March Madness Countdown: Game by Game, Round 1

It's time to have some more fun with March Madness.

So here's our TMG look into what will happen the next three weeks--game by game.

We will start with the 36 NCAA tournament games that will be played this week, beginning with the Play-in Games in Dayton on Tuesday.

Play-in Round

1. No 16. Fairleigh Dickinson vs. No. 16 Prairie View A&M: Prairie View has lost only 1 game this calendar year, now it's 2.

FDU 64, PV 58

2. No. 11 Belmont vs. No. 11 Temple: Belmont proves it belongs in this tournament.

Belmont 72, Temple 68

3. No. 16 North Carolina Central vs. No. 16 North Dakota State: ND State won both of its tournament games by double digits.

ND State 66, NC Central 55

4. No. 11 Arizona State vs. No. 11 St. John's: ASU Coach Bobby Hurley is a Jersey Guy.

ASU 78, St. John's 66

East Regional

5. No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 NC Central-ND State winner: No. 16 vs. No. 1 upset of a year ago.

Duke 88, ND State-NC Central winner 58

6. No. 8 Virginia Commonwealth vs. No. 9 Central Florida: VCU was best A10 team all season, until upset by URI; UCF beat Houston and Cincinnati.

UCF 69, VCU 59

7. No. 5 Mississippi State vs. No. 12 Liberty: Miss State beat Wofford, Auburn and Saint Mary's. Liberty beat UCLA and Lipscomb. Edge Bulldogs.

Miss State 74, Liberty 64

8. No. 4 Virginia Tech vs. No. 13 Saint Louis: V Tech a Top 10 team in three point shots. Bombs Away.

VTech 79, Saint Louis 61

9. No. 6 Maryland vs. No. 11 Belmont-Temple winner

Maryland is a mystery every game, but good enough to win.

Maryland 65, Belmont-Temple winner

10. No. 3 LSU vs. No. 14 Yale: LSU is in turmoil and won't go far and Yale will give them a scare.

LSU 83, Yale 78 (OT)

11. No. 7 Louisville vs. No. 10 Minnesota: Sending Minnesota Coach Richard Pitino against the Cardinals, come on.

Louisville 81, Minnesota 74

12. No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Bradley: Michigan State is ready for March to Minneapolis.

Michigan State 79, Bradley 66

West Regional

13. No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 16 F.Dickinson\Prairie View winner: Zags want to prove loss to Saint Mary's was a fluke.

Gonzaga 83, FDU\PV winner 59

14. No. 8 Syracuse vs. No 9 Baylor: Baylor will uphold the Big 12-for a game

Baylor 73,Syracuse 64

15. No. 5 Marquette vs. No. 12 Murray State: Beware the dreaded 12 vs.5 upset line and Murray's Ja Morant can lead the way.

Murray State 69, Marquette 62

16. No. 4 Florida State vs. No 13 Vermont: FSU is talented enough to make it to Final Four, yet lost at Boston College. Go figure.

FSU 86, Vermont 73

17. No. 6 Buffalo vs. No 11. Arizona State/St. John's winner--Buffalo is a legitimate sleeper.

Buffalo 69, ASU/St. John's 64

18. No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 Northern Kentucky: Texas Tech the best of an average group of Big 12 teams.

Texas Tech 72, Northern Kentucky 59

19. No. 7 Nevada vs. No. 10 Florida: Nevada sliding at the end, while Florida surging. Trending favors Gators.

Florida 62, Nevada 57

20. No. 2 Michigan vs. No 15. Montana: Not many better coaches better than Michigan's John Beilein, who always has his teams ready to play.

Michigan 78, Montana 57

South Regional

21. No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 16 Gardner-Webb: Another No. 1 vs No. 16 challenge for Cavs and not a UMBC (You Must be Cinderella) in sight.

Virginia 68, Gardner Webb 48

22. No. 8 Ole Miss vs. No. 9 Oklahoma: Staggering Ole Miss (2-5 last seven games) vs. inconsistent OU. Coin flip.

Ole Miss 64, Oklahoma 62

23. No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 12 Oregon: Oregon is on roll, but Wisconsin is more fundamentally sound that plays defense.

Wisconsin 61, Oregon 56

24. No. 4 Kansas State vs. No. 12 UC Irvine: Don't like Big 12 this season, love the Anteaters.

UC Irvine 73, Kansas State 67

25. No. 6 Villanova vs. No. 11 Saint Mary's: Nova is defending national champion, Saint Mary's is week old West Coast Conference tournament champion.

Villanova 73, Saint Mary's 61

26. No. 3 Purdue vs. No. 14 Old Dominion: Purdue tied Michigan and Michigan State for Big Ten title. That's good enough for us.

Purdue 68, ODU 59

27. No 7. Cincinnati vs. No. 10 Iowa: Liked Iowa until last few weeks of the season, Cincinnati has been steady all year.

Cincinnati 68, Iowa 63

28. No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 15 Colgate: Rocky Top boys back on top.

Tennessee 85, Colgate 68

Midwest Regional

29. No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 16 Iona: Carolina second team could beat Iona.

North Carolina 91, Iona 59

30. No. 8 Utah State vs. No. 9 Washington: Love surging Utah State, not in love with Washington

Utah State 73, Washington 64

31. No. 5 Auburn vs. No. 12 New Mexico State: Tempted to pick another 12 vs. 5 upset, but Auburn is too talented.

Auburn 73, New Mexico State 68

32. No. 4 Kansas vs. No. 13 Northeastern: Worst Kansas team in a decade, one of Billy Coen's better Northeastern teams.

Northeastern 67, Kansas 64

33. No. 6 Iowa State vs. No. 11 Ohio State: Bad year for Buckeyes, good year for Cyclones.

Iowa State 69, Ohio State 57

34. No. 3 Houston vs. No. 14 Georgia State: Georgia State has pulled off upsets in past, but not this season.

Houston 84, Georgia State 73

35. No. 7 Wofford vs. No. 10 Seton Hall: Wofford had a dream season but this is a bad match up for Terriers

Seton Hall 67, Wofford 59

36. No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 15 Abilene Christian: Fun to watch for about 30 minutes, but then it gets ugly.

Kentucky 85, Abilene Christian 68