I just posted my ranking/analysis of first round games so now its time to immediately turn the corner and start looking ahead to Saturday and Sunday’s 2nd round games. Here is my (mostly objective/slightly subjective) ranking of those games from most anticipated to least anticipated. The main factors considered were: the possibility of an upset, likelihood of a close game, and the existence of other story lines that enhance the appeal of a particular game. I will create a second list and post it on the blog which ranks each of these games after they are played.

	Ranking the NCAA Tournament Second Round Games (Pregame)
1	(4) Arkansas vs. (12) High Point (Sat- 9:45)- TBS (247)
2	(2) Iowa State vs. (7) Kentucky (Sun- 2:45)- CBS (5)
3	(3) Illinois vs. (11) VCU (Sat- 7:50)- CBS (5)
4	(4) Kansas vs. (5) St. John’s (Sun- 5:15)- CBS (5)
5	(3) Gonzaga vs. (11) Texas (Sat- 7:10)- TBS (247)
6	(4) Alabama vs. (5) Texas Tech (Sun- 9:45)- TBS (247)
7	(1) Michigan vs. (9) Saint Louis (Sat- 12:10)- CBS (5)
8	(4) Nebraska vs. Vanderbilt (Sat- 8:45)- TNT (245)
9	(1) Duke vs. (9) TCU (Sat- 5:15)- CBS (5)
10	(3) Michigan State vs. (6) Louisville (Sat- 2:45)- CBS (5)
11	(1) Arizona vs. (9) Utah State (Sun- 7:50)- TruTV (246)
12	(2)UConn vs. (7) UCLA (Sun- 8:45)- TNT (245)
13	(3) Virginia vs. (6) Tennessee (Sun- 6:10)- TNT (245)
14	(2) Houston vs. (10) Texas A & M (Sat- 6:10)- TNT (245)
15	(1) Florida vs. (9) Iowa (Sun- 7:10)- TBS (247)
16	(2) Purdue vs. (7) Miami-FL (Sun- 12:10)- CBS (5)