Aaron Harrison Sends Kentucky to Final Four

The kids have grown up. 8th seeded Kentucky wins the Midwest Region behind Aaron Harrison's clutch three-pointer in the final moments to advance to the Final Four to join Florida, Wisconsin, and UConn. in North Texas next weekend.

Sweet 16 Schedule

Tonight
South Region
6:15 P.M. CT #11 Dayton vs. #10 Stanford on CBS
8:45 P.M. CT #4 UCLA vs #1 Florida on CBS
West Region
6:47 P.M. CT #6 Baylor vs. #2 Wisconsin on TBS
9:17 P.M. CT #4 San Diego St. vs. #1 Arizona on TBS
Friday
Midwest Region
6:15 P.M. CT #11 Tennessee vs. #2 Michigan on CBS
8:45 P.M. CT #8 Kentucky vs. #4 Louisville on CBS
East Region
6:27 P.M. CT #7 Connecticut vs. #3 Iowa State on TBS
8:57 P.M. CT #4 Michigan State vs. #1 Virginia on TBS

My bracket record: 38-10

Dayton Shocks Syracuse to Advance to Sweet 16

The Dayton Flyers are flying high to the Sweet 16 after upsetting Syracuse 55-53 in the third round in Buffalo yesterday (highlights below). The 11th-seeded Flyers, which upset #6 Ohio State to open the tournament on Thursday, were helped by Syracuse's anemic shooting, as they hit just 39% from the field and did not hit a single three-pointer in the game.

Today's Round 3 Schedule:

(All times eastern, games also available on March Madness Live)

South Region 12:15 PM(10) Stanford vs (2) Kansas CBS

Midwest Region 2:45 PM (8) Kentucky vs (1) Wichita State CBS

East Region        5:15 PM (6) North Carolina vs (3) Iowa State CBS Midwest Region 6:10 PM (14) Mercer vs (11) Tennessee TNT South Region 7:10 PM (12) Stephen F. Austin vs (4) UCLA TBS

West Region 7:40 PM (6) Baylor vs (3) Creighton truTV East Region 8:40 PM (8) Memphis vs (1) Virginia TNT

West Region 9:40 PM (8) Gonzaga vs (1) Arizona TBS

My bracket record: 32-8

Upsets Galore

Incredible day for crazy upsets in the NCAA Tournament on Friday. In the most stunning upset, #3 Duke falls to #14 Mercer in the Midwest Region 78-71. Other upsets included #10 Stanford beating #7 New Mexico in the South and #11 Tennessee beating #6 UMass in the Midwest. In other crazy action, in the South Region, #12 Stephen F. Austin won its first NCAA Tournament game in school history as they rallied to force overtime (via a 4-point play!) and then beat #5 VCU in OT (highlights below).
 
Absolutely stunning upsets, as there are remains just one perfect bracket on Yahoo (although he shockingly did not enter his bracket into the billion dollar sweepstakes). 

Today's third round schedule

(All times eastern, games also available on March Madness Live)

South Region 12:15 PM (9) Pittsburgh vs (1) Florida CBS
Midwest Region 2:45 PM (5) Saint Louis vs (4) Louisville CBS
Midwest Region 5:15 PM (7) Texas vs (2) Michigan CBS
West Region 6:10 PM (12) North Dakota State vs (4) San Diego State TNT
South Region 7:10 PM (11) Dayton vs (3) Syracuse TBS
West Region 7:45 PM (7) Oregon vs (2) Wisconsin CBS
East Region 8:40 PM (12) Harvard vs (4) Michigan State TNT

East Region 9:40 PM (7) Connecticut vs (2) Villanova TBS

My bracket record: 26-6

Day Two Schedule

Amazing first day of tournament action, with a record 4-overtime games, and a ton of thrilling comebacks, nail-biters, and upsets. And my bracket is looking great!

Here's today's day two schedule.
(All times U.S. Eastern, games also on March Madness Live)

12:15 PM (14) Mercer vs (3) Duke   CBS
12:40 PM (11) Nebraska vs (6) Baylor   truTV
1:40 PM (10) Stanford vs (7) New Mexico   TBS
2:10 PM (16) Weber State vs (1) Arizona   TNT
2:45 PM (11) Tennessee vs (6) Massachusetts   CBS
3:10 PM (14) Louisiana-Lafayette vs (3) Creighton   truTV
4:10 PM (15) Eastern Kentucky vs (2) Kansas   TBS
4:40 PM (9) Oklahoma State vs (8) Gonzaga   TNT
6:55 PM (9) George Washington vs (8) Memphis   TBS
7:10 PM (16) Cal Poly vs (1) Wichita State   CBS
7:20 PM (11) Providence vs (6) North Carolina   TNT
7:27 PM (12) Stephen F. Austin vs (5) Virginia Commonwealth   truTV
9:25 PM (16) Coastal Carolina vs (1) Virginia   TBS
9:40 PM (9) Kansas State vs (8) Kentucky   CBS
9:50 PM (14) North Carolina Central vs (3) Iowa State   TNT
9:57 PM (13) Tulsa vs (4) UCLA   truTV
My bracket record after day one: 14-2

Cameron Ridley Beats Arizona State at Buzzer!

In the first buzzer-beater of the NCAA Tournament, Cameron Ridley put back a three-point miss at the buzzer as the Texas Longhorns defeated Arizona State 87-85 in the Midwest Region! #7 Texas will move on to face #2 Michigan, who beat Wofford today 57-40, Saturday in the round of 32.

Day One Schedule

The 64-team field is set, and today, the real madness begins! Full day one schedule is below. Remember all games of the tournament are live online at March Madness Live.

(All times ET)

12:15 PM             (11) Dayton vs (6) Ohio State   CBS

12:40 PM             (15) American University vs (2) Wisconsin          truTV

1:40 PM                (9) Pittsburgh vs (8) Colorado  TBS

2:10 PM                (12) Harvard vs (5) Cincinnati    TNT

2:45 PM                (14) Western Michigan vs (3) Syracuse                CBS

3:10 PM                (10) Brigham Young vs (7) Oregon          truTV

4:10 PM                (16) Albany vs (1) Florida            TBS

4:40 PM                (13) Delaware vs (4) Michigan State     TNT

6:55 PM                (10) Saint Joseph's vs (7) Connecticut   TBS

7:10 PM                (15) Wofford vs (2) Michigan    CBS

7:20 PM                (12) North Carolina State vs (5) Saint Louis         TNT

7:27 PM                (12) North Dakota State vs (5) Oklahoma            truTV

9:25 PM                (15) Milwaukee vs (2) Villanova              TBS

9:40 PM                (10) Arizona State vs (7) Texas CBS

9:50 PM                (13) Manhattan vs (4) Louisville              TNT

9:57 PM                (13) New Mexico State vs (4) San Diego State  truTV

Enjoy the games today and good luck in your brackets! My bracket

First Four Continues Tonight

Last night, in the first two games of the 2014 NCAA Tournament in Dayton, Ohio, NC State upended Xavier in a battle of #12 seeds, 74-59 to move on in the Midwest Region to take on #5 Saint Louis, while Albany outlasted Mount St. Mary's 71-64 in the South Region to move on to take on top-seeded Florida.

Tonight, the tournament continues with the final two "First Four" games in Dayton, Ohio.

In the first game at 5:40 PM CT on truTV, #16 seed Cal Poly (13-19), champions of the Big West conference tournament, will play #16 SWAC champion Texas Southern (19-14) for the right to advance in the Midwest region to play #1 Wichita State on Friday.

In the second game, two "last four in"  will go head to head, with Iowa facing Tennessee as #11 seeds for the right to play #6 UMass in the Midwest region. Tip-off of the game will be about 8:10 PM CT on truTV.

Selection Sunday

Today is the big day. 26 teams have already punched their ticket to the Big Dance by winning their conference tournament (listed below). Only five conference championships remain (SEC, ACC, Atlantic-10, Sunbelt, Big 10) today with potential #1 seeds on the line. For teams like Southern Miss, Minnesota, Florida State, and Cal, who are all on the bubble, today is going to be a day of waiting and hoping to get a chance in the NCAA Tournament. 

Automatic Bids Secured

America East American		Albany Louisville
Atlantic Sun		Mercer
Big 12		Iowa State
Big East		Providence
Big Sky		Weber State
Big South		Coastal Carolina
Big West		Cal Poly
Colonial		Delaware
Conference USA		Tulsa
Horizon		Milwaukee
Ivy League		Harvard
MAAC		Manhattan
MAC		Western Michigan
MEAC		North Carolina Central
Missouri Valley		Wichita State
Mountain West		New Mexico
Northeast		Mount St. Mary's
Ohio Valley		Eastern Kentucky
Pac-12		UCLA
Patriot		American
Southern		Wofford
Southland		Stephen F. Austin
Summit		North Dakota State
SWAC		Texas Southern
West Coast WAC		Gonzaga New Mexico State

For all the matchups and to find out which teams get the 37 at-large bids and which do not, be sure to watch the NCAA Tournament Selection Show tonight at 6 PM ET (5 CT) on CBS, and then come back here for a printable bracket/analysis.

Sterling Gibbs Sinks Villanova

Welcome to the Madness of March. Former Texas Longhorn Sterling Gibbs hits a stepback jumper to help Seton Hall upset Villanova in the Big East Tournament Quarterfinals earlier today. The loss could cost Villanova a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, as Michigan and Kansas have a chance of moving up back into that top line with Wichita State, Arizona, and Florida.

Wichita State Wins MVC Tournament, Now 34-0

For the first time since 1991 (UNLV), a team will enter the NCAA Tournament with an undefeated record, as #2 Wichita State wrapped up the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship today with a 83-69 win over Indiana State in the final in St. Louis. Fred Van Vleet led the Shockers with 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists, while fellow guard Tekele Cotton added 20 for the 34-0 Shockers, who will definitely get a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, which starts next week. Then, they'll try to become the first undefeated NCAA basketball champion since the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers.