It’s March Madness, and the name speaks for itself; it is the most action-packed, upset-filled, historic basketball tournament known to man. The official tournament has 64 teams, some widely known schools, and some that only the people in the area know about. The bracket has two sides and four regions; East/Midwest is one region, and South/West is the other two regions. Some fans make brackets to try to achieve a perfect bracket by picking all the right teams to win. The first Round kicked off on March 20th, and here are the scores for the East and Midwest regions. 

  East Side                                          

#1 Duke Def. #16 Mount St. Mary’s 93-49

#2 Alabama Def. #15 Robert Morris 90-81

#3 Wisconsin Def. #14 Montana 85-66

#4 Arizona Def. #13 Akron 93-65

#5 Oregon Def. #12 Liberty 81-52

#6 BYU Def. #11 VCU 80-71

#7 Saint Mary’s Def. #10 Vanderbilt 59-56

#9 Baylor Def. #8 Mississippi 75-72 

Midwest Side               

#1 Houston Def. #16 SIU Edwardsville 78-40

#2 Tennessee Def.#15 Wofford 77-62

#3 Kentucky Def. #14 Troy 76-57

#4 Purdue Def. #13 High Point 75-63

#12 Mcneese St. Def. #5 Clemson 69-67

#6 Illinois Def. #11 Xavier 86-73

#8 Gonzaga Def. #9 Georgia 89-68