Notables

Perhaps you thought you were rid of them. When Division III Maine powers Bowdoin and Southern Maine each changed coaches over the offseason, coming off years where neither won a conference title or made it to the Sweet 16, it might have been easy to write the teams off.

When Bowdoin started off 3-2 and Southern Maine lost three out of four midseason, those temptations may have been too much to ignore. So you could be forgiven if you were surprised to see them on the list of automatic bids this past week. Where did these mainstays find this year's staying power? More in this week's Around the Nation.

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Scroll down for coverage from Thursday night, plus get ready for first-round madness with Friday's men's schedule and Friday's women's schedule. They include all the live video, audio and stats you can handle.