This the last day o f eliminations for the men. Sweet Sixteen stars on Thursday March 23 for two nights. (Yippee!! I get a break.) Elite 8 starts on Saturday March 25 for another two nights. All times are Eastern.
| Time | Network | Seed | School | Record | Score | Seed | School | Record | Score | Region | |
| 12:10 | CBS | 11 | Pittsburgh | 24 – 12 | 73 | 3 | Xavier | 25 – 9 | 84 | Midwest | |
| 2:40 | CBS | 6 | Kentucky | 21 – 11 | 69 | 3 | Kansas St. | 21 – 11 | 75 | East | |
| 5:15 | CBS | 7 | Michigan St.** | 12 – 12 | 69 | 2 | Marquette | 28 – 6 | 60 | East | |
| 6:10 | TNT | 5 | Saint Mary’s | 26 – 7 | 55 | 4 | UConn | 45 – 8 | 70 | West | |
| 7:10 | TBS | 6 | Creighton** | 21 – 12 | 85 | 3 | Baylor | 22 – 10 | 76 | South | |
| 7:45 | TRU | 16 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 21 – 15 | 70 | 9 | FL Atlantic | 31 – 3 | 78 | East | |
| 8 :40 | TNT | 5 | Miami (FL)** | 25 – 7 | 85 | 4 | Indiana | 22 – 11 | 69 | Midwest | |
| 9:40 | TBS | 6 | TCU | 21 – 12 | 81 | 3 | Gonzaga | 29-5 | 84 | West |
Bold indicates the winner; ** indicates an upset.
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