NCAA bracket

The first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament tips off Thursday with 16 games. Follow here for insights, news and analysis from The Athletic's college ...

No. East Region No. 2 UCLA 86, No. 4 Tennessee 58, No. 1 Houston 63, No. 2 Texas 81, No. 7 Northwestern 75, No. 8 Arkansas 73, No. Kansas 96, No. 1 Alabama 96, No. 7 Missouri 76, No. 8 Maryland 67, No.

The Sporting News is tracking all the Round 1 scores, results and highlights from the Thursday action in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

[Sling TV](http://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/2436205/1268416/14334?sharedid=cbb_2023) [Sling TV](http://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/2436205/1268416/14334?sharedid=cbb_2023) [Sling TV](http://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/2436205/1268416/14334?sharedid=cbb_2023) (6) TCU](https://sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/game/7tcx2z41fau4uphzsx8znzb4k) [Sling TV](http://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/2436205/1268416/14334?sharedid=cbb_2023) (13) Furman vs. (3) Gonzaga](https://sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/game/7quoflb7jcvzeojscv55goi6s) [Sling TV](http://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/2436205/1268416/14334?sharedid=cbb_2023) [(9) Florida Atlantic vs. (1) Purdue](https://sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/game/7oyrwhbj0jwapra2mxuzates4) [Sling TV](http://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/2436205/1268416/14334?sharedid=cbb_2023) [(11) Providence vs. (6) Creighton](https://sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/game/7nor4tqubzyzxm5rxcwehl89g) [Sling TV](http://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/2436205/1268416/14334?sharedid=cbb_2023) [(13) Iona vs. (4) UConn](https://sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/game/7oc3yfp141ll27rl1vgbnlses) [Sling TV](http://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/2436205/1268416/14334?sharedid=cbb_2023) [(16) Fairleigh Dickinson vs. (6) Iowa State](https://sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/game/7n2gwwxrxaa0s5pfpq4vti5n8) [Sling TV](http://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/2436205/1268416/14334?sharedid=cbb_2023) [(11) N.C. [Predictor tool](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-2023-find-best-bracket-picks-poolgenius-ncaa-tournament-prediction-tool/uklv5hwc66pbbzmcqbdpnrk8) (3) Baylor](https://sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/game/2s8hc34zkrtk1y25d1nai0i6s) [Sling TV](http://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/2436205/1268416/14334?sharedid=cbb_2023) [(12) VCU vs. (5) Saint Mary's](https://sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/game/2sxllnef79fzadij4brhypdec) [Sling TV](http://sling-tv.pxf.io/c/2436205/1268416/14334?sharedid=cbb_2023) [(15) Vermont vs. [TV schedule](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/march-madness-schedule-2023-tv-coverage-streams-ncaa-tournament/rbwn9tbaq7zf4rbuyns0vnuu)

College basketball fans everywhere had their brackets busted Thursday when two key upsets occurred in the afternoon window of the men's NCAA tournament.

With the 2023 NCAA Tournament underway, everyone has finalized their brackets, and that includes United States President Joe Biden.

15 seed [Princeton](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/PRINCE/princeton-tigers/) in an early [March Madness](/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/) stunner. [Arizona](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/ARIZ/arizona-wildcats/) to defeat Kansas. Jill Biden received a graduate degree in English, would defeat No. Biden predicted that No. In the men's bracket, Biden didn't predict too many upsets, but he did have just one No. Biden released his brackets for both the men's and women's tournaments on Thursday, and he made some interesting choices.

With Delaware out, Biden picked Arizona in the men's bracket and gave a nod to the first lady with his women's pick.

President Joe Biden was one of the many college basketball fans who had their March Madness bracket busted following Princeton's upset of second-seeded ...

They were picked in 4.9 percent of brackets to cut down the nets at the national championship game. Only 6.6 percent picked Princeton to beat Arizona, and the Wildcats going down did tremendous damage to many brackets. The crowd's demographics may have played a factor in its reaction to seeing the former senator of California on the arena's video board. The Paladins were picked to win their opener on 18.2 percent of brackets. 'So many of us who are here, we love our school.' Biden had picked Arizona to win the National Championship in his bracket and seeing as they have now been sent home, it is unlikely that Biden will have a chance to win any

ESPN's experts break down what went wrong for top-seeded Arizona and Virginia -- and what this means for the rest of the South region.

[Baylor](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/239/baylor-bears) or [Creighton](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/156/creighton-bluejays). Arizona's size and speed figured to be its greatest test in the region. The Crimson Tide's toughest test in the region would have likely come from Arizona, one of the few teams that had the offense to keep up with it. And for one of the best teams in the country at sharing the ball, the Wildcats had just 10 assists to 13 turnovers. Furman was able to get a few baskets before the Hoos had a chance to set their defense, which gave the Paladins some momentum and let them back in the game. [Jalen Slawson](http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4398207/jalen-slawson) became a real nightmare for Virginia as a 6-foot-7 ball handler. [Mike Bothwell](http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4398203/mike-bothwell), who fouled out in the second half. [Tosan Evbuomwan](http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4597865/tosan-evbuomwan) and Co. Myron Medcalf: I hate to sound like a high school coach, but where was the effort in the last 10 minutes of the game? What sunk Arizona in the loss to Princeton? What about Virginia in the game against Furman? Sometimes you need a few hours before the upsets arrive in the NCAA tournament.

GREENSBORO, N.C. – A former U.S. president became a talking point as reporters clustered around Iowa State basketball player Rob Jones on Thursday.

“It’s been good for us to get everybody into the game,” Iowa State coach T.J. (Iowa State has a top-10 defense). “There’s 13 guys on the team,” he said. “Another guy not buying into the Iowa State program ... “We’ll try to continue to keep everybody’s hands on deck.” “I’m the 13th-best basketball player, and I’m proud of that. “I don’t know if I envisioned this,” he said. “All right, Barack,” said Blake Hinson, who played at Iowa State before transferring to Pittsburgh. Xavier must beat 26-8 Kennesaw State to play the Iowa State-Pitt winner. “It’s something we’ll consider.” “Hearing that, and knowing Pitt has to go through two people to get that matchup – that gives a nod to how we’ve been looked at all season. president became a talking point as reporters clustered around Iowa State basketball player Rob Jones on Thursday.

ESPN's experts break down what went wrong for top-seeded Arizona and Virginia -- and what this means for the rest of the South region.

[Baylor](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/239/baylor-bears) or [Creighton](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/156/creighton-bluejays). Arizona's size and speed figured to be its greatest test in the region. The Crimson Tide's toughest test in the region would have likely come from Arizona, one of the few teams that had the offense to keep up with it. And for one of the best teams in the country at sharing the ball, the Wildcats had just 10 assists to 13 turnovers. Furman was able to get a few baskets before the Hoos had a chance to set their defense, which gave the Paladins some momentum and let them back in the game. [Jalen Slawson](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4398207/jalen-slawson) became a real nightmare for Virginia as a 6-foot-7 ball handler. [Mike Bothwell](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4398203/mike-bothwell), who fouled out in the second half. [Tosan Evbuomwan](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4597865/tosan-evbuomwan) and Co. Myron Medcalf: I hate to sound like a high school coach, but where was the effort in the last 10 minutes of the game? What sunk Arizona in the loss to Princeton? What about Virginia in the game against Furman? Sometimes you need a few hours before the upsets arrive in the NCAA tournament.

Day 2 of the NCAA Tournament kicks off Friday after a terrific first day of March Madness. Fox News highlights four games to watch.

[Golden Flashes head coach](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa/kent-state-golden-flashes) Rob Senderoff said Sunday." [Kentucky was shocked](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa/kentucky-wildcats) by St. [CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP](https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink) [SEVENTH-YEAR GUARD LEADS COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON AGAINST SDSU IN NCAA TOURNAMENT: ‘I’M YOUNG FOR MY AGE’](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/seventh-year-guard-leads-college-charleston-against-sdsu-ncaa-tournament-im-young-my-age) [FURMAN RECORDS FIRST UPSET OF 2023 MARCH MADNESS, TAKING DOWN VIRGINIA WITH WILD LATE SEQUENCE](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/furman-records-first-upset-2023-march-madness-taking-down-virginia-wild-late-sequence) And he's been the driving force behind it." No. Calipari was right, as the preseason No. "We got the Player of the Year, we’ve got another first-team all-conference, we’ve got good young guys. [beating Mississippi State](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/pittsburgh-narrowly-defeats-mississippi-state-first-four-game) in the First Four game. [junior guard Adrian Balwin Jr](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa/vcu-rams)., who was named the Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the A10. [13-seed Furman ](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ncaa/furman-paladins)took down 4-seed Virginia in the final moments.