Overview
- Thursday’s openers delivered a VCU comeback over North Carolina, High Point’s first NCAA win against Wisconsin, Duke’s narrow escape vs. Siena, and Saint Louis’ 102-77 rout of Georgia.
- Saturday’s second-round schedule is set, featuring No. 1 Michigan vs. Saint Louis at 12:10 p.m. ET on CBS and No. 1 Duke vs. No. 9 TCU at 5:15 p.m. ET on CBS, among other matchups.
- Purdue faces Queens in St. Louis at 7:35 p.m. ET on truTV, while defending champion Florida meets Prairie View A&M in Tampa at 9:25 p.m. ET on TNT.
- Networks carrying the men’s tournament are CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV, with streaming access through services that include DIRECTV, Fubo and Sling.
- Previews and odds lean heavily to top seeds, with USA TODAY picks and opening lines listing Florida and Purdue as sizable favorites in their first-round games.