NCAA Tournament Kicks Off with Freshman Stars

0:00On March 18th, the NCAA men's basketball tournament first round kicks off Thursday across sites like Buffalo, Greenville, Oklahoma City, and Portland. With 16 teams battling to advance toward the final four in Indianapolis, top action starts early with number 9, CTCU facing number 8 Ohio State at 1215 p.m. Eastern on CBS and number 4 Nebraska, taking on number 13 Troy at 1240 p.m. on True TV. Favorite number 1 Duke, led by star freshman Cameron Booser, plays number 16 Cienna at 250 p.m. while number 6 BYU and its top. Score AJ Dibanza me number 11 Texas later at 725 p.m. on TBS. This year's freshman class stands out like never before, with 13 tournament teams led in scoring by a first year player, shattering the old. Record of 8 from 2008. Champions will see debuts from talents like Booser, Dibanza, and others such as Darius A.

1:00Cuff Jr. of Arkansas and Keaton Wagler of Illinois, all. Averaging big points and ready to shine on this stage. Nebraska carries extra weight into its matchup, chasing the program's first ever tournament win after in 0 and 8 all-time record. The Corn Huskers started hot at 20 and 0 this season, but cooled off late, yet they enter as a number 4 seed against the solid Troy squad that. After few upsets last year, eyes are impossible Cinderella stories this time, including Troy over Nebraska, number 11 South Florida against number 6 Louisville or number 12. McNeese facing number 5 Vanderbilt after their surprise run 12 months ago. Top seeds look strong, but anything can happen in March. Late Thursday brings more drama, like number 3 Illinois versus number 14. Penn at 9.25 p.m. on TNT, where Penn's new coach Fran McCaffrey faces his old big 10 rival. With stars emerging in history on the line, the path to Indianapolis is already heating up.