By the time tournament play finishes today, the Sweet 16 of the 2011 NCAA Basketball Tournament will be complete. There will be eight games to be played today, and the Big Ten will be featured prominently, as four of the conference's teams will be in action this afternoon.
After the jump, you'll find your schedule for this afternoon's action.
CBS
11:15 AM Central time - East Regional, (2) North Carolina Tarheels vs (7) Washington Huskies
1:45 PM Central time - West Regional, (1) Duke Blue Devils vs (8) Michigan Wolverines
4:15 PM Central time - East Regional, (1) Ohio State Buckeyes vs (8) George Mason Patriots
TBS (DirecTV Channel 247, check local listings in your area)
6:10 PM Central time - Southwest Regional, (3) Purdue Boilermakers vs (11) Virginia Commonwealth Rams
8:40 PM Central time - Southwest Regional, (2) Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs (10) Florida State Seminoles
TNT (DirecTV Channel 245, check local listings in your area)
5:10 PM Central time - West Regional, (4) Texas Longhorns vs (5) Arizona Wildcats
8:40 PM Central time - Southwest Regional, (1) Kansas Jayhawks vs (9) Illinois Fighting Illini
TruTV (DirecTV Channel 246, check local listings in your area)
6:45 PM Central time - East Regional, (3) Syracuse Orange vs (11) Marquette Golden Eagles
There you have it, folks. . .the last eight days of the first weekend of NCAA basketball play! Be sure to keep track of all of the action here at SB Nation Minnesota!