
The 2026 NCAA men’s tournament round of 32 is underway. On Saturday, Michigan, Michigan State, Duke, Texas, Houston, Illinois, Nebraska and Arkansas advanced to the Sweet 16. See Sunday’s complete second-round schedule here. No. 1 overall seed Duke is still a work in progress, but moved on to the Sweet 16 anyway—a dangerous site for all comers. The lack of any Cinderella teams still dancing begs the question: Is this the end of parity in the men’s tournament? Read Sports Illustrated’s full recap of Saturday’s action below.