Please let Grand Canyon become Iowa's version of the H word.
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What would be funny is if Grand Canyon got covid and Iowa had to play Louisville in the first round.
Actually it would be more funny if Iowa ended up with COVID and it ended their dream season.
Apparently they opted out of NIT....Not sure if because of Covid or only want to play in NCAA tourney.
I'd actually much rather they take an early loss.
If they had their season suddenly ended by covid we'd never hear the end of it from them how they wouldve won it all
Self just said he's down three on their trip to Indy.
McCormack and Enaruna could rejoin the team in the 32 round.
McCormack and Enaruna could rejoin the team in the 32 round.
Im taking the points in this game...-16 is alot of points...Grand Canyon has a couple solid bigs who can move and can score. There guards are fairly athletic.
I think this game might be closer than 2nd rd game.
They'll be fine in their first game without them...but will be closer than expected. If they're NOT back for USC game USC will win that.
Also note both of those players didn't even play in KC because they had COVID so there is a good chance they will just meet up with the team later this week in Indy and not even miss the first game.
Three Jayhawks will not travel due to COVID-19
Admitting that he's learned "to expect the unexpected," Kansas coach Bill Self said Sunday night that the Jayhawks will travel to the NCAA Tournament on Monday with three fewer players than they had hoped for, because of COVID-19.
NCAA First Four – Thursday, March 18 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 5:10 p.m. | truTV | Assembly Hall | (16) Texas Southern vs. (16) Mount St. Mary’s | Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin / Avery Johnson // Evan Washburn |
| 6:27 p.m. | TBS | Mackey Arena | (11) Drake vs. (11) Wichita St. | Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce |
| 8:40 p.m. | truTV | Assembly Hall | (16) Appalachian St. vs. (16) Norfolk St. | Nessler / Lavin / Johnson // Washburn |
| 9:57 p.m. | TBS | Mackey Arena | (11) UCLA vs. (11) Michigan St. | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
First Round Games – Friday Afternoon, March 19 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (10) Virginia Tech vs. (7) Florida | Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson |
| 12:45 p.m. | truTV | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (14) Colgate vs. (3) Arkansas | Spero Dedes / Brendan Haywood // Lauren Shehadi |
| 1:15 p.m. | TBS | Farmers Coliseum | (16) Drexel vs. (1) Illinois | Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson |
| 1:45 p.m. | TNT | Assembly Hall | (11) Utah St. vs. (6) Texas Tech | Carter Blackburn / Debbie Antonelli // Washburn |
| 3:00 p.m. | CBS | Mackey Arena | (15) Oral Roberts vs. (2) Ohio St. | Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Jamie Erdahl |
| 3:30 p.m. | truTV | Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South) | (16) Hartford vs. (1) Baylor | Lisa Byington / Steve Smith // AJ Ross |
| 4:00 p.m. | TBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (9) Georgia Tech vs. (8) Loyola Chicago | Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson |
| 4:30 p.m. | TNT | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (12) Oregon St. vs. (5) Tennessee | Dedes / Haywood // Shehadi |
First Round Games – Friday Evening, March 19 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 6:25 p.m. | TBS | Farmers Coliseum | (13) Liberty vs. (4) Oklahoma St. | Harlan / Bonner // Jacobson |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Mackey Arena | (9) Wisconsin vs. (8) North Carolina | Eagle / Spanarkel // Erdahl |
| 7:15 p.m. | truTV | Assembly Hall | (15) Cleveland St. vs. (2) Houston | Blackburn / Antonelli // Washburn |
| 7:25 p.m. | TNT | Lucas Oil Stadium Equality (North) | (13) North Texas vs. (4) Purdue | Tom McCarthy / Avery Johnson // Ross |
| 9:20 p.m. | TBS | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (10) Rutgers vs. (7) Clemson | Dedes / Haywood // Shehadi |
| 9:40 p.m. | CBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (11) Syracuse vs. (6) San Diego St. | Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson |
| 9:50 p.m. | truTV | Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South) | (14) Morehead St. vs. (3) West Virginia | Byington / Smith // Ross |
| 9:57 p.m. | TNT | Farmers Coliseum | (12) Winthrop vs. (5) Villanova | Harlan / Bonner // Jacobson |
First Round Games – Saturday Afternoon, March 20 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (12) Georgetown vs. (5) Colorado | Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Ross |
| 12:45 p.m. | truTV | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (13) UNC Greensboro vs. (4) Florida St. | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
| 1:15 p.m. | TBS | Farmers Coliseum | (14) Eastern Washington vs. (3) Kansas | Nessler / Lavin // Washburn |
| 1:45 p.m. | TNT | Assembly Hall | (9) St. Bonaventure vs. (8) LSU | Blackburn / Antonelli // Jacobson |
| 3:00 p.m. | CBS | Mackey Arena | (16) Mount St. Mary’s/Texas Southern vs. (1) Michigan | Eagle / Spanarkel // Erdahl |
| 3:30 p.m. | truTV | Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South) | (12) UC Santa Barbara vs. (5) Creighton | Byington / Smith // Shehadi |
| 4:00 p.m. | TBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (15) Iona vs. (2) Alabama | Catalon / Lappas // Ross |
| 4:30 p.m. | TNT | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (11) Wichita St./Drake vs. (6) USC | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
First Round Games – Saturday Evening, March 20 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 6:25 p.m. | TBS | Farmers Coliseum | (15) Grand Canyon vs. (2) Iowa | Nessler / Lavin // Washburn |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Mackey Arena | (10) Maryland vs. (7) UConn | Eagle / Spanarkel // Erdahl |
| 7:15 p.m. | truTV | Assembly Hall | (13) Ohio vs. (4) Virginia | Blackburn / Antonelli // Jacobson |
| 7:25 p.m. | TNT | Lucas Oil Stadium Equality (North) | (9) Missouri vs. (8) Oklahoma | McCarthy / Johnson // Shehadi |
| 9:20 p.m. | TBS | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (16) Norfolk St./Appalachian St. vs. (1) Gonzaga | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
| 9:40 p.m. | CBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (11) Michigan St./UCLA vs. (6) BYU | Catalon / Lappas // Ross |
| 9:50 p.m. | truTV | Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South) | (14) Abilene Christian vs. (3) Texas | Byington / Smith // Shehadi |
| 9:57 p.m. | TNT | Farmers Coliseum | (10) VCU vs. (7) Oregon | Nessler / Lavin // Washburn |
