After much debate in the lead-up to NCAA tournament selections, Miami (Ohio) beat SMU in the First Four on Wednesday night.

Miami (Ohio) silenced the doubters by defeating SMU in the First Four on March 18. Prairie View A&M also beat Lehigh for a shot at Florida.

March Madness 2026 NCAA tournament First Four action wraps up with the Miami Ohio-SMU game tonight. Start time, how to watch, odds, predictions, and more.

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Miami (OH) head coach Travis Steele linked as a potential candidate for a Big East vacancy ahead of his NCAA Tournament debut.

RedHawks (31-1) meet Wednesday in a First 4 NCAA Tournament game. Tip-off from UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio, is scheduled for 9:15 p.m. ET (truTV). Let's analyze NCAA basketball odds around the SMU vs. Miami (OH) odds and make our expert college basketball picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Wolfpack's best road wins over Clemson and SMU depreciated in value over the season's final month, and a 24-point beatdown of North Carolina came with an asterisk since UNC was missing stars Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar. A tally of 11 Quad 1/2 victories was great, but there were zero victories against teams ranked in the top 30 of the NET.

Follow our live coverage as we build out the NCAA Tournament bracket and get ready for the men's March Madness