Actors, athletes and icons: Famous alumni from every NCAA men’s tournament team
March 17, 2026Updated March 20, 2026, 7:33 a.m. ET

University of Akron:
Yvette Nicole Brown, Alexa Bliss, Dominique Moceanu, The Black Keys and George Wallace
Getty ImagesYvette Nicole Brown, Alexa Bliss, Dominique Moceanu, The Black Keys and George Wallace

University of Alabama: Joe Namath, Forrest Gump, Rece Davis, Kaitlin Collins and Benjamin C. Russell (not pictured)
Getty Images
University of Arizona:Greg Kinnear, Kristen Wiig, John Hughes, Craig T. Nelson and Kourtney Kardashian
Getty Images
University of Arkansas: S. Rob Walton, Jerry Jones, Jimmy Johnson, John Daly and Walter Keller (not pictured)
Getty Images
Brigham Young University:Ken Jennings, Aaron Eckhart, Jon Heder, Philo T. Farnsworth and Harvey Fletcher (not pictured)
Getty Images
California Baptist University: Brent Kutzle, Dustin-Leigh Konzelman, Kay Warren, Rick Warren and Marissa Figueroa (not pictured)
Getty Images
University of Central Florida: Chase Stokes, Cheryl Hines, Michelle Akers, Scott Porter and Daniel Tosh
Getty Images
Clemson University:Nancy O’Dell, Dolph Lundgren, Rob Huebel, Dwight Clark and Lee Brice
Getty Images
University of Connecticut: Bobby Moynihan Jr., Meg Ryan, Diana Taurasi, Tony Todd and Moby
Getty Images
Duke University:Adam Silver, Ken Jeong, Retta, Paul W. Downs and Travis Stork
Getty Images
University of Florida: Erin Andrews, Cris Collinsworth, Darrell Hammond, Toby Turner and Abby Wambach
Getty Images
Furman University: Clint Dempsey, Amy Grant, Victoria Jackson, Xavier Woods and Herman Lay
Getty Images
University of Georgia:Ryan Seacrest, Ernie Johnson, Wayne Knight, R.E.M. and Kyle Chandler
Getty Images
Gonzaga University: Bing Crosby, John Stockton and Ryan Flaherty; not pictured: Jim Wickwire and Tony Canadeo
Getty Images
University of Hawaii:Bette Midler, Larry Beil, Jason Elam, Ken Niumatalolo and Barack Obama, Sr.
Getty Images
High Point University: Austin Dillon, Tubby Smith, Donna Fargo, Cody Allen and Charles F. Price (not pictured)
Getty Images
Hofstra University: Christopher Walken, Francis Ford Coppola, Mike Starr, Joe Morton and Robert Davi
Getty Images
University of Houston: Jim Parsons, Jim Nantz, Dennis Quaid, Lil Wayne and Kenny Rogers
Getty Images
Howard University:
Chadwick Boseman, Thurgood Marshall, Anthony Anderson, Taraji P. Henson and Gus Johnson
Getty ImagesChadwick Boseman, Thurgood Marshall, Anthony Anderson, Taraji P. Henson and Gus Johnson

University of Idaho: Mark Felt, Sarah Palin, Bill Fagerbakke, Dan O’Brien and Jerry Kramer
Getty Images
University of Illinois: Nick Offerman, Ed Boon, YouTube, Gene Hackman and Hugh Heffner
Getty Images
University of Iowa: Caitlin Clark, Ashton Kutcher, Gene Wilder, W.P. Kinsella and Tom Arnold
Getty Images
Iowa State University: George Washington Carver, Russell Stover, Tyrese Haliburton, Cael Sanderson and Chris Soules
Getty Images
University of Kansas: Don Johnson, Terry Kiser, Wilt Chamberlain, Nikki Glaser and Paul Rudd
Getty Images
Kennesaw State University:Bron Breakker, Jasmine Burke, ReesaTeesa, Larry Nelson and theRadBrad (not pictured)
Getty Images
University of Kentucky: Ashley Judd, Glenn Kotche, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Pat Riley and John T. Scopes
Getty Images
Lehigh University: Lee Iacocca, Jesse Reno, CJ McCollum, Cathy Engelbert and Roger Penske
Getty Images
Long Island: Nicholas Pileggi, Dina Meyer, Larry Doby, Jackee Harry and John Leguizamo
Getty Images
University of Louisville: Johnny Unitas, Lamar Jackson and Mitch McConnell; not pictured: Donald Elbert and Frank Neuhauser
Getty Images
University of Maryland, Baltimore County: Kathleen Turner, Duff Goldman, Stavros Halkias, Young Mazino and Scott Seiss
Getty Images
McNeese State University: Adam Johnson, Taja V. Simpson, Joe Dumars, Doug Kershaw and Rupert Richardson (not pictured)
Getty Images
University of Miami: Alix Earle, Ray Liotta, The Rock, Gloria Estefan and Sylvester Stallone
Getty Images
Miami University (Ohio): Benjamin Harrison, Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick, Nick Lachey, Tina Louise and Ray Combs
Getty Images
University of Michigan: Sanjay Gupta, David Alan Grier, Madonna, James Earl Jones and Tom Brady
Getty Images
Michigan State University: Dan Gheesling, Sam Raimi, Magic Johnson, Bernard White and James Caan
Getty Images
University of Missouri: Chris Cooper, Jon Hamm, Brad Pitt, Sheryl Crow and Tom Berenger
Getty Images
University of Nebraska–Lincoln: Evan Williams, Larry the Cable Guy, Gerry Thomas, Johnny Carson and Warren Buffett
Getty Images
University of North Carolina: James K. Polk, Mia Hamm, Michael Jordan, Lewis Black and Billy Crudup
Getty Images
North Carolina State University: Bill Burr, Zach Galifianakis, Charlotte Flair, Bill Cowher and John Tesh
Getty Images
North Dakota State University: Carson Wentz, Bob Backlund, Ilhan Omar, Harold Schafer; not pictured: Gilmore Schjeldahl
Getty Images
University of Northern Iowa: Kurt Warner, Lisa Bluder, Robert James Waller, Mark Steines and Tom Pettit (not pictured)
Getty Images
Ohio State University: Bob Knight, Jack Nicklaus, JD Vance, Jesse Owens and R.L. Stine
Getty Images
University of Pennsylvania: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Banks, John Legend and Maury Povich
Getty Image
Prairie View A&M University: Megan Thee Stallion, Mr. T., Loni Love, Terry Ellis and Cecil Cooper
Getty Images
Purdue University: John Wooden, Neil Armstrong, Millie Bobby Brown, Orville Redenbacher and Jim Gaffigan
Getty Images
Queens University: Sally Wheeler, Vi Lyles, Hannah Aspden, Conrad Ricamora and Chuck Wendig
Getty Images
Saint John's University: Al McGuire, J. Cole, Darryl McDaniels, Keegan Bradley and Mike Francesa
Getty Images
Saint Louis University: Andreas Katsulas, Brian McBride, James Gunn, Gene Kranz and Dennis O’Neil (not pictured)
Getty Images
Saint Mary's University: Brian Doyle-Murray, Corbin Burnes, Mahershala Ali, Todd Golden and Brother Timothy Diener (not pictured)
Getty Images
Santa Clara University: Gavin Newsom, Steve Nash, Shemar Moore, Brandi Chastain and Mike Pereira
Getty Images
Siena University: Wendy Moniz, Olivia Benson, Ed Henry and Wayne LaPierre and Bobby Fish (not pictured)
Getty Images
Southern Methodist University: Aaron Spelling, Kathy Bates, Lauren Graham, Laura Bush and Brian Baumgartner
Getty Images
University of South Florida: Drake Hogeysten, Tony La Russa, Aasif Mandvi, Mark Consuelos and Gallagher
Getty Images
University of Tennessee: Jim Haslam, Peyton Manning, Bianca Belair, Paul Finebaum and Tramell Tillman
Getty Images
Tennessee State University: Wilma Rudolph, Richard Dent, Oprah Winfrey, Ed “Too Tall” Jones and Dick Barnett
Getty Images
University of Texas: Farrah Fawcett, Glen Powell, Matthew McConaughey, Owen Wilson and Renee Zellweger
Getty Images
Texas A&M University: Brittany Broski, Lyle Lovett, Myles Garrett, Rip Torn and Marc Menchaca
Getty Images
Texas Christian University: Bob Schieffer, Chris Klein, Rod Roddy, Shantel VanSanten and Reverend Timothy Lovejoy from "The Simpsons" (not pictured)
Getty Images
Texas Tech University: Brad Leland, John Denver, Patrick Mahomes, Colby Donaldson and George Eads
Getty Images
Troy University: Bray Wyatt, Vecepia Towery, Osi Umenyiora, James “JT” Thomas Jr. and DeMarcus Ware
Getty Images
UCLA: Sydney Sweeney, Nicolas Cage, Alyssa Liu, Jack Black and Tim Robbins
Getty Images
Utah State University: LaVell Edwards, Jordan Love, Nolan Bushnell; not pictured: Nathan Baldwin and Sawyer Hemsley
Getty Images
Vanderbilt University: Jay Cutler, Dierks Bentley, Bettie Page, Chris Stapleton and Clay Travis
Getty Images
Virginia Commonwealth University: David Baldacci, Patch Adams, GWAR, Jay Pharoah and Stephen Furst
Getty Images
Villanova University: Howie Long, Maria Bello, Pope Leo XIV, Michael Rubin and Toby Keith
Getty Images
University of Virginia: Charles T. Pepper, Katie Couric, Edgar Allen Poe, Tina Fey and Reddit / Alexis Ohanian
Getty Images
University of Wisconsin: Charles Lindbergh, Steve Miller, Seann William Scott, Joan Cusack and Tom Hall (not pictured)
Getty Images
Wright State University: Nicole Scherzinger, Eddie McClintock, Robert Pollard, Hannah Beachler and Brad Sherwood
Getty ImagesFeatured Weekly Ad