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NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament 2021: West region matchups, schedule & more
By Ryan Gaydos
Published March 29, 2021
Gonzaga is the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament but they will have to wait until later this week to see who they play in the first round.
Iowa, Kansas and Virginia were the other top seeds in the bracket. USC is also awaiting a first-round opponent. They will play the winner between Wichita State and Drake.
Though Gonzaga is in the West region, all games will be played in Indiana as part of the NCAA’s coronavirus precautions. The first-round games are March 19 and 20. The West region games will begin on March 20.
Here’s how the West Region shakes out.
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FIRST ROUND – MARCH 20
(1) Gonzaga vs. Norfolk State (9:20 pm ET; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, TBS)
(8) Oklahoma vs. (9) Missouri (7:25 pm ET; Lucas Oil Stadium, TNT)
(5) Creighton vs. (12) UC Santa Barbara (3:30 pm ET; Lucas Oil Stadium, TruTV)
(4) Virginia vs. (13) Ohio (7:15 pm ET; Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall; TruTV)
(6) USC vs. (11) Drake (4:30 pm ET; Bankers Life Field House; TNT)
(3) Kansas vs. (14) Eastern Washington (1:15 pm ET; Indiana Farmers Coliseum, TNT)
(7) Oregon vs. (10) VCU (9:57 pm ET; Indiana Farmers Coliseum, TNT)
(2) Iowa vs. (15) Grand Canyon (6:25 pm ET; Indiana Farmers Coliseum, TBS)
SECOND ROUND – MARCH 22
(1) Gonzaga vs. (8) Oklahoma (2:40 pm ET; Hinkle Fieldhouse, CBS)
(5) Creighton vs. (13) Ohio (6:10 pm ET; Hinkle Fieldhouse, TNT)
(3) Kansas vs. (6) USC (9:40 pm ET; Hinkle Fieldhouse, CBS)
(2) Iowa vs. (7) Oregon (12:10 pm ET; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, CBS)
SWEET 16 – MARCH 28
(1) Gonzaga vs. (5) Creighton (2:10 pm ET; Hinkle Fieldhouse, CBS)
(6) USC vs. (7) Oregon (9:45 pm ET; Hinkle Fieldhouse, TBS)
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ELITE 8 – MARCH 30
(1) Gonzaga vs. (6) USC (7:15 pm ET; Lucas Oil Stadium, TBS)
The Elite 8 winner moves onto the Final Four and will play the winner of the East region, which is set to take place April 3.
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