Expert Picks & Predictions for EVERY First Round game of the NCAA Tournament | 2026 March Madness

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Year2026

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BJ Taylor and Noah Buono join CBS Sports HQ to pick EVERY first round game of the NCAA Tournament. March Madness® brackets are back! Fill out your bracket and join our Bracket Challenge for a chance to win a trip to the 2027 Final Four®: http://cbssports.com/Bracket (0:00) First Four games (1:26) EAST REGION: 1, 2 seeds (2:37) No. 9 TCU vs No. 8 Ohio State (3:24) No 12. Northern Iowa vs No. 5 St. Johns (4:34) No. 13 Cal Baptist vs No. 4 Kansas (5:44) No. 11 South Florida vs No. 6 Louisville (7:17) No. 14 North Dakota State vs No. 3 Michigan State (9:04) No. 10 UCF vs No. 7 UCLA (11:14) SOUTH REGION: 1, 2 seeds (13:34) No. 9 Iowa vs No. 8 Clemson (14:41) No. 12 McNeese vs No. 5 Vanderbilt (15:27) No. 13 Troy vs No. 4 Nebraska (16:30) No. 11 VCU vs No. 6 North Carolina (17:22) No. 14 Penn vs No. 3 Illinois (18:14) No. 10 Texas A&M vs No. 7 St. Mary's (20:07) WEST REGION: 1, 2 seeds (22:03) No. 9 Utah State vs No. 8 Villanova (23:16) No. 12 High Point vs No. 5 Wisconsin (24:40) No. 13 Hawaii vs No. 4 Arkansas (25:50) No. 11 Texas/NC State vs No. 6 BYU (28:13) No. 14 Kennesaw State vs No. 3 Gonzaga (29:43) No. 10 Mizzou vs No. 7 Miami (FL) (31:09) MIDWEST REGION: 1, 2 seeds (32:22) No. 9 St. Louis vs No. 8 Georgia (33:24) No. 12 Akron vs No. 5 Texas Tech (34:27) No. 13 Hofstra vs No. 4 Alabama (35:16) No. 11 Miami (OH)/SMU vs No. 6 Tennessee (36:05) No. 14 Wright State vs No. 3 Virginia (36:55) No. 10 Santa Clara vs No. 7 Kentucky (38:08) BJ Taylor's picks (40:40) Noah Buono's picks SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL:    / cbssports   WATCH CBS Sports HQ: https://www.cbssports.com/live/ Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com FOLLOW US ON: Facebook -   / cbssports   Instagram -   / cbssports   Twitter -   / cbssports   #marchmadness #picks #ncaatournament