Updated March 7, 2026
At-Large Impact
Arkansas at Missouri, noon (ESPN)
The Tigers (20-10, 10-7 SEC) are making the field barring total chaos, but adding a victory over Arkansas (22-8, 12-5) should move them safely away from a trip to Dayton.
Virginia Tech at Virginia, noon (CW)
The Hokies (19-11, 8-9 ACC) go for the season sweep of Virginia (26-4, 14-3); a victory in Charlottesville would help Virginia Tech’s at-large cause considerably.
Cincinnati at Texas Christian, 2 (TNT)
TCU (20-10, 10-7 Big 12) should be good to go. Cincinnati (17-13, 9-8) has played well for the last month and would be an interesting wild card in next week’s Big 12 tournament if it can win its seventh out of eight.
Southern Methodist at Florida State, 2 (ACC Network)
A three-game slide has the Mustangs (19-11, 8-9 ACC) perilously close to play-in territory. Knocking off Florida State (16-14, 9-8), winners of six of its last eight, would take a little pressure off in the ACC tournament.
Stanford at N.C. State, 2:15 (CW)
See: SMU. N.C. State (19-11, 10-7 ACC) has lost four of five, and while the Wolfpack’s profile remains solid, it wouldn’t hurt to stop the bleeding now.
California at Wake Forest, 4 (ACC Network)
Just how much the Golden Bears (21-9, 9-8 ACC) need to accomplish next week in Charlotte is partially contingent on how they do in Winston-Salem against the Demon Deacons (15-15, 6-11). A loss makes a charge to an at-large awfully daunting.
New Mexico at Utah State, 4
The Lobos (22-8, 13-6 Mountain West) see their at-large hopes dangling after a midweek loss at home to Colorado State. Beating Utah State (24-6, 14-5) on the road would revitalize those chances and lock up a share of the regular season title.
Indiana at Ohio State, 5:30 (Fox)
Consider it a must-win for both teams, but especially Indiana (18-12, 9-10 Big Ten). The Buckeyes (19-11, 11-8) are seeking their first three-game winning streak since November.
Texas A&M at LSU, 6 (SEC Network)
The Aggies (20-10, 10-7 SEC) can create a cushion between themselves and a trek to Dayton by taming struggling LSU (15-15, 3-14).
Auburn at Alabama, 8:30 (ESPN)
How many losses is too many? Auburn already has 14 (to go with 16 victories), and it has plenty riding on knocking off the Crimson Tide (22-8, 12-5).
Oklahoma at Texas, 8:30 (SEC Network)
Hard to see the Longhorns (18-12, 9-8 SEC) getting left out if they can pick this one up against the Sooners (16-14, 6-11), who have won three in a row.
Playing For Seeding
Georgia Tech at Clemson, noon (ACC Network)
Xavier at Villanova, noon (TNT)
Connecticut at Marquette, 12:30 (Fox)
Kansas State at Kansas, 2 (CBS)
Louisville at Miami, 2 (ESPNU)
Vanderbilt at Tennessee, 2 (ESPN)
Georgia at Mississippi State, 3:30 (SEC Network)
Florida at Kentucky, 4 (ESPN)
Saint Louis at George Mason, 4 (USA)
Wisconsin at Purdue, 4 (CBS)
North Carolina at Duke, 6:30 (ESPN)
Texas Tech at Brigham Young, 10:30 (ESPN)
Arizona at Colorado, 11 (ESPN2)
Must-Wins For Longshots
Houston at Oklahoma State, noon (CBS)
Arizona State at Iowa State, 2 (Fox Sports 1)
UCLA at Southern California, 9 (Fox Sports 1)
One-Bid League Notables
Big South semifinal: No. 1 High Point vs. No. 4 UNC Asheville, noon
The 28-4 Panthers, who blistered Gardner-Webb 81-59 on Friday, are 33-3 against Big South opponents over the last two years. They bring a 12-game winning streak into this meeting with the Bulldogs (15-16).
Southern quarterfinal: No. 1 East Tennessee State vs. No. 9 The Citadel, noon
The Buccaneers (21-10) enter the SoCon tournament after dropping their final two regular season games. They beat The Citadel (11-21) by an average of 27 points in their two meetings.
Atlantic Sun quarterfinal: No. 8 New Hampshire at No. 1 UMBC, 1
The Retrievers (21-8), seeking their first NCAA berth since 2018, have won nine consecutive games, while New Hampshire (9-20) snapped an eight-game slide in its regular-season finale.
NEC semifinal: No. 7 Wagner at No. 1 Long Island, 2
Thanks to the NEC’s rebracketing after the quarterfinals, the Sharks (22-10) must dispatch the tournament’s bottom two seeds to reach the final. But don’t be fooled. Wagner (14-16) has won five in a row since its last loss to Long Island.
Missouri Valley semifinal: No. 2 Bradley vs. No. 6 Northern Iowa, approx. 4 (CBS Sports Network)
The top four seeds at Arch Madness were nearly wiped out in the quarterfinals, but the Braves (21-11) outlasted Valparaiso in double overtime. With Belmont getting bounced handily by Drake, that opens things up a bit — though it’s worth noting Northern Iowa (21-12) is actually the Missouri Valley’s second-ranked team in the NET despite finishing sixth in the regular season.
Atlantic Sun semifinal: No. 1 Central Arkansas vs. No. 5 Florida Gulf Coast, 5
Regular season co-champion and No. 1 seed Central Arkansas (21-11) has yet to reach a conference final in 20 years at the Division I level. The Bears have won 14 of 15, with the lone loss coming in overtime on Feb. 21 at Florida Gulf Coast (16-17).
Summit semifinal: No. 1 North Dakota State vs. Omaha, 8 (CBS Sports Network)
The Bison (25-7) won both meetings with Omaha (16-16) in the regular season, though the Mavericks kept those games to single-digit margins.
Ohio Valley final: No. 1 Tennessee State vs. No. 2 Morehead State (ESPN2)
The regular season co-champions meet in Evansville, Ind., as the first automatic berth is awarded. Tennessee State (22-9) is seeking its first NCAA berth since 1994 in its first season under former Duke guard Nolan Smith, while Morehead State (20-12) has won eight in a row and is chasing its third NCAA trip in six years.
Princeton at Yale, 2
Sam Houston at Liberty, 2
Cal Baptist at Southern Utah, 8:30
Long Beach State at Hawaii, midnight
It’s the final day of the regular season in the Big West (Hawaii), Conference USA (Liberty), Ivy League (Yale) and Western Athletic (Cal Baptist).