The first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament is officially in the books and only a handful of potential Cinderella teams still exist.
Arguably the biggest upset of the first round came from High Point, the No. 12 seed which dispatched No. 5 seed Wisconsin in thrilling fashion. However, only four double-digit seeds still remain in the tournament: No. 10 Texas A&M, No. 11 VCU, No. 11 Texas and No. 12 High Point.
All four of those double-digit seeds will be in action on Saturday, March 21 as the Aggies square off against No. 2 Houston, the Rams take on No. 3 Illinois, Texas faces No. 3 Gonzaga and High Point attempts another massive upset against No. 4 Arkansas.
ESPN’s Jay Bilas sees one of the four teams moving on to the next round.
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Ahead of the NCAA Tournament, Bilas revealed each of his picks and his rationale behind the selection. While the Longhorns were part of a play-in game, the longtime ESPN analyst had plenty of faith in Texas and head coach Sean Miller – so much so that he sent Texas all the way to the Sweet 16 by taking down No. 3 Gonzaga.
“The Zags are playing without Braden Huff — and his 17.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game — which limits their offense and defense. Gonzaga is the better team, but consider taking a flier here. Texas is a sneaky 11-seed because of its size, Dailyn Swain’s ability to score and Sean Miller’s coaching chops,” Bilas said.
The Bulldogs were the most-selected No. 3 seed to win the national title and the seventh-most selected behind all four No. 1 seeds and No. 2 seeds Houston and UConn.
Gonzaga and Texas tip off at 7:10 p.m. ET on truTV.
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