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Selection Sunday is here, Bruins fans!
Your No. 11-seed men’s basketball team (17-9) will take on the Michigan State Spartans (15-12) in the “first four” of this year’s NCAA tournament. The play-in games will take place this Thursday ahead of the opening round which will take place across this Friday and Saturday.
The Bruins are headed to the 2021 NCAA Tournament!
— UCLA Men’s Basketball (@UCLAMBB) March 14, 2021
No. 11-seed UCLA (17-9) will take on No. 11-seed Michigan State (15-12) in the "First Four" this Thursday.#GoBruins | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/rQlI7PGRKQ
If the Bruins manage to top the Spartans in the play-in game, they will move on to play No. 6 BYU (20-6) in the Round of 64. Should they get past the Cougars, they’ll face the winner of No. 3 Texas (19-7) and No. 14 Abilene Christian (23-4).
For those who want a quick look at the entire March Madness bracket, we’ve got that right here:
The full 2021 NCAA Tournament bracket. pic.twitter.com/2TwL4cr6Q5
— David Cunningham (@therealdcunna) March 14, 2021
The entire NCAA tournament schedule is as follows:
- Round of 64: March 19-20
- Round of 32: March 21-22
- Sweet 16: March 27-28
- Elite 8: March 29-30
- Final Four: April 3
- National Championship: April 5