A complete schedule for all the action on Saturday and Sunday in the 2017 NCAA Tournament Second Round
Whenever you look at the 2017 NCAA Tournament and March Madness getting underway, there’s one thing everyone can root for: chaos. Even if you’re favorite team is in the Big Dance, it’s just too much fun to not want the lower seeds to pull off upsets and big things to happen.
Unfortunately, the Round of 64 didn’t have much of that at all. A good portion of the First Round played out chalk, actually making history in a dubious way. This was the rare occurrence when the top four seeds in each region avoided being upset.
Even stranger, though, was just the general lack of upsets. Yes, lower seeds won several games. No that doesn’t mean they were upset. Teams like Rhode Island, Middle Tennessee and Xavier simply deserved far more credit coming into the NCAA Tournament than they got from the committee.
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Here’s a look at the full schedule with tip-times, channel and more for the 2017 NCAA Tournament Second Round:
Second Round – Saturday
West Virginia vs. Notre Dame (CBS) – 12:10 p.m. ET
Villanova vs. Wisconsin (CBS) – 2:40 p.m. ET (approx.)
Gonzaga vs. Northwestern (CBS) – 5:15 p.m. ET
Florida State vs. Xavier (TNT) – 6:10 p.m. ET
Butler vs. Middle Tennessee (TBS) – 7:10 p.m. ET
Arizona vs. St. Mary’s (CBS) – 7:45 p.m. ET (approx.)
Florida vs. Virginia (TNT) – 8:40 p.m. ET (approx.)
Purdue vs. Iowa State (TBS) – 9:40 p.m. ET (approx.)
Second Round – Sunday
Louisville vs. Michigan (CBS) – 12:10 p.m. ET
Kentucky vs. Wichita State (CBS) – 2:40 p.m. ET (approx.)
Kansas vs. Michigan State (CBS) – 5:15 p.m. ET
North Carolina vs. Arkansas (TNT) – 6:10 p.m. ET
Oregon vs. Rhode Island (TBS) – 7:10 p.m. ET
Baylor vs. USC (TruTV) – 7:45 p.m. ET (approx.)
Duke vs. South Carolina (TNT) – 8:40 p.m. ET (approx.)
UCLA vs. Cincinnati (TBS) – 9:40 p.m. ET (approx.)
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For whatever reason, the First Round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament was a bit short on upsets. Let’s hope this time around that changes as we could use some real drama.