Preview Roundups
March 20, 2025
Creighton at Louisville 12:15 PM ET
It will be a short trip across the Bluegrass State for eighth-seeded Louisville when it looks to continue a storybook revival season against ninth-seeded Creighton on Thursday in a South Region first-round contest.
High Point at Purdue 12:40 PM ET
Purdue's eight consecutive years as a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament is now the longest active streak in the country.
Montana at Wisconsin 1:30 PM ET
Before they can survive and advance, the Wisconsin Badgers have precious few days to adapt.
SIU Edwardsville at Houston 2:00 PM ET
Top-seeded Houston is not the type of team that overlooks a first-round NCAA Tournament foe.
Alabama St. at Auburn 2:50 PM ET
Auburn, the No. 1 overall seed, now has an opponent for its first-round game in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Lexington, Ky.
McNeese St. at Clemson 3:15 PM ET
For the second straight March, there's a sense that Midwest Region fifth seed Clemson is undervalued.
VCU at Brigham Young 4:05 PM ET
Virginia Commonwealth likely is most remembered for its surprising appearance in the Final Four in 2011.
Georgia at Gonzaga 4:35 PM ET
Gonzaga wasn't looking so powerful when it lost consecutive games to Oregon State and Santa Clara in mid-January.
Wofford at Tennessee 6:50 PM ET
After finishing a memorable regular season and coming within a game of capturing the Southeastern Conference tournament title, No. 2 seed Tennessee will be on upset alert when it battles No. 15 Wofford in a Midwest Region first-round game Thursday.
Arkansas at Kansas 7:10 PM ET
There are two primary reasons the informed public believes No. 7 seed Kansas and No. 10 Arkansas stand a chance to make a run in the NCAA Tournament, despite a combined 25 losses this season: Bill Self and John Calipari.
Yale at Texas A&M 7:25 PM ET
Yale pulled off a big upset as a No. 13 seed in last year's NCAA Tournament, and it has a chance to make it two in a row from the same position.
Drake at Missouri 7:35 PM ET
Missouri was thrilled to earn the West Region No. 6 seed in the NCAA Tournament and the trip to Wichita that came with it. Even if there's a 30-win conference champion waiting for the first-round matchup Thursday.
Utah St. at UCLA 9:25 PM ET
UCLA's signature defense will be put to the test when the No. 7-seed Bruins take on No. 10 Utah State in a first-round matchup of the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region on Thursday at Lexington, Ky.
Nebraska Omaha at St. John's 9:45 PM ET
so the Basketball Hall of Famer knows better than to get caught looking ahead.
UC San Diego at Michigan 10:00 PM ET
For the first time in three years, Michigan plays in the NCAA Tournament and their opponent is here for the first time.
UNC Wilmington at Texas Tech 10:10 PM ET
Texas Tech was sent packing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by eventual Final Four team North Carolina State last season.