The first full round of the 2013 NCAA men’s basketball tournament is halfway complete, with 16 games played on March 21.
The tournament opened with a few surprising upsets—no surprise in a field that has no clear favorites.
In 16 games played March 21, four games saw a lower seed defeat a higher seed including No. 12 California defeating No. 5 UNLV and No. 12 Oregon beating No. 5 Oklahoma State.
Midwest Region
No. 1 Louisville defeated No. 16 N.C A&T, 79-48
No. 8 Colorado defeated No. 9 Missouri, 84-72
No. 12 Oregon defeated No. 5 Oklahoma State, 68-55
No. 4 Saint Louis defeated No. 13 New Mexico, 64-44
No. 6 Memphis defeated No. 11 Saint Mary’s, 54-52
No. 3 Michigan State defeated Valparaiso, 65-54
West Region
No. 1 Gonzaga defeated Southern, 64-58
No. 9 Wichita State defeated No. 8 Pittsburgh, 73-55
No. 6 Arizona defeated No. 11 Belmont, 81-64
No. 14 Harvard defeated No. 3 New Mexico, 68-62
South Region
No. 5 VCU defeated No. 12 Akron, 88-42
No. 4 Michigan defeated No. 13 South Dakota State, 71-56
East Region
No. 12 California defeated No. 5 UNLV, 64-61
No. 4 Syracuse defeated No. 13 Montana, 81-34
No. 6 Butler defeated No. 11 Bucknell, 68-56
No. 3 Marquette defeated No. 14 Davidson, 59-58
