Thursday’s Matchups to Watch in the N.C.A.A. Tournament

Thursday’s Matchups to Watch in the N.C.A.A. Tournament

The round of 16 tips off with men’s games featuring a 28-year coach pitted against a first-year coach and a rematch from the 2021 Final Four.
Seedings for N.C.A.A. Men’s Tournament Show Wide-Open Field

Seedings for N.C.A.A. Men’s Tournament Show Wide-Open Field

Alabama, Houston, Kansas and Purdue earned No. 1 seeds in a tournament where top teams seem more beatable than usual, and others that usually might be considered upstarts have viable paths to the championship.