NCAA Men's Tournament: South Regional Tracker

South regional action at the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament features a potential national championship rematch between Florida and Houston.

Keep track of all the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament happenings in the South Region below …

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First Round (March 19-20)

(1) Florida (-35.5) vs. (16) Prairie View A&M

Friday, 9:25 p.m. ET, TNT

(8) Clemson vs. (9) Iowa (-2.5)

Friday, 6:50 p.m. ET, TNT

(2) Houston (-23.5) vs. (15) Idaho

Thursday, 10:10 p.m. ET, TruTV

(3) Illinois (-25.5) vs (14) Pennsylvania

Thursday, 9:25 p.m. ET, TNT

(7) St. Mary’s (-2.5) vs. (10) Texas A&M

Thursday, 7:35 p.m. ET, TruTV

(6) North Carolina (-2.5) vs. (11) VCU

Thursday, 6:50 p.m. ET, TNT

Tyler Tanner.

Take note.
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— SleeperHoops (@Sleeper_Hoops) March 19, 2026

(5) Vanderbilt 76, McNeese 68

After a tepid first half, Vanderbilt ensured that history wouldn’t repeat itself, as the Commodores used a sterling second half to call midnight on last March’s Cinderella darlings from McNeese. A 26-point outing from Tyler Tanner allowed Vandy to erase a first half deficit that reached as high as 11, stave off the continued upset bid, and secure the program’s first NCAA Tournament win in 14 years.

BRADEN FRAGER SHOWTIME #MarchMadness @HuskerMBB pic.twitter.com/T2ZtxCyYk4

— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 19, 2026

(4) Nebraska 76, (13) Troy 47

Pryce Sandfort scored 23 points while Braden Frager put up 13 off the bench to guide the Cornhuskers to a historic victory. With their triumph, the program formed in 1896 finally earned its first NCAA Men’s Tournament victory, becoming the last power five conference team to get off such a skid.

First Four (March 18)

Dontae Horne is up to 17 points #MarchMadness @NCAABuzzerBters @SickosCBB @ContextFreeCBB pic.twitter.com/n5cbObGJAu

— Bubba Elofskey  (v2) (@BubbaV239368) March 19, 2026

(16) Prairie View A&M 67, (16) Lehigh 55

Dontae Horne and Cory Wells united for 44 points as the SWAC champion Panthers rolled to their first NCAA Tournament victory in program history. PVA&M bottled up the Mountain Hawks’ leading scorer Nasir Whitlock, holding him scoreless for over 25 minutes and limiting him to 2-of-15 from the field.

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