Preview Roundups
March 21, 2025
Baylor at Mississippi State 12:15 PM ET
Baylor will have plenty of postseason experience to fall back on when the Bears begin play in the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon in a first-round game against Mississippi State.
Robert Morris at Alabama 12:40 PM ET
Alabama begins its push to reach its second straight Final Four as it prepares to face Robert Morris in a first-round game of the East Region of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon at Cleveland.
Lipscomb at Iowa State 1:30 PM ET
Iowa State will be without one of its leading scorers when the third-seeded Cyclones face No. 14 Lipscomb in the first round of the NCAA Tournament South Region on Friday.
Colorado St. at Memphis 2:00 PM ET
Nique Clifford kept receipts.
Vanderbilt at Saint Mary's 3:15 PM ET
East Region opponents Saint Mary's and Vanderbilt meet in the first round Friday in Cleveland, bringing squads of considerably different makeup but with a similar goal: reaching the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in more than a decade.
North Carolina at Mississippi 4:05 PM ET
The question of which team sixth-seeded Ole Miss would face in the first round of the NCAA Tournament South Region on Friday was emphatically answered by North Carolina.
Grand Canyon at Maryland 4:35 PM ET
Bryce Drew knows all about shining moments in the NCAA Tournament. His task now is to create more.
Norfolk State at Florida 6:50 PM ET
Florida coach Todd Golden said his team embraced an underdog mentality while navigating its way through the power-laden Southeastern Conference.
Troy at Kentucky 7:10 PM ET
First-year Kentucky coach Mark Pope is extremely familiar with the Wildcats' NCAA Tournament legacy, but he's also well aware of the recent history of opening-weekend upsets.
New Mexico at Marquette 7:25 PM ET
Marquette spent the entire season in the Top 25, used the same starting five for all 33 games, and will journey to Cleveland for the first round of the NCAA Tournament with the same goal the team had in October: End the season in San Antonio to prolong the end of the season as long as possible.
Akron at Arizona 7:35 PM ET
Trey Townsend is the perfect player to alert his Arizona teammates about what can happen if they don't fully prepare for first-round opponent Akron.
Bryant at Michigan St. 10:00 PM ET
Michigan State opens as the NCAA Tournament late show with no designs on going home early.
Liberty at Oregon 10:10 PM ET
Oregon and Liberty have never met on the basketball court and Ducks guard Keeshawn Barthelemy isn't buying into talk his team holds the advantage in the first-round matchup.