The NCAA men’s basketball championship gets underway today with four play-in games to fill out the brackets and finalize Saturday’s first-round matchups. Today’s play opens with Texas Southern playing Mount St. Mary’s for a 16 seed in the East Regional, with the winner to play top-seeded Michigan. Drake and Wichita State battle for an 11 seed in the West Regional, with the winner advancing to take on sixth-seeded USC. Norfolk State takes on Appalachian State for a 16 seed in the West, with the winner to face top-seeded Gonzaga. UCLA and Michigan State close out the day with a contest to determine the 11 seed in the East. The winner moves on to play sixth-seeded BYU.