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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.

Relive the best moments of March Madness through the lenses

Relive the best moments of March Madness through the lenses of photographers courtside.

Your guide to March Madness Day 2: Recaps, every winner's chance to advance, more

ESPN's reporters on-site across the country detail how each game was won Friday, plus look ahead to Sunday.

Florida's 59-point rout is 2nd-biggest win in tourney history

Florida began its national title defense with the second-largest victory margin in NCAA tournament history, pounding Prairie View A&M 114-55.

Florida begins title defense with 59-point rout of Prairie View, 2nd-biggest margin in NCAA tourney

— Florida began its national title defense with the second-largest victory margin in NCAA Tournament history, pounding Prairie View A&M 114-55 on Friday night.

Men's March Madness live tracker: Updates from Friday's first round

ESPN reporters are on-site across the country with real-time updates from the 2026 NCAA tournament.

Florida Gators play the Prairie View A&M Panthers in first round of NCAA Tournament

Prairie View A&M Panthers (19-17, 13-9 SWAC) vs. Florida Gators (26-7, 17-3 SEC)

Prairie View A&M defeats Lehigh 67-55 in the First Four for its first March Madness win

— Dontae Horne scored 25 points and Cory Wells had 19 as Prairie View A&M earned its first NCAA Tournament victory, 67-55 over Lehigh on Wednesday night in the First Four.