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By The Associated Press

By The Associated Press

NCAA Men’s

Basketball Tournament

EAST REGIONAL

Third Round

Saturday, March 17

At The CONSOL Energy Center

Pittsburgh

Syracuse 75, Kansas State 59

Ohio State 73, Gonzaga 66 At The Pit

Albuquerque, N.M.

Wisconsin 60, Vanderbilt 57

Sunday, March 18

At Bridgestone Arena

Nashville, Tenn.

Cincinnati 62, Florida State 56

Regional Semifinals

At TD Garden

Boston

Thursday, March 22

Syracuse (33-2) vs. Wisconsin (26-9), 7:15 p.m.

Ohio State (29-7) vs. Cincinnati (25-10), 9:45 p.m.

Regional Championship

Saturday, March 24

Semifinal winners

SOUTH REGIONAL

Third Round

Saturday, March 17

At The KFC Yum! Center

Louisville, Ky.

Kentucky 87, Iowa State 71

At The Pit

Albuquerque, N.M.

Baylor 80, Colorado 63 At

The Rose Garden

Portland, Ore.

Indiana 63 VCU 61

Sunday, March 18

At Greensboro Coliseum

Greensboro, N.C.

Xavier 70, Lehigh 58

Regional Semifinals

At The Georgia Dome

Atlanta

Friday, March 23

Baylor (29-7) vs. Xavier (23-12), 7:15 p.m.

Kentucky (34-2) vs. Indiana (27-8), 9:45 p.m.

Regional Championship

Sunday, March 25

Semifinal winners

MIDWEST REGIONAL

Third Round

Sunday, March 18

At Greensboro Coliseum

Greensboro, N.C.

North Carolina 87, Creighton 73

At Nationwide Arena

Columbus, Ohio

N.C. State 66, Georgetown 63

At Bridgestone Arena

Nashville, Tenn.

Ohio 62, South Florida 56

At CenturyLink Center

Omaha, Neb.

Kansas 63, Purdue 60

Regional Semifinals

At Edward Jones Dome

St. Louis

Friday, March 23

North Carolina (31-5) vs. Ohio (29-7), 7:47 p.m.

N.C. State (24-12) vs. Kansas (29-6), 10:17 p.m.

Regional Championship

Sunday, March 25

Semifinal winners

WEST REGIONAL

Third Round

Saturday, March 17

At The KFC Yum! Center

Louisville, Ky.

Marquette 62, Murray State 53

At The Rose Garden

Portland, Ore.

Louisville 59, New Mexico 56

Sunday, March 18

At Nationwide Arena

Columbus, Ohio

Michigan State 65, Saint Louis 61

At CenturyLink Center

Omaha, Neb.

Florida 84, Norfolk State 50

Regional Semifinals

Thursday, March 22

At US Airways Center

Phoenix

Michigan State (29-7) vs. Louisville (28-9), 7:47 p.m.

Marquette (27-7) vs. Florida (25-10), 10:17 p.m.

Regional Championship

Saturday, March 24

Semifinal winners

FINAL FOUR

At The Superdome

New Orleans

National Semifinals

Saturday, March 31

East champion vs. Midwest champion

South champion vs. West champion National Championship

Monday, April 2

Semifinal winners

NCAA Women’s

Basketball Tournament

DES MOINES REGIONAL

First Round

Saturday, March 17

At Allstate Arena

Rosemont, Ill.

Tennessee 72, UT Martin 49

DePaul 59, BYU 55

Sunday, March 18

At Stroh Center

Bowling Green, Ohio

Florida 70, Ohio State 65

Baylor 81, UC Santa Barbara 40

At Carmichael Arena

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Georgetown 61, Fresno State 56

Georgia Tech 76, Sacred Heart 50

At Jack Stephens Center

Little Rock, Ark.

Delaware 73, UALR 42

Kansas 57, Nebraska 49

Second Round

Monday, March 19

At Allstate Arena

Rosemont, Ill.

Tennessee 63, DePaul 48

Tuesday, March 20

At Stroh Center

Bowling Green, Ohio

Baylor (35-0) vs. Florida (20-12), 1:05 p.m.

At Carmichael Arena

Chapel Hill, N.C.

Georgetown (23-8) vs. Georgia Tech (25-8), 1:15 p.m.

At Jack Stephens Center

Little Rock, Ark.

Kansas (20-12) vs. Delaware (31-1), 3:40 p.m.

Regional Semifinals

At Wells Fargo Arena

Des Moines, Iowa

Saturday, March 24

Baylor-Florida winner vs. Georgetown-Georgia Tech winner, TBA

Kansas-Delaware winner vs. Tennessee (26-8), TBA

Regional Championship

Monday, March 26

Semifinal winners, TBA

FRESNO REGIONAL

First Round

Saturday, March 17

At Ted Constant Convocation Center

Norfolk, Va.

West Virginia 68, Texas 55

Stanford 73, Hampton 51

At Mackey Arena

West Lafayette, Ind.

South Carolina 80, Eastern Michigan 48

Purdue 83, South Dakota State 68

Sunday, March 18

At Lloyd Noble Center

Norman, Okla.

St. John’s 69, Creighton 67

Oklahoma 88, Michigan 67

At Memorial Gymnasium

Nashville, Tenn.

Vanderbilt 60, Middle Tennessee 46

Duke 82, Samford 47

Second Round

Monday, March 19

At Ted Constant Convocation Center

Norfolk, Va.

Stanford 72, West Virginia 55

At Mackey Arena

West Lafayette, Ind.

South Carolina 72, Purdue 61

Tuesday, March 20

At Lloyd Noble Center

Norman, Okla.

St. John’s (23-9) vs. Oklahoma (21-12), 3:45 p.m.

At Memorial Gymnasium

Nashville, Tenn.

Vanderbilt (23-9) vs. Duke (25-5), 3:35 p.m.

Regional Semifinals

At Save Mart Center

Fresno, Calif.

Saturday, March 24

Stanford (33-1) vs. South Carolina (25-9), TBA

St. John’s-Oklahoma winner vs. Vanderbilt-Duke winner, TBA

Regional Championship

Monday, March 26

Semifinal winners, TBA

RALEIGH REGIONAL

First Round

Saturday, March 17

At Reed Arena

College Station, Texas

Arkansas 72, Dayton 55

Texas A&M 69, Albany (NY) 47

At Comcast Center

College Park, Md.

Maryland 59, Navy 44

Louisville 67, Michigan State 55

Sunday, March 18

At Joyce Center

Notre Dame, Ind.

California 84, Iowa 74

Notre Dame 74, Liberty 43

At Donald L. Tucker Center

Tallahassee, Fla.

Marist 76, Georgia 70

St. Bonaventure 72, Florida Gulf Coast 65, OT

Second Round

Monday, March 19

At Reed Arena

College Station, Texas

Texas A&M 61, Arkansas 59

At Comcast Center

College Park, Md.

Maryland 72, Louisville 68

Tuesday, March 20

At Joyce Center

Notre Dame, Ind.

California (25-9) vs. Notre Dame (31-3), 1:30 p.m.

At Donald L. Tucker Center

Tallahassee, Fla.

Marist (26-7) vs. St. Bonaventure (30-3), 1:10 p.m.

Regional Semifinals

At PNC Arena

Raleigh, N.C.

Sunday, March 25

Texas A&M (24-10) vs. Maryland (30-4), TBA

California-Notre Dame winner vs. Marist-St. Bonaventure winner, TBA

Tuesday, March 27

Regional Championship

Semifinal winners, TBA

KINGSTON REGIONAL

First Round

Saturday, March 17

At Webster Bank Arena

Bridgeport, Conn.

Kansas State 67, Princeton 64

UConn 83, Prairie View 47

At McCarthey Athletic Center

Spokane, Wash.

Gonzaga 86, Rutgers 73

Miami 70, Idaho State 42

At Hilton Coliseum

Ames, Iowa

Kentucky 68, McNeese State 62

Green Bay 71, Iowa State 57

Sunday, March 18

At Maravich Center

Baton Rouge, La.

Penn State 85, UTEP 77

LSU 64, San Diego State 56

Second Round

Monday, March 19

At Webster Bank Arena

Bridgeport, Conn.

UConn 72, Kansas State 26

At McCarthey Athletic Center

Spokane, Wash.

Gonzaga 65, Miami 54

At Hilton Coliseum

Ames, Iowa

Kentucky 65, Green Bay 62

Tuesday, March 20

At Maravich Center

Baton Rouge, La.

Penn State (25-6) vs. LSU (23-10), 3:40 p.m.

Regional Semifinals

At The Ryan Center

Kingston, R.I.

Sunday, March 25

UConn (31-4) vs. Penn State-LSU winner, TBA

Gonzaga (28-5) vs. Kentucky (27-6), TBA

Regional Championship

Tuesday, March 27

Semifinal winners, TBA

National Invitation

Tournament

(Men’s tournament)

First Round

Tuesday, March 13

UMass 101, Mississippi State 96, 2OT

Seton Hall 63, Stony Brook 61

Iowa 84, Dayton 75

Tennessee 65, Savannah State 51

Northwestern 76, Akron 74

Middle Tennessee 86, Marshall 78

Oregon 96, LSU 76

Washington 82, Texas-Arlington 72

Stanford 76, Cleveland State 65

Wednesday, March 14

Minnesota 70, La Salle 61

Drexel 81, UCF 56

Northern Iowa 67, Saint Joseph’s 65

Miami 66, Valparaiso 50

Bucknell 65, Arizona 54

Nevada 68, Oral Roberts 59

Illinois State 96, Mississippi 93, OT

Second Round

Friday, March 16

Washington 76, Northwestern 55

Saturday, March 17

UMass 77, Seton Hall 67

Sunday, March 18

Drexel 65, Northern Iowa 63

Nevada 75, Bucknell 67

Oregon 108, Iowa 97

Monday, March 19

Middle Tennessee 71, Tennessee 64

Minnesota 78, Miami 60

Stanford 92, Illinois State 88

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, March 20

UMass (23-10) at Drexel (29-6), 1 p.m.

Oregon (24-9) at Washington (23-10), 3 p.m.

Wednesday, March 21

Middle Tennessee (27-6) vs. Minnesota (21-14), 1:30 p.m.

Nevada (28-6) vs. Stanford (23-11), 3 p.m.

Semifinals

At Madison Square Garden

Tuesday, March 27

New York

Semifinal, 1 p.m.

Semifinal, 3:30 p.m.

Championship

Thursday, March 29

TBD, 1 p.m.

College Basketball

Invitational

(Men’s tournament)

First Round

Tuesday, March 13

TCU 83, Milwaukee 73

Princeton 95, Evansville 86

Washington State 89, San Francisco 75

Wednesday, March 14

Pittsburgh 81, Wofford 63

Penn 74, Quinnipiac 63

Butler 75, Delaware 58

Wyoming 78, North Dakota State 75

Oregon State 80, Western Illinois 59

Quarterfinals

Monday, March 19

Pittsburgh 82, Princeton 61

Butler 63, Penn 53

Oregon State 101, TCU 81

Washington State 61, Wyoming 41

Semifinals

Wednesday, March 21

Pittsburgh (19-16) at Butler (22-14), 2 p.m.

Washington State (17-16) at Oregon State (21-14), 4 p.m.

Championship Series

(Best-of-3)

Monday, March 26

Game 1, TBA

Wednesday, March 28

Game 2, TBA

Friday, March 30

Game 3, TBA