Top storylines from Day 1 of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
There are few days more exciting on the sports calendar in a given year, than the first Thursday of the NCAA Tournament, which ushers in four straight days of wall-to-wall hoops from lunchtime on the East Coast until well after midnight. Fans can grab a few hours of sleep in the early morning hours — assuming the adrenaline has adequately worn off — and prepare themselves for more of the same as the Big Dance narrows from 64 teams to 16 teams by the end of the weekend.
