The No. 1 seed Auburn Tigers earned their first win of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday by defeating No. 16 Alabama State, 83-63. The Tigers shot 45% from the field and connected on just 56% of its free-throw attempts.

The NCAA will also stream games via its March Madness Live option. The top betting favorites as the tournament begins: Florida and Duke are listed as co-favorites (+325), according to BetMGM Sportsbook. Auburn (+425) and Houston (+600) are next.

Sixteen games across the country Thursday opened up the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament and probably to some extent busted at least part of your March Madness bracket in the process. Maybe you picked High Point to take down Purdue or thought No.