Your 2013 NCAA Tournament Day 1 Open Thread

I don't need to launch into a huge spiel to get you fired up, do I? It's the first day of the first weekend of the NCAA tournament!

The schedule is below, with all times Central. We're going to have something to talk about at some point today, so dive into the comments and spout off as needed!

11:15am: #3 Michigan State vs #14 Valparaiso, CBS
11:40am: #6 Butler vs #11 Bucknell, TruTV
12:40pm: #8 Pittsburgh vs #9 Wichita State, TBS
1:10pm: #4 Saint Louis vs #13 New Mexico State, TNT

1:45pm: #6 Memphis vs #11 Saint Mary's, CBS
2:10pm: #3 Marquette vs #14 Davidson, TruTV
3:10pm: #1 Gonzaga vs #16 Southern, TBS
3:40pm: #5 Oklahoma State vs #12 Oregon, TNT

5:50pm: #1 Louisville vs #16 North Carolina A&T, TBS
6:15pm: #4 Michigan vs #13 South Dakota State, CBS
6:20pm: #6 Arizona vs #11 Belmont, TNT
6:27pm: #5 UNLV vs #12 California, TruTV

8:20pm: #8 Colorado State vs #9 Missouri, TBS
8:45pm: #5 VCU vs #12 Akron, CBS
8:50pm: #3 New Mexico vs #14 Harvard, TNT
8:57pm: #4 Syracuse vs #13 Montana, TruTV