Sweet 16: Purdue 79, Texas 77 Tipped to the Elite Eight

We are officially to the Sweet 16 round of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament. There are four games slated for Thursday and four on Friday:

Thursday’s Games

• No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 11 Texas | 7:10 p.m. ET | CBS

• No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Iowa | 7:30 p.m. ET | TBS

• No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 4 Arkansas | 9:45 p.m. ET | CBS

• No. 2 Houston vs. No. 3 Illinois | 10:05 p.m. ET | TBS

Friday’s Games

• No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 St. John’s | 7:10 p.m. ET | CBS

• No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Alabama | 7:35 p.m. ET | TBS

• No. 2 UConn vs. No. 3 Michigan State | 9:45 p.m. ET | CBS

• No. 2 Iowa State vs. No. 6 Tennessee | 10:10 p.m. ET | TBS

We’ll be following all the matchups here and discussing the best moments of the tournament. You can check out our Ricky O’Donnell’s Sweet 16 picks ahead of Thursday’s action. He also ranked the 16 men’s tournament teams left by their chances to win the national championship. Do you agree with his list?

Any teams on upset watch for the Sweet 16 round? Which team looks like an automatic lock to the Final Four? Let us know in the comments below and follow along with us as we will be talking all things March Madness.