they lost their conference title game to merrimack, but merrimack are transitioning from division twoo they got in on an technicality. >> they seized and opportunity. >> check this out. providence shooting a free throw against kentucky. watch this. the ball goes around and sits perfectly on top. has to be like one in 100 million. >> then what? >> they just knocked it off. it obviously didn't count. you see the wedge all the time. you never see the ball flat-out stop right there. has was incredible. what was also incredible in the first round. the second round gets going later today, eight games on the schedule beginning with san diego state taking on another cinderella. that tips off in less than an hour. the three remaining number one seeds all in action this afternoon and this evening. fred, you know, i have a bone to pick with the ncaa. i went to the university of houston. they're a one seed and they have to play in birmingham, alabama against auburn. do you know what the get-in ticket for that is? over $300 because alabama and auburn are playing there. so all of their fans are the

today marks 161 years battle between the monitor and the merrimack. it was the first in u.s.te after two days of fierce fire fighting when both sides realized the iron holes of the ships could not be penetrated. the battle ships engineering marvel of the day marking a new era in naval warfare. those are your headlines, guys. back to you. >> steve: i remember when we talked about the monitor and merrimack, that is so cool they could do that. of course, this was 100 years later. >> brian: thanks, ashley. >> ainsley: thank you. >> brian: 14 minutes before the top of the hour scholastic books editing goose bumps series to move words like race and fat and crazy and the worst farther is author r.l. stein didn't even know about it. our next guest is a publisher who doesn't believe in cancel culture. he will react. ♪ ♪ to all the chevy silverado owners out there. the adventurers and the doers. to everyone that works hard and plays hard. whether it's your first silverado or your tenth. thank you for making chevy silverado the #1 best-selling retail full-size pickup. >> brian: back wit

stuart: stude students merrimack university and they're protesting and to drop religious studies isn'tnother retreat from christianity? >> i'm concerned about dropping religious studies and also core curriculum in general. why do i say that? western civilization, the humanities is what allows us to reflect on values. okay. so, yes, religious values and the values of what has made our country what it is. what is the foundation of democracy? lawler hawkeyes are the values that allow us to say democracy is better than a dictatorship and if we make universities into pure technical places of learning, we will be a soulless nation. i'm glade to see the students protest. stuart: you're not allowed to debate values in american university today because you might follow the wrong values. that is maybe christian values. you're not allowed to do that. >> yeah, every study no matter where the origins are and where it's from says that cassioppi dame ya is -- academia in the united states is extremely liberal and it includes a cornering of anything that has to do or even smells of religion and, yes,

they lost their conference title game to merrimack. but they're in division 2, so it wasn't eligible to go this year, so the knights did it on a techn technicality, but they certainly made the most of their tournament appearance. hey, they survived, and now they get to play again tomorrow. >> it's incredible. i'm still try ining to catch my breath with what the coach said. he was so pumped. >>> still ahead on "cnn this morning," a major bailout for a troubled bank. the billions of dollars coming from larger banks. why they believe it's going to stave off a larger crisis. >>> plus, it's a few thousand miles wide, it smells terrible, and it's headed right toward the u.s. where did that rotting mass of seaweed slowly drifting at us come from? thatat's coming up. don't have to be scary. spray flonase sensimist daily for non-drowsy,, long lasting relief in a scent-free, gentle mimist. (psst psst) flonase. all good.d. pain hits fast. so get relief fast. only tylenol rapid release gels have laser-drilled holes. they release medicine fast... f

reporter: a stunning moment for the 16th seeders who finished last season 4-22 after losing to the merrimack warriors in the conference title game. fdu did not originally qualify for the tournament, but with the warriors ineligible to compete the knights seized their spot and undoubtedly rose to the occasion. before tonight 16 seeds were just 1 in 150 all time. the last to do it, umbc back in 2018. the retrievers tweeting we have a friend now. >> you just made history, boys. college basketball history. >> reporter: and overnight in the women's bracket heartbreak too. >> three ball from the corner is good! >> reporter: princeton, south dakota, georgia and mississippi state stunning their competition while top contender south carolina's pursuit of perfection continues after beating norfolk state. all right, so back to fdu here in new jersey and that david and goliath matchup, it is not hyperbole. fdu is the smallest team in the league. there are 363 teams. they are the smallest. average height, 6'1" playing against a junior from purdue who is 7'4" tall and 305 pounds. janai. >> and all that te