Entering yesterday afternoon, the magic of the NCAA Tournament seemed to be on life support. Through the first three and a half days, there had been lots of blowouts and no real Cinderella stories. Then came two spectacular finishes: St. John’s beating Kansas at the buzzer, and Iowa knocking off No. 1 seed Florida, the defending national champs.
Just when we started to doubt … March Madness pulled us back in.
We dive into the topsy-turvy first weekend of the NCAA Tournament below, and our Rohan Nadkarni has more over at NBC News. Stay tuned for more coverage throughout the week, too, as the tourney rolls on.
Party Like it’s 1999
St. John’s guard Dylan Darling (0) celebrates with teammates after defeating Kansas a game in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Marcio Jose Sanchez / APFor lots of college
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