Midwest Region
Virginia Cavaliers vs. No. 16 Hampton
No. 8 Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. No. 9 Butler Bulldogs
No. 4 Iowa State Cyclones vs. No. 13 Iona Gaels
No. 5 Purdue Boilermakers vs. No. 12 Arkansas Little-Rock
No. 6 Seton Hall Pirates vs. No. 11 Gonzaga Bulldogs
No. 3 Utah Utes vs. No. 14 Fresno State Bulldogs
No. 7 Dayton Flyers vs. No. 10 Syracuse Orange
No. 2 Michigan State Spartans vs. No. 15 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
South Region
(1) Kansas Jayhawks vs. (16) Austin Peay Governors
(8) Colorado Buffaloes vs. (9) UConn Huskies
(4) California Golden Bears vs. (13) Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
(5) Maryland Terrapins vs. (12) South Dakota State Jackrabbits
(6) Arizona Wildcats vs. (11) Vanderbilt Commodores/Wichita State Shockers
(3) Miami Hurricanes vs. (14) Buffalo Bulls
(7) Iowa Hawkeyes vs. (10) Temple Owls
(2) Villanova Wildcats vs. (15) UNC-Asheville Bulldogs
East Region
North Carolina Tar Heels vs. No. 16 Florida Gulf Coast or Fairleigh Dickinson
No. 8 USC Trojans vs. No. 9 Providence Friars
No. 4 Kentucky Wildcats vs. No. 13 Stony Brook Seawolves
No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers vs. No. 12 Chattanooga Mocs
No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. No. 11 Michigan Wolverines or Tulsa Golden Hurricane
No. 3 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin
No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh Panthers
No. 2 Xavier Musketeers vs. No. 15 Weber State Wildcats
West Region
No. 1 Oregon Ducks vs. No. 16 Holy Cross OR Southern
No. 8 Saint Joseph's Hawks vs. No. 9 Cincinnati Bearcats
No. 4 Duke Blue Devils vs. No. 13 UNC Wilmington Seahawks
No. 5 Baylor Bears vs. No. 12 Yale Bulldogs
No. 6 Texas Longhorns vs. No. 11 Northern Iowa Panthers
No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies vs. No. 14 Green Bay Phoenix
No. 7 Oregon State Beavers vs. No. 10 VCU Rams
No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners vs. No. 15 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
TV Schedule
Play-in Games
| Date | Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, March 15 | 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton | Fla Gulf Coast Eagles vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl |
| Tuesday, March 15 | After conc. I | truTV | Dayton | Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Wichita State Shockers | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
| Wednesday, March 16 | 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton | Holy Cross Crusaders vs. Southern Jaguars | Carter Blackburn / Mike Gminski // Jaime Maggio |
| Wednesday, March 16 | After conc. I | truTV | Dayton | Michigan Wolverines vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Blackburn / Gminski //Maggio |
Thursday March 17: Round of 64 Games
| TIP (ET) | NETWORK | SITE | Region | GAME | PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST//REPORTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Providence | West | (4) Duke Blue Devils vs. (13) NC-Wilmington Seahawks | Ian Eagle/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Evan Washburn |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Raleigh | Midwest | (8) Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. (9) Butler Bulldogs | Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Lewis Johnson |
| 1:30 p.m. | TNT | Des Moines | South | (8) Colorado Buffaloes vs. (9) Connecticut Huskies | Jim Nantz/Grant Hill/Bill Raftery//Tracy Wolfson |
| 2:00 p.m. | TBS | Denver | Midwest | (4) Iowa State Cyclones vs. (13) Iona Gaels | Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl |
| After conc. I | CBS | Providence | West | (5) Baylor Bears vs. (12) Yale Bulldogs | Eagle/ Webber/Elmore//Washburn |
| After conc. I | truTV | Raleigh | Midwest | (1) Virginia Cavaliers vs. (16) Hampton Pirates | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Johnson |
| After conc. I | TNT | Des Moines | South | (1) Kansas Jayhawks vs. (16) Austin Peay Governors | Nantz/Hill/Raftery//Wolfson |
| After conc. I | TBS | Denver | Midwest | (5) Purdue Boilermakers vs. (12) Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans | Catalon/ Lappas// Erdahl |
| 6:50 p.m. | TNT | Providence | South | (3) Miami-Florida Hurricanes vs. (14) Buffalo Bulls | Eagle/ Webber/Elmore//Washburn |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Des Moines | East | (5) Indiana Hoosiers vs.(12) Chattanooga Mocs | Nantz/Hill/Raftery//Wolfson |
| 7:20 p.m. | TBS | Raleigh | East | (1) North Carolina Tar Heels vs. (16) Florida Gulf Coast/Fairleigh Dickinson | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Johnson |
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Denver | Midwest | (3) Utah Utes vs. (14) Fresno State Bulldogs | Catalon/ Lappas// Erdahl |
| After conc. III | TNT | Providence | South | (6) Arizona Wildcats vs. (11) Vanderbilt/Wichita State | Eagle/ Webber/Elmore//Washburn |
| After conc. III | CBS | Des Moines | East | (4) Kentucky Wildcats vs. (13) Stony Brook Seawolves | Nantz/Hill/Raftery//Wolfson |
| After conc. III | TBS | Raleigh | East | (8) USC Trojans vs. (9) Providence Friars | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Johnson |
| After conc. III | truTV | Denver | Midwest | (6) Seton Hall Pirates vs. (11) Gonzaga Bulldogs | Catalon/ Lappas// Erdahl |
Friday March 18: Round of 64
| TIP (ET) | NETWORK | SITE | Region | GAME | PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST//REPORTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | St. Louis | Midwest | (7) Dayton Flyers vs. (10) Syracuse Orange | Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Dana Jacobson |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Brooklyn | South | (2) Villanova Wildcats vs. (15) UNC-Asheville Bulldogs | Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce |
| 1:30 p.m. | TNT | Oklahoma City | West | (7) Oregon State Beavers vs. 910) Virginia Commonwealth Rams | Carter Blackburn/ Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio |
| 2:00 p.m. | TBS | Spokane | South | (4) California Golden Bears vs. (13) Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Ros Gold-Onwude |
| After conc. I | CBS | St. Louis | Midwest | (2) Michigan State Spartans vs. (15) Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | Anderson/Smith//Jacobson |
| After conc. I | TNT | Oklahoma City | West | (2) Oklahoma Sooners vs. (15) CS-Bakersfield Roadrunners | Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio |
| After conc. I | Brooklyn | South | (7) Iowa Hawkeyes vs. (10) Temple Owls | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | |
| After conc. I | TBS | Spokane | South | (5) Maryland Terrapins vs. (12) South Dakota State Jackrabbits | Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude |
| 6:50 p.m. | TNT | St. Louis | East | (7) Wisconsin Badgers vs.(10) Pittsburgh Panthers | Anderson/Smith//Jacobson |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Brooklyn | East | (3) West Virginia Mountaineers vs. (14) Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce |
| 7:20 p.m. | TBS | Oklahoma City | West | (3) Texas A&M Aggies vs. (14) Green Bay Phoenix | Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio |
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Spokane | West | (1) Oregon Ducks vs. (16) Holy Cross/Southern U. | Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude |
| After conc. III | TNT | St. Louis | East | (2) Xavier Musketeers vs. (15) Weber State Wildcats | Anderson/Smith//Jacobson |
| After conc. III | CBS | Brooklyn | East | (6) Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs.(11) Michigan/Tulsa | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce |
| After conc. III | TBS | Oklahoma City | West | (6) Texas Longhorns vs.(11) Northern Iowa Panthers | Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio |
| After conc. III | truTV | Spokane | West | (8) Saint Josephs (PA) Hawks vs. (9) Cincinnati Bearcats | Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude |
2nd Round
March 19, 20 - Throughout the day on CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV
Regional Semifinals
March 24, 25 - 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. ET on CBS || 7:15 p.m., 9:45 p.m. ET on TBS
Regional Finals
March 26 - 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m. ET on CBS
March 27 - 6 p.m. ET, 8:30 p.m. ET on TBS
Final Four
April 2 - 6 p.m. ET, 8:30 p.m. on TBS
National Championship Game
April 4 - 9 p.m. ET on TBS
