PHILADELPHIA — After four teams were eliminated on Thursday, four more will be ousted on Friday, trimming the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball tournament field to eight.
By Sunday night, only four teams will remain. The Final Four is set for April 2 in New Orleans with the final scheduled for April 4.
On Friday, Kansas, the No. 1 seed in the Midwest region, meets fourth-seeded Providence (7:29 p.m., TBS). Here’s what else to watch for.
All times are Eastern.
First-year coaches are making runs.
Of the 16 coaches who remained in the tournament entering Thursday, four were in their first year on the job: Arizona’s Tommy Lloyd, Iowa State’s T.