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March Madness Day 4 Recap: Iowa Stuns Florida, UConn Advances to Sweet 16, Alabama Rolls

The Sweet 16 is set. Here is everything we saw during the second round to set the stage for next week.
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Iowa forward Cooper Koch during the Hawkeyes’ win over Florida in the second round of the NCAA men’s tournament.
Iowa forward Cooper Koch during the Hawkeyes’ win over Florida in the second round of the NCAA men’s tournament. | Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images

The 2026 NCAA men’s tournament second round concludes Sunday. Purdue, Iowa State, St. John’s, Tennessee, Iowa, Arizona, UConn and Alabama earned berths in the Sweet 16 on Sunday, after eight teams advanced on Saturday: Michigan, Michigan State, Duke, Texas, Houston, Illinois, Nebraska and Arkansas. Here’s a recap of the second round from Sports Illustrated:

Men’s NCAA tournament second-round scores

  • No. 2 Purdue 79, No. 7 Miami 69
  • No. 2 Iowa State 82, No. 7 Kentucky 63
  • No. 5 St. John’s 67, No. 4 Kansas 65 
  • No. 6 Tennessee 79, No. 3 Virginia 72
  • No. 9 Iowa 73, No. 1 Florida 72
  • No. 1 Arizona 78, No. 9 Utah State 66
  • No. 2 UConn 73, No. 7 UCLA 57
  • No. 4 Alabama 90, No. 5 Texas Tech 65

Men’s March Madness round of 32 Day 2 recap

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