An updated 2017 NCAA Tournament bracket with the Second Round now set with all 32 winners from Thursday and Friday
After 16 teams earned victories to punch their tickets to the Second Round of March Madness on Thursday, there were still 16 empty slots on everyone’s 2017 NCAA Tournament bracket. That all changed throughout the slate of games on Friday, which featured some incredible action throughout.
The day in college hoops got started with a fantastic offensive-minded matchup between Oklahoma State and Michigan. It went down to the wire, but the No. 7-seeded Wolverines were able to edge out the Cowboys to get the win.
Meanwhile, the USC Trojans proved once again to be the comeback kings. They trailed the SMU Mustangs—a sleeper in the minds of many—by double digits at one point on Friday. However, they wouldn’t be denied and clawed back to get the one-point victory and advance.
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Elsewhere throughout the 2017 NCAA Tournament bracket, the No. 1 seeds in Kansas and North Carolina both took care of business with authority, rolling with ease. The same can’t be said of Kentucky and Norther Kentucky, who both faced trials throughout their games and were tested when they most likely shouldn’t have been.
Overall, it was another largely chalk day of action in March Madness. And now the Second Round is set with all 32 teams having moved on. How do things look now as we take a full step forward?
Here’s a look at the updated 2017 NCAA Tournament bracket now that the 32 winners have punched their ticket:
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Though there will certainly be some angry about the lack of upsets in the First Round, there is a definitive silver lining in this. The 32 teams that have moved forward on everyone’s 2017 NCAA Tournament bracket now have the opportunity to put on a show with one of the best all around Second Rounds in recent memory.