The loaded action that is the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament took place on Friday, and it was not without the drama and chaos that college basketball fans want at this event. A seed # 2 fell to seed # 15 just for the ninth time in tournament history, a seed # 3 got a good scare and there were several games that needed extra time to decide the outcome.
By far, the most important game was seed No. 15, Oral Roberts, knocking out second-placed Ohio State Buckeyes in overtime. ORU became the first seed No. 15 since 2016 to dropkick a seed No. 2 from the bracket with its 75-72 victory. But there were some other notable developments that failed, including Oregon’s No. 12 seed that upset Tennessee’s No. 5 seed and Arkansas’s No. 3 seed, getting everything it could from Colgate before kicking out the Raiders. evening.
On Saturday, another day of marathon is on deck, with 16 games open. The action starts just after noon ET and features seeds # 1, Gonzaga and Michigan, as well as seeds # 2, Alabama and Iowa.
As the home of March Madness, CBS Sports will track each game and each score while keeping you informed of notable developments in our continuously updated NCAA tournament support with comparison analysis for each game. And the schedule? It is difficult to keep up with your support for printing. Therefore, we address this issue here, with an easy-to-digest version featuring viewing information for each game.
All Eastern Time
2021 NCAA Tournament bracket, score
West
First four (Thursday)
- (11) Drake 53, (11) Wichita State 52 – Recap
- (16) Norfolk State 54, (16) Appalachian State 53 – Recap
First round (Saturday)
- (1) Gonzaga vs. (16) Norfolk State – 9:20 pm | TBS (watch live)
- (8) Oklahoma vs. (9) Missouri – 19:25 | TNT (watch live)
- (5) Creighton vs. (12) UC Santa Bárbara – 3:30 pm | truTV (watch live)
- (4) Virginia vs. (13) Ohio – 7:15 pm | truTV (watch live)
- (6) USC vs. (11) Drake – 4:30 pm | TNT (watch live)
- (3) Kansas vs. (14) Eastern Washington – 1:15 pm | TBS (watch live)
- (7) Oregon vs. (10) VCU – 9:57 PM | TNT (watch live)
- (2) Iowa vs. (15) Grand Canyon – 18:25 | TBS (watch live)
East
First four (Thursday)
- (11) UCLA 86, (11) Michigan State 80 – Review
- (16) Texas Southern 60, (16) Mount St. Mary’s 52 – Review
First round (Saturday)
- (1) Michigan vs. (16) Texas Southern – 3:00 pm | CBS (watch live)
- (8) LSU vs. (9) São Boaventura – 1:45 pm | TNT (watch live)
- (5) Colorado vs. (12) Georgetown – 12:15 pm | CBS (watch live)
- (4) State of Florida vs. (13) UNC Greensboro – 12:45 pm | truTV (watch live)
- (6) BYU vs. (11) UCLA – 21:40 | CBS (watch live)
- (3) Texas vs. (14) Abilene Christian – 21:50 | truTV (watch live)
- (7) UConn vs. (10) Maryland – 19:10 | CBS (watch live)
- (2) Alabama vs. (15) Iona – 16h | TBS (watch live)
South
First round (Friday)
- (1) Baylor 79, (16) Hartford 55 – Recap
- (9) Wisconsin 85, (8) North Carolina 62 – Review
- (5) Villanova 73, (12) Winthrop 63 – Review
- (13) North Texas 78, (4) Purdue 69 (OT) – Recap
- (6) Texas Tech 65, (11) Utah State 53 – Review
- (3) Arkansas 85, (14) Colgate 68 – Review
- (7) Florida 75, (10) Virginia Tech 70 (OT) – Recap
- (15) Oral Roberts 75, (2) Ohio State 72 (OT) – Recap
Second round (Sunday)
- (1) Baylor vs. (9) Wisconsin – 2:40 pm | CBS
- (5) Villanova vs. (13) North Texas – 20:45 | TNT
- (6) Texas Tech vs. (3) Arkansas – 18:10 | TNT
- (7) Florida vs. (15) Oral Roberts – 19:45 | truTV
Midwest
First round (Friday)
- (1) Illinois 78 vs. (16) Drexel 49 – Review
- (8) Loyola Chicago 71, Georgia Tech 60 – Recap
- (12) Oregon State 70, (5) Tennessee 56 – Recap
- (4) Oklahoma State 69, (13) Liberty 60 – Recap
- (11) Syracuse 78, (6) San Diego State 62 – Review
- (3) West Virginia 84, (14) Morehead State 67 – Review
- (10) Rutgers 60, (7) Clemson 56 – Review
- (2) Houston 87, (15) Cleveland State 56 – Recap
Second round (Sunday)
- (1) Illinois vs. (8) Loyola Chicago – 12:10 pm | CBS
- (12) State of Oregon vs. (4) State of Oklahoma – 21:40 | TBS
- (11) Syracuse vs. (3) West Virginia – 5:15 pm | CBS
- (10) Rutgers vs. (2) Houston – 19:10 | TBS
NCAA 2021 tournament schedule
Second round
Sunday, March 21 – starts at noon (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Monday, March 22 – noon start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Lucas Oil Stadium
Sweet 16
Saturday, March 27 – 2pm start (CBS, TBS)
Sunday, March 28 – 1 pm (CBS, TBS)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse
Elite Eight
Monday, March 29 – 7 pm (CBS)
Tuesday, March 30 – 6 pm start (TBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium
Last four
Saturday, April 3 – 5 pm (CBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium
national Championship
Monday, April 5 – 9:00 pm (CBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium