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Expert Picks & Predictions for EVERY First Round game of the NCAA Tournament | 2026 March Madness
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Expert Picks & Predictions for EVERY First Round game of the NCAA Tournament | 2026 March Madness
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Mar 16, 202643:2781.7K views
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BJ Taylor and Noah Buono join CBS Sports HQ to pick EVERY first round game of the NCAA Tournament.
(0:00) First Four games
(1:26) EAST REGION: 1, 2 seeds
(2:37) No. 9 TCU vs No. 8 Ohio State
(3:24) No 12. Northern Iowa vs No. 5 St. Johns
(4:34) No. 13 Cal Baptist vs No. 4 Kansas
(5:44) No. 11 South Florida vs No. 6 Louisville
(7:17) No. 14 North Dakota State vs No. 3 Michigan State
(9:04) No. 10 UCF vs No. 7 UCLA
(11:14) SOUTH REGION: 1, 2 seeds
(13:34) No. 9 Iowa vs No. 8 Clemson
(14:41) No. 12 McNeese vs No. 5 Vanderbilt
(15:27) No. 13 Troy vs No. 4 Nebraska
(16:30) No. 11 VCU vs No. 6 North Carolina
(17:22) No. 14 Penn vs No. 3 Illinois
(18:14) No. 10 Texas A&M vs No. 7 St. Mary's
(20:07) WEST REGION: 1, 2 seeds
(22:03) No. 9 Utah State vs No. 8 Villanova
(23:16) No. 12 High Point vs No. 5 Wisconsin
(24:40) No. 13 Hawaii vs No. 4 Arkansas
(25:50) No. 11 Texas/NC State vs No. 6 BYU
(28:13) No. 14 Kennesaw State vs No. 3 Gonzaga
(29:43) No. 10 Mizzou vs No. 7 Miami (FL)
(31:09) MIDWEST REGION: 1, 2 seeds
(32:22) No. 9 St. Louis vs No. 8 Georgia
(33:24) No. 12 Akron vs No. 5 Texas Tech
(34:27) No. 13 Hofstra vs No. 4 Alabama
(35:16) No. 11 Miami (OH)/SMU vs No. 6 Tennessee
(36:05) No. 14 Wright State vs No. 3 Virginia
(36:55) No. 10 Santa Clara vs No. 7 Kentucky
(38:08) BJ Taylor's picks
(40:40) Noah Buono's picks
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