The final eight teams punched their tickets to the Sweet 16 on Sunday as the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament came to a close with a series of quality showdowns between teams fighting to keep their seasons alive.

Friday's first three Sweet 16 games will feature SEC games: Ole Miss- Michigan State (7:09 p.m. EDT, CBS), Tennessee- Kentucky (7:39 p.m. EDT, TBS/truTV) and Auburn - Michigan (9:39 p.m. EDT, CBS).

There's more to March Madness than basketball. For players, it's national publicity and a shot at the biggest prize in college basketball. To the participating schools, it's more than winning a title.

As big as the transfer portal is in college athletics, it's almost even more significant when coaches switch jobs in NCAA men's basketball.

One of the 10 best jobs in college basketball just opened. After only two seasons as the full-time coach of the Texas Longhorns, Rodney Terry was fired Sunday, sources told CBS Sports. Horns247 reported on Wednesday night,