ESPN.com · Mar 20
Men's March Madness live tracker: Updates from Friday's first round
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The first day of the 2026 NCAA men's basketball tournament set a high bar.
The 11-seeded VCU Rams and 12-seeded High Point Panthers delivered the first upsets of March Madness. AJ Dybantsa scored the most points (35) by a freshman in an NCAA tournament debut in BYU's loss to Texas. And more points rained in with Michigan, Illinois and Saint Louis each eclipsing the 100-point mark Thursday.
The action doesn't slow down Friday with games underway and more still to tip (all times Eastern):
(15) Tennessee State vs. (2) Iowa State: 2:50 p.m.
(13) Hofstra vs. (4) Alabama: 3:15 p.m.
(9) Utah State vs. (8) Villanova: 4:10 p.m.
