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March Madness: Sweet 16 Games chat 🏀

We are officially to the Sweet 16 round of the 2026 men's NCAA tournament. There are four games slated for Thursday and four on Friday:

Thursday's Games

  • No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 11 Texas | 7:10 p.m. ET | CBS

  • No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Iowa | 7:30 p.m. ET | TBS

  • No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 4 Arkansas | 9:45 p.m. ET | CBS

  • No. 2 Houston vs. No. 3 Illinois | 10:05 p.m. ET | TBS

Friday's Games

  • No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 St. John’s | 7:10 p.m. ET | CBS

  • No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Alabama | 7:35 p.m. ET | TBS

  • No. 2 UConn vs. No. 3 Michigan State | 9:45 p.m. ET | CBS

  • No. 2 Iowa State vs. No. 6 Tennessee | 10:10 p.m. ET | TBS

We'll be following all the matchups here and discussing the best moments of the tournament. You can check out our Ricky O'Donnell's Sweet 16 picks ahead of Thursday's action. He also ranked the 16 men's tournament teams left by their chances to win the national championship. Do you agree with his list?

Any teams on upset watch for the Sweet 16 round? Which team looks like an automatic lock to the Final Four? Let us know in the comments below and follow along with us as we will be talking all things March Madness.

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Which game was the highlight of the 2026 tournament?

Closed • 8 total votes
OliverFox

UCLA women played the best overall tournament, they probably would have beat UConn

OliverFox

Yaxel having two right off the bat is huge

OliverFox

Before the games get going: Michigan is my pick to come out of the Men's Final Four

OliverFox

women’s final four was such a great style showcase

OliverFox

Geno Auriemma got so mad in his 4Q interview

OliverFox

Kris Jenkins shot or UConn winner?

OliverFox

UConn = CBB dynasty?