (UMBC, NC State, Lehigh, (11) SMU 79)
First Four 2026: How about the game winning shot by Texas with 1.1 seconds left to defeat NC State?… The shot was right on the [Tramon] Mark.
First Round 2026: March Madness = March Gladness when your team wins a 1st round game.
First Round 2026: March Madness = March Gladness when your team wins a 1st round game as an underdog.
First Round 2026: March Madness = March Sadness when your team losses a 1st round game.
First Round 2026: March Madness = March Sadness when your team losses a 1st round game as a higher seed.
Basketball Jokes for the Ides of March: Sunday March 15th, 2026: Selection Sunday falls on the Ides of March. People want an Ides of March March Madness joke… I’ll take a stab at that.
Knock knock?…Who is there?… Canoe… Canoe who?… Canoe tell me where the 1st Four Men’s basketball games are played?…Dayton, Ohio.
Knock knock?…Who is there?… Canoe… Canoe who?… Canoe tell me where next year’s Final Four will be held?… Future Final Four Sites.
Utah Jokes: Brigham Young University, with the signing of AJ Dybantsa, went for BY WHO to BY YOU better believe we are in this to win this.
Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe you tell me the name of the week BEFORE the start of March Madness… ESPN Championship Week.
Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe you where the phrase “March Madness came from?… THE ORIGIN OF THE BASKETBALL PHRASE “MARCH MADNESS”
March Sadness… when you lose a League Tournament on a Bank Three. CAA Conference semifinals Hoftsra defeats Towson 68 – 65.
March Madness… the bank is OPEN!
Knock, knock… Who’s there?… Canoe… Canoe, who?… Canoe you tell me which teams got an NCAA March Madness automatic bid for winning a league tournament?… 31.

THE ORIGIN OF THE BASKETBALL PHRASE “MARCH MADNESS”

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