The final eight teams in the Sweet 16 will be decided on Sunday, with giants and underdogs alike gunning for third-round NCAA Tournament wins. The West’s No. 2 seed, Ohio State, faces No. 7 Iowa State to get things started at 12:15 p.m. ET on CBS. Another 2-7 matchup, Duke and Creighton, cap the day off in primetime on TBS.
March Madness 2013: Schedule for NCAA Tournament Third Round games
Sunday’s Third-Round matchups feature plenty of intriguing games, from the biggest Cinderella to everybody’s favorite college basketball troll.
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In between there is plenty of intrigue. East No. 1 Indiana faces No. 9 Temple, while South No. 1 Kansas faces former coach Roy Williams and No. 8 North Carolina.
Tournament darlings Florida Gulf Coast continue their bid to become the first No. 15 to reach the Final Four, but first must get by No. 7 San Diego State in the South region. No. 13 La Salle and No. 12 Ole Miss will meet to ensure at least one double-digit seed will make it through on Sunday.
The rest of the schedule can be found below (all times Eastern):
Midwest Region
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 7 Creighton, 9:40 p.m., CBS
South Region
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 8 North Carolina, 5:15 p.m, CBS
No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast vs. No. 7 San Diego State, 7:10 p.m., TBS
No. 3 Florida vs. No. 11 Minnesota, 6:10 p.m., TNT
West Region
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Iowa State, 12:15 p.m., CBS
No. 13 La Salle vs. No. 12 Ole Miss, 7:40 p.m., truTV
East Region
No. 1 Indiana vs. No. 9 Temple, 2:45 p.m., CBS
No. 2 Miami vs. No. 7 Illinois, 8:40 p.m., TNT
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