Best College Basketball Games per Las Vegas on Thursday, 3-12-26 (23 games)

Thursday, March 12, 2026 (23 games)

Noon (1 game)

**[9-seed] Iowa (21-11 overall; 10-10 conf) vs. [8-seed] Ohio St. (20-11 overall; 12-8 conf) [-1.5] (Big Ten Conference Third Round; United Center; Chicago, IL) (BTN)

12:30 p.m. (2 games)

**[9-seed] Kentucky (20-12 overall; 10-8 conf) [-3] vs. [8-seed] Missouri (20-11 overall; 10-8 conf) (SEC Tournament Second Round; Bridgestone Arena; Nashville, TN) (SEC Network)

**[5-seed] [#7] Iowa St. (26-6 overall; 12-6 conf) [-5] vs. [4-seed] [#16] Texas Tech (22-9 overall; 12-6 conf) (Big 12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals; T-Mobile Center; Kansas City, MO) (ESPN)

1:30 p.m. (1 game)

**[5-seed] Bowling Green (18-13 overall; 9-9 conf) vs. [4-seed] Toledo (17-14 overall; 11-7 conf) [-1] (Mid-American Conference Tournament Quarterfinals; Rocket Arena; Cleveland, OH) (ESPN+)

2 p.m. (2 games)

**[5-seed] Alabama A&M (17-14 overall; 10-8 conf) vs. [4-seed] Texas Southern (12-17 overall; 10-8 conf) [EVEN] (SWAC Tournament Quarterfinals; Gateway Center Arena; Atlanta, GA) (ESPN+)

**[13-seed] St. Bonaventure (15-16 overall; 4-14 conf) vs. [5-seed] George Mason (23-8 overall; 11-7 conf) [-3.5] (Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Second Round; PPG Paints Arena; Pittsburgh, PA) (USA Network)

2:30 p.m. (2 games)

**[6-seed] [#24] Louisville (23-9 overall; 11-7 conf) [-1] vs. [3-seed] Miami (FL) (24-7 overall; 13-5 conf) (ACC Tournament Quarterfinals; Spectrum Center; Charlotte, NC) (ESPN2)

**[5-seed] Creighton (15-16 overall; 9-11 conf) vs. [4-seed] Seton Hall (20-11 overall; 10-10 conf) [-3] (Big East Conference Tournament Quarterfinals; MSG; New York, NY) (Peacock)

5 p.m. (1 game)

**[10-seed] Rhode Island (16-15 overall; 7-11 conf) vs. [7-seed] Duquesne (17-14 overall; 9-9 conf) [-2] (Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Second Round; PPG Paints Arena; Pittsburgh, PA) (USA Network)

5:30 p.m. (1 game)

**[5-seed] Nevada (21-11 overall; 12-8 conf) vs. [4-seed] Grand Canyon (20-11 overall; 13-7 conf) [-3.5] (Mountain West Conference Tournament Quarterfinals; Thomas & Mack Center; Las Vegas, NV) (CBSSN)

6:30 p.m. (2 games)

**[6-seed] Ohio (15-16 overall; 9-9 conf) vs. [3-seed] Kent St. (23-8 overall; 14-4 conf) [-3.5] (Mid-American Conference Tournament Quarterfinals; Rocket Arena; Cleveland, OH) (ESPN+)

**[5-seed] Middle Tennessee St. (17-14 overall; 11-9 conf) [-1.5] vs. [4-seed] Louisiana Tech (18-13 overall; 11-9 conf) (Conference USA Tournament Quarterfinals; Propst Arena; Huntsville, AL) (ESPN+)

7 p.m. (1 game)

**[9-seed] Tulane (18-14 overall; 8-10 conf) vs. [5-seed] Charlotte (15-16 overall; 9-9 conf) [-1] (American Conference Tournament Second Round; Legacy Arena; Birmingham, AL) (ESPNU)

8:30 p.m. (2 games)

**[6-seed] Maryland Eastern Shore (9-22 overall; 5-9 conf) vs. [3-seed] North Carolina Central (12-17 overall; 8-6 conf) [-1.5] (MEAC Tournament Quarterfinals; Norfolk Scope Arena; Norfolk, VA) (ESPN+)

**[6-seed] Arkansas-Pine Bluff (13-18 overall; 10-8 conf) vs. [3-seed] Southern U. (15-16 overall; 11-7 conf) [-5] (SWAC Tournament Quarterfinals; Gateway Center Arena; Atlanta, GA) (ESPN+)

9 p.m. (2 games)

**[5-seed] UC San Diego (23-10 overall; 12-8 conf) [-3] vs. [4-seed] CS Northridge (19-13 overall; 12-8 conf) (Big West Conference Tournament Quarterfinals; Lee’s Family Forum; Henderson, NV) (ESPN+)

**[6-seed] Kennesaw St. (18-13 overall; 10-10 conf) vs. [3-seed] Western Kentucky (18-13 overall; 11-9 conf) [-1.5] (Conference USA Tournament Quarterfinals; Propst Arena; Huntsville, AL) (ESPN+)

9:30 p.m. (4 games)

**[6-seed] TCU (22-10 overall; 11-7 conf) vs. [3-seed] [#14] Kansas (22-9 overall; 12-6 conf) [-5] (Big 12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals; T-Mobile Center; Kansas City, MO) (ESPN2)

**[5-seed] Clemson (23-9 overall; 12-6 conf) vs. [4-seed] [#19] North Carolina (24-7 overall; 12-6 conf) [-1] (ACC Tournament Quarterfinals; Spectrum Center; Charlotte, NC) (ESPN)

**[7-seed] FAU (18-14 overall; 9-9 conf) vs. [6-seed] North Texas (18-13 overall; 9-9 conf) [EVEN] (American Conference Tournament Second Round; Legacy Arena; Birmingham, AL) (ESPNU)

**[11-seed] Oklahoma (18-14 overall; 7-11 conf) vs. [6-seed] Texas A&M (21-10 overall; 11-7 conf) [-2.5] (SEC Tournament Second Round; Bridgestone Arena; Nashville, TN) (SEC Network)

11:30 p.m. (2 games)

**[6-seed] UC Davis (19-13 overall; 11-9 conf) vs. [3-seed] CS Fullerton (17-15 overall; 12-8 conf) [EVEN] (Big West Conference Tournament Quarterfinals; Lee’s Family Forum; Henderson, NV) (ESPN+)

**[6-seed] Abilene Christian (14-18 overall; 5-13 conf) vs. [3-seed] Utah Tech (18-14 overall; 11-7 conf) [-2] (WAC Tournament Quarterfinals; Orleans Arena; Las Vegas, NV) (ESPN+)

**-denotes conference tournament game