The second year of the NCAA tournament’s decentralization from CBS to include TNT, TBS and TruTV kicks off in earnest Thursday with the second round — the round of 64 — and isn’t it nice to know a man in a CBS production booth doesn’t decide what games you get to watch?
2013 March Madness TV schedule: TBS has 2 No. 1 seeds Thursday
March Madness is finally here, now without CBS dictating what you can watch.
Of note is that of the two No. 1 seeds playing Thursday — Gonzaga and Louisville — both play their respective games on TBS instead of CBS. The schedules seem to carry names of equal face value between the four. TBS has both No. 1 seeds Thursday, but the other three networks will each air a No. 3 seed at some point throughout the day.
12:15 p.m. ET, CBS: No. 14 Valparaiso Crusaders vs. No. 3 Michigan State Spartans, Midwest regional, Auburn Hills, Mich.
12:40 p.m. ET, TruTV: No. 11 Bucknell Bison vs. No. 6 Butler Bulldogs, East regional, Lexington, Ky.
1:40 p.m. ET, TBS: No. 9 Wichita State Shockers vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh Panthers, West regional, Salt Lake City, Utah
2:10 p.m. ET, TNT: No. 13 New Mexico State Aggies vs. No. 4 Saint Louis Billikens, Midwest regional, San Jose, Calif.
Approx. 2:40 p.m. ET, CBS: (No. 11 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders/No. 11 St. Mary's Gaels) vs. No. 6 Memphis Tigers, Midwest regional, Auburn Hills, Mich.
Approx. 3:10 p.m. ET, TruTV: No. 14 Davidson Wildcats vs. No. 3 Marquette Golden Eagles, East regional, Lexington, Ky.
Approx. 4:10 p.m. ET, TBS: No. 16 Southern Jaguars vs. No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs, West regional, Salt Lake City, Utah
Approx. 4:40 p.m. ET, TNT: No. 12 Oregon Ducks vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State Cowboys, Midwest regional, San Jose, Calif.
6:50 p.m. ET, TBS: (No. 16 North Carolina A&T Aggies/No. 16 Liberty Flames) vs. No. 1 Louisville Cardinals, Midwest regional, Lexington, Ky.
7:15 p.m. ET, CBS: No. 13 South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs. No. 4 Michigan Wolverines, South regional, Auburn Hills, Mich.
7:20 p.m. ET, TNT: No. 11 Belmont Bruins vs. No. 6 Arizona Wildcats, West regional, Salt Lake City, Utah
7:27 p.m. ET, TruTV: No. 12 California Golden Bears vs. No. 5 UNLV Runnin' Rebels, East regional, San Jose, Calif.
Approx. 9:20 p.m. ET, TBS: No. 9 Missouri Tigers vs. No. 8 Colorado State Rams, Midwest regional, Lexington, Ky.
Approx. 9:45 p.m. ET, CBS: No. 12 Akron Zips vs. No. 5 VCU Rams, South regional, Auburn Hills, Mich.
Approx. 9:50 p.m. ET, TNT: No. 14 Harvard Crimson vs. No. 3 New Mexico Lobos, West regional, Salt Lake City, Utah
Approx. 9:57 p.m. ET, TruTV: No. 13 Montana Grizzlies vs. No. 4 Syracuse Orange, East regional, San Jose, Calif.
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