2021 March Madness: NCAA Tournament TV schedule for Sunday

Florida plays against Virginia Tech in the second half of a first round game in the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Friday, March 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Five of Sunday’s eight second-round 2021 NCAA Tournament games will feature double-digit seeds as the group of underdogs that emerged on Friday looks to keep the momentum going with more upsets. And a couple of those double-digit seeds have legitimate chances to advance out of the round and into the Sweet 16.

The day’s best matchup may actually be between No. 3 seed Arkansas and No. 6 seed Texas Tech. Both squads have flown somewhat under the radar nationally but have aspirations of lasting in the NCAA Tournament, and Sunday’s winner will have a favorable Sweet 16 matchup. The winner between the Red Raiders and Razorbacks will face the victor of Sunday’s game between No. 7 seed Florida and No. 15 seed Oral Roberts. Arkansas beat both of those teams by double digits this season.

The eight-game slate on Sunday gets started with a pair of No. 1 seeds looking to make it to the Sweet 16. No. 1 Illinois faces off with intra-state foe No. 8 Loyola Chicago, and No. 1 Baylor battles with No. 9 Wisconsin. An Illini win would put them in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005 while a win for the Bears would mark their first appearance in the third round since 2017.

So settle in, grab your remote and get ready for more March Madness.

2021 March Madness live stream & TV schedule

Date: Sunday, March 21 | Round: 2 | Regions: South, Midwest
Live stream: March Madness Live

(1) Illinois vs. (8) Loyola Chicago — 12:10 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
(1) Baylor vs. (9) Wisconsin — 2:40 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
(11) Syracuse vs. (3) West Virginia — 5:15 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
(6) Texas Tech vs. (3) Arkansas — 6:10 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
(10) Rutgers vs. (2) Houston — 7:10 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
(7) Florida vs. (15) Oral Roberts — 7:45 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
(5) Villanova vs. (13) North Texas — 8:45 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
(12) Oregon State vs. (4) Oklahoma State — 9:40 p.m. | TBS (watch live)

All times Eastern

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