March Madness–1st Round Friday

March 20, 2026 11:00 am

It March Madness Day Two. Twenty of the original 68 teams have been eliminated, 16 more run out of time today. WJPA-AM (1450) is your home for the NCAA Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championships. Our coverage starts with Tournament Today at 11 am and continues until the final buzzer of the Missouri/Miami game sounds sometime after midnight.

First Round, Friday, March 20
7-Kentucky > 10-Santa Clara, 89-84 OT
5-Texas Tech > 12-Akron, 91-71
1-Arizona > 16-LIU, 92-58
3-Virginia > 14-Wright State, 82-73
2-Iowa State > 15-Tennessee State, 108-74
4-Alabama > 13-Hofstra, 90-70
9-Utah State > 8-Villonova, 86-76
6-Tennessee > 11 Miami (OH), 78-56
9-Iowa > 8-Clemson, 67-61
5-St. John’s > 12-UNI, 79-53
7-UCLA > 10-UCF, 75-71
2-Purdue > 15-Queens (NC), 104-71
1-Florida > 16-Prairie View,  114-55
4-Kansas > 13-Cal Baptist, 68-60
2-UConn > 15-Furman, 82-71
7-Miami (FL) > 10-Missouri, 80-66