NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament 2021: South region matchups, schedule & more
Baylor, Ohio State, Arkansas and Purdue are the top seeds in the region
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Baylor is the top seed in the South Region of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament after a solid season and hovering near the top of the AP Top 25 all year.
The Bears will take on Hartford in the first round of the tournament. The Hawks won the America East Conference over UMass Lowell.
Ohio State, Arkansas and Purdue round out the top four seeds in the South Region. Baylor and Michigan are the only top seeds in the tournament that didn’t win a conference title.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Though Baylor in the South 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 South region games will begin on March 19.
Here’s how the South Region shakes out.
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BOLDED TEAMS INDICATES WINNERS
FIRST ROUND – MARCH 19
(1) Baylor vs. (16) Hartford (3:30 pm ET; Lucas Oil Stadium, TruTV)
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(5) Villanova vs. (12) Winthrop (9:57 pm ET; Indiana Farmers Coliseum, TNT)
(4) Purdue vs. (13) North Texas (7:25 pm ET; Lucas Oil Stadium, TNT)
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}(6) Texas Tech vs. (11) Utah State (1:45 pm ET; Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, TNT)
(3) Arkansas vs. (14) Colgate (12:45 pm ET; BankersLife Fieldhouse, TruTV)
(7) Florida vs. (10) Virginia Tech (12:15 pm ET; Hinkle Fieldhouse, CBS)
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SECOND ROUND – MARCH 21
(1) Baylor vs. (9) Wisconsin (2:40 pm ET; Hinkle Fieldhouse, CBS)
(5) Villanova vs. (13) North Texas (8:40 pm ET; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, TNT)
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(7) Florida vs. (15) Oral Roberts (7:45 pm ET; Indiana Farms Coliseum, TruTV)
SWEET 16 – MARCH 27
(1) Baylor vs. (5) Villanova (5:15 pm ET; Hinkle Fieldhouse, CBS)
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ELITE 8 – MARCH 29
(1) Baylor vs. (3) Arkansas (9:57 pm ET; Lucas Oil Stadium, CBS)
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