The game times and TV channels have been set for the First Four as well as the 32 first-round matchups for the 2023 NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
The First Four games, which are play-in games to determine the final field of 64 teams, are Tuesday and Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio. Then the first-round games unfold, with 16 on Thursday and 16 more Friday, from eight different sites around the country.
Here’s a complete look at the times and TV channels for every matchup:
(All times Pacific)
FIRST FOUR
Tuesday, March 14 | Dayton, Ohio
3:40 p.m.: (16) Southeast Missouri State vs. (16) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (truTV)
6:10 p.m.: (11) Pitt vs. (11) Mississippi State (truTV)
Wednesday, March 15 | Dayton, Ohio
3:40 p.m.: (16) Fairleigh Dickinson vs. (16) Texas Southern (truTV)
6:10 p.m.: (11) Nevada vs. (11) Arizona State (truTV)
FIRST-ROUND GAMES
Thursday, March 16
9:15 a.m.: (9) Maryland vs. (8) West Virginia (CBS)
9:40 a.m.: (13) Furman vs. (4) Virginia (truTV)
10:40 a.m.: (10) Utah St. vs. (7) Missouri (TNT)
11 a.m.: (16) Howard vs. (1) Kansas (TBS)
11:45 a.m.: (16) SE Missouri State/Texas A&M-CC vs. (1) Alabama (CBS)
12:10 p.m.: (12) College of Charleston vs. (5) San Diego State (truTV)
1:10 p.m.: (15) Princeton vs. (2) Arizona (TNT)
1:30 p.m.: (9) Illinois vs. (8) Arkansas (TBS)
3:50 p.m.: (9) Auburn vs. (8) Iowa (TNT)
4:10 p.m.: (12) Oral Roberts vs. (5) Duke (CBS)
4:25 p.m.: (15) Colgate vs. (2) Texas (TBS)
4:35 p.m.: (10) Boise St. vs. (7) Northwestern (truTV)
6:20 p.m.: (16) Northern Kentucky vs. (1) Houston (TNT)
6:40 p.m.: (13) Louisiana vs. (4) Tennessee (CBS)
6:55 p.m.: (10) Penn State vs. (7) Texas A&M (TBS)
7:05 p.m.: (15) UNC Asheville vs. (2) UCLA (truTV)
Friday, March 17
9:15 a.m.: (10) USC vs. (7) Michigan State (CBS)
9:40 a.m.: (14) Kennesaw State vs. (3) Xavier (truTV)
10:30 a.m.: (14) UC Santa Barbara vs. (3) Baylor (TNT)
11 a.m.: (12) VCU vs. (5) Saint Mary’s (TBS)
11:45 a.m.: (15) Vermont vs. (2) Marquette (CBS)
12:10 p.m.: (11) Mississippi State/Pitt vs. (6) Iowa State (truTV)
1 p.m.: (11) North Carolina State vs. (6) Creighton (TNT)
1:30 p.m.: (13) Iona vs. (4) UConn (TBS)
3:50 p.m.: (16) Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson vs. (1) Purdue (TNT)
4:10 p.m.: (11) Providence vs. (6) Kentucky (CBS)
4:25 p.m.: (12) Drake vs. (5) Miami (TBS)
4:35 p.m.: (14) Grand Canyon vs. (3) Gonzaga (truTV)
6:20 p.m.: (9) Florida Atlantic vs. (8) Memphis (TNT)
6:40 p.m.: (14) Montana State vs. (3) Kansas State (CBS)
6:55 p.m.: (13) Kent State vs. (4) Indiana (TBS)
7:05 p.m.: (11) Arizona State/Nevada vs. (6) TCU (truTV)
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Second-round NCAA Tournament games will be played Saturday, March 18, and Sunday, March 19. The regional semifinals will be contested March 23-24, followed by the regional finals March 25-26. Houston will host the Final Four, with the national semifinal games on Saturday, April 1, and the national championship on Monday, April 3.