The loaded action that is the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament went down on Friday, and it was not without the drama and chaos that college basketball fans crave from this event. A No. 2 seed fell to a No. 15 seed for just the ninth time in tourney history, a No. 3 seed got a good scare and there were numerous games that needed overtime to decide the outcome.
By far the most consequential game was No. 15 seed Oral Roberts upending the second-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes in overtime. ORU became the first No. 15 seed since 2016 to dropkick a No. 2 seed from the bracket with its 75-72 win. But there were some other notable developments that did not go chalk, including No. 12 seed Oregon State upsetting No. 5 seed Tennessee and No. 3 seed Arkansas getting all it could handle from Colgate before squeezing out the Raiders late.
On Saturday, another marathon day is on deck with 16 games on the slate. The action tips just after noon ET and features No. 1 seeds Gonzaga and Michigan, as well as No. 2 seeds Alabama and Iowa.
As the home of March Madness, CBS Sports will be tracking every game and every score as we keep you apprised of notable developments in our continuously updating live NCAA Tournament Bracket with matchup analysis for every game. And the schedule? It’s hard to keep up with on that printable bracket of yours. So we’ve got you covered on that front right here with an easy-to-digest version featuring viewing information for each game.
All times Eastern
2021 NCAA Tournament bracket, scores
West
First Four (Thursday)
- (11) Drake 53, (11) Wichita State 52 — Recap
- (16) Norfolk State 54, (16) Appalachian State 53 — Recap
First round (Saturday)
- (1) Gonzaga vs. (16) Norfolk State — 9:20 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
- (8) Oklahoma vs. (9) Missouri — 7:25 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
- (5) Creighton vs. (12) UC Santa Barbara — 3:30 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
- (4) Virginia vs. (13) Ohio — 7:15 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
- (6) USC vs. (11) Drake — 4:30 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
- (3) Kansas vs. (14) Eastern Washington — 1:15 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
- (7) Oregon vs. (10) VCU — 9:57 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
- (2) Iowa vs. (15) Grand Canyon — 6:25 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
East
First Four (Thursday)
- (11) UCLA 86, (11) Michigan State 80 — Recap
- (16) Texas Southern 60, (16) Mount St. Mary’s 52 — Recap
First round (Saturday)
- (1) Michigan vs. (16) Texas Southern — 3 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
- (8) LSU vs. (9) St. Bonaventure — 1:45 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
- (5) Colorado vs. (12) Georgetown — 12:15 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
- (4) Florida State vs. (13) UNC Greensboro — 12:45 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
- (6) BYU vs. (11) UCLA — 9:40 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
- (3) Texas vs. (14) Abilene Christian — 9:50 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
- (7) UConn vs. (10) Maryland — 7:10 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
- (2) Alabama vs. (15) Iona — 4 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
South
First round (Friday)
- (1) Baylor 79, (16) Hartford 55 — Recap
- (9) Wisconsin 85, (8) North Carolina 62 — Recap
- (5) Villanova 73, (12) Winthrop 63 — Recap
- (13) North Texas 78, (4) Purdue 69 (OT) — Recap
- (6) Texas Tech 65, (11) Utah State 53 — Recap
- (3) Arkansas 85, (14) Colgate 68 — Recap
- (7) Florida 75, (10) Virginia Tech 70 (OT) — Recap
- (15) Oral Roberts 75, (2) Ohio State 72 (OT)– Recap
Second round (Sunday)
- (1) Baylor vs. (9) Wisconsin — 2:40 p.m. | CBS
- (5) Villanova vs. (13) North Texas — 8:45 p.m. | TNT
- (6) Texas Tech vs. (3) Arkansas — 6:10 p.m. | TNT
- (7) Florida vs. (15) Oral Roberts — 7:45 p.m. | truTV
Midwest
First round (Friday)
- (1) Illinois 78 vs. (16) Drexel 49 — Recap
- (8) Loyola Chicago 71, Georgia Tech 60 — Recap
- (12) Oregon State 70, (5) Tennessee 56 — Recap
- (4) Oklahoma State 69, (13) Liberty 60 — Recap
- (11) Syracuse 78, (6) San Diego State 62 — Recap
- (3) West Virginia 84, (14) Morehead State 67 — Recap
- (10) Rutgers 60, (7) Clemson 56 — Recap
- (2) Houston 87, (15) Cleveland State 56 — Recap
Second round (Sunday)
- (1) Illinois vs. (8) Loyola Chicago — 12:10 p.m.| CBS
- (12) Oregon State vs. (4) Oklahoma State — 9:40 p.m. | TBS
- (11) Syracuse vs. (3) West Virginia — 5:15 p.m.| CBS
- (10) Rutgers vs. (2) Houston — 7:10 p.m. | TBS
2021 NCAA Tournament schedule
Second round
Sunday, March 21 — Noon start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Monday, March 22 — Noon start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Lucas Oil Stadium
Sweet 16
Saturday, March 27 — 2 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Sunday, March 28 — 1 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse
Elite Eight
Monday, March 29 — 7 p.m. start (CBS)
Tuesday, March 30 — 6 p.m. start (TBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium
Final Four
Saturday, April 3 — 5 p.m. start (CBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium
National Championship
Monday, April 5 — 9 p.m. (CBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium
