I don’t know about you but the NCAA Tournament is probably the greatest sporting event in the United States. The schedule, the intrigue, the upsets – it’s all there and the first day usually doesn’t disappoint. So with the conference tournaments now behind us and the play-in games less than 48 hours away, here’s your first round schedule via The Big Lead:
Play-in Games
Tuesday, March 14th
(16) Mt. Saint Mary’s vs. (16) New Orleans (-2) – Winner plays (1) Villanova
Tip (ET): 6:40 p.m.
Network: truTV
Site: Dayton I
Announcers: Brian Anderson / Clark Kellogg // Lewis Johnson
(11) Kansas State vs. (11) Wake Forest (-1) – Winner plays (5) Cincinnati
Tip: After conc. I
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Dayton II
Announcers: Anderson / Kellogg // Johnson
Wednesday, March 15
(16) NC Central (-3.5) vs. (16) UC Davis – Winner plays (1) Kansas
Tip: 6:40 p.m.
Network: truTV
Site: Dayton
Announcers: Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude
(11) Providence vs. (11) USC (PK) – Winner plays (6) SMU
Tip: After NC Central vs. UC Davis
Network: truTV
Site: Dayton
Announcers: Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude
Thursday, March 16
(5) Notre Dame (-6.5) vs. (12) Princeton
Tip (ET): 12:15 p.m.
Network: CBS
Site: Buffalo
Announcers: Verne Lundquist /Jim Spanarkel // Allie LaForce
(5) Virginia (-8.5) vs. (12) UNC-Wilmington
Tip: 12:40 p.m.
Network: truTV
Site: Orlando
Announcers: Ian Eagle / Steve Lavin // Evan Washburn
(4) Butler (-11) vs. (13) Winthrop
Tip: 1:30 p.m.
Network: TNT
Site: Milwaukee
Announcers: Carter Blackburn / Mike Gminski / Debbie Antonelli // Lisa Byington
(1) Gonzaga (-23) vs. (16) S. Dakota State
Tip: 2:00 p.m.
Network: TBS
Site: Salt Lake City
Announcers: Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl
(4) West Virginia (-13.5) vs. (13) Bucknell
Tip: After Notre Dame vs. Princeton
Network: CBS
Site: Buffalo
Announcers: Lundquist / Spanarkel // LaForce
(4) Florida (-10) vs. (13) East Tennessee State
Tip: After Virginia vs. UNC-Wilmington
Network: truTV
Site: Orlando
Announcers: Eagle / Lavin // Washburn
(5) Minnesota (-1) vs. (12) Middle Tennessee State
Tip: After Butler vs. Winthrop
Network: TNT
Site: Milwaukee
Announcers: Blackburn / Gminski / Antonelli // Byington
(8) Northwestern vs. (9) Vanderbilt (-1)
Tip: After Gonzaga vs. S. Dakota State
Network: TBS
Site: Salt Lake City
Announcers: Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl
(6) Maryland (-1.5) vs. (11) Xavier
Tip: 6:50 p.m.
Network: TNT
Site: Orlando
Announcers: Eagle / Lavin // Washburn
(1) Villanova vs. (16) Mt. Saint Mary’s/New Orleans [No line]
Tip: 7:10 p.m.
Network: CBS
Site: Buffalo
Announcers: Lundquist / Spanarkel // LaForce
(7) St. Mary’s (-4.5) vs. (10) VCU
Tip: 7:20 p.m.
Network: TBS
Site: Salt Lake City
Announcers: Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl
(4) Purdue (-8.5) vs. (13) Vermont
Tip: 7:27 pm
Network: truTV
Site: Milwaukee
Announcers: Blackburn / Gminski / Antonelli // Byington
(3) Florida State (-11) vs. (14) Florida Gulf Coast
Tip: After Gonzaga vs. S. Dakota State
Network: TNT
Site: Orlando
Announcers: Eagle / Lavin // Washburn
(8) Wisconsin (-4.5) vs. (9) Virginia Tech
Tip: After Villanova vs. Mt. Saint Mary’s/New Orleans
Network: CBS
Site: Buffalo
Announcers: Lundquist / Spanarkel // LaForce
(2) Arizona (-16.5) vs. (15) North Dakota
Tip: After St. Mary’s vs. VCU
Network: TBS
Site: Salt Lake City
Announcers: Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl
(5) Iowa State (-6.5) vs. (12) Nevada
Tip: After Purdue vs. Vermont
Network: truTV
Site: Milwaukee
Announcers: Blackburn / Gminski / Antonelli // Byington
Friday, March 17th
(7) Michigan (-1) vs. (10) Oklahoma State
Tip (ET): 12:15 p.m.
Network: CBS
Site: Indianapolis
Announcers: Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson
(3) Baylor (-12) vs. (14) New Mexico State
Tip (ET):12:40 p.m.
Network: truTV
Site: Tulsa
Announcers: Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson
(8) Arkansas (-1) vs. (9) Seton Hall
Tip (ET): 1:30 p.m.
Network:TNT
Site: Greenville
Announcers:Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lewis Johnson
(3) Oregon (-14) vs. (14) Iona
Tip (ET): 2:00 p.m.
Network: TBS
Site: Sacramento
Announcers: Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude
(2) Louisville (-20) vs. (15) Jacksonville State
Tip: After Michigan vs. Oklahoma State
Network: CBS
Site: Indianapolis
Announcers: Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson
(6) SMU vs. (11) Providence / USC [no line]
Tip: After Baylor vs. New Mexico State
Network: truTV
Site: Tulsa
Announcers: Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson
(1) UNC (-25.5) vs. (16) Texas Southern
Tip: After Arkansas vs. Seton Hall
Network: TNT
Site: Greenville
Announcers: Anderson / Webber // Johnson
(6) Creighton (-1) vs. (11) Rhode Island
Tip: After Oregon vs. Iona
Network: TBS
Site: Sacramento
Announcers: Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude
(1) Kansas vs. (16) NC Central/UC Davis [no line]
Tip: 6:50 pm
Network: TNT
Site: Tulsa
Announcers: Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson
(7) Dayton vs. (10) Wichita State (-6.5)
Tip: 7:10 pm
Network: CBS
Site: Indianapolis
Announcers: Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson
(2) Duke (-18.5) vs. Troy
Tip: 7:20 p.m.
Network: TBS
Site: Greenville
Announcers Anderson / Webber // Johnson
(6) Cincinnati vs. (11) Kansas State / Wake Forest [no line]
Tip: 7:27 p.m.
Network: truTV
Site: Sacramento
Announcers: Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude
(8) Miami (-1) vs. (9) Michigan State
Tip: After Kansas vs. NC Central/UC Davis
Network: TNT
Site: Tulsa
Announcers: Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson
(2) Kentucky (-19) vs. (15) Northern Kentucky
Tip: After Dayton vs. Wichita State
Network: CBS
Site: Indianapolis
Announcers: Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson
(7) South Carolina (-1.5) vs. (10) Marquette
Tip: After Duke vs. Troy
Network: TBS
Site: Greenville
Announcers: Anderson / Webber // Johnson
(3) UCLA (-17) vs. (14) Kent State
Tip: After Cincinnati vs. Kansas State / Wake Forest
Network: truTV
Site: Sacramento
Announcers: Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude
