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I actually
thought this team was DII. But it actually was
in the Tournament in 2023 & 2024.
I guess they were
forgettable.
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Updated 03/15/26, 8:00pm
ESPN.com
Duke, Arizona, Michigan, UF top tourney seeds
Boilermakers trip No. 3 Michigan, reign in
Big Ten
Acuff scores 30 as Calipari, Hogs roll to SEC
title
Power drops 44 to lead Penn over Yale in Ivy
final
VCU defends A-10 tourney title for NCAA berth
Duke shows mettle in holding off UVA for ACC
title
Missed Utah Valley alley-oop gives WAC to CBU
Sources: A-10 set to hire Leibovitz as commish
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Updated 03/15/26, 11:50pm
Nebraska is only major conference team without a
tournament win.
Updated 03/15/26, 10:30pm
Queens University (in NC, not NYC), is making its
first appearance in the NCAA tournament after qualifying in its first year of
eligibility.
Fran McCaffery, fired last year after 15 seasons at
Iowa, is taking Penn to the Tourney in his first year there.
McCaffrey has taken 5 teams the tournament:
Penn, Iowa, Siena, UNC Greensboro, and Lehigh.
Miami (OH) becomes the first MAC school to receive
an at-large bid since they did it 27 years ago. After
having only 1 loss this season, they were relegated to a play-in game in
Dayton only 45 miles away.
Santa Clara is in the Tournament for the first time
since 1996. This is the fourth team that Santa Clara
coach Herb Sendek will take to the Tournament after previously leading Miami
(OH), NC State and Arizona State there.
TJ Power scored 44 of Penn s 88 points to lead the
Quakers to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2018. His
44 points are the 2nd most in any men s conference tournament final over the
last 30 seasons.
Duke is the first school in ACC history to win a
football, women's basketball and men's basketball title in the same year.
Updated 03/15/26, 8:00pm
Duke, UConn, Kansas, UCLA and Michigan State are ALL
in the East Region in the men's bracket. Those 5
schools have combined for 496 tournament wins and 28 national championships
(excluding vacated wins/titles).
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Updated 03/15/26, 8:00pm
Mick Cronin on his time at UCLA:
" 'Legacy is the most overrated thing in life'
- Jeff Van Gundy"
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Updated 03/15/26, 8:00pm
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2026 Conference Tournament Champions
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CONFERENCE
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CHAMPIONSHIP (TV) / CHAMPION
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America East
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UMBC Retrievers (24-8)
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American
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South Florida Bulls (25-8)
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Atlantic 10
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VCU Rams (27-7)
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ACC
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Duke Blue Devils (32-2)
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ASUN
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Queens Royals (21-13)
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Big 12
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Arizona Wildcats (32-2)
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Big East
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St. John's Red Storm (28-6)
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Big Sky
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Idaho Vandals (21-14)
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Big South
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High Point Panthers (30-4)
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Big Ten
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Purdue Boilermakers (27-8)
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Big West
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Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (24-8)
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CAA
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Hofstra Pride (24-10)
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Conference USA
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Kennesaw State Owls (21-13)
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Horizon League
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Wright State Raiders (23-11)
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Ivy League
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Pennsylvania Quakers (18-11)
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MAAC
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Siena Saints (23-11)
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MAC
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Akron Zips (29-5)
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MEAC
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Howard Bison (23-10)
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Missouri Valley
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Northern Iowa Panthers (23-12)
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Mountain West
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Utah State Aggies (28-6)
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Northeast
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Long Island Sharks (24-10)
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Ohio Valley
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Tennessee State Tigers (23-9)
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Patriot League
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Lehigh Mountain Hawks (18-16)
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SEC
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Arkansas Razorbacks (26-8)
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SoCon
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Furman Paladins (22-12)
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Southland
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McNeese Cowboys (28-5)
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SWAC
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Prairie View A&M
Panthers (18-17)
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Summit League
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North Dakota State Bison (27-7)
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Sun Belt
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Troy Trojans (22-11)
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West Coast
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Gonzaga Bulldogs (30-3)
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WAC
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California Baptist
Lancers (25-8)
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Updated 03/15/26, 8:50pm
2026 Selection Committee Seed
List
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Rk
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Team
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Record
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Rk
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Team
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Record
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1
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Duke
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32-2
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33
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Utah St.
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28-6
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2
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Arizona
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32-2
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34
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TCU
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22-11
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3
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Michigan
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31-3
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35
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Saint Louis
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28-5
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4
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Florida
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26-7
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36
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Iowa
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21-12
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5
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Houston
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28-6
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37
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Santa Clara
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26-8
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6
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UConn
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29-5
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38
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UCF
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21-11
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7
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Iowa St.
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27-7
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39
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Missouri
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20-12
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8
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Purdue
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27-8
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40
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Texas A&M
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21-11
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9
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Michigan St
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25-7
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41
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NC State
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20-13
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10
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Illinois
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24-8
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42
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Texas
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18-14
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11
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Gonzaga
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30-3
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43
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SMU
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20-13
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12
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Virginia
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29-5
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44
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Miami (OH)
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31-1
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13
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Nebraska
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26-6
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45
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VCU
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27-7
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14
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Alabama
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23-9
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46
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South Florida
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25-8
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15
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Kansas
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23-10
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47
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McNeese
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28-5
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16
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Arkansas
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26-8
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48
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Akron
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29-5
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17
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Vanderbilt
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26-8
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49
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UNI
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23-12
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18
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St. John s
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28-6
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50
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High Point
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30-4
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19
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Texas Tech
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22-10
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51
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California Baptist
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25-8
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20
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Wisconsin
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24-10
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52
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Hofstra
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24-10
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21
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Tennessee
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22-11
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53
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Troy
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22-11
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22
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North Carolina
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24-8
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54
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Hawaii
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24-8
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23
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Louisville
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23-10
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55
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North Dakota St
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27-7
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24
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BYU
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23-11
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56
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Penn
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18-11
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25
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Kentucky
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21-13
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57
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Wright St.
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23-11
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26
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Saint Mary's
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27-5
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58
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Kennesaw St
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21-13
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27
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Miami (FL)
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25-8
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59
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Tennessee St
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23-9
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28
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UCLA
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23-11
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60
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Idaho
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21-14
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29
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Clemson
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24-10
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61
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Furman
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22-12
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30
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Villanova
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24-8
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62
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Queens (NC)
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21-13
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31
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Ohio St.
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21-12
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63
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Siena
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23-11
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32
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Georgia
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22-10
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64
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LIU
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24-10
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65
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Howard
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23-10
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66
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UMBC
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24-8
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67
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Lehigh
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18-16
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68
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Prairie View
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18-17
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Updated 03/15/26, 9:30pm
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GAMES
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Time (ET)
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TV
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First Four: Tuesday, March 17
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(16) UMBC vs. (16) Howard
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6:40 PM
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truTV
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(11) Texas vs.
(11) NC State
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9:15 PM
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truTV
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First Four: Wednesday, March 18
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(16) Prairie View
A&M vs. (16) Lehigh
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6:40 PM
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truTV
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(11) Miami (OH) vs. (11) SMU
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9:15 PM
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truTV
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First Round: Thursday, March 19
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(9) TCU vs. (8) Ohio
State
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12:15 PM
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CBS
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(13) Troy vs.
(4) Nebraska
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12:40 PM
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truTV
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(11) South Florida vs.
(6) Louisville
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1:30 PM
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TNT
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(12) High Point vs.
(5) Wisconsin
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1:50 PM
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TBS
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(16) Siena vs.
(1) Duke
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2:50 PM
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CBS
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(12) McNeese vs.
(5) Vanderbilt
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3:15 PM
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truTV
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(14) North Dakota St vs.
(3) Michigan
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4:05 PM
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TNT
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(9) Hawaii vs.
(8) Arkansas
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4:25 PM
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TBS
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(11) VCU vs.
(6) North Carolina
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6:50 PM
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TNT
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(16) UMBC/Howard vs. (1) Michigan
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7:10 PM
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CBS
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(11) Texas / NC State vs.
(6) BYU
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7:25 PM
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TBS
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(10) Texas A&M vs. (7)
St. Mary's
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7:35 PM
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truTV
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(14) Penn vs.
(3) Illinois
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9:25 PM
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TNT
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(9) Saint Louis vs.
(8) Georgia
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9:45 PM
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CBS
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(14) Kennesaw State vs.
(3) Gonzaga
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10:00 PM
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TBS
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(15) Idaho vs. (2) Houston
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10:10 PM
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truTV
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First Round: Friday, March 20
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(10) Santa Clara vs.
(7) Kentucky
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12:15 PM
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CBS
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(12) Akron vs.
(5) Texas Tech
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12:40 PM
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truTV
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(16) LIU vs.
(1) Arizona
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1:30 PM
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TNT
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(14) Wright State vs.
(3) Virginia
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1:50 PM
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TBS
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(15) Tennessee State vs.
(2) Iowa State
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2:50 PM
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CBS
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(13) Hofstra vs.
(4) Alabama
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3:15 PM
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truTV
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(9) Utah State vs.
(8) Villanova
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4:10 PM
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TNT
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(11) Miami (OH) / SMU vs.
(6) Tennessee
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4:25 PM
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TBS
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(9) Iowa vs.
(8) Clemson
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6:50 PM
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TNT
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(12) Northern Iowa vs. (5)
St. John's
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7:10 PM
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CBS
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(10) UCF vs. (7) UCLA
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7:25 PM
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TBS
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(15) Queens (NC) vs.
(2) Purdue
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7:35 PM
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truTV
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(16) Prairie View / Lehigh vs.
(1) Florida
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9:25 PM
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TNT
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(13) Cal Baptist vs.
(4) Kansas
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9:45 PM
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CBS
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(15) Furman vs. (2) UConn
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10:00 PM
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TBS
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(10) Missouri vs.
(7) Miami (FL)
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10:10 PM
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truTV
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Updated 03/16/26, 11:30pm
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GAMES
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Time (ET)
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TV
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Wednesday, March 18: First Four
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(11) Nebraska vs. (11) Richmond
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7:00 PM
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ESPN2
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(16) Missouri State vs. (16) SFA
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9:00 PM
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ESPN2
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Thursday, March 19: First Four
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(16) Southern U vs. (16) Samford
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7:00 PM
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ESPN2
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(10) Virginia vs. (10) Arizona St
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9:00 PM
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ESPN2
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Friday, March 20: First round
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(3) Duke vs. (14) Col. of Charleston
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11:30 AM
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ESPN2
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(3) TCU vs. (14) UC San Diego
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12:00 PM
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ESPN
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(8) Oregon vs. (9) Virginia Tech
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1:30 PM
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ESPN2
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(6) Baylor vs. TBD
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2:00 PM
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ESPN
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(6) Washington vs. (11) South Dakota
St
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2:30 PM
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ESPNews
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(5) Maryland vs. (12) Murray State
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3:00 PM
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ESPNU
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(5) Ole Miss vs. (12) Gonzaga
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3:30 PM
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ESPN2
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(1) Texas vs. TBD
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4:00 PM
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ESPN
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(2) Michigan vs. (15) Holy Cross
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5:30 PM
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ESPN2
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(4) UNC vs. (13) Western Illinois
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5:30 PM
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ESPNews
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(2) LSU vs. (15) Jacksonville
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6:00 PM
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ESPN
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(4) Minnesota vs. (13) Green Bay
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6:00 PM
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ESPNU
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(5) Michigan State vs. (12) Colorado
St
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7:30 PM
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ESPNews
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(7) NC State vs. (10) Tennessee
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8:00 PM
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ESPN
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(7) Texas Tech vs. (10) Villanova
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8:30 PM
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ESPNU
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(4) Oklahoma vs. (13) Idaho
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10:00 PM
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ESPN
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Saturday, March 21: First round
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(3) Ohio State vs. (14) Howard
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11:30 AM
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ESPN2
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(3) Louisville vs. (14) Vermont
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12:00 PM
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ESPN
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(1) South Carolina vs. TBD
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1:00 PM
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ABC
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(7) Georgia vs. TBD
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1:30 PM
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ESPN2
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(6) Notre Dame vs. (11) Fairfield
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2:00 PM
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ESPN
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(6) Alabama vs. (11) Rhode Island
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2:30 PM
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ESPNews
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(5) Kentucky vs. (12) James Madison
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2:30 PM
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ESPNU
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(1) UConn vs. (16) UTSA
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3:00 PM
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ABC
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(8) Clemson vs. (9) Southern
California
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3:30 PM
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ESPN2
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(2) Iowa vs. (15) FDU
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4:00 PM
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ESPN
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(4) West Virginia vs. (13) Miami
(Ohio)
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5:00 PM
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ESPNU
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(8) Iowa State vs. (9) Syracuse
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5:30 PM
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ESPN2
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(2) Vanderbilt vs. (15) High Point
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7:00 PM
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ESPNews
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(8) Oklahoma State vs. (9) Princeton
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7:30 PM
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ESPN2
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(7) Illinois vs. (10) Colorado
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9:30 PM
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ESPN2
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(1) UCLA vs. (16) California Baptist
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10:00 PM
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ESPN
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