Kansas, North Carolina, Virginia and Oregon highlight this year’s NCAA Tournament field as their regions’ top seeds. The Jayhawks, Tarheels and Ducks won their respective conference tournaments, while the Cavaliers lost to UNC in the ACC Tournament final Saturday night.
NCAA Tournament 2016: 1st round TV schedule and start times
How to watch every game in the NCAA Tournament’s play-in and first rounds.
64 other Big Dance bound teams join the No. 1 seeds for a shot at the Final Four in Houston. The tournament commences March 15 and 16 with the First Four round in Dayton, Ohio. The round of 64 proper then tips off March 17 and 18, and elimination rounds continue until the Final Four on April 2 and the championship game April 4.
CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV will carry the tournament this year, with truTV broadcasting the First Four round. CBS will have the Final Four and championship games exclusively. All full rundown of network television and online streaming tournament coverage can be found here.
Tuesday, March 15 (First Four)
No. 16 FGCU vs. No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson, 6:30 p.m., truTV
No. 11 Vanderbilt vs. No. 11 Wichita State, 9 p.m., truTV
Wednesday, March 16 (First Four)
No. 16 Holy Cross vs. No. 16 Southern, 6:30 p.m., truTV
No. 11 Michigan vs. No. 11 Tulsa, 9 p.m., truTV
Thursday, March 17 (First Round)
No. 4 Duke vs. No. 13 UNCW, noon, CBS
No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Butler, 12:30 p.m., truTV
No. 8 Colorado vs. No. 9 Connecticut, 1 p.m., TNT
No. 4 Iowa State vs. No. 14 Iona, 1:30 p.m., TBS
No. 5 Baylor vs. No. 12 Yale, 2:30 p.m., CBS
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 16 Hampton 3 p.m., truTV
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Austin Peay, 3:50 p.m., TNT
No. 5 Purdue vs. No. 12 Arkansas-Little Rock, 4:20 p.m., TBS
No. 3 Miami vs. No. 14 Buffalo, 6:45 p.m., TNT
No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 12 Chattanooga, 7 p.m., CBS
No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 16 FGCU/Fairleigh Dickinson winner, 7:15 p.m., TBS
No. 3 Utah vs. No. 14 Fresno State, 7:15 p.m., truTV
No. 6 Arizona vs. No. 11 Vanderbilt/Wichita State winner, 9:15 p.m., TNT
No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Stony Brook, 9:30 p.m., CBS
No. 8 USC vs. No. 9 Providence, 9:45 p.m., TBS
No. 6 Seton Hall vs. No. 11 Gonzaga, 9:55 p.m., truTV
Friday, March 18 (First Round)
No. 7 Dayton vs. No. 10 Syracuse, noon, CBS
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 15 UNC-Asheville, 12:30 p.m., truTV
No. 7 Oregon State vs. No. 10 VCU, 1 p.m., TNT
No. 4 California vs. No. 13 Hawaii, 1:30 p.m., TBS
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Middle Tennessee, 2:30 p.m., CBS
No. 7 Iowa vs. No. 10 Temple, 3 p.m., truTV
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 15 CSU-Bakersfield, 3:50 p.m., TNT
No. 5 Maryland vs. No. 12 South Dakota State, 4:20 p.m., TBS
No. 7 Wisconsin vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh, 6:45 p.m., TNT
No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin, 7 p.m., CBS
No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 14 UW-Green Bay, 7:15 p.m., TBS
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 16 Holy Cross/Southern winner, 7:15 p.m., truTV
No. 2 Xavier vs. No. 15 Weber State, 9:15 p.m., TNT
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Michigan/Tulsa winner, 9:30 p.m., CBS
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 11 Northern Iowa, 9:45 p.m., TBS
No. 8 St. Joseph’s vs. No. 9 Cincinnati, 9:55 p.m., truTV
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