March Madness action officially shifts to the second round on Saturday following 16 very chalky first-round games on Friday.
On the second day of the NCAA Tournament, a 9-seed beat an 8-seed by 3 points, a 10-seed beat a 7-seed by 9 points, and a 12-seed beat a 5-seed by 8 points. The 12 was favored over the 5. That was it, in terms of upsets. This March has been more mild than mad.
A pair of 1s played and won by a combined 70 points. The 2s won by a combined 34 points. The 3s won by a combined 46. The 4s won by a combined 60 points.
That sets the table for a Sunday slate of games that will feature brand names galore.
Florida will get the day started on CBS at 12:10 p.m. ET in Raleigh against the 2-time defending national champion, UConn.
At 2:40 p.m. ET on CBS, Duke will face Baylor on the same floor.
TNT and CBS announced the tip times and TV designations for every second-round game on Sunday. The bulk of the action is contained to the evening, with CBS giving the 1-seed Gators and Blue Devils no competition for viewers in the early part of the day. You can see the full schedule below:
- 1 Florida vs. 8 UConn (West Region) — 12:10 p.m. ET, CBS
- 1 Duke vs. 9 Baylor (East Region) — 2:40 p.m. ET, CBS
- 3 Kentucky vs. 6 Illinois (Midwest Region) — 5:15 p.m. ET, CBS
- 2 Alabama vs. 7 Saint Mary’s (East Region) — 6:10 p.m. ET, TNT
- 4 Maryland vs. 12 Colorado State (West Region) — 7:10 p.m. ET, TBS
- 3 Iowa State vs. 6 Ole Miss (South Region) — 7:45 p.m. ET, truTV
- 2 Michigan State vs. 10 New Mexico (South Region) — 8:40 p.m. ET, TNT
- 4 Arizona vs. 5 Oregon (East Region) — 9:40 p.m. ET, TBS
