The schedule for the First Four and the first-round of the men’s NCAA tournament was announced shortly after the selection committee revealed the field of 68 on Selection Sunday.
The First Four will tip-off on the evening of Tuesday, March 15 with a matchup between No. 16 Texas Southern and No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. No. 12 Indiana will take on No. 12 Wyoming that same night. Wednesday will feature two more games with No. 16 Bryant taking on No. 16 Wright State and No. 11 Notre Dame squaring off with No. 11 Rutgers.
No. 11 Michigan and No. 6 Colorado State will then open the first-round on Thursday, March 17, kicking off a 48 hours filled with college basketball. No. 9 TCU and No. 8 Seton Hall will close out the opening round of the tournament late on Friday, March 18.
Here is the schedule for this year’s First Four and First Round (all times Eastern).
Tuesday, March 15
First Four
6:40 p.m. – No. 16 Texas Southern vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on truTV
9:10 p.m. – No. 12 Indiana vs. No. 12 Wyoming on truTV
Wednesday, March 16
First Four
6:40 p.m. – No. 16 Bryant vs. No. 16 Wright State on truTV
9:10 p.m. – No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Rutgers on truTV
Thursday, March 17
First Round
12:15 p.m. – No. 11 Michigan vs. No. 6 Colorado State on CBS
12:40 p.m. – No. 13 South Dakota State vs. No. 4 Providence on truTV
1:45 p.m. – No. 9 Memphis vs. No. 8 Boise State on TNT
2:00 p.m. – No. 16 Norfolk State vs. No. 1 Baylor on TBS
2:45 p.m. – No. 14 Longwood vs. No. 3 Tennessee on CBS
3:10 p.m. – No. 12 Richmond vs. No. 5 Iowa on truTV
4:15 p.m. – No. 16 Georgia State vs. No. 1 Gonzaga on TNT
4:30 p.m. – No. 9 Marquette vs. No. 8 North Carolina on TBS
6:50 p.m. – No. 12 New Mexico State vs. No. 5 UConn on TNT
7:10 p.m. – No. 15 Saint Peter’s vs. No. 2 Kentucky on CBS
7:20 p.m. – No. 12 Wyoming/Indiana vs. No. 5 Saint Mary’s on TBS
7:27 p.m. – No. 9 Creighton vs. No. 8 San Diego State on truTV
9:20 p.m. – No. 13 Vermont vs. No. 4 Arkansas on TNT
9:40 p.m. – No. 10 San Francisco vs. No. 7 Murray State on CBS
9:50 p.m. – No. 13 Akron vs. No. 4 UCLA on TBS
9:57 p.m. – No. 16 Texas Southern/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. No. 1 Kansas on truTV
