March Madness 2014 Bracket: Full Schedule and Updated Picks for Round 2

Round 1 of the 2014 NCAA tournament will reach its conclusion on Wednesday night, and the field of 64 will finally be set. This brings us to the ever-important Round 2 of March Madness. Picking the right teams here is key for your bracket's success.

Pinpointing potential upsets in this round is of the utmost importance when inking winners in your printable bracket. Rest assured, upsets will happen—they do every year, and they will again in 2014.

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Let's break down the NCAA tournament's Round 2 schedule to ensure that you won't miss a moment of the action. We'll also take a look at updated predictions of teams that will advance to the round of 32.

Round 2 Schedule

Region	Matchup	Time (ET)	TV Info
Thurs., March 20
South	No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Dayton	12:15 p.m.	CBS
West	No. 2 Wisconsin vs. No. 15 American	12:40 p.m.	TruTV
South	No. 8 Colorado vs. No. 9 Pittsburgh	1:40 p.m.	TBS
East	No. 5 Cincinnati vs. No. 12 Harvard	2:10 p.m.	TNT
South	No. 3 Syracuse vs. No. 14 W. Michigan	2:45 p.m.	CBS
West	No. 7 Oregon vs. No. 10 BYU	3:10 p.m.	TruTV
South	No.1 Florida vs. No. 16 Albany	4:10 p.m.	TBS
East	No. 4 Michigan St. vs. No. 13 Delaware	4:40 p.m.	TNT
East	No. 7 UConn vs. No 10. St. Joseph's	6:55 p.m.	TBS
Midwest	No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 15 Wofford	7:10 p.m.	CBS
West	No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 12 ND State	7:27 p.m.	TruTV
Midwest	No. 5 St. Louis vs. No. 12 N.C. State	7:20 p.m.	TNT
East	No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 15 Milwaukee	9:25 p.m.	TBS
Midwest	No. 7 Texas vs. No 10. Arizona St.	9:40 p.m.	CBS
Midwest	No. 4 Louisville vs. No 13 Manhattan	9:50 p.m.	TNT
West	No. 4 San Diego St. vs. No. 13 New Mex. St.	9:57 p.m.	TruTV
Fri., March 21
Midwest	No. 3 Duke vs. No. 14 Mercer	12:15 p.m.	CBS
West	No. 6 Baylor vs. No. 11 Nebraska	12:40 p.m.	TruTV
South	No. 7 New Mexico vs. No. 10 Stanford	1:40 p.m.	TBS
West	No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 16 Weber St.	2:10 p.m.	TNT
Midwest	Wichita St or UMass	2:30 p.m.	CBS
West	No. 3 Creighton vs. No. 14 UL-Lafayette	3:10 p.m.	TruTV
South	No. 2 Kansas vs. No. 15 E. Kentucky	4:10 p.m.	TBS
West	No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Oklahoma St.	4:40 p.m.	TNT
East	No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 9 Geo. Washington	6:55 p.m.	TBS
Midwest	Wichita St. or UMass	7 p.m.	CBS
South	No. 5 VCU vs. No. 12 SF Austin	7:27 p.m.	TruTV
East	No. 6 North Carolina vs. No. 11 Providence	7:20 p.m.	TNT
East	No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 16 Coastal Carolina	9:25 p.m.	TBS
Midwest	No. 8 Kentucky vs. No. 9 Kansas St.	9:40 p.m.	CBS
Midwest	No. 3 Iowa St. vs. No 14 N.C. Central	9:50 p.m.	TNT
South	No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 13 Tulsa	9:57 p.m.	TruTV

Wichita State and UMass times to be revealed upon the conclusion of Round 1.

All Round 2 action can be live streamed on NCAA.com.

Round 2 Predictions

Region	Matchup	Winner
South	Albany vs. Florida	Florida
South	Pitt vs. Colorado	Pitt
South	Stephen F. Austin vs. VCU	VCU
South	Tulsa vs. UCLA	UCLA
South	Dayton vs. Ohio State	Ohio State
South	W. Michigan vs. Syracuse	Syracuse
South	Stanford vs. New Mexico	New Mexico
South	E. Kentucky vs. Kansas	Kansas
West	Weber State vs. Arizona	Arizona
West	Gonzaga vs. Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State
West	North Dakota State vs. Oklahoma	Oklahoma
West	New Mexico State vs. San Diego State	San Diego State
West	Nebraska vs. Baylor	Baylor
West	Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Creighton	Creighton
West	BYU vs. Oregon	Oregon
West	American vs. Wisconsin	Wisconsin
East	Coastal Carolina vs. Virginia	Virginia
East	George Washington vs. Memphis	Memphis
East	Harvard vs. Cincinnati	Cincinnati
East	Delaware vs. Michigan State	Michigan State
East	Providence vs. North Carolina	Providence
East	NC Central vs. Iowa State	Iowa State
East	St. Joe's vs. UConn	UConn
East	UW-Milwaukee vs. Villanova	Villanova
Midwest	TBD vs. Wichita State	TBD
Midwest	Kansas State vs. Kentucky	Kentucky
Midwest	N.C. State vs. St. Louis	St. Louis
Midwest	Manhattan vs. Louisville	Louisville
Midwest	TBD vs. Massachusetts	TBD
Midwest	Mercer vs. Duke	Duke
Midwest	Arizona State vs. Texas	Arizona State
Midwest	Wofford vs. Michigan	Michigan

Round 2 Analysis

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Let's begin with some elementary advice when filling out your picks for Round 2 of the 2014 NCAA tournament.

First of all, don't get cute. Every No. 1 seed will advance to the round of 32. There is not a chance of any No. 16 teams pulling off an upset. The same can be said for the Nos. 2 and 3 teams as well. Fill in your bracket accordingly.

The biggest potential upset is No. 12 North Dakota State over No. 5 Oklahoma. The Sooners have a solid offense but give up a tremendous amount of points to opposing teams. The Bison are a well-rounded team and are riding an impressive nine-game winning streak, including winning 14 of their last 15 matchups.

Pay attention to the Round 1 matchup of Tennessee versus Iowa. Tennessee has been playing some inspired basketball of late, and if the Volunteers come away victorious, they have a great shot of upsetting Massachusetts in Round 2.

The seven-versus-10 matchups are intriguing this year. Each 10 seed has a good chance at forcing an upset. St. Joseph's in the East and Arizona State in the Midwest have the best shots, as they match up very well with UConn and Texas, respectively.

Eight-versus-nine contests are always ones that are difficult to predict; however, this year there are a few games that look quite simple.

No. 9 Pittsburgh's 22nd-ranked defense will prove too much for the No. 8 Colorado Buffaloes, allowing the Panthers to come away with the upset victory.

Also, No. 9 Oklahoma State has been on fire since the return of Marcus Smart. The offense is clicking, and the team should be too much for No. 8 Gonzaga to handle.

Taking all of this into consideration, your 2014 bracket should get off to a solid start.