Ahead of Thursday's slate of contests, Warren Nolan released score predictions for all 16 college basketball games and are listed below. No. 2 seed Tennessee will also open NCAA Tournament play Thursday against No. 15 seed Wofford. The Vols are projected to defeat Wofford, 80-61.

In the first game No. 16 St. Francis (PA) will square off with No. 16 Alabama State, with a trip to Kentucky to take on the top overall seed Auburn on the line. In the second game, No. 11 North Carolina — a surprising inclusion in the tournament — takes on No.

NCAA Tournament officially got underway Tuesday and continues Wednesday with the First Four. After the first two days March Madness heats up with first- and second-round games on Thursday and Friday as part of a wild opening week that will see the 68-team field quickly shrink to a Sweet 16 in the span of six days.