Two teams used to playing in the NCAA Tournament this time of year battle for a spot in the NIT quarterfinals when Florida visits Ohio State on Saturday. The second-seeded Gators, who are playing on the road because of renovations at the O’Connell Center, drained a season-best 16 from 3-point range in a rout of North Florida while No. 3 seed Ohio State held off Akron in overtime in Tuesday’s first round.

Villanova passed its first test in the NCAA Tournament, but a tougher challenge awaits Sunday when the second-seeded Wildcats take on No. 7 seed Iowa in South Region action at Brooklyn, N.Y. In the first round, Villanova topped UNC Asheville by 30 points, while Iowa nipped Temple at the buzzer.

Notre Dame spent a good part of the season taking care of the basketball than any other team in the country but have struggled lately while no other program did a better job of taking it away than Stephen F. Austin. The sixth-seeded Fighting Irish will attempt to curb their recent careless ways Sunday when they meet the 14th-seeded Lumberjacks in the NCAA Tournament second round of the East Region in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Buddy Hield will try to lead Oklahoma back to the Sweet Sixteen and prove he's the best player still in the tournament when the second-seeded Sooners meet No. 10 seed VCU in a West Region game Sunday in Oklahoma City. Hield, who came into the tournament second in the nation in scoring at 25 points a game, scored 27 in an 82-68 victory Friday against CSU Bakersfield, including 16 in the second half to keep the Sooners from joining Michigan State as the second No. 2 seed to lose Friday.

Middle Tennessee shocked the NCAA Tournament field with its first-round victory and, on Sunday, the Blue Raiders will try to become second No. 15 seed to ever advance to the Sweet 16 when they meet No. 10 seed Syracuse in the Midwest Region in St. Louis. Middle Tennessee knocked off second-seeded Michigan State on Friday in what some are calling the biggest upset in tournament history, just hours after the Orange posted their own mild upset against No. 7 seed Dayton.

Middle Tennessee shocked the NCAA Tournament field with its first-round victory and, on Sunday, the Blue Raiders will try to become second No. 15 seed to ever advance to the Sweet 16 when they meet No. 10 seed Syracuse in the Midwest Region in St. Louis. Middle Tennessee knocked off second-seeded Michigan State on Friday in what some are calling the biggest upset in tournament history, just hours after the Orange posted their own mild upset against No. 7 seed Dayton.

Hawaii continues its extended road trip Sunday as the 13th-seeded Rainbow Warriors take on No. 5 Maryland in the second round of the NCAA Tournament’s South Region in Spokane, Wash. The Rainbow Warriors, who have been on the mainland since March 1, upset No. 4 California 77-66 in Friday’s first round while Maryland built an 18-point lead over No. 12 South Dakota State before holding on for a 79-74 victory.

Saint Mary’s only could sit and watch as the chaos of Selection Sunday unfolded around them, a 27-victory team relegated to the NIT once all the NCAA tournament pairings were announced. The Gaels shook off the disappointment of being snubbed by surviving a late run in edging New Mexico State on Tuesday, setting up a second-round matchup Sunday with visiting Georgia.

Northern Iowa has already provided a stunning moment for the ages in the NCAA Tournament, but it can take its run to a new level with a victory Sunday against No. 3 seed Texas A&M in the second round of the West Region at Oklahoma City. Paul Jesperson's buzzer-beating heave from beyond half court banked in to lift the No. 11 seed Panthers to a remarkable 75-72 victory over Texas in the first round.

It will be a contrast of styles and pace when second-seeded Xavier meets seventh-seeded Wisconsin on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's East Region in St. Louis. The Musketeers average 81 points and 72.6 possessions per contest – tops among the remaining tournament teams – while the Badgers are scoring 68.2 points in 63.9 possessions, which ranks ahead of only Northern Iowa (63) and Virginia (61.2) among the field.

Oregon and Saint Joseph's achieved the same goal by reaching the Round of 32 following first-round wins, but the paths each school took to get there on Friday couldn't have been any more different. The top-seeded Ducks eye a 10th straight victory and a berth into the Sweet 16 on Sunday when they face the eighth-seeded Hawks in a second-round contest of the West Region in Spokane, Wash.