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Joe Pleasant (11 points) and No. 14 seed Abilene Christian are headed to the round of 32 after the clinching the first men's tournament victory in program history Saturday in Indianapolis. (Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

Abilene Christian bounces No. 3 seed Texas to put the first round of March Madness in the books

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament continued Saturday with what was supposed to be 16 more first-round games. But a few hours before the scheduled tip-off of Oregon-VCU, the NCAA announced the game would not be played and Oregon would advance after an issue with covid protocols in VCU’s program.  
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Virginia, which was upset in the first round of the 2018 tournament before winning it all in 2019, suffered another upset loss, this time to Ohio.
As a 10-seed, Maryland put forward an impressive defensive performance to beat U-Conn.
Georgetown, which stormed through last week’s Big East Tournament to a stunning win, was brought crashing back to earth.
Michigan, the top seed in the East region, took care of business against Texas Southern.
The NCAA on Saturday responded to the outcry regarding the disparities between the facilities provided for the men’s and women’s tournaments with what appears to be a large, state-of-the-art weight room at the San Antonio site of the women’s tournament.
The women’s tournament starts Sunday. Find the bracket and schedule here.
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Find the complete men’s bracket and schedule here.
Virginia, which was upset in the first round of the 2018 tournament before winning it all in 2019, suffered another upset loss, this time to Ohio.
As a 10-seed, Maryland put forward an impressive defensive performance to beat U-Conn.
Georgetown, which stormed through last week’s Big East Tournament to a stunning win, was brought crashing back to earth.
Michigan, the top seed in the East region, took care of business against Texas Southern.
The NCAA on Saturday responded to the outcry regarding the disparities between the facilities provided for the men’s and women’s tournaments with what appears to be a large, state-of-the-art weight room at the San Antonio site of the women’s tournament.
The women’s tournament starts Sunday. Find the bracket and schedule here.
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