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The No. 3 Illinois Fighting Illini and the No. 14 Pennsylvania Quakers meet in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. This South Region matchup takes place at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena and the winner will advance to the second round.

Final: Pennsylvania vs Illinois on

Schedule

Date	Away	Home	Time
Sun, Mar 22	UNLV Runnin' Rebels	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	11:00 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 22	Iowa Hawkeyes	Florida Gators	11:10 PM UTC
Mon, Mar 23	George Washington Revolutionaries	New Mexico Lobos	12:00 AM UTC
Mon, Mar 23	Utah State Aggies	Arizona Wildcats	12:11 AM UTC
Mon, Mar 23	Wichita State Shockers	Oklahoma State Cowboys	12:30 AM UTC
Mon, Mar 23	Saint Joseph's Hawks	California Golden Bears	1:00 AM UTC
Mon, Mar 23	UCLA Bruins	UConn Huskies	1:05 AM UTC
Mon, Mar 23	Texas Tech Red Raiders	Alabama Crimson Tide	1:45 AM UTC
Tue, Mar 24	New Mexico Bracket - Second Round - Game 2 (win)	New Mexico Bracket - Second Round - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Tue, Mar 24	Tulsa Bracket - Second Round - Game 2 (win)	Tulsa Bracket - Second Round - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Tue, Mar 24	Nevada Wolf Pack	Auburn Tigers	5:00 PM UTC
Tue, Mar 24	Illinois State Redbirds	Dayton Flyers	5:00 PM UTC
Thu, Mar 26	Texas Longhorns	Purdue Boilermakers	5:00 PM UTC
Thu, Mar 26	Illinois Fighting Illini	Houston Cougars	5:00 PM UTC
Thu, Mar 26	Nebraska Cornhuskers	South Regional - Second Round - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Thu, Mar 26	Arkansas Razorbacks	West Regional - Second Round - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Fri, Mar 27	Midwest Regional - Second Round - Game 2 (win)	Michigan Wolverines	5:00 PM UTC
Fri, Mar 27	St. John's Red Storm	Duke Blue Devils	5:00 PM UTC
Fri, Mar 27	Michigan State Spartans	East Regional - Second Round - Game 4 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Fri, Mar 27	Tennessee Volunteers	Iowa State Cyclones	5:00 PM UTC
Sat, Mar 28	South Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 2 (win)	South Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Sat, Mar 28	West Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 2 (win)	West Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 29	East Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 2 (win)	East Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Sun, Mar 29	Midwest Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 2 (win)	Midwest Regional - Sweet 16 - Game 1 (win)	5:00 PM UTC
Thu, Apr 02	Oklahoma Sooners	Colorado Buffaloes	12:00 AM UTC
Thu, Apr 02	Baylor Bears	Minnesota Golden Gophers	2:30 AM UTC
Thu, Apr 02	Wake Forest Bracket - Quarterfinal (win)	Auburn Bracket - Quarterfinal (win)	11:00 PM UTC
Fri, Apr 03	Stanford Cardinal	West Virginia Mountaineers	12:00 AM UTC
Fri, Apr 03	Tulsa Bracket - Quarterfinal (win)	New Mexico Bracket - Quarterfinal (win)	1:30 AM UTC
Fri, Apr 03	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	Creighton Bluejays	2:30 AM UTC