It wouldn’t be March Madness without a few upsets, right? With No. 2 seed Kentucky in my final four, the 85-79 overtime loss to No. 15 Saint Peter’s was painful at best. Kentucky’s defeat marked the 10th instance of a No. 15 seed beating a No. 2 seed. Nonetheless, cheers to the underdogs — it keeps the tournament refreshing. Speaking of, No. 12 seed Richmond beat No. 5 seed Iowa, No. 12 seed New Mexico State beat No. 5 seed UConn, and No. 11 seed Michigan beat No. 6 seed Colorado State. While these wins were unexpected, day one of first round games went — mostly — according to plan.
No. 1 seed Baylor claimed an 85-49 victory over No. 16 Norfolk State, No. 1 Gonzaga beat No. 16 Georgia State (93-72), No. 1 Kansas beat No. 16 Texas Southern (83-56), and No. 3 Tennessee beat No. 14 Longwood (88-56). While Gonzaga secured the win, Georgia State put up a fight. Shooting just 28.6% in the first half, GSU trailed only 35-33 at halftime because of an 11-1 edge in second-chance points. Texas Southern never stood a chance, as Kansas skyrocketed to an early 34-point lead. Despite their loss to Saint Mary’s, kudos to the Indiana cheerleader who saved the game (momentarily).
It’s anybody’s guess what will happen on day two of first round games. With Duke in my final four, I’m crossing my fingers we don’t see another Kentucky-like upset. But as the story goes with March Madness, anything can happen in the Big Dance.
2022 March Madness Latest Bracket
The 2022 March Madness bracket is up-to-date as of Friday, March 18 (following day one of first round games).
2022 March Madness First and Second Round Schedule
GAMES
TIME
TV
CITY
VENUE
First Round — Friday, March 18
No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Loyola Chicago
12:15 p.m.
CBS
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
PPG Paints Arena
No. 2 Auburn vs. No. 15 Jacksonville State
12:40 p.m.
truTV
Greenville, South Carolina
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 Montana State
1:45 p.m.
TNT
San Diego, California
Viejas Arena
No. 3 Purdue vs. No. 14 Yale
2 p.m.
TBS
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fiserv Forum
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 15 Delaware
2:45 p.m.
CBS
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
PPG Paints Arena
No. 7 Southern California vs. No. 10 Miami (Fla.)
3:10 p.m.
truTV
Greenville, South Carolina
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 11 Notre Dame
4:15 p.m.
TNT
San Diego, California
Viejas Arena
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech
4:30 p.m.
TBS
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fiserv Forum
No. 4 Illinois vs. No. 13 Chattanooga
6:50 p.m.
TNT
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
PPG Paints Arena
No. 2 Duke vs. Cal State Fullerton
7:10 p.m.
CBS
Greenville, South Carolina
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
No. 6 LSU vs. No. 11 Iowa State
7:20 p.m.
TBS
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fiserv Forum
No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 16 Wright State
7:27 p.m.
truTV
San Diego, California
Viejas Arena
No. 5 Houston vs. No. 12 UAB
9:20 p.m.
TNT
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
PPG Paints Arena
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Davidson
9:40 p.m.
CBS
Greenville, South Carolina
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
No. 3 Wisconsin vs. No. 14 Colgate
9:50 p.m.
TBS
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fiserv Forum
No. 8 Seton Hall vs. No. 9 TCU
9:57 p.m.
truTV
San Diego, California
Viejas Arena
Second Round — Saturday, March 19
No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 8 North Carolina
12:10 p.m.
CBS
Fort Worth, Texas
Dickies Arena
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 9 Creighton
2:40 p.m.
CBS
Fort Worth, Texas
Dickies Arena
No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 11 Michigan
5:15 p.m.
CBS
Indianapolis, Indiana
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
No. 4 Providence vs. No. 12 Richmond
6:10 p.m.
TNT
Buffalo, New York
KeyBank Center
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 5 Saint Mary’s
7:10 p.m.
TBS
Portland, Oregon
Moda Center
No. 7 Murray State vs. No. 15 Saint Peter’s
7:45 p.m.
CBS
Indianapolis, Indiana
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 12 New Mexico State
8:40 p.m.
TNT
Buffalo, New York
KeyBank Center
No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Memphis
9:40 p.m.
TBS
Portland, Oregon
Moda Center
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