Updated 2019 NCAA Tournament bracket after Day 1

The first half of the first round in the 2019 NCAA Tournament is in the books. Take a look at our updated tournament bracket for a look at who’s still dancing after the first day of March Madness.

After last year’s tournament started like gangbusters with buzzer beaters and massive upsets on the first day of action, this year’s first taste of March Madness was a bit of a letdown. Sure, there were technically upsets with a couple of 10-seeds scoring wins in Florida and Minnesota, but the drama simply wasn’t there.

We did get an epic individual performance out of Murray State’s Ja Morant, who recorded the first triple-double in the NCAA Tournament since Draymond Green, putting up 11 points, 11 rebounds, and 16 assists to help the Racers wallop Marquette 83-64. Another small school star, Wofford’s Fletcher Magee, set the all time record for three pointers in NCAA history in the Terriers’ 84-68 win over Seton Hall.

There was also plenty of chalk today, with 12 of the 16 higher seeds advancing to the Round of 32. Unless you had Marquette or Nevada, which nearly came back from a huge deficit before falling to Florida 70-61, going far your bracket should still be in good shape entering play today.

This day was notable for a lot of near misses as Bradley, Belmont, and New Mexico State all blew tremendous opportunities to secure upsets. Let’s take a look at the full slate of scores from Day 1 of the Madness.

Day 1 Game Summary:

East Region

No. 6 Maryland 79, No. 11 Belmont 77

No. 3 LSU 79, No. 14 Yale 74

No. 7 Louisville 76, No. 10 Minnesota 86

No. 2 Michigan State 76, No. 15 Bradley 65

South Region

No. 6 Villanova 61, No. 11 Saint Mary’s 57

No. 3 Purdue 61, No. 14 Old Dominion 48

Midwest Region

No. 5 Auburn 78, No. 12 New Mexico State 77

No. 4 Kansas 87, No. 13 Northeastern 53

No. 7 Wofford 84, No. 10 Seton Hall 68

No. 2 Kentucky 79, No. 15 Abilene Christian 44

West Region

No. 1 Gonzaga 87, No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson 49

No. 8 Syracuse 69, No. 9 Baylor 78

No. 5 Marquette 64, No. 12 Murray State 83

No. 4 Florida State 76, No. 13 Vermont 69

No. 7 Nevada 61, No. 10 Florida 70

No. 2 Michigan 74, No. 15 Montana 55

First round action resumes at 12:15 p.m. ET on Friday, March 22 with Iowa-Cincinnati slated to begin the day in Columbus.