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NCAA Bracketology: Predicting the 2027 men's March Madness field

Can one player be the difference between a first-round exit and Sweet 16 run? Kentucky's projections say yes.

The Men's 2026 March Madness Pain Index

Some losses are understandable in the NCAA tournament. Others will haunt us forever (see: Duke). We rank them all.

Your guide to men's March Madness Day 3: Recaps, every winner's chance to advance

Here's how every second-round game was won Saturday, plus how each winner can advance beyond the Sweet 16.

Darius Acuff Jr. embraces 'big moment,' propels Hogs into Sweet 16

Darius Acuff Jr. had 36 points and six assists to help No. 4-seeded Arkansas survive a scare from 12th-seeded High Point with a 94-88 victory in the second round of the NCAA tournament Saturday night.

Men's March Madness live tracker: Updates on Saturday's games

ESPN reporters were on-site from Buffalo to Portland to track all the second-round action on Saturday.

Acuff scores 36 as Arkansas holds off No. 12 seed High Point 94-88 to reach the Sweet 16

— Darius Acuff Jr. had 36 points and six assists to help No. 4-seeded Arkansas survive a scare from 12th-seeded High Point with a 94-88 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday...

Men's March Madness 2026: Ranking the remaining 32 teams

And then there were just 32. How do these teams stack up against each other after surviving the first round?

2026 men's March Madness: Superlatives from the first round

What were the coolest, weirdest and most notable things to happen in the men's NCAA tournament's first round? We've got some of the best right here.