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Tickets to the Sweet 16 have been punched.

No. 1 Florida held off No. 8 UConn 77-55, as the Huskies’ streak of 13 straight NCAA Tournament victories was snapped in the second round.

Amir “Aura” Khan went from being an anonymous student manager to a national sensation virtually overnight during McNeese State’s NCAA Tournament run.

The Friday slate began with approximately 36,000 perfect brackets remaining.

Tyrese Proctor had 19 points and freshman star Cooper Flagg returned from an ankle injury as No. 1 seed Duke beat Mount St. Mary’s 93-49 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

The men’s March Madness field is down to 32 teams. Here’s what to know about the next round of the NCAA Tournament.

With an exciting first day of March Madness in the books, here’s a look at how many perfect brackets are left standings.

It’s a Friday frenzy in March Madness with 32 games across the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments.

The McNeese State Cowboys are moving on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after upsetting Clemson, and they’re bringing their student manager and his boom box with them.

McNeese is moving on in March Madness after the 12th-seeded Cowboys held off late-charging No. 5 seed Clemson 69-67 on Thursday in the first upset.

No. 12 McNeese State earned the NCAA Tournament’s first upset as they knocked off No. 5 Clemson, 69-67.

Here is a state-by-state breakdown of the 68 colleges in the 2025 NCAA women’s basketball tournament.

NBC News’ Steve Kornacki gives his sleeper picks, first-round upsets and more as March Madness gets underway.