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The second round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament wraps-up Sunday, and there are some fun matchups on the board. Which teams will stamp their ticket to the Sweet 16 next week? We’ll have the Sweet 16 field set by Sunday night.

With th No. 1 seeds Florida and Arizona in action, it’ll be interesting to see how theyfare against upset-minded foes in No. 9 seed Iowa and No. 9 seed Utah State. On Saturday No. 1 seeds Duke and Michigan advanced to the Sweet 16.

Here’s the schedule for the ret of the second round with times amd matchups for next weekend’s action set by the end of Sunday.

2026 NCAA Tournament bracket, scores

All times Eastern

East

FIRST ROUND

Thursday — Greenville

Thursday — Buffalo

Friday — San Diego

Friday — Philadelphia

SECOND ROUND 

Saturday — Greenville 

Saturday — Buffalo 

Sunday — San Diego 

(5) St. John’s vs. (4) Kansas | 5:15 p.m. | CBS

Sunday — Philadelphia 

(7) UCLA vs. (2) UConn | 8:45 p.m. | TNTWest

FIRST FOUR

Tuesday — Dayton

FIRST ROUND

Thursday — Portland

Friday — San Diego

Friday — St. Louis

SECOND ROUND 

Saturday — Portland 

Sunday — San Diego 

(1) Arizona vs. (9) Utah State | 7:50 p.m. | TruTV

Sunday — St. Louis

(2) Purdue vs. (7) Miami (FL) | 12:15 p.m. | CBSMidwest

FIRST FOUR

Tuesday — Dayton

Wednesday — Dayton

FIRST ROUND

Thursday — Buffalo

Friday — St. Louis

Friday — Tampa

Friday — Philadelphia

SECOND ROUND

Saturday — Buffalo 

Sunday — St. Louis 

(2) Iowa State vs. (7) Kentucky | 2:45 p.m. | CBS

Sunday — Tampa 

(4) Alabama vs. (5) Texas Tech | 9:45 p.m. | TNT

Sunday — Philadelphia 

(3) Virginia vs. (6) Tennessee | 6:10 p.m. | TNTSouth

FIRST FOUR

Wednesday — Dayton

FIRST ROUND

Thursday — Oklahoma City

Thursday — Greenville

Thursday — Oklahoma City

Friday — Tampa

SECOND ROUND 

Saturday — Greenville 

Saturday — Oklahoma City 

Sunday — Tampa 

(1) Florida vs.  (8) Iowa | 7:10 p.m. | TBS2026 NCAA Tournament scheduleSweet 16

Thursday, March 26 — 7:10 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Toyota Center (Houston), SAP Center (San Jose)

Friday, March 27 — 7:10 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
United Center (Chicago), Capital One Arena (Washington, D.C.)

Elite Eight

Saturday, March 28 — 6:09 p.m. start (TBS)
Toyota Center (Houston), SAP Center (San Jose)

Sunday, March 29 — 2:15 p.m. start (CBS)
United Center (Chicago), Capital One Arena (Washington, D.C.)

Final Four

Saturday, April 4 — 6:09 p.m. start (TBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

National Championship

Monday, April 6 — 8:50 p.m. (TBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)