The First Four is over, so now it’s time for the real NCAA tournament to begin. Thursday is packed with 16 games starting at 12:15 p.m. ET, with the last tipping off at 9:55 p.m. ET. It’s a FULL DAY of college hoops.
NCAA tournament 2018: Time, TV schedule for Thursday’s March Madness games
Let the games begin!
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The first day is stacked with a ton of talent, especially at the start of the first tip-off. Trae Young, possibly the national player of the year, will get things going for the Oklahoma Sooners in a No. 10-No. 7 battle with Rhode Island. Also featured throughout the day are NBA lottery hopefuls in Duke’s Marvin Bagley III and Wendell Carter, Alabama’s hero Collin Sexton, Kentucky’s Kevin Knox, Villanova’s Mikal Bridges, and more.
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Here’s the full list of who’s playing, and how to watch them:
No. 7 Rhode Island vs. No. 10 Oklahoma
Time: 12:15 p.m. ET
Channel: CBS
No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Wright State
Time: 12:40 p.m. ET
Channel: TruTV
No. 4 Gonzaga vs. No. 13 UNC-Greensboro
Time: 1:30 p.m. ET
Channel: TNT
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Penn
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Channel: TBS
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Iona
Time: 2:45 p.m. ET
Channel: CBS
No. 6 Miami vs. No. 11 Loyola Chicago
Time: 3:10 p.m. ET
Channel: TruTV
No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 12 South Dakota State
Time: 4 p.m. ET
Channel: TNT
No. 8 Seton Hall vs. No. 9 North Carolina State
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Channel: TBS
No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 16 Radford
Time: 6:45 p.m. ET
Channel: TNT
No. 5 Kentucky vs. No. 12 Davidson
Time: 7:10 p.m.
Channel: CBS
No. 6 Houston vs. No. 11 San Diego State
Time: 7:20 p.m. ET
Channel: TBS
No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin
Time: 7:27 p.m. ET
Channel: TruTV
No. 8 Virginia Tech vs. No. 9 Alabama
Timme: 9:20 p.m. ET
Channel: TNT
No. 4 Arizona vs. No. 13 Buffalo
Time: 9:40 p.m. ET
Channel: CBS
No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 14 Montana
Time: 9:50 p.m. ET
Channel: TBS
No. 6 Florida vs. No. 11 St. Bonaventure
Time: 9:55 p.m. ET
Channel: TruTV
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