Updated throughout the day with quick takes from staff.
The first day of Madness is behind us, so here now is how the NCAA Tournament bracket shakes out after 16 games. Click to see it in a larger format:
What sticks out is the number of mid-major schools that have advanced thus far. Eight of the 16 winners on Thursday came from non-BCS conferences. Of course, we were guaranteed at least four mid-major winners based on the match-ups, but three of the other four that moved on did so by upsetting a high-major school. Parity! It's the buzzword of the season and it's showing itself so far in March.
Today's schedule -- which you can see in the CBS widget below -- gives us a realistic possibility for seven more mid-majors to move on to the round of 32 with New Mexico State, Houston, Gonzaga, Xavier, Siena, Utah State all capable of winning, plus the guaranteed mid-major from the Temple-Cornell contest.
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