IT’S HERE, MARCH MADNESS!

If you do not know what March Madness is, it’s the NCAA(National Collegiate Athletic Association) Men’s Basketball Tournament. The NCAA puts out brackets for the games so people can bet on the winners. 

In March Madness, there are different levels of the tournament. It starts with the First Four, First Round, Second Round, Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four then ends with Championship. Games are played for 12 hours straight starting at 10:15 am all the way to 7:40 pm. 

2024 March Madness First Four will be taking place in Dayton, Ohio, at UD Arena on March 19th to March 20th. 

First Round 

Michigan St(69) vs Mississippi St(51)

BYU(67) vs Duquesne(71)

Illinois(85) vs Morehead St(69)

Washington St(66) vs Drake(61)

Iowa St(82) vs South Dakota St(65)

North Carolina(90) vs Wagner(62)

Baylor(92) vs Colgate(67)

Dayton(63) vs Nevada(60)

Arizona(85) vs Long Beach St(65)

Texas Tech(67) vs NC State(80)

Kentucky(76) vs Oakland(80)

Gonzaga(86) vs McNeese(65)

Kansas(93) vs Samford(89)

South Carolina(73) vs Oregon(87)

Creighton(77) vs Akron(60)

Texas(56) vs Colorado St(44)

Tennessee(83) vs Saint Peter’s(49)

UConn(91) vs Stetson(52)

FAU(65) vs Northwestern(77)

San Diego St(69) vs UAB(65)

Auburn(76) vs Yale(78)

Saint Mary’s(66) vs Grand Canyon(75)

Alabama(109) vs Charleston(96)

Clemson(77) vs New Mexico(56)

Houston(86) vs Longwood(46)

Nebraska(83) vs Texas A&M(98)

Wisconsin(61) vs James Madison(72)

Duke(64) vs Vermont(47)

Florida(100) vs Colorado(102)

Marquette(87) vs Western Ky(69)

Purdue(78) vs Grambling St(50)

Utah St(88) vs TCU(72) 

Second Round

Northwestern(58) vs UConn(75)

Duquesne(63) vs Illinois(89) 

Washington St(56) vs Iowa St(67) 

North Carolina(85) vs Michigan St(69)

Baylor(64) vs Clemson(72)

Dayton(68) vs Arizona(78)

NC State(79) vs Oakland(73)

Gonzaga(89) vs Kansas(68)

Oregon(73) vs Creighton(86)

Texas(58) vs Tennessee(62)

San Diego St(85) vs Yale(57)

Grand Canyon(61) vs Alabama(72)

Houston(100) vs Texas A&M(95)

James Madison(55) vs Duke(93)

Colorado(77) vs Marquette(81)

Purdue(106) vs Utah St(67)