Shockers Top Gonzaga

The first #1 seed has fallen, as Gonzaga falls to #9 Wichita State 76-70 in the West Region. The Shockers made 14 three pointers to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2006. Meanwhile, in the East Region, #4 Syracuse advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 4th time in 5 years with a 66-60 win over #12 Cal, and #3 Marquette advanced to Sweet 16 for third straight year with 74-72 win over Butler.

In the Midwest Region, top-seed Louisville advanced to its 4th Sweet 16 in six years with a 82-56 win over #9 Colorado State, while #12 Oregon upset #4 Saint Louis 74-57 to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2007.

Today's Round 3 Schedule:
(All times eastern, games also available on March Madness on Demand)

West Region	12:15 PM	(10) Iowa State vs (2) Ohio State	CBS
East Region	2:45 PM	(9) Temple vs (1) Indiana	CBS
South Region	5:15 PM	(8) North Carolina vs (1) Kansas	CBS
South Region	6:10 PM	(11) Minnesota vs (3) Florida	TNT
South Region	7:10 PM	(15) Florida Gulf Coast vs (7) San Diego State	TBS
West Region	7:40 PM	(13) La Salle vs (12) Ole Miss	tru TV
East Region	8:40 PM	(7) Illinois vs (2) Miami (FL)	TNT
Midwest Region	9:40 PM	(7) Creighton vs (2) Duke	TBS

My bracket record: 24-16

Upsets Galore

Incredible day for crazy upsets in the NCAA Tournament on Friday. In the most stunning upset, #2 Georgetown falls to #15 Florida Gulf Coast in the South Region 78-68. Playing in their first ever tournament game, the Eagles from Fort Myers, FL took out the Big East regular season champion Hoyas in shocking fashion, as witnessed by the Bret Comer to Chase Fieler alley-oop to seal the win below.
Meanwhile, in the insane West Region, #13 LaSalle took down #4 Kansas State, and #12 Ole Miss took out the Big 10 Tournament Champions in #5 Wisconsin.  Absolutely stunning upsets, as there are no more perfect brackets on Yahoo or ESPN's tournament challenges. 

Today's third round schedule

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

South Region	12:15 PM	(5) Virginia Commonwealth vs (4) Michigan	CBS
Midwest Region	2:45 PM	(6) Memphis vs (3) Michigan State	CBS
Midwest Region	5:15 PM	(8) Colorado State vs (1) Louisville	CBS
West Region	6:10 PM	(14) Harvard vs (6) Arizona	TNT
Midwest Region	7:10 PM	(12) Oregon vs (4) Saint Louis	TBS
East Region	7:45 PM	(6) Butler vs (3) Marquette	CBS
West Region	8:40 PM	(9) Wichita State vs (1) Gonzaga	TNT
East Region	9:40 PM	(12) California vs (4) Syracuse	TBS

My bracket record: 20-12

Day Two Schedule

Well, my bracket is already busted, with 12th seeded Oregon and California, as well as 14th seeded Harvard pulling off impressive upsets on the first day. Also Bucknell and Belmont failed to deliver for me.

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

12:15 PM	(15) Albany vs (2) Duke	CBS
12:40 PM	(12) Ole Miss vs (5) Wisconsin	tru TV
1:40 PM	(9) Temple vs (8) North Carolina State	TBS
2:10 PM	(15) Pacific vs (2) Miami (FL)	TNT
2:45 PM	(10) Cincinnati vs (7) Creighton	CBS
3:10 PM	(13) La Salle vs (4) Kansas State	tru TV
4:10 PM	(16) James Madison vs (1) Indiana	TBS
4:40 PM	(10) Colorado vs (7) Illinois	TNT
6:50 PM	(15) Florida Gulf Coast vs (2) Georgetown	TBS
7:15 PM	(15) Iona vs (2) Ohio State	CBS
7:20 PM	(9) Villanova vs (8) North Carolina	TNT
7:27 PM	(14) Northwestern State vs (3) Florida	tru TV
9:20 PM	(10) Oklahoma vs (7) San Diego State	TBS
9:45 PM	(10) Iowa State vs (7) Notre Dame	CBS
9:50 PM	(16) Western Kentucky vs (1) Kansas	TNT
9:57 PM	(11) Minnesota vs (6) UCLA	tru TV

My bracket record after day one: 9-7

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 (14) Valparaiso vs (3) Michigan State* CBS 12:40 PM (11) Bucknell vs (6) Butler* tru TV 1:40 PM (9) Wichita State vs (8) Pittsburgh* TBS 2:10 PM (13) New Mexico State vs (4) Saint Louis* TNT 2:45 PM (11) Saint Mary's vs (6) Memphis* CBS 3:10 PM (14) Davidson vs (3) Marquette* tru TV 4:10 PM (16) Southern University vs (1) Gonzaga* TBS 4:40 PM (12) Oregon vs (5) Oklahoma State* TNT 6:50 PM (16) North Carolina A&T vs (1) Louisville* TBS 7:15 PM (13) South Dakota State vs (4) Michigan* CBS 7:20 PM (11) Belmont vs (6) Arizona* TNT 7:27 PM (12) California vs (5) UNLV* tru TV 9:20 PM (9) Missouri vs (8) Colorado State* TBS 9:45 PM (12) Akron vs (5) Virginia Commonwealth* CBS 9:50 PM (14) Harvard vs (3) New Mexico* TNT 9:57 PM (13) Montana vs (4) Syracuse* tru TV

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

First Four Tonight

Tonight, the tournament begins with two of the "First Four" games in Dayton, Ohio.

In the first game at 5:40 PM CT on truTV, #16 seed Liberty (15-20), champions of the Big South conference tournament, will play #16 MEAC champion North Carolina A&T (19-16) for the right to advance in the Midwest region to play #1 Louisville on Thursday.

In the second game, two "last four in" mid-major teams will go head to head with Middle Tennessee facing St. Mary's as #11 seeds for the right to play #6 Memphis in the Midwest region. Tip-off of the game will be about 8:10 PM CT on truTV.

Selection Sunday

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Today is the big day. 27 teams have already punched their ticket to the Big Dance by winning their conference tournament (listed below). Only four conference championships remain (SEC, ACC, Atlantic-10, Big 10) today with potential #1 seeds on the line. For teams like Virginia, Maryland, Ole Miss, and Tennessee, 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		Albany
Atlantic Sun		Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12		Kansas
Big East		Louisville
Big Sky		Montana
Big South		Liberty
Big West		Pacific
Colonial		James Madison
Conference USA		Memphis
Horizon		Valparaiso
Ivy League		Harvard
MAAC		Iona
MAC		Akron
MEAC		North Carolina A&T
Missouri Valley		Creighton
Mountain West		New Mexico
Northeast		LIU Brooklyn
Ohio Valley		Belmont
Pac-12		Oregon
Patriot		Bucknell
Southern		Davidson
Southland		Northwestern State
Summit		South Dakota State
Sun Belt		Western Kentucky
SWAC West Coast WAC		Southern 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.

Brandon Paul Lifts Illinois

Ah, the sounds of Gus Johnson calling a March college basketball game. Brandon Paul hits the game winner as Illinois outlasts Minnesota 51-49 in the first round of the Big 10 Tournament in Chicago. The Illini will play top seeded Indiana tomorrow in the quarterfinals, as Championship Week continues around the country, ahead of Selection Sunday this weekend.