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The past first round was one of the more wild ones in recent memory. There were upsets galore, but more interestingly, we saw our first COVID-related departure from the NCAA Tournament, with Oregon advancing after VCU had to withdraw.
Can the second round continue with the intrigue? No. 1 Illinois vs. the criminally underrated No. 8 Loyola Chicago is the perfect tipoff for the morning. No. 15 Oral Roberts and No. 13 North Texas look to continue their surprising “runs,” and Oregon State will go for its second NCAA Tournament win in 30 years.
After a year of no madness, March has provided, and then some.
No. 1 Illinois vs. No. 8 Loyola Chicago, 9:10 am, CBS
- Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Tracy Wolfson
No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 9 Wisconsin, 11:40 am, CBS
- Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Dana Jacobson
No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 11 Syracuse, 2:15 pm, CBS
- Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Tracy Wolfson
No. 3 Arkansas vs. No. 6 Texas Tech, 3:10 pm, TNT
- Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Dana Jacobson
No. 2 Houston vs. No. 10 Rutgers, 4:10 pm, TBS
- Spero Dedes / Brendan Haywood / Lauren Shehadi
No. 7 Florida vs. No. 15 Oral Roberts, 4:45 pm, truTV
- Lisa Byington / Steve Smith / TBD
No. 5 Villanova vs. No. 13 North Texas, 5:45 pm, TNT
- Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Tracy Wolfson
No. 4 Oklahoma State vs. No. 12 Oregon State, 6:40 pm, TBS
- Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Dana Jacobson