2012 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
CBS, TBS, TNT, various times ET
Third-round action begins today, with CBS presenting Syracuse (ranked No. 1 in the East) vs. Kansas State (No. 8) at noon ET. Also from the East, it’s Ohio State (No.2) vs. Gonzaga (No. 7), on CBS at 2:45 p.m. ET. The same network also presents Marquette (No. 3 in the West) vs. Murray State (No. 6) at 5:15 p.m. ET, Kentucky (No. 1 in the South) vs. Iowa State (No. 8) at 7:45 p.m. ET. Other games today: On TNT, Wisconsin (No. 4 in the East) vs. Vanderbilt (No. 5) at 6:10 p.m. ET, and Baylor (No. 3 in the South) vs. Colorado (No. 11) at 8:40 p.m. ET. And on TBS, it’s Indiana (No. 4 in the South) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (at No. 12, VCU, pictured, which upset Wichita in round two, is the lowest of the surviving seeds to play today) at 7:10 p.m., followed at 9:40 p.m. ET by Louisville (No. 4 in the West) vs. New Mexico (No. 5).