March Madness

Barack Obama has filled out his brackets for the 2023 March Madness tournaments - despite the odds being against the former President. Lance King/Getty Images.

So there are better odds that that same family of four all get injured by the toilet than picking a perfect bracket.” [On the women’s side](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/sport/womens-march-madness-ncaa-tournament-preview-spt-intl), Obama predicts that the undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks will defend their title by defeating fellow No. [ final four men’s teams](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/sport/march-madness-ncaa-basketball-tournament-preview-spt-intl) are Houston, UCLA, Baylor and Duke, with No. “Even though I never had the talent to play at the highest level, basketball still shaped my life. [CNN recently spoke to Tim Chartier](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/13/sport/march-madness-perfect-bracket-odds-spt-intl/index.html), a distinguished visiting professor at the US National Museum of Mathematics, who explained the very slim chances of filling out a perfect bracket. [March Madness](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/13/sport/march-madness-perfect-bracket-odds-spt-intl/index.html) brackets for this year’s men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments.

The 46th and 44th presidents of the United States make their predictions about who will cut down the nets in the men's and women's NCAA tournaments.

While this is his third time choosing the Gamecocks, his overwhelming favorite over the years has been The reigning 5 seed, is the lowest-ranked team Obama has ever picked to win the title. Obama's vote of confidence in Dawn Staley & Co. His champion of choice? Jill Biden, who is a proud Villanova alum.

Furman's JP Pegues delivered the first shocking moment of the 2023 NCAA Tournament by knocking down a 3-point shot with two seconds to play.

The baseball team was the Hornets, the football team was the Hurricanes, and the basketball team was the Paladins. The Paladins will play the winner of No. 13-seeded](/news/sports/everything-to-know-about-seeds-in-ncaa-tournament-march-madness/) Furman Paladins (28-7) are into the second round of the tournament in the South Region, while the No. The origins of said knight date back to the 8th century and has been described as "a strong supporter or defender of a cause," according to the American Heritage College Dictionary. 12 College of Charleston and No. Furman is located in Greenville, S.C.

The No. 13 Paladins shocked the No. 4 Cavaliers in the first upset of the NCAA Tournament.

UVa also became the first No. 5 seed San Diego State or No. Virginia partially made up for the discrepancy with a 32-22 edge in paint points but finished the game just 4 of 14 from the floor over the final 11:08 as Furman got hot. From there, he quickly passed ahead to Pegues for a shot that will go down in Furman lore. Garrett Hien made two free throws for Furman with 12 seconds left to bring the Paladins within 67-65. 13 seed Paladins stunned No.

Trapped along the baseline by two defenders in the final seconds of his team's opening-round NCAA tournament game against 13th-seeded Furman on Thursday ...

The 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament kicks into high gear Thursday with 16 opening-round games. Here are the highlights!

Texas A&M-CC 75](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament-first-round-texas-am-cc-islanders-vs-alabama-crimson-tide-mar-16-2023-game-boxscore-245430) Arizona 55](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament-first-round-princeton-tigers-vs-arizona-wildcats-mar-16-2023-game-boxscore-245437) [Keshad Johnson](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/keshad-johnson-player) and others. 15 Colgate 61](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament-first-round-colgate-raiders-vs-texas-longhorns-mar-16-2023-game-boxscore-245452) 10 lesser-known players to watch](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/10-names-to-know-ahead-of-the-2023-ncaa-tournament) [NCAA Women's bracket: Top matchups, Final Four picks, more](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/ncaa-womens-bracket-top-matchups-final-four-picks-more) [2023 March Madness Odds: How to bet the NCAA Tournament](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/2023-march-madness-bracket-picks-sleepers-from-our-experts) Texas A&M 59](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament-first-round-penn-state-nittany-lions-vs-texas-am-aggies-mar-16-2023-game-boxscore-245451) Louisiana 55](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament-first-round-louisiana-ragin-cajuns-vs-tennessee-volunteers-mar-16-2023-game-boxscore-245476) [Auburn](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/auburn-tigers-team) was in control for much of its victory over 8-seed [Iowa](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/iowa-hawkeyes-team). [Kenneth Nwuba](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/kenneth-nwuba-player) loudly sending back a Bulldogs shot en route to a 33-point win. [Jalen Dalcourt](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/jalen-dalcourt-player) making a pair of 3-pointers late. 4 [Virginia](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/virginia-cavaliers-team) with a last-second bucket. 13 [Furman](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/furman-paladins-team) stunned No.

Below is a complete roundup of all the action from the first day of the 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament.

In his first NCAA Tournament game as Krzyzewski’s replacement, Scheyer led Duke to a 10th consecutive win and a second-round matchup against either fourth-seeded Tennessee or No. The seventh-seeded Tigers (25-9) held on from there, stopping a six-game tournament skid with their first win since beating Clemson in the first round in 2010. Terrence Shannon Jr., held scoreless the first 16 minutes, finished with 20 points to lead the Illini (20-13). The 10th-seeded Aggies (26-9) have dropped their last 10 tournament games since beating Ohio State in the first round in 2001. Summit League player of the year Max Abmas was limited to 12 points on 4-for-15 shooting. Roach also scored 23 in the ACC title game victory over Virginia. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jalen Wilson had 20 points and seven rebounds for No. added 11 points for the Jayhawks (28-7), who will play the winner of the Arkansas against Illinois game in the second round on Saturday. Reece Beekman’s deep 3-pointer at the buzzer bounced off the rim and Virginia (25-8) was eliminated in the first round as the higher-seeded team for the third time in its past four NCAA tournaments — most notably its loss as a No. 9 Mountaineers (19-15) lived up to the billing. Those teams met in the second game of the day at Legacy Arena. Maryland, led by Julian Reese with 17 points and nine rebounds, meets the winner of top-seeded Alabama and No.

“It's the best time of year!” the 44th U.S. president tweeted Wednesday. “My #MarchMadness brackets will get busted soon enough, but here are my picks. Who do ...

All 68 games will be broadcast across TBS, TNT, TruTV or CBS, and the madness will be [available to watch on both TV and a variety of streaming platforms](https://variety.com/shop/how-to-watch-march-madness-online-1235199963/). The telco has been an NCAA “corporate champion” since 2001. The popular tournament has been played since 1939.

See how you compare to some of college basketball's most notable fans as we track celebrity brackets for the 2023 NCAA tournament.

1 Purdue, No. Final Four: No. 1 Kansas, No. 3 Gonzaga, No. 10 USC, No. 1 Houston, No. 1 seeds and two No. 5 Duke, No. 2 Texas, No. 1 Alabama, No. 3 Baylor, No. 2 UCLA, No.

A closer look at the first round games on Thursday's slate of the NCAA Tournament.

With sharpshooting Max Abmas, they have the goods to keep Duke sweating down to the wire. The Golden Eagles are one of only four teams this season to win at least 30 games, and they enter the tourney having won 27 of their last 28. That's enough for me to lean their way in a close spread, so I'll lay the point. So, effectively, this is a home game for the Tigers. are potential top-10 picks -- but they've not clicked for most of the season and enter the NCAA Tournament with virtually no momentum. If Alabama can beat Mississippi State by 23 or No. Last year, KU romped Texas Southern in Round 1 by 27 points as a 21.5-point favorite, and it could do the same here against Howard despite the big number. KU [March Madness Live](https://mml.smart.link/i2m6p5d5v?game=225&cid=mml_partner_cbs_game): Every year it feels like the lines for 1-16 games feel too high, and yet almost every year, the No. Pick: Utah State -1 Getting some extra skin in the games may help put you in the tournament spirit, too. Technically, the 2023 NCAA Tournament began Tuesday with the First Four, but the real mayhem of March gets going Thursday and Friday as first-round action takes place across the country.

Furman are a legitimate 13th seed, not a 16th, and a team with a legitimate shot at upsetting what was a national title-winning Cavaliers team.

Perhaps this five-year gap will mean they will not be held back by fears of a repeat of the past. In 2019, a reinvigorated Virginia team dispensed with the failure of 2018 as emphatically as they could have done. 1 seed all the way to the championship, courtesy of the discipline of the Pack Line. A fast-paced, dynamic, free-wheeling team with scoring options at every position proved to be anathema to the mastery of the Pack Line that night. In terms of his style of play, Bothwell reminds the viewer of a March Madness darling of a few years back, The engine that drives it is lead guard Mike Bothwell, one of the foremost transition players in the country. They do so in large part by putting up the 11th-most three-pointers in the nation, and while their team-wide shooting efficiency from downtown of only 34.7% ranks far more in the middle of the pack (159th), the numbers speak to the pace that the Paladins like to play at, and the constant pressure they apply. And that comparison could be particularly apt given who Furman's opponent in the first round will be. The Southern Conference, of course, is a conference one must sweep to make the tournament. However, March Madness would not be March Madness were it not for the prospect of upsets. [144 matchups ](https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2022-03-02/history-4-seeds-vs-13-seeds-march-madness)between the fourth and thirteenth seed. They got there in some style, dominating the

The No. 13 seed Paladins knocked off the No. 4 seed Cavaliers in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Jalen Brunson, Cameron Heyward and others had ...

Former NFL wide receiver [Dez Bryant](https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13215/dez-bryant) was among the viewers who saw UVA's demise coming. [March 16, 2023] [UMBC Retrievers](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2378/umbc-retrievers) [74-54](/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22800763/umbc-pulled-most-unforgettable-did-just-see-upset-ncaa-tournament-history-knocking-no-1-overall-seed-virginia) in the first round of the 2018 NCAA tournament, the first time ever a No. 1 seed, lost to the No. Exactly five years ago, Virginia, a No. Virginia guard [Reece Beekman](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4432187/reece-beekman) missed a last-second 3-pointer, sealing the upset victory for Furman.

The No. 15 Princeton Tigers stunned the No. 2 Arizona Wildcats in the first round of the 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament.

15 Princeton Tigers stunned the No. 15 seed in the tourney. The No.

The Round of 64 in the men's NCAA Tournament begins Thursday. Follow along for all the March Madness action to see how your brackets fare.

No. [Purdue No. The No. The South's No. 5 Duke and No. A No. [Final: No. [Half: No. The Islanders are trying to become just the second No. 2 Texas 41, No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 2 Texas 81, No.

ESPN's experts break down what went wrong for top-seeded Arizona and Virginia -- and what this means for the rest of the South region.

[Baylor](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/239/baylor-bears) or [Creighton](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/156/creighton-bluejays). Arizona's size and speed figured to be its greatest test in the region. The Crimson Tide's toughest test in the region would have likely come from Arizona, one of the few teams that had the offense to keep up with it. And for one of the best teams in the country at sharing the ball, the Wildcats had just 10 assists to 13 turnovers. Furman was able to get a few baskets before the Hoos had a chance to set their defense, which gave the Paladins some momentum and let them back in the game. [Jalen Slawson](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4398207/jalen-slawson) became a real nightmare for Virginia as a 6-foot-7 ball handler. [Mike Bothwell](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4398203/mike-bothwell), who fouled out in the second half. [Tosan Evbuomwan](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4597865/tosan-evbuomwan) and Co. Myron Medcalf: I hate to sound like a high school coach, but where was the effort in the last 10 minutes of the game? What sunk Arizona in the loss to Princeton? What about Virginia in the game against Furman? Sometimes you need a few hours before the upsets arrive in the NCAA tournament.

The 15-seeded Princeton Tigers rallied for the upset against the 2-seeded Arizona Wildcats. Several stars chimed in on the thrilling game via Twitter.

[https://t.co/iZ5Dxrh0Kz] [March 16, 2023] [@CadenPierce_3] [https://t.co/2vrzjX4jfD] [March 16, 2023] [#MarchMadness] [https://t.co/t6D2O5d8pd] [March 16, 2023] [Furman Paladins](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/231/furman-paladins) knocked off the No. [March 16, 2023] The [Princeton Tigers](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/163/princeton-tigers)' 59-55 upset of the No. [#MarchMadness] [https://t.co/VJ50FECDDZ] [March 16, 2023] [pic.twitter.com/mbdfdaCSGf] [March 16, 2023] The 2-seed's lead swelled to 10 points with eight minutes remaining, giving it a 94.8% chance to win, according to ESPN Analytics ... 4 [Virginia Cavaliers](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/258/virginia-cavaliers) earlier in the day -- and busted about 16.3 million brackets in the process. 2 seed in the round of 64.

The first round of the 2023 NCAA tournament has gotten off to an incredible start, headlined by 15-seed Princeton upsetting 2-seed Arizona and 13-seed Furman ...

No. The Blue Devils enter the NCAA tournament as one of the hottest teams in the country, but there seems to be upset magic in the air today. Twenty-seven years after Princeton stunned the country by upsetting UCLA in the first round, the Tigers took down another Pac-12 power, holding Arizona scoreless over the final 4:43 and erasing a 12-point second-half deficit.

President Biden shared his March Madness brackets Thursday afternoon, and his men's bracket was promptly busted when University of Arizona went down to an ...

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This year's March Madness upset came early as Arizona blew a large lead losing to 15-seed Princeton late in the second half.

But we believe in each other and we think we’re a really good team. “To beat a great team like that on this stage is a pretty special feeling. On paper, it’s going to look like a big upset.

Caden Pierce hit two free throws with 17 seconds to go up three and Tosan Evbuomwan made a free throw with three seconds left to ice the game for the Tigers.

The Wildcats are the only team in tournament history to lose two first-round games as a 2-seed.

Jeremy's thought bubble: As a UofA fan, I've had my share of March Madness disappointment — who else is still scarred by that overtime loss to Illinois in the 2005 Elite Eight? - Princeton ended the first half on a 8-0 run to narrow the Cats' lead to one point, and went on a 9-0 run to end the game. UofA suffered a historic upset in March Madness, falling to 15-seed Princeton on the first day of the NCAA tournament.

We have wall-to-wall action with 16 games Thursday as the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Round of 64 tips off. Social media is buzzing with incredible fan ...

Charleston](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament-first-round-charleston-cougars-vs-san-diego-state-aztecs-mar-16-2023-game-boxscore-245432) Princeton](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament-first-round-princeton-tigers-vs-arizona-wildcats-mar-16-2023-game-boxscore-245437) Utah State](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament-first-round-utah-state-aggies-vs-missouri-tigers-mar-16-2023-game-boxscore-245436) [Utah State](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/utah-state-aggies-team) continued a rough streak for the [Mountain West](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/mountain-west), as its 76-65 loss to [Missouri](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/missouri-tigers-team) gave the conference its 10th straight NCAA Tournament defeat. Now, he's playing in March Madness for [Charleston](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/charleston-cougars-team). [Arizona State](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/arizona-state-sun-devils-team) contingent in Denver. [Kansas](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/kansas-jayhawks-team) took care of business against Howard, pulling away in the second half for a 96-68 victory. [Princeton](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/princeton-tigers-team) shocked [Arizona](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/arizona-wildcats-team), 59-55, marking the third time in as many tournaments that a No. Less than 7% of March Madness brackets on the site's official tournament challenge remained perfect after [Maryland](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/maryland-terrapins-team), Furman and Mizzou won the first three games. [Duke](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/duke-blue-devils-team) led by as many as 27 in the first half against [Oral Roberts](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/oral-roberts-golden-eagles-team) as the Golden Eagles did not even score a point until more than seven minutes of game time had elapsed. Their loss Thursday made them the first team to lose twice to a No. That young man's name is John Phillips, and he is the son of then-Northwestern athletic director and now-ACC commissioner Jim Phillips. Houston](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament-first-round-northern-kentucky-norse-vs-houston-cougars-mar-16-2023-game-boxscore-245442)

The Princeton men's basketball team delivered some March Magic 27 years after its last NCAA Tournament win. Channeling the spirit of the late Pete Carril, ...

Caden Pierce sank two clutch free throws with 21.7 seconds to go for a three-point lead, and Princeton defended two attempts from Arizona to tie the game in the final seconds. “That was a really long time ago, but this group did something special for its university, for the fans, for the former players and for one another. Fifteenth-seeded Princeton leaned on its star, Evbuomwan, and some late defensive stops for a stunning, 59-55 victory over second-seeded Arizona on Thursday afternoon at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.

The No. 15 seed Tigers sent No. 2 Arizona home early in a first-round stunner.

An 88-79 road loss against [Stanford](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/STNFRD/stanford-cardinal/) on Feb. [Washington State](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/WASHST/washington-state-cougars/) and a 19-point loss at [Oregon](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/OREG/oregon-ducks/) in January offered confounding representations of Arizona's ability to alternate between excellent and surprisingly poor levels of play. [KenPom.com](http://www.kenpom.com)'s defensive efficiency metric but were by no means regarded as a defensive juggernaut. Princeton matched Arizona in every facet and won this game with its defense, limiting one of the nation's most high-powered offenses to a season-low with 55 points. [Azuolas Tubelis](/college-basketball/players/3178377/azuolas-tubelis/) led Arizona with 22 points, and [Oumar Ballo](/college-basketball/players/3142320/oumar-ballo/) contributed 13 points and 12 rebounds. Then, in the second half, the Wildcats led 47-35 with just under 12 minutes to play before Princeton rallied again. [Tosan Evbuomwan](/college-basketball/players/3149538/tosan-evbuomwan/) led Princeton with 15 points. No. Arizona opened up a 31-22 edge late in the first half before Princeton closed the half on an 8-0 run. With the win, the Ivy League champions advance to play No. 15 seed has upset a No. 15 seed Tigers upset No.

A closer look at the first round games on Friday's slate of the NCAA Tournament.

ZAGS ZAGS -15.5 Grand Canyon is a better opponent than your middle-of-the-pack WCC foe, but the Zags have too much length and athleticism to not win this one with ease. This Gaels team is well-coached, works hard on defense and has size to mitigate -- maybe not eliminate, but mitigate -- the advantages UConn has with its athleticism and length. Saint Mary's has been a borderline top-10 team across KenPom and BartTorvik's metrics all season. This Baylor team has struggled to be consistent at various points this season, but it can score in bunches led by the second-most efficient offense in the sport and a top-40 3-point shooting team by percentage. [March Madness Live](https://mml.smart.link/i2m6p5d5v?game=220&cid=mml_partner_cbs_game): What we've seen from Indiana the last month is equal parts encouraging and terrifying if you're projecting its prospects ahead to the tourney. I like the Owls to win this one outright, so I'll take the 2.5 points. Let's take a look at our expert picks for the final day of the first round on Friday. Of course, getting some extra skin in the games may help put you in the tournament spirit (if you aren't already there). But if the only struggle with By the time the day ends on Friday and the first-round action comes to a close, the 2023 NCAA Tournament field will be whittled down to 32 teams.

College Basketball Power Index makes its game predictions for the first-round games at the 2023 March Madness.

But the game itself will hinge on how well Hopkins and frontcourt mate Ed Croswell handle Kentucky big man Oscar Tshiebwe in the paint, and whether the Wildcats ...

No. But keep an eye on the Gauchos’ ultra-efficient floor general Ajay Mitchell, who hits over 50% of his field goals and 81.5% of his free throws, all while dishing out 5.2 assists a game. For the second consecutive year, the Bobcats find themselves pitted against a Big 12 squad as a No. They’re hoping for a better showing than they managed in a 35-point loss to Texas Tech, but the Wildcats, though less tournament tested in recent years, will also be a physical mismatch for them. Tyler Kolek and the Golden Eagles, the lone 2 seeds in action on Friday, would like to make short work of the Catamounts. The good news for the Wolfpack is they don’t have to play Clemson again, responsible for three of their 10 losses. Xavier needed to retool its frontcourt a bit since Zach Freemantle went out with a foot injury, but Jack Nunge, the hero of last year’s NIT championship team, has helped fill in the rebounding gap. Kent State is capable of taking advantage if primary facilitator Sincere Carry is in top form. Even though its membership has changed over the years, the Missouri Valley Conference is always a threat to make noise in March. Spartans coach Tom Izzo, of course, is no stranger to the trials and tribulations of March, and MSU’s swarming defense will make life difficult for the Trojans. Curiously, the second day of March Madness features all four of the No. 3 seeds in action, and by extension all of the often compelling No.

It has become a rite of passage for sports fans to fill out their annual March Madness brackets for the NCAA basketball tournaments.

[blown out the water](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/17/sport/president-joe-biden-march-madness-princeton-spt-intl/index.html) with No. Morton professor of mathematics and computer science at Davidson College, explained to CNN the likelihood of having a successful bracket. So there are better odds that that same family of four all get injured by the toilet than picking a perfect bracket,” the professor continues. 2 seeds in complete control with the game finally starting to follow its script. 15 seed Princeton’s shock victory against the No. [sports fans](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/16/sport/barack-obama-march-madness-bracket-spt-intl) to fill out their annual [March Madness brackets](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/13/sport/march-madness-perfect-bracket-odds-spt-intl/index.html) for the NCAA basketball tournaments.

Day 2 of the first round tips off Friday at 12:15 p.m. ET on CBS.

[Read our DirecTV Stream review](https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/directv-stream-review-expensive-but-the-best-option-for-streaming-nba-and-nhl/). [Click here](https://www.fubo.tv/welcome?&irad=343747&irmp=159047&subId1=cn-___COM_CLICK_ID___-dtp___OPTOUT___) to see which local channels you get. [welcome page](https://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=0JlRymcP1YU&offerid=852913.14&type=3&subid=cn-___COM_CLICK_ID___-dtp___OPTOUT___&u1=cn-___COM_CLICK_ID___-dtp___OPTOUT___) to see which local channels are offered in your ZIP code. [welcome page](https://tv.youtube.com/welcome/) to see which local networks are available in your area. Paramount Plus costs $10 a month for its Premium plan and will show March Madness games broadcast on CBS including the Final Four. You can watch March Madness Live on [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ncaa-march-madness-live/id423246594) and [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ncaa.mmlive.app&hl=en_US&gl=US) devices along with Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV and Xbox One. You can also use Paramount Plus to watch some, but not all, of March Madness. You can use a live TV streaming service to watch March Madness. [March Madness Live site](https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/watch) or use its March Madness Live app and you'll be able to watch games for free. After these First Four games, the field of 64 is set and the tournament begins in earnest on Thursday, March 16, with a full slate of games that will take place all afternoon and into the night with at least a few moments of madness practically guaranteed. And then came the biggest giant-killing of the day: No. PT) Friday when USC takes on Michigan State, with additional contests running all day and well into the night on CBS, TNT, TBS and TruTV.

March Madness has developed a reputation for delivering incredible shocks and fans of college hoops haven't had to wait too long for upsets in this year's ...

“As I saw it go into Garrett Hien’s hands, I was like, I want the ball. “You know, this game is – interesting might be the word I’d use. You feel like, we got it, we got it, and then all of a sudden in a moment’s notice, it changes at the end.” “So as soon as I got the ball and I’ve seen the shot attempt I had, I knew all I could do at that point was just rise up and shoot it, and I had full belief that it was going in, and it did.” With Virginia up two and less than 10 seconds on the clock, the Paladins forced a steal at mid-court, Garrett Hien seizing on a lazy pass and driving forward. Many were expecting a walkover for the Cavs and the Paladins were behind for most of the encounter – Virginia extended their lead to 12 points at one stage.

The Denver Sports Commission is expecting the NCAA Tournament games that are being played at Ball Arena to bring $4 to $8 million of revenue to the city.

Visit [CBSSports.com](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/) for live updates on all of the games. (11) Arizona State vs. (14) Grand Canyon vs. (11) NC State vs. (6) Creighton, 2 p.m. (14) UC Stanta Barbara vs.

The Round of 64 in the men's NCAA Tournament continues Friday, while the women start the first round. Follow the March Madness action.

No. ► No. - No. 5 Oklahoma over No. 8 USC over No. 3 Ohio State over No. 6 Colorado over No. 3 Duke over No. John's and No. 8 South Florida and No. 11 Arizona State and No. 10 USC and No.

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[Louisiana](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/309/louisiana-ragin-cajuns) losing to [Tennessee](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/2633/tennessee-volunteers) by just three points. [Princeton](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/163/princeton-tigers) upset UCLA in the first round, the 15-seed Tigers [took down another Pac-12 power](/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35874896/no-15-princeton-shocks-no-2-arizona-ncaa-tournament) in 2-seed [Arizona](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/12/arizona-wildcats). [Penn State](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/213/penn-state-nittany-lions) had arguably the best offensive performance of the day, shooting 59.1% from 3 en route to its first NCAA tournament win in 22 years.