NCAA Men's, Women's Basketball Tournament Highlights: ND Leading Vanderbilt

The Sweet 16 both continues and begins on Friday. Why's that? The Sweet 16 for the 2026 NCAA Women's Tournament commences, while it's Day 2 of the Sweet 16 round of the 2026 NCAA Men's Tournament!

On the women's side, the No. 2-seeded Notre Dame Fighting Irish is currently facing off against the No. 6-seeded Vanderbilt Commodores, which will be followed by the No. 1-seeded and undefeated UConn Huskies playing the No. 4-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels (5 p.m. ET). Later, the No. 1-seeded UCLA Bruins go up against the No. 4-seeded Minnesota Golden Gophers (7:30 p.m. ET) and the No. 2-seeded LSU Tigers match up against the No. 3-seeded Duke Blue Devils (10 p.m. ET).

On the men's side, the No. 1-seeded Duke Blue Devils play the No. 5-seeded St. John's Red Storm (7:10 p.m. ET), while the No. 1-seeded Michigan Wolverines go up against the No. 4-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide (7:35 p.m. ET). Later, the No. 2-seeded UConn Huskies match up against the No. 3-seeded Michigan State Spartans (9:45 p.m. ET), while the No. 2-seeded Iowa State Cyclones face off against the No. 6-seeded Tennessee Volunteers (10:10 p.m. ET).

Here are the top moments and highlights from Friday's Sweet 16 games!