The hunt for the first NCAA ’ship of 2023–24 is officially on, so lock in your brackets, and let’s dive in.

Cross country and men’s soccer haven’t reached their national championships yet, but this week’s postseason results will determine who earns an automatic natty berth and who must cross their fingers for an at-large bid.

If this weekend’s buffet of conference tournament title games gave you a hardware hangover, buckle up — that was just the beginning, as the field hockey and women’s soccer national tourneys begin this week.

Practice your cellies, because the footy fellas are joining the postseason party this week.

Conference tourney week is half over, and it’s not just clout and a shiny trophy on the line — the 31 conference champions automatically qualify for the national tournament.

Four of the Power Five conferences are entering their last weekend of regular-season play, so the races for regular-season champ (and the all-important conference tourney No. 1 seeds that accompany that title) are tighter than a Traylor hand hold.

Yesterday’s poll drop was characteristically chaotic, meaning everything’s up for grabs with only three regular-season weeks left.

Explosive change is the guys’ game’s only constant, and last night, two squads issued tenacious responses to their new ranks.

Nonconference action was a blast, but conference play, which got underway last night, is where the real fun begins.

Women’s soccer fans were given much more than they bargained for last night — the two Top-10 matchups were just the beginning.

True to form, the first two weeks of the men’s soccer season have been utter pandemonium.