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USA TODAY Sports editors redo their Final Four picks ahead of Sweet 16 after Florida's upset over Iowa, with updated brackets featuring Duke, Michigan, Houston, Arizona and others, and notes that the Big Ten is strong while several traditional blue-bloods have underperformed.
The article lists the Saturday, March 21 Round of 32 slate for the 2026 NCAA menās tournament, detailing eight games with kickoff times and networks: Michigan vs Saint Louis (12:10 p.m. ET, CBS), Michigan State vs Louisville (2:45 p.m. ET, CBS), Duke vs TCU (5:15 p.m. ET, CBS), Houston vs Texas A&M (6:10 p.m. ET, TNT), Gonzaga vs Texas (7:10 p.m. ET, TBS), Illinois vs VCU (7:50 p.m. ET, CBS), Nebraska vs Vanderbilt (8:45 p.m. ET, TNT), and Arkansas vs High Point (9:45 p.m. ET, TBS). The games are broadcast on CBS, TNT, TBS, and truTV, with venues in Buffalo, Greenville, Oklahoma City, Portland, Tampa, Philadelphia, San Diego, and St. Louis.
Howard held off UMBC 86-83 in the First Four at UD Arena to earn its first NCAA tournament win, led by career-high 23 points from Ose Okojie and 19 points with 14 rebounds from Bryce Harris; the Bison advance to Buffalo to face No. 1 seed Michigan in the Midwest region.
UMass rallied to upset No. 20 Miami (Ohio) 87-83 in the MAC tournament quarterfinal, ending Miamiās 31-1 regular season. After Miami led 69-58, UMass used a 13-2 run, with Leonardo Bettiol scoring 25 for the Minutemen; Marcus Banks added 18 and Jayden Ndjigue 16. Hankins-Sanfordās go-ahead layup with 29 seconds left sealed it, while Brant Byers led Miami with 17 points.
Rutgers basketball suffered a 68-61 loss to Princeton in their season opener, as their new-look backcourt struggled to find their rhythm.