NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament 2021: Elite Eight – Day One

Not surprising the Play -in team #11 UCLA beat #2 Alabama in a close game that went to overtime that UCLA dominated. Of course #1 Gonzaga easily won against #5 Creighton becoming only the third unbeaten team in NCAA history to make it to the Elite Eight.

Here are yesterday’s winners and the scores.

 

Seed School Record Score Seed School Record Score Region
12 Oregon St.* 17 – 2 65 8 Loyola Chi. 24 – 4 58 Midwest
5 Villanova 16 – 6 51 1 Baylor* 22 – 2 62 South
15 Oral Roberts 16 – 10 70 3 Arkansas* 22 – 6 72 South
11 Syracuse 16 – 9 46 2 Houston* 24 – 3 62 Midwest
5 Creighton 20 – 8 63 1 Gonzaga* 26 – 0 85 West
4 Florida St. 16 – 6 58 1 Michigan* 20 – 4 76 East
11 UCLA* 17 – 9 88 OT 2 Alabama 24 – 6 78 OT East
7 Oregon 20 – 6 68 6 USC* 22 – 2 82 West

These are the four teams playing in the Elite Eight today. I’ll post the scores as the games conclude.

 

Time Network Seed School Record Score Seed School Record Score Region
7:15 CBS 12 Oregon St. 17 – 12 61 2 Houston* 24 – 3 67 Midwest
9:57 CBS 3 Arkansas 22 – 6 72 1  Baylor* 22 – 2 81 South

TMC for ek hornbeck