NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament 2021: East region matchups, schedule & more
Michigan, Alabama, Texas and Florida State are the top seeds in the region
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Michigan is the top seed in the East Region of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and like Gonzaga will have to wait later in the week to find out who they play.
Michigan is one of two top seeds who didn’t win their conference tournament.
Alabama, Texas and Florida State are seeds Nos. 2-4 in the region. BYU will await the winner of Michigan State and UCLA in their First Four matchup.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Though Michigan in the East region, all games will be played in Indiana as part of the NCAA’s coronavirus precautions. The first-round games are March 19 and 20. The East region games will begin on March 20.
Here’s how the East Region shakes out.
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WINNER OF THE MATCHUP IN BOLD
FIRST ROUND – MARCH 20
(1) Michigan vs. (16) Texas Southern (3 pm ET; Mackey Arena, CBS)
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(5) Colorado vs. (12) Georgetown (12:15 pm ET; Hinkle Fieldhouse, CBS)
(4) Florida State vs. (13) UNC Greensboro (12:45 pm ET; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, TruTV)
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}(6) BYU vs. (11) UCLA (9:40 pm ET; Hinkle Fieldhouse, CBS)
(3) Texas vs. (14) Abilene Christian (9:50 pm ET; Lucas Oil Stadium, TNT)
(7) UConn vs. (10) Maryland (7:10 pm ET; Mackey Arena, CBS)
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SECOND ROUND – MARCH 22
(1) Michigan vs. (8) LSU (7:10 pm ET; Lucas Oil Stadium, CBS)
(4) Florida State vs. (5) Colorado (7:45 pm ET; Indiana Farmers Coliseum, TBS)
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(2) Alabama vs. (10) Maryland (8:45 pm ET; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, TNT)
SWEET 16 – MARCH 28
(1) Michigan vs. (4) Florida State (5 pm ET; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, CBS)
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ELITE 8 – MARCH 30
(1) Michigan vs. (11) UCLA (9:57 pm ET; Lucas Oil Stadium, CBS)
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