NCAA tournament first round TV schedule

Conventional wisdom says that eventually a 16 seed will do the improbable and knock off a number one seed in the NCAA tournament. While completing the upset is quite the tall task, there is no denying that 16 seeds have been closing the gap in recent years. In fact, before 2011 every matchup between a 1 and 16 seed ended with the higher seed winning by 10+ points. But since then, four out of the last 16 games have been decided by 10 points or less.

Now you’re probably thinking this guy is a complete moron and perhaps I am. But before you completely write me off, just hear me out. While UVA is definitely deserving of their top position, their success depends heavily on them playing a relatively perfect game every night. Often times they do. However, in a game where they will be facing a close rival whose team is full of kids that all wanted to be recruited by Virginia, the Cavs won’t have the luxury of having an off night. Cavaliers' slow playing style allows every team they play an opportunity to win.

There will never be a 16 that is more talented than a 1, but Virginia is very capable of looking past Hampton as they did against inferior teams like George Washington, Virginia Tech, and Georgia Tech. If you couple that together with Hampton’s ability to play at a faster pace, this could definitely spell disaster for Virginia.

Update: It did not happen.

Friday March 18: Round of 64

TIP (ET)	NETWORK	SITE	REGION	GAME	PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST//REPORTER
12:15p		St. Louis	Midwest	(7) Dayton Flyers vs. (10) Syracuse Orange	Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Dana Jacobson
12:40p		Brooklyn	South	(2) Villanova Wildcats vs. (15) UNC-Asheville Bulldogs	Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce
1:30p		Oklahoma City	West	(7) Oregon State Beavers vs. 910) Virginia Commonwealth Rams	Carter Blackburn/ Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio
2:00p		Spokane	South	(4) California Golden Bears vs. (13) Hawaii Rainbow Warriors	Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Ros Gold-Onwude
After conc. I		St. Louis	Midwest	(2) Michigan State Spartans vs. (15) Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	Anderson/Smith//Jacobson
After conc. I		Oklahoma City	West	(2) Oklahoma Sooners vs. (15) CS-Bakersfield Roadrunners	Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio
After conc. I		Brooklyn	South	(7) Iowa Hawkeyes vs. (10) Temple Owls	Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce
After conc. I		Spokane	South	(5) Maryland Terrapins vs. (12) South Dakota State Jackrabbits	Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude
6:50p		St. Louis	East	(7) Wisconsin Badgers vs.(10) Pittsburgh Panthers	Anderson/Smith//Jacobson
7:10p		Brooklyn	East	(3) West Virginia Mountaineers vs. (14) Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce
7:20p		Oklahoma City	West	(3) Texas A&M Aggies vs. (14) Green Bay Phoenix	Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio
7:27p		Spokane	West	(1) Oregon Ducks vs. (16) Holy Cross Crusaders	Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude
After conc. III		St. Louis	East	(2) Xavier Musketeers vs. (15) Weber State Wildcats	Anderson/Smith//Jacobson
After conc. III		Brooklyn	East	(6) Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs.(11) Michigan Wolverines	Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce
After conc. III		Oklahoma City	West	(6) Texas Longhorns vs.(11) Northern Iowa Panthers	Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio
After conc. III		Spokane	West	(8) Saint Josephs (PA) Hawks vs. (9) Cincinnati Bearcats	Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude

Saturday, March 19: 2nd Round Games