Photos from the 2026 men's NCAA Tournament
From left, Utah State forward Karson Templin (22), Arizona forward Tobe Awaka (30), Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (13) and Utah State forward Garry Clark, right, battle for the ball during the second half of a game in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Arizona center Motiejus Krivas (13) scrambles for the ball against Utah State during the second half of a game in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Arizona forward Koa Peat (10) celebrates as Arizona defeats Utah State in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
St. John's guard Ian Jackson (11) shoots around Kansas forward Bryson Tiller (15) during a game in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
St. John's players celebrate after defeating Kansas a game in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Kansas players react after losing to St. John's in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Florida guard Isaiah Brown (20) slam dunks over Iowa forward Cooper Koch and guard Isaia Howard during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Iowa forward Cooper Koch (8) celebrates a three-point shot during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Florida Sunday, March 22, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Purdue's Gicarri Harris (24) and Braden Smith (3) celebrate during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Miami, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Ali Overstreet)
Purdue's Trey Kaufman-Renn (4) and Miami's Tru Washington (10) dive after a loose ball during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Ali Overstreet)
Iowa State's Blake Buchanan (23) collides with Kentucky's Brandon Garrison on his way to the basket during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 22, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Ali Overstreet)
St. John's forward Zuby Ejiofor, right, and Kansas forward Flory Bidunga (40) vie for a reobund during the first half of a game in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
St. John's guard Dylan Darling (0) celebrates after St. John's defeated Kansas in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr. (21) dunks against Saint Louis during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Michigan forward Yaxel Lendeborg (23) dunks over Saint Louis guard Quentin Jones (1) during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Texas forward Dailyn Swain (3) shoots during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Gonzaga, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
High Point head coach Flynn Clayman talks with guard Rob Martin (3) during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Arkansas, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
Arkansas forward Billy Richmond III (24) goes to the basket during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against High Point, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer)
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