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2026 NCAA Tournament second round schedule: March Madness bracket, game dates, tip times, TV channels
The NCAA Tournament field has already been trimmed in half, and second-round action begins Saturday with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line across an eight-game slate. No. 1 overall seed Duke returns to action after narrowly avoiding what would have been a stunning first-round upset, and now faces No. 9 seed TCU (5:15 p.m. ET, CBS March Madness Live).
Another No. 1 seed is also in action earlier in the day, as Michigan looks to reach the Sweet 16 in consecutive years under coach Dusty May when it takes on No. 9 seed Saint Louis (12:10 p.m. ET, CBS March Madness Live). The Wolverines enter the matchup as the clear favorite, but face a dangerous mid-major opponent looking to extend its own tournament run.
2026 men's March Madness: Superlatives from the first round
Joe Fortenbaugh and the "Get Up" crew discuss UNC's early tournament exit against VCU. (1:32)
The first round of March Madness has been full of moments that lived up to the hype.
A handful of programs made the most of their March Madness debuts or earned their first NCAA tournament victories. Howard won its First Four game and hung close with Michigan in the opening half of their first-round matchup. Siena was on the cusp of upsetting Duke. High Point gained bragging rights with its upset victory against Wisconsin.
But as much as the results matter, other highlights from the first round didn't necessarily have an effect on the box score but still deserve recognition.
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12 hours, 4 games, 1 unavoidable truth: There is nothing better than the first day of March Madness
The thing that always gets me on the first day of the NCAA Tournament are the school buses, the ones chugging along stuffed with kids. Because it is, of course, Thursday morning and this is what ordinary people do on a Thursday morning.
Kids go to school. Grown-ups go to work or pick up their laundry or go to the grocery store. Not everyone, apparently, is spending the day in a 12-hour marathon of hoops.
Because while the final day of the NCAA Tournament is the most exciting, the best day is the first. No matter where you are, no matter how the games play out, it is a glorious timeout from reality. Not a 30-second one, either. A full beautiful timeout
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