March Madness is here, and so are the two greatest days in sports, as the 32 first round NCAA Tournament games will be played on Thursday and Friday.
NCAA Tournament 2016: Schedule for March Madness first round games
It’s the best two days of the year!
Each day will have 16 games, starting around noon ET and wrapping up around midnight. The games will be split up on four networks — CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV. (Don’t know what truTV is? We’ve got you covered). The games will also be split up at eight different locations — Providence, Rhode Island; Raleigh, North Carolina; Des Moines, Iowa; Denver, Colorado; St. Louis, Missouri; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Brooklyn, New York and Spokane, Washington.
Here’s the full schedule, with times and TV schedules:
Thursday, March 17 (all times Eastern)
No. 4 Duke vs. No. 13 UNC-Wilmington
Time: 12:15 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Butler
Time: 12:40 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 8 Colorado vs. No. 9 UConn
Time: 1:30 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
No. 4 Iowa State vs. No. 13 Iona
Time: 2 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Denver, Colorado
No. 5 Baylor vs. No. 12 Yale
Time: approx. 2:45 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 16 Hampton
Time: approx. 3:10 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Austin Peay
Time: approx. 4 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
No. 5 Purdue vs. No. 12 Arkansas-Little Rock
Time: approx. 4:30 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Denver, Colorado
No. 3 Miami vs. No. 14 Buffalo
Time: 6:50 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 12 Chattanooga
Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 16 Florida Gulf Coast
Time: 7:20 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 3 Utah vs. No. 14 Fresno State
Time: 7:27 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Denver, Colorado
No. 6 Arizona vs. No. 11 Wichita State
Time: approx. 9:20 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Stony Brook
Time: approx. 9:40 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
No. 8 USC vs. No. 9 Providence
Time: approx. 9:50 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 6 Seton Hall vs. No. 11 Gonzaga
Time: approx. 9:57 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Denver, Colorado
Friday, March 18 (all times Eastern)
No. 7 Dayton vs. No. 10 Syracuse
Time: 12:15 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 15 UNC-Asheville
Time: 12:40 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Brooklyn, New York
No. 7 Oregon State vs. No. 10 VCU
Time: 1:30 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
No. 4 Cal vs. No. 13 Hawaii
Time: 2 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Spokane, Washington
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Middle Tennessee State
Time: approx. 2:45 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
No. 7 Iowa vs. No. 10 Temple
Time: approx. 3:10 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Brooklyn, New York
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 15 CSU-Bakersfield
Time: approx. 4 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
No. 5 Maryland vs. No. 12 South Dakota State
Time: approx. 4:30
TV: TBS
Location: Spokane, Washington
No. 7 Wisconsin vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh
Time: 6:50 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin
Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Brooklyn, New York
No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 14 UW-Green Bay
Time: 7:20 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 16 Holy Cross or Southern
Time: 7:27 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Spokane, Washington
No. 2 Xavier vs. No. 15 Weber State
Time: approx. 9:20 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Michigan or Tulsa
Time: approx. 9:40 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Brooklyn, New York
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 11 Northern Iowa
Time: approx. 9:50 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
No. 8 St. Joseph’s vs. No. 9 Cincinnati
Time: approx. 9:57 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Spokane, Washington
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