The North Carolina Tar Heels made a statement on Tuesday with a 95-68 win over San Diego State, showing they belong in the 68-team field. UNC will face Ole Miss Rebels on Friday in Milwaukee after getting an extra day off.
In other First Four matchups, Alabama State Hornets won with a last-second shot to take down Saint Francis Red Flash, but their tough assignment ahead is against Auburn Tigers on Thursday. The updated NCAA tournament schedule and bracket can be found here on NCAA.com.
Thursday’s round 1 games include:
– (8) Louisville vs. (9) Creighton
– (4) Purdue vs. (13) High Point
– (3) Wisconsin vs. (14) Montana
– (1) Houston vs. (16) SIU Edwardsville
– (1) Auburn vs. (16) Saint Francis/Alabama St.
– (5) Clemson vs. (12) McNeese
– (6) BYU vs. (11) VCU
– (8) Gonzaga vs. (9) Georgia
– (2) Tennessee vs. (15) Wofford
– (7) Kansas vs. (10) Arkansas
– (4) Texas A&M vs. (13) Yale
– (6) Missouri vs. (11) Drake
– (7) UCLA vs. (10) Utah State
– (2) St. John’s vs. (15) Omaha
– (5) Michigan vs. (12) UC San Diego
– (3) Texas Tech vs. (14) UNC Wilmington
Friday’s games feature matchups like:
– (8) Mississippi State vs. (9) Baylor
– (2) Alabama vs. (15) Robert Morris
– (3) Iowa State vs. (14) Lipscomb
– (5) Memphis vs. (12) Colorado State
– (1) Duke vs. (16) Mount St. Mary’s/American
– (7) Saint Mary’s vs. (10) Vanderbilt
– (6) Illinois vs. (11) Xavier/Texas
– (2) Michigan State vs. (15) Bryant
– (5) Oregon vs. (12) Liberty
Source: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25173023-ncaa-scores-2025-first-four-day-1-results-updated-mens-bracket-and-schedule