The countdown to the start of the 2023 NCAA tournaments has officially begun. As the excitement for March Madness draws near, fans eager to finish with a perfect bracket won’t have to wait too long for the start of this year’s festivities.
The 2023 men’s tournament will begin with the First Four on March 14 and 15 at the UD Arena, the home of the Dayton Flyers, in Dayton, Ohio. All four games will air on truTV, beginning approximately at 6:40 p.m. and 9:10 p.m. ET both days.
Day 1 (Tuesday) will see Texas A&M-CC take on SE Missouri State with the No. 16 spot and meeting with No. 1 Alabama on the line, followed by Pittsburgh-Mississippi State facing off to decide who will earn the No. 11 seed and a clash against No. 6 Iowa State. On Day 2, a battle of No. 16s between Fairleigh Dickinson and Texas Southern will determine who faces No. 1 Purdue, and No. 11s Nevada and Arizona State will meet to decide who will face No. 6 TCU.
