Men's March Madness live tracker: Updates from Friday's first round

The first day of the 2026 NCAA men's basketball tournament set a high bar.

The 11-seeded VCU Rams and 12-seeded High Point Panthers delivered the first upsets of March Madness.AJ Dybantsascored the most points (35) by a freshman in an NCAA tournament debut in BYU's loss to Texas. And more points rained in with Michigan, Illinois and Saint Louis each eclipsing the 100-point mark Thursday.

The action doesn't slow down Friday with games underway and more still to tip (all times Eastern):

• (16) Prairie View A&M vs. (1) Florida: 9:25p.m.


• (13) California Baptist vs. (4) Kansas: 9:45p.m.


• (15) Furman vs. (2) UConn: 10p.m.


• (10) Missouri vs. (7) Miami: 10:10p.m.

ESPN's reporters are on-site across the country, tracking the biggest highlights in real time.