2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite 8 National Semifinals National Championship National Semifinals Elite 8 Sweet 16 Second Round First Round March 15-16 March 17-18 March 22-23 March 24-25 March 31 April 2 March 31 March 24-25 March 22-23 March 17-18 March 15-16 LIU Brooklyn (18 - 16) St. Bonaventure (25 - 7) N.C. Central (19 - 15) Arizona St. (20 - 11) 1 Virginia (31 - 2) Radford (22 - 12) UCLA (21 - 11) First Four® Texas Southern (15 - 19) Syracuse (20 - 13) Villanova (30 - 4) 1 16-Mar 30 min. fol. TNT 6:40 p.m. 13-Mar truTV 30 min. fol. March 13-14 in Dayton 6:40 p.m. 14-Mar truTV 30 min. fol. 15-Mar 6:50 p.m. TNT 16 UMBC (24 - 10) LIU Brooklyn/Radford 16 8 Creighton (21 - 11) 18-Mar 17-Mar Virginia Tech (21 - 11) 8 Charlotte 16-Mar 6:50 p.m. TNT 15-Mar 30 min. fol. TNT Pittsburgh 9 Kansas St. (22 - 11) Alabama (19 - 15) 9 5 Kentucky (24 - 10) 22-Mar 23-Mar West Virginia (24 - 10) 5 15-Mar 7:10 p.m. CBS 16-Mar 30 min. fol. TNT 12 Davidson (21 - 11) Murray St. (26 - 5) 12 Boise 4 Arizona (27 - 7) 17-Mar 18-Mar Wichita St. (25 - 7) 4 15-Mar 30 min. fol. CBS 16-Mar 1:30 p.m. TNT Diego San 13 Buffalo (26 - 8) Marshall (24 - 10) 13 South Regional East Regional 6 Miami (22 - 9) Atlanta Boston Florida (20 - 12) 6 15-Mar 30 min. fol. truTV 24-Mar 25-Mar 15-Mar 30 min. fol. truTV 11 Loyola Chicago (28 - 5) St. Bonaventure/UCLA 11 Dallas 3 Tennessee (25 - 8) 17-Mar 17-Mar Texas Tech (24 - 9) 3 Dallas 15-Mar 12:40 p.m. truTV 15-Mar 7:27 p.m. truTV 14 Wright St. (25 - 9) SFA (28 - 6) 14 7 Nevada (27 - 7) 22-Mar 23-Mar Arkansas (23 - 11) 7 16-Mar 30 min. fol. TBS San Antonio 16-Mar 30 min. fol. truTV 10 Texas (19 - 14) 2-Apr Butler (20 - 13) 10 2 Cincinnati (30 - 4) 18-Mar TBS 18-Mar Purdue (28 - 6) 2 Detroit Nashville 16-Mar 2 p.m. TBS San Antonio San Antonio 16-Mar 12:40 p.m. truTV 15 Georgia St. (24 - 10) 31-Mar 31-Mar Cal St. Fullerton (20 - 11) 15 TBS TBS 1 Xavier (28 - 5) Kansas (27 - 7) 1 16-Mar 7:20 p.m. TBS 15-Mar 2 p.m. TBS 16 N.C. Central/Texas Southern Penn (24 - 8) 16 8 Missouri (20 - 12) 18-Mar 17-Mar Seton Hall (21 - 11) 8 Wichita Nashville 16-Mar 30 min. fol. TBS 15-Mar 30 min. fol. TBS 9 Florida St. (20 - 11) NC State (21 - 11) 9 5 Ohio St. (24 - 8) 22-Mar 23-Mar Clemson (23 - 9) 5 15-Mar 30 min. fol. TNT 16-Mar 30 min. fol. truTV 12 South Dakota St. (28 - 6) New Mexico St. (28 - 5) 12 Boise 4 Gonzaga (30 - 4) 17-Mar 18-Mar Auburn (25 - 7) 4 15-Mar 1:30 p.m. TNT 16-Mar 7:27 p.m. truTV Diego San 13 UNCG (27 - 7) Col. of Charleston (26 - 7) 13 West Regional Midwest Regional 6 Houston (26 - 7) Los Angeles Omaha TCU (21 - 11) 6 15-Mar 7:20 p.m. TBS 24-Mar 25-Mar 16-Mar 30 min. fol. CBS 11 San Diego St. (22 - 10) Arizona St./Syracuse 11 3 Michigan (28 - 7) 17-Mar 18-Mar Michigan St. (29 - 4) 3 Detroit Wichita 15-Mar 30 min. fol. TBS 16-Mar 7:10 p.m. CBS 14 Montana (26 - 7) Bucknell (25 - 9) 14 7 Texas A&M (20 - 12) 22-Mar 23-Mar Rhode Island (25 - 7) 7 16-Mar 12:15 p.m. CBS 15-Mar 12:15 p.m. CBS 10 Providence (21 - 13) Oklahoma (18 - 13) 10 2 North Carolina (25 - 10) 18-Mar All Times Eastern 17-Mar Duke (26 - 7) 2 Charlotte 16-Mar 30 min. fol. CBS 15-Mar 30 min. fol. CBS Pittsburgh 15 Lipscomb (23 - 9) Iona (20 - 13) 15 First - and second-round sites for March 15 and 17 include Boise, Dallas, Pittsburgh and Wichita. First - and second-round sites for March 16 and 18 include Charlotte, Detroit, Nashville and San Diego. Regional sites for March 22 and 24 are Atlanta and Los Angeles. Regional sites for March 23 and 25 are Boston and Omaha. © 2018 National Collegiate Athletic Association. No commercial use without the NCAA's written permission. The NCAA opposes all forms of sports wagering. GAME #34 11 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 25 ALL-AMERICANS | 12 SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR | 46 NBA DRAFT PICKS #13/#12 3 TENNESSEE (25-8) 2017-18 » SCHEDULE & RECORD 14 vs. WRIGHT STATE (25-9) OVERALL RECORD: 25-8 MARCH 15 » AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER » DALLAS, TEXAS » 11:40 CT SEC 13-5 NON-CONFERENCE 10-2 THE MATCHUP HOME 13-2 AWAY 8-4 3 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS 14 WRIGHT STATE RAIDERS vs NEUTRAL 4-2 THE RECORD QUICK COMPARISON 74.2 ppg Points Per Game 72.1 ppg THE SCHEDULE 66.4 ppg Points Allowed Per Game 65.7 ppg DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT 36.2 rpg Rebounding Per Game 3.3 rpg N10 Presbyterian (SEC Network+) W, 88-53 34.3 rpg Rebounding Defense 33.4 rpg N14 High Point (SEC Network+) W, 84-53 N22 1-vs. #18 Purdue (ESPN2) W, 78-75 (OT) .439 Field Goal Pct. .436 N23 1-vs. #5 Villanova (ESPN) L, 85-76 .384 3-Point Pct. .342 UTSPORTS.COM WSURAIDERS.COM N24 1- vs. NC State (ESPN2) W, 67-58 N29 Mercer (SEC Network+) W, 84-60 TENNESSEE QUICK FACTS WRIGHT STATE QUICK FACTS Head Coach: Rick Barnes (Lenoir-Rhyne, 1977) Head Coach: Scott Nagy (Delta State, 1988) D3 at Georgia Tech (ESPNU) W, 77-70 Record at Tennessee: 57-42 / 3rd year Record at Wright State: 45-21 / 2nd year D9 Lispcomb (SEC Network) W, 81-71 D17 #7 North Carolina (ESPN) L 78-73 Career Record: 660-357 / 31st year Career Record: 455-261 / 23rd year D20 Furman (SEC Network) W, 66-61 Scoring Leader: Grant Williams (15.3 ppg) Scoring Leader: Grant Benzinger (14.5 ppg) D23 at Wake Forest (ESPN2) W, 79-60 Rebounds Leader: Admiral Schofield (6.3 rpg) Rebounds Leaders: Loudon Love (9.8 rpg) D30 at Arkansas* (SEC Network) L, 95-93 (OT) Assists Leader: Jordan Bone (3.6 apg) Assists Leader: Mark Hughes (3.0 apg) J2 Auburn* (ESPNU) L, 94-84 J6 #17 Kentucky* (ESEC Network) W, 76-65 VOLS ENTER BIG DANCE HAVING WON SIX OF LAST SEVEN J9 at Vanderbilt* (SEC Network) W, 92-84 J13 Texas A&M* (SEC Network) W, 75-62 J17 at Missouri* (SEC Network) L, 59-55 THE OPPONENT RIGHT NOW A WIN WOULD... J20 at South Carolina* (ESPN2) W, 70-63 J23 Vanderbilt* (ESPNU) W, 67-62 Tennessee has never faced Thursday’s clash is Rick Barnes’ Extend Tennessee’s non- J27 2-at Iowa State (ESPNU) W, 68-45 Wright State on the collegiate 100th game as Tennessee’s head conference win streak to four J31 LSU* (SEC Network) W, 84-61 hardwood. coach. games. WSU set a school record with All-SEC wing Admiral Schofield Put the Vols one victory away F3 Ole Miss* (SEC Network) W, 94-61 25 wins this season and also averaged 17.0 points and 8.3 from the program’s eighth F6 at #24 Kentucky* (ESPN) W, 61-59 appeared in the 1993 and 2007 rebounds in last week’s SEC Sweet Sixteen appearance. F10 at Alabama* (SEC Network) L, 78-50 F13 South Carolina* (ESPNU) W, 70-67 NCAA Tournaments. Tournament en route to All- Make Tennessee the third Tournament Team honors. F17 at Georgia* (SEC Network) L, 73-62 Raiders center Loudon Love is different Division I program F21 Florida* (ESPN2) W, 62-57 the Horizon League Freshman of KenPom.com rates Tennessee that Rick Barnes has led to at F24 at Ole Miss* (SEC Network) W, 73-65 the Year, and top scorer Grant fourth nationally in defensive least one NCAA Tournament F27 at Mississippi State* (SEC Network) W, 76-54 Benzinger is a first-team all- efficiency, behind only Virginia, victory. conference performer. Cincinnati and Texas Tech. Give the Vols 13 victories away M3 Georgia* (SEC Network) W, 66-61 from home this season. M9 3-vs. Mississippi State (SEC Network) W, 62-59 M10 3-vs. Arkansas (ESPN) W, 84-66 M11 3-vs. Kentucky (ESPN) L, 77-72 PROBABLE STARTERS M15 4-vs. Wright State (TruTV) 12:40 p.m. Tennessee Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other Schedule Key G 0 Jordan Bone 6-3 176 So. Nashville, Tenn. 7.3 2.1 3.6 apg 1-Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis (Paradise Island, G 23 Jordan Bowden 6-5 185 So. Knoxville, Tenn. 9.3 3.5 .395 3FG% Bahamas); 2-Big 12/SEC Challenge; 3-SEC Tournament F 5 Admiral Schofield 6-5 238 Jr. Zion, Ill. 13.8 6.3 .395 3FG% (St. Louis, Mo.) ; 4-NCAA Tournament (Dallas, Texas) F 2 Grant Williams 6-7 241 So. Charlotte, N.C. 15.3 6.0 1.9 apg *Southeastern Conference Game F 11 Kyle Alexander 6-11 220 Jr. Milton, Ontario 5.6 5.6 2.5 orpg All Times Eastern; Opponent Rankings are AP Wright State Ht.