NCAA Tournament 2014 TV schedule and announcers: The first 4 days of March Madness
Arguably the two best days of the sporting year are on Thursday and Friday as the second round of the NCAA Tournament gets underway. Are you ready for some March Madness?
Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Some of the greatest moments in March Madness history are not remembered by the play, but by the call from the announcers. With the NCAA Tournament set to officially begin on Tuesday night, we should expect great calls from the sidelines. Here are the announcer pairings for the first and second rounds of the Big Dance.
Tuesday, March 18 (First Four)
No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s vs. No. 16 Albany, 6:30 p.m. ET, TruTV
TV crew: Brian Anderson, Dan Bonner, Kristine Leahy
No. 12 North Carolina State vs. No. 12 Xavier, 9 p.m. ET, TruTV
TV crew: Brian Anderson, Dan Bonner, Kristine Leahy
Wednesday, March 19 (First Four)
No. 16 Texas Southern vs. No.16 Cal Poly, 6:30 p.m. ET, TruTV
TV crew: Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller, Rachel Nichols
No. 11 Iowa vs. No. 11 Tennessee, 9 p.m. ET, TruTV
TV crew: Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller, Rachel Nichols
Thursday, March 20 (Second Round)
No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Dayton, Noon ET, CBS
TV crew: Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery, Allie LaForce
No. 2 Wisconsin vs. No. 15 American, 12:30 p.m. ET, TruTV
TV crew: Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, Lewis Johnson
No. 8 Colorado vs. No. 9 Pittsburgh, 1:30 pm. ET, TBS
TV crew: Brian Anderson, Dan Bonner, Kristine Leahy
Higher Education
No. 5 Cincinnati vs. No. 12 Harvard, 2 p.m. ET, TNT
TV crew: Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb, Jaime Maggio
No. 3 Syracuse vs. No. 14 Western Michigan, 2:30 p.m. ET, CBS
TV crew: Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery, Allie LaForce
No. 7 Oregon vs. No. 10 BYU, 3 p.m. ET, TruTV
TV crew: Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, Lewis Johnson
No. 1 Florida vs. Albany/Mount St. Mary’s, 4 p.m. ET, TBS
TV crew: Brian Anderson, Dan Bonner, Kristine Leahy
No. 4 Michigan State vs. No. 13 Delaware, 4:30 p.m. ET, TNT
TV crew: Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb, Jaime Maggio
No. 7 UConn vs. No. 10 St. Joseph’s, 6:45 p.m. ET, TBS
TV crew: Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery, Allie LaForce
No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 15 Wofford, 7 p.m. ET, CBS
TV crew: Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, Lewis Johnson
No. 5 Saint Louis vs. No. 12 North Carolina State/Xavier, 7:15 p.m. ET, TruTV
TV crew: Brian Anderson, Dan Bonner, Kristine Leahy
No. 5 Oklahoma vs. No. 12 North Dakota State, 7:15 p.m. ET, TNT
TV crew: Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb, Jaime Maggio
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 15 Milwaukee, 9:15 p.m. ET, TBS
TV crew: Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery, Allie LaForce
No. 7 Texas vs. No. 10 Arizona State, 9:30 p.m. ET, CBS
TV crew: Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, Lewis Johnson
No. 4 Louisville vs. No. 13 Manhattan, 9:45 p.m. ET, TNT
TV crew: Brian Anderson, Dan Bonner, Kristine Leahy
No. 4 San Diego State vs. No. 13 New Mexico State, 9:55 p.m. ET, TruTV
TV crew: Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb, Jaime Maggio
Friday, March 21 (Second Round)
No. 3 Duke vs. No. 14 Mercer, Noon ET, CBS
TV crew: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Len Elmore, Rachel Nichols
No. 6 Baylor vs. No. 11 Nebraska, 12:30 p.m. ET, TruTV
TV crew: Marv Albert, Steve Kerr, Craig Sager
No. 7 New Mexico vs. No. 10 Stanford, 1:30 p.m. ET, TBS
TV crew: Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony, Tracy Wolfson
No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 16 Weber State, 2 p.m. ET, TNT
TV crew: Andrew Catalon, Mike Gminski, Otis Livingston
No. 6 UMass vs. Iowa/Tennessee, 2:30 p.m. ET, CBS
TV crew: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Len Elmore, Rachel Nichols
No. 3 Creighton vs. No. 14 Louisiana-Lafeyette, 3 p.m. ET, TruTV
TV crew: Marv Albert, Steve Kerr, Craig Sager
No. 2 Kansas vs. No. 15 Eastern Kentucky, 4 p.m. ET, TBS
TV crew: Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony, Tracy Wolfson
No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Oklahoma State, 4:30 p.m. ET, TNT
TV crew: Andrew Catalon, Mike Gminski, Otis Livingston
No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 9 George Washington, 6:45 p.m. ET, TBS
TV crew: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Len Elmore, Rachel Nichols
No. 1 Wichita State vs. No. 16 Cal Poly/Texas Southern, 7 p.m. ET, CBS
TV crew: Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony, Tracy Wolfson
No. 6 North Carolina vs. No. 11 Providence, 7:15 p.m. ET, TruTV
TV crew: Marv Albert, Steve Kerr, Craig Sager
No. 5 VCU vs. No. 12 Stephen F. Austin, 7:15 p.m. ET, TNT
TV crew: Andrew Catalon, Mike Gminski, Otis Livingston
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 16 Coastal Carolina, 9:15 p.m. ET, TBS
TV crew: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Len Elmore, Rachel Nichols
No. 8 Kentucky vs. No. 9 Kansas State, 9:30 p.m. ET, CBS
TV crew: Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony, Tracy Wolfson
No. 3 Iowa State vs. North Carolina Central, 9:45 p.m. ET, TNT
TV crew: Marv Albert, Steve Kerr, Craig Sager
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 13 Tulsa, 9:55 p.m. ET, TruTV
TV crew: Andrew Catalon, Mike Gminski, Otis Livingston
Complete list of announcers
Jim Nantz, Greg Anthony, Tracy Wolfson
Marv Albert, Steve Kerr, Craig Sager
Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery, Allie LaForce
Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Len Elmore, Rachel Nichols
Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, Lewis Johnson
Brian Anderson, Dan Bonner, Kristine Leahy
Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb, Jaime Maggio
Andrew Catalon, Mike Gminski, Otis Livingston
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