March Madness 2026 live bracket updates: Scores, analysis for men’s second-round games
The NCAA Tournament field will dwindle to just 16 teams on Sunday, when the first weekend of the Big Dance winds to a close with eight more games. It will be a blockbuster cap to an action-packed weekend that has seen better-seeded teams thrive.
Will the chalkiness of the first weekend withstand Sunday? Some of the biggest brands in college basketball hope so. No. 1 seed Florida, No. 2 seed UConn, No. 3 seed Virginia and No. 4 seed Kansas have combined to win five of the past six national championships. Each will be in action Sunday. So are a slew of other big-name programs.
No. 7 seed Kentucky is seeking to reach the Sweet 16 for a second straight season under second-year coach Mark Pope. The Wildcats are taking on No. 2 seed Iowa State at 2:45 p.m. ET before Kansas and No. 5 seed St. John’s square off at 5:15 p.m.
Headlining the late window will be showdowns between No. 2 seed UConn and No. 7 UCLA followed by a weekend capper between No. 4 seed Alabama and No. 5 seed Texas Tech.
We’ll be following all the action here as the first weekend of the 2026 NCAA Tournament comes to a close.
2026 NCAA Tournament TV schedule
All times Eastern | NCAA Tournament schedule | LIVE bracket
| 12:10 PM | St. Louis | (7) Miami (FL) vs. (2) Purdue | CBS | (Watch live) |
| 2:45 PM | St. Louis | (7) Kentucky vs. (2) Iowa State | CBS | (Watch live) |
| 5:15 PM | San Diego | (5) St. John’s vs. (4) Kansas | CBS | (Watch live) |
| 6:10 PM | Philadelphia | (6) Tennessee vs. (3)Virginia | TNT | (Watch live) |
| 7:10 PM | Tampa | (9) Iowa vs. (1) Florida | TBS | (Watch live) |
| 7:50 PM | San Diego | (9) Utah State vs. (1) Arizona | truTV | (Watch live) |
| 8:45 PM | Philadelphia | (7) UCLA vs. (2) UConn | TNT | (Watch live) |
| 9:45 PM | Tampa | (5) Texas Tech vs. (4) Alabama | TBS | (Watch live) |
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