One year ago today we were too distracted to deal with the whole “The NCAA Tournament was cancelled” thing. Virginia got the rare two-year reign as defending champ, and now we get even more replays of That Shot. Still, the tournament is finally back. It got underway last night with the vestigial play-in games that really need to be eliminated, but today is the day we have all been waiting for.
It’s 16 games today from noon to midnight. Purdue plays at 7:25 tonight and we will have a separate Open Thread for that, but in the meantime enjoy today’s full slate:
12:15pm – CBS – South Region – 7 Florida vs. 10 Virginia Tech – Hinkle Fieldhouse
12:45pm – TruTV – South Region – 3 Arkansas vs. 14 Colgate – Bankers Life Fieldhouse
1:15pm – TBS – Midwest Region – 1 Illinois vs. 16 Drexel – Indiana Farmers Coliseum
1:45pm – TNT – South Region – 6 Texas Tech vs. 11 Utah State – Assembly Hall (Bloomington)
3:00pm – CBS – South Region – 2 Ohio State vs 15 Oral Roberts – Mackey Arena (West Lafayette)
3:30pm – TruTV – South Region – 1 Baylor vs. 16 Hartford – Lucas Oil Stadium
4:00pm – TBS – Midwest Region - 8 Loyola Chicago vs. 9 Georgia Tech – Hinkle Fieldhouse
4:30pm – TNT – Midwest Region - 5 Tennessee vs. 12 Oregon State – Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6:25pm – TBS – Midwest Region - 4 Oklahoma State vs. 13 Liberty – Indiana Farmers Coliseum
7:10pm – CBS – South Region – 8 North Carolina vs. 9 Wisconsin – Mackey Arena (West Lafayette)
7:15pm – TruTV – Midwest Region – 2 Houston vs. 15 Cleveland State – Assembly Hall (Bloomington)
7:25pm – TNT – South Region – 4 Purdue vs. 13 North Texas - Lucas Oil Stadium
9:20pm – TBS – Midwest Region – 7 Clemson vs. 10 Rutgers – Bankers Life Fieldhouse
9:40pm – CBS – Midwest Region – 6 San Diego State vs. 11 Syracuse – Hinkle Fieldhouse
9:50pm – TruTV – Midwest Region – 3 West Virginia vs. 14 Morehead State – Lucas Oil Stadium
9:57pm – TNT – South Region – 5 Villanova vs. 12 Winthrop – Indiana Farmers Coliseum