NCAA Tournament final score: Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball soars past Long Island in first round

16 games down, 16 more today will conclude the first round of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament. The 2026 women’s tournament begins its first round of games today as well.

Some big upsets from yesterday included No. 12 High Point defeating No. 5 Wisconsin and No. 11 VCU sneaking out a win in overtime against No. 6 North Carolina. Our college basketball writer Mike Rutherford breaks day the best and worst from Thursday’s exciting March Madness action.

Here is a full TV schedule for the men’s and women’s tournaments. Get your dual screens ready!

Will we see more upsets today? Which games are you most excited about? Any teams look like a for sure Final Four team after Thursday’s win?

Follow along with us today, as we’ll be talking all things March Madness!