2024 NCAA Tournament Second Round Betting
Part of the excitement of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is the second round that takes place on Saturday and Sunday each year. This round determines which programs are NCAA Tournament darlings as any underdog that makes it through the first two rounds of March Madness will be on the receiving end of a ton of positive publicity and fawning from the national media.
Princeton was that program last year. The Tigers became the third straight No. 15 seed to make it to the Sweet Sixteen. The Tigers took out No. 7 Missouri in the second round to make it to the second weekend. Princeton could not repeat what Saint Peter’s did the previous year, making it to the Elite Eight, as Princeton lost to Creighton in the 2023 Sweet Sixteen. Who will this year’s NCAA Tournament darling end up being?
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NCAA Tournament Second Round Format
What makes the second round so tough for teams is momentum. It's so easy to ride that wave off the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, but after a day off, it's really hard to strap back on the boots and give it another go, especially for teams that made a deep run in their conference tournament. That's why so often, teams who pulled off first round upsets end up falling by the wayside over the weekend.
This is also the first real test for the No. 1 seeds in each of the regions, unless you are 2018 Virginia or a 2023 Purdue. Theoretically, all four No. 1 seeds should get to this point in the competition, but the 1 vs. 8/9 matchups tend to be tricky. You know that all the teams that the No. 1s are going to be facing are teams that were amongst the best 30 or 35 squads in the nation, and once you get down to that, anyone can beat anyone on any given day.
2024 NCAA Tournament Second Round Results
South Region:
(1) Houston 100 (OT), (9) Texas A&M 95
(12) James Madison 55, (4) Duke 93
(11) NC State 79 (OT), (14) Oakland 73
(10) Colorado 77, (2) Marquette 81
East Region:
(1) UConn 75, (9) Northwestern 58
(5) San Diego State 85, (13) Yale 57
(11) Duquesne 63, (3) Illinois 89
(7) Washington State 56, (2) Iowa State 67
Midwest Region:
(1) Purdue 106, (8) Utah State 67
(5) Gonzaga 89, (4) Kansas 68
(11) Oregon 73, (3) Creighton 86 (2OT)
(7) Texas 58, (2) Tennessee 62
West Region:
(1) North Carolina 85, (9) Michigan State 69
(12) Grand Canyon 61, (4) Alabama 72
(6) Clemson 72, (3) Baylor 64
(7) Dayton 68, (2) Arizona 78
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