NCAA March Madness: Final Results For Friday Slate, Including Conference Records
The first full day of March Madness is in the books. It was an eventful day, to say the least. We saw multiple major upsets, but is that really shocking at this point? We're used to seeing a few surprises in the NCAA Tournament, especially in the first round.
No. 2 seed Ohio State and No. 4 seed Purdue were the big ones with No. 15 Oral Roberts and No. 13 North Texas moving on, respectively. So we know how the teams fared, but what about the betting lines?
Well, you can check that out for yourself. Prior to the games, we released the schedule and betting lines. Now you can go back and see the final score and compare that to the betting line and over/under. The results were ... interesting. You'll also be able to see the advancing team's next opponent.
But before we get to that, let's start with the records for Power Five conferences, plus the Big East.
No. 7 Florida vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech
Start time: 12:15 p.m. ET (11:15 a.m. CT)
Channel: CBS
Betting line: Virginia Tech -1
Over/under: 135 (Final score: 75-70 Florida)
Next opponent: No. 15 Oral Roberts
No. 3 Arkansas vs. No. 14 Colgate
Start time: 12:45 p.m. ET (11:45 a.m. CT)
Channel: TruTV
Betting line: Arkansas -8.5
Over/under: 160.5 (Final score: 85-68 Arkansas)
Next opponent: No. 6 Texas Tech
No. 1 Illinois vs. No. 16 Drexel
Start time: 1:15 p.m. ET (12:15 CT)
Channel: TBS
Betting line: Illinois -23
Over/under: 143.5 (Final score: 78-49 Illinois)
Next opponent: No. 8 Loyola Chicago
No. 6 Texas Tech vs. No. 11 Utah State
Start time: 1:45 p.m. ET (12:45 CT)
Channel: TNT
Betting line: Texas Tech -4
Over/under: 131 (Final score: 65-53 Texas Tech)
Next opponent: No. 3 Arkansas
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 15 Oral Roberts
Start time: 3:00 p.m. ET (2:00 CT)
Channel: CBS
Betting line: Ohio State -15.5
Over/under: 157 (Final score: 75-72 OT Oral Roberts)
Next opponent: No. 7 Florida
No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 16 Hartford
Start time: 3:30 p.m. ET (2:30 CT)
Channel: TruTV
Betting line: Baylor -25.5
Over/under: 140 (Final score: 79-55 Baylor)
Next opponent: No. 9 Wisconsin
No. 8 Loyola Chicago vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech
Start time: 4:00 p.m. ET (3:00 CT)
Channel: TBS
Betting line: Loyola Chicago -5.5
Over/under: 124 (Final score: 71-60 Loyola Chicago)
Next opponent: No. 1 Illinois
No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 12 Oregon State
Start time: 4:30 p.m. ET (3:30 CT)
Channel: TNT
Betting line: Tennessee -8.5
Over/under: 131 (Final score: 70-56 Oregon State)
Next opponent: No. 4 Oklahoma State
No. 4 Oklahoma State vs. No. 13 Liberty
Start time: 6:25 p.m. ET (5:25 CT)
Channel: TBS
Betting line: Oklahoma State -7
Over/under: 139.5 (Final score: 69-60 Oklahoma State)
Next opponent: No. 12 Oregon State
No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 9 Wisconsin
Start time: 7:10 p.m. ET (6:10 CT)
Channel: CBS
Betting line: North Carolina -1.5
Over/under: 137.5 (Final score: 85-62 Wisconsin)
Next opponent: No. 1 Baylor
No. 2 Houston vs. No. 15 Cleveland State
Start time: 7:15 p.m. ET (6:15 CT)
Channel: TruTV
Betting line: Houston -20
Over/under: 134.5 (Final score: 87-56 Houston)
Next opponent: No. 10 Rutgers
No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 13 North Texas
Start time: 7:25 p.m. ET (6:25 CT)
Channel: TNT
Betting line: Purdue -7
Over/under: 126 (Final score: 78-69 North Texas)
Next opponent: No. 5 Villanova
No. 7 Clemson vs. No. 10 Rutgers
Start time: 9:20 p.m. ET (8:20 CT)
Channel: TBS
Betting line: N/A
Over/under: N/A (Final score: 60-56 Rutgers)
Next opponent: No. 2 Houston
No. 6 San Diego State vs. No. 11 Syracuse
Start time: 9:40 p.m. ET (8:40 CT)
Channel: CBS
Betting line: San Diego State -3
Over/under: 139.5 (Final score: 78-62 Syracuse)
Next opponent: No. 3 West Virginia
No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 14 Morehead State
Start time: 9:50 p.m. ET (8:50 CT)
Channel: TruTV
Betting line: West Virginia -13
Over/under: 137 (Final score: 84-67 West Virginia)
Next opponent: No. 11 Syracuse
No. 5 Villanova vs. No. 12 Winthrop
Start time: 9:57 p.m. ET (8:57 CT)
Channel: TNT
Betting line: Villanova -6.5
Over/under: 143 (Final score: 73-63 Villanova)
Next opponent: No. 13 North Texas
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