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2013 NCAA Tournament schedule: 3rd round kicks off Saturday

Half of the field for the Sweet 16 will be set by the end of Saturday.

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The dust has settled on the second round of the NCAA Tournament and, before anyone can get a breather, the third round begins on Saturday.

Saturday features a healthy amount of double-digit seeds as top seeds fell left and right on Thursday. The No. 14 Harvard Crimson continue their tournament run against the No. 6 Arizona Wildcats, the No. 12 Oregon Ducks will try to continue to prove they were under-seeded as they take on the No. 4 Saint Louis Billikens and the No. 12 California Golden Bears take on the No. 4 Syracuse Orange, who had one of the more lopsided victories in the second round.

Elsewhere, two top seeds are in action as the No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs will try to justify their top seeding with a win over the No. 9 Wichita State Shockers after nearly falling to the No. 16 Southern Jaguars. The No. 1 Louisville Cardinals take on the No. 8 Colorado State Rams.

Midwest Region:
No. 3 Michigan State vs. No. 6 Memphis, 2:45 p.m. ET, CBS
No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 8 Colorado State, 5:15 p.m. ET, CBS
No. 4 Saint Louis vs. No. 12 Oregon, 7:10 p.m. ET, TBS

South Region:
No. 4 Michigan vs. No. 5 VCU, 12:15 p.m. ET, CBS

West Region:
No. 6 Arizona vs. No. 14 Harvard, 6:10 p.m. ET, TNT
No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Wichita State, 8:40 p.m. ET, TNT

East Region:
No. 3 Marquette vs. No. 6 Butler, 7:45 p.m. ET, CBS
No. 4 Syracuse vs. No. 12 California, 9:40 p.m. ET, TBS

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