The 2026 NCAA Tournament has reached the Elite 8 stage. We saw some of the best games of the season in the Sweet 16 round, which also included a few unexpected upsets. Now, the competition will get even more exciting.
Eight of the best teams from this season have taken a step closer to claiming the national title. There are four games to be played in the Elite Eight round. The Saturday slate of two games will start with Illinois vs Iowa.
The Illinois-Iowa game will be followed by Arizona vs Purdue. Then on the Sunday schedule, the Michigan Wolverines will face the Tennessee Volunteers, and the Duke Blue Devils will face the UConn Huskies.
Elite 8 Games Streaming Details
Illinois vs Iowa
The No. 3 Illinois Fighting Illini will play the No. 9 Iowa Hawkeyes today at Toyota Center in Houston.
- Time: 6:09 p.m. ET
- Channel: TBS
- Announcing Team: Kevin Harlan / Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi
Arizona vs Purdue
The No. 1 Arizona Wildcats will play the No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers at SAP Center in San Jose today.
- Time: 8:49 p.m. ET
- Channel: TBS
- Announcing Team: Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce
Michigan vs Tennessee
The No. 1 Michigan Wolverines will face the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers at the United Center in Chicago on Sunday.
- Time: 2:15 p.m. ET
- Channel: CBS
- Announcing Team: Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Evan Washburn
Duke vs UConn
The No. 1 Duke Blue Devils will play the No. 2 UConn Huskies at Capital One Arena in Washington on Sunday.
- Time: 5:05 p.m. ET
- Channel: CBS
- Announcing Team: Ian Eagle / Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
Iowa Hawkeyes’ Long-Awaited Elite 8 Appearance
The Iowa Hawkeyes have been a very good program for years. While they’ve been making the NCAA bracket consistently, their tournament run often gets cut short as they lose games early in the tournament.
This year, they’ve been on a great run and have finally secured a place in the Elite Eight bracket. What’s truly shocking is that the Hawkeyes have made the Elite Eight for the first time since their 1987 appearance.
Overall, this is their fifth Elite Eight appearance. Before 1987, they had been to the Elite Eight in 1955, 1956, and 1980. The Hawkeyes will look to defeat the Fighting Illini so that they can get a step closer to finally winning an NCAA title.
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