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. | TNT
West
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
Midwest
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. | TNT
South
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. (9) Iowa | 7:10 p.m. | TBS
2026 NCAA Tournament schedule
Sweet 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)
