The NCAA Tournament has nearly trimmed the field from 68 teams down to the Final Four, with the quartet of schools headed for the Alamodome in San Antonio all having at least one championship in their history. We now know the television schedule for next weekend’s festivities.
NCAA tournament 2018: Start times, schedule announced for Final Four
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Loyola-Chicago has stunned just about everyone as a No. 11 seed, including a 16-point win over Kansas State Wildcats in the South Regional final to advance to their first Final Four since winning the NCAA championship in 1963. The Ramblers take on Michigan, who survived the West Region as a No. 3 seed.
This is the eighth Final Four for the Wolverines and their first since 2013. Michigan won it all in 1989.
The nightcap is a battle of prestige, with Villanova in their second Final Four in three years. The Wildcats won titles in 1985 and 2016.
Villanova will face the Kansas Jayhawks, who outlasted Duke in a classic Midwest Regional Final on Sunday. Kansas has 15 Final Four appearances and three titles, the last coming in 2008.
TBS will televise both national semifinals on Saturday, along with the championship game on Monday, April 2. Jim Nantz will call the play-by-play alongside analysts Grant Hill and Bill Raftery, with reporter Tracy Wolfson on the broadcast as well.
Online streaming is provided through NCAA March Madness Live.
Final Four schedule
All times ET
National Semifinals | Saturday, March 31
No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 11 Loyola-Chicago, 6:09 p.m.
No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 1 Kansas/, 8:49 p.m.
Championship Game | Monday, April 2
Michigan/Loyola-Chicago vs. Villanova/Kansas, 9:20 p.m.
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