LOOK: Game times, TV designations released for the Sweet 16 of NCAA Tournament

After Saturday’s lineup of Second Round games at the NCAA Tournament, the game times and television designations for next Thursday and Friday’s Sweet 16 matchups. With more big upsets in the field and several Cinderella stories still alive, the second weekend promises to provide as many storylines as the last three days.

As the Sweet 16 begins next week, teams will also see a change of scenery. The West Region plays the next set of games in San Francisco, California, the South plays in San Antonio, Texas, the Midwest plays in Chicago, Illinois and the East plays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Below is the full list of game times and television designations for next Thursday and Friday’s Sweet 16 matchups in the NCAA Tournament.

Sweet 16 Schedule
Thursday
709 (CBS): Arkansas-Gonzaga
729 (TBS): Michigan-Villanova
G2 (CBS): Texas Tech-Duke
G2 (TBS): Houston-TCU/Arizona
Friday
709 (CBS): Saint Peter's-Texas/Purdue
729 (TBS): Providence-Kansas
G2 (CBS): North Carolina-UCLA
G2 (TBS): Iowa St.-Miami

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After Baylor became the first 1-seed to check out of the NCAA Tournament, the East Region became an open playing field for the remaining teams. After 2-seed Kentucky made an early exit against 15-seed St. Peter’s in the First Round, 3-seed Purdue is the highest ranked team remaining and will face the darlings from New Jersey.

Sunday’s slate of games provided just as much entertainment with Duke getting the better of Michigan State down the stretch. More underdogs also punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 when Miami beat Auburn and Iowa State beat Wisconsin in the Midwest Region.

Highlights from the NCAA Tournament

The 2022 NCAA Tournament has also produced plenty of the March Madness promised each year. From big upsets to buzzer beaters and overtime thrillers, the first weekend has produced countless highlights with one day still remaining.

Among the notable results were Texas guard Marcus Carr nailing a half-court shot, Miami hitting a pair of game-winning free throws against USC, and Illinois narrowly escaping 13-seeded Chattanooga. The upset bids by St. Peter’s and New Mexico State also helped create new mid-major heroes as a handful of representatives continue trying to push toward Sweet 16 matchups with more blue bloods.