If you were ranking the best opening Thursdays in NCAA Tournament history, this one wouldn’t be near the top. It wouldn’t be somewhere in the middle either. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t great. All first round days are great.

Results and takeaways Day 1 results Most recent games listed first. (12) UC San Diego vs. (5) Michigan Final: Michigan beats UC San Diego, 68-65 How Michigan won: The Wolverines tried hard to not look annoyed when their first-round opponent had become a trendy upset pick,

Thursday marked the official real opening day of the NCAA Tournament, as 16 games featuring 32 teams took place around the United States. Wisconsin was one of those 32, as the Badgers handled business vs.