The NCAA Tournament is set to tip off later than usual this year due to the pandemic, with the First Four tipping on Thursday, while the rest of the tournament is set to start at noon Eastern on Friday.
As much as we’ll miss sneaking in glances at tournament games in the middle of the week from the work computer (the NCAA website still has the boss button available if you want to feel that twinge of nostalgia,) the tournament being wrapped around the weekend makes the first round that much more watchable, which means more names have the potential to be introduced to more households.