NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament 2021: Midwest region matchups, schedule & more

Illinois was fresh off a Big Ten Conference championship when they were awarded a No. 1 seed on Sunday. The team defeated Ohio State in the title game.

Houston, West Virginia and Oklahoma State joined Illinois as the top four seeds in the tournament.

Though Illinois in the West 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 West Region games will begin March 19.

Here’s how the West Region shakes out.

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FIRST ROUND – MARCH 19

(1) Illinois vs. (16) Drexel (1:15 pm ET; Indiana Farmers Coliseum, TBS)

(8) Loyola-Chicago vs. (9) Georgia Tech (4 pm ET; Hinkle Fieldhouse, TBS)

(5) Tennessee vs. (12) Oregon State (4:30 pm ET; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, TNT)

(4) Oklahoma State vs. (13) Liberty (6:25 pm ET; Indiana Farmers Coliseum, TBS)

(6) San Diego State vs. (11) Syracuse (9:40 pm ET; Hinkle Fieldhouse, CBS)

(3) West Virginia vs. (14) Morehead State (9:50 pm ET; Lucas Oil Stadium, TruTV)

(7) Clemson vs. (10) Rutgers (9:20 pm ET; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, TBS)

(2) Houston vs. (15) Cleveland State (7:15 pm ET; Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, TruTV)

SECOND ROUND – MARCH 21

(1) Illinois vs. (8) Loyola-Chicago (12:10 pm ET; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, CBS)

(4) Oklahoma State vs. (12) Oregon State (9:40 pm ET; Hinkle Fieldhouse, TBS)

(3) West Virginia vs. (11) Syracuse (5:15 pm ET; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, CBS)

(2) Houston vs. (10) Rutgers (7:10 pm ET; Lucas Oil Stadium, TBS)

SWEET 16 – MARCH 27

(8) Loyola-Chicago vs. (12) Oregon State (2:40 pm ET; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, CBS)

(2) Houston vs. (11)  Syracuse (9:55 pm ET; Hinkle Fieldhouse, TBS)

ELITE 8 – MARCH 29

(2) Houston vs. (12) Oregon State (7:15 pm ET; Lucas Oil Stadium, CBS)

The Elite 8 winner moves onto the Final Four and will play the winner of the South region, which is set to take place April 3.