MarchMadness is here! Here is what to know, including the favorites and underdogs, as well as key games and how to watch the NCAA Tournament. Oh, and how to fill out your brackets!
in the Big 12 championship game and they wound up with the top seed in a stacked region. They will open against Howard , making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1992. Potential hurdles include No. 6 TCU , which beat Kansas at Allen Field House 83-60 on Jan. 21, and Arkansas .No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Penn State ., Thursday, 9:55 p.m.
No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 9 Illinois , Thursday, 4:30 p.m. ET . The Razorbacks have made back-to-back trips to the Elite Eight. Top prospect and potential top NBA draft pick Nick Smith Jr. has only played in 14 games because of knee issues, but has scored 20-plus in half of the team's last six. Illinois won the Big Ten season title before being ousted by Penn State in the first round of the league tournament. Illinois is led by transfers Terrence Shannon Jr.
No. 5 Miami vs. Drake , Friday, 7:35 p.m. ET . The game features two conference players of the year, Miami's Isaiah Wong in the ACC for the regular-season co-champions, and Drake's Tucker DeVries from the Missouri Valley Conference tournament champs. DeVries is averaging 19 points while Wong leads the team in scoring , assists and steals. Drake made the Elite Eight three years running, though it has been a while .
No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 11 Providence , Friday, 7:10 p.m. ET. . Led by last year's AP player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe, the Wildcats are trying to avoid back-to-back first-round exits after that . The Friars, meanwhile, went to the Sweet 16 before losing to eventual champion Kansas. They're led by Kentucky transfer Bryce Hopkins.
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