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After the second round of the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 22nd, there are only so many teams left to challenge for the national championship in March Madness.
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While the opening round of the NCAA Tournament was mostly stable, there were enough upsets and close calls to keep all of the top seeds on guard heading into the second round of the tournament and beyond.
On Sunday, March 22nd, Purdue, the No. 2 seed in the West, defeated No. 7 Miami, 79-69, to become the first team to advance to the Sweet 16. From there, the second half of the second round saw multiple upsets, with No. 6 Tennessee defeating No. 3 Virginia 79-72 in the Midwest and No. 9 Iowa shocking defending national champion Florida State in the South with a last-second, 3-second win over the No. 1 seed.
In a 4-5 series, St. John’s made an incredible layup in the final minute to defeat fourth-seeded Kansas 67-65, while fourth-seeded Alabama scored 90 points in the second game and defeated Texas Tech, without JT Toppin, 90-65.
Here’s the latest information on which teams will advance to the second round and beyond, including the latest pairings, matchups and schedules.
- No. 1 Duke (East)
- #1 Arizona (Western Region)
- #1 Michigan (Midwest)
- 2nd Place UConn (Eastern Region)
- 2nd place Iowa (Midwest)
- 2nd place Purdue (Western Region)
- 2nd place Houston (Southern region)
- 3rd place Michigan State (Eastern Division)
- 3rd place Illinois (Southern Region)
- 4th place Alabama (Midwest)
- 4th place: Arkansas (Western Region)
- 4th place: Nebraska (southern region)
- No. 5 St. John’s (East Region)
- 6. Tennessee (Midwest)
- 9th Iowa (Southern Division)
- 11th Texas (West)
Sweet 16 schedule, game times, TV information, Sweet 16 locations
Always east.
Games will be held at Toyota Center in Houston and SAP Center in San Jose, California.
Thursday, March 26th
- 7:10pm: No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 11 Texas (West), CBS (Hubo)
- 7:30pm: No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Iowa (Southern), TBS/truTV (Sling TV)
- 9:45pm: 1st place Arizona vs. 4th place Arkansas (West), CBS (Fubo)
- 10:05pm: No. 2 Houston vs. No. 3 Illinois (South), TBS/truTV (Sling TV)
Friday, March 27th
- 7:10pm: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 St. John’s (East), CBS (Fubo)
- 7:35pm: No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Alabama (Midwest), TBS/truTV (Sling TV)
- 9:45pm: No. 2 UConn vs. No. 3 Michigan State (Eastern), CBS (Hubo)
- 10:10pm: No. 2 Iowa State vs. No. 6 Tennessee (Midwest), TBS/truTV (Sling TV)
Men’s March Madness Bracket Updates
This section will be updated
eastern region
1st round
- 1st Duke 71, 16th Siena 65
- 2nd place UConn 82, 15th place Furman 71
- 3rd place Michigan State 92, 14th place North Dakota State 67
- 4th Kansas State 68, 13th California Baptist 60
- 5th St. John’s 79, 12th Northern Iowa 53
- 6th Louisville 83, 11th South Florida 79
- 7th place UCLA 75, 10th place Central Florida 71
- 9th TCU 66, 8th Ohio State 64
2nd round
- 1st place Duke 81, 9th place TCU 58
- 5th St. John’s 67, 4th Kansas 65
- 3rd place Michigan State University 77, University of Louisville 69
- 2nd place UConn 73, 7th place UCLA 57
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- 1st place Duke vs. 5th place St. John’s
- 3rd place Michigan State University vs. 2nd place University College
Midwest region
1st round
- 1st Michigan 101, 16th Howard 80
- 2nd place Iowa State 108, 15th place Tennessee State 74
- 3rd place Virginia 82, 14th place Wright State University 73
- 4th place Alabama 90, 13th place Hofstra 70
- 5th Texas Tech 91, 12th Howard 71
- 6th Tennessee 78, 11th Miami (Ohio) 56
- 7th place Kentucky 89, 10th place Santa Clara 84 (OT)
- 9th St. Louis 102, 8th Georgia 77
2nd round
- 1st place Michigan 95, 9th place St. Louis 72
- 4th place Alabama 90, 5th place Texas Tech 65
- 6th place Tennessee 79, 3rd place Virginia 72
- 2nd place Iowa State University 82, 7th place Kentucky State 63
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- 1st place Michigan vs. 4th place Alabama
- 2nd place Iowa State vs. 6th place Tennessee
southern region
1st round
- No. 1 Florida 114, No. 16 Prairie View A&M 55
- 2nd place Houston 78, 15th place Idaho 47
- 3rd place Illinois 105, 14th place Penn 70
- 4th place Nebraska 76, 13th place Troy 47
- 5th place Vanderbilt 78, 12th place McNeese 68
- 11th VCU 82, 6th North Carolina 78
- 10th Texas A&M 63, 7th St. Mary’s 50
- 9th Iowa 67, 8th Clemson 61
2nd round
- 9th place Iowa 73, 1st place Florida 72
- 4th place Nebraska 76, 5th place Vanderbilt 74
- 3rd place Illinois 76, 11th place VCU 55
- 2nd place Houston 88, 10th place Texas A&M 57
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- No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 2 Houston
- No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Iowa State
western region
first round
- 1st place Arizona 82, 16th place Long Island 58
- 2nd place Purdue 104, 15th place Queens 71
- 3rd place Gonzaga State 73, 14th place Kennesaw State University 64
- 4th place: Arkansas 97, 13th place: Hawaii 78
- 12th High Point 83, 5th Wisconsin 82
- No. 11 Texas 79, No. 6 BYU 71
- 9th Utah State University 86, 8th Villanova State 76
- 7th Miami 80, 10th Missouri 66
2nd round
- 1st Arizona State 78, 9th Utah State 66
- 4th place: Arkansas 94, 12th place: High Point 88
- 11th Texas 74, 3rd Gonzaga 68
- 2nd place Purdue 79, 7th place Miami 69
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- No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 1 Arizona
- 2nd place Purdue 11th place Texas
