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NCAA Tournament first-round schedule
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S
BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time


FIRST FOUR ========== At Dayton, Ohio Tuesday, March 13 ----------------- Mississippi Valley State (21-12) vs Western Kentucky (15-18), 6:40 p.m. (truTV) Brigham Young (25-8) vs Iona (25-7), after conclusion of first game (truTV) Wednesday, March 14 ------------------- Lamar (23-11) vs Vermont (23-11), 6:40 p.m. (truTV) California (24-9) vs South Florida (20-13), After conclusion of first game (truTV)

EAST REGIONAL ============= Thursday, March 15 at Pittsburgh ------------------ #8 Kansas State (21-10) vs #9 Southern Mississippi (25-8), 12:40 p.m. (truTV) #1 Syracuse (31-2) vs #16 UNC-Asheville (24-9), after conclusion of Kansas State-So Miss (truTV) #7 Gonzaga (25-6) vs #10 West Virginia (19-13), 7:20 p.m. (TNT) #2 Ohio State (27-7) vs #15 Loyola, Md (24-8), after conclusion of Gonzaga-WVU (TNT) Thursday, March 15 at Albuquerque, New Mexico -------------------------- #4 Wisconsin (24-9) vs #13 Montana (25-6), 2:10 p.m. (TNT) #5 Vanderbilt (24-10) vs #12 Harvard (26-4), after conclusion of Wisconsin-Montana (TNT) Friday, March 16 at Nashville, Tennessee ----------------------- #6 Cincinnati (24-10) vs #11 Texas (20-13), 12:15 p.m. (CBS) #3 Florida State (24-9) vs #14 St. Bonaventure (20-11), after conclusion of Cincinnati-Texas game (CBS)

MIDWEST REGIONAL ================ Friday, March 16 at Greensboro, North Carolina ----------------------------- #8 Creighton (28-5) vs #9 Alabama (21-11), 1:40 p.m. (TBS) #1 North Carolina (29-5) vs #16 Lamar or Vermont, after conclusion of Creighton-Alabama game (TBS) Friday, March 16 at Nashville, Tennessee ----------------------- #4 Michigan (24-9) vs #13 Ohio (27-7), 7:20 p.m. (TNT) #5 Temple (24-7) vs #12 California or South Florida, after conclusion of Michigan-Ohio game (TNT) Friday, March 16 at Omaha, Nebraska ------------------ #7 Saint Mary’s (27-5) vs #10 Purdue (21-12), 7:27 p.m. (truTV) #2 Kansas (27-6) vs #15 Detroit (22-13), after conclusion of Saint Mary’s-Purdue game (truTV) Friday, March 16 at Columbus, Ohio ----------------- #6 San Diego State (26-7) vs #11 North Carolina State (22-12), 12:40 p.m. (truTV) #3 Georgetown (23-8) vs #14 Belmont (27-7), after conclusion of San Diego St-NC State game (truTV)

SOUTH REGIONAL ============== Thursday, March 15 at Louisville, Kentucky ----------------------- #1 Kentucky (32-2) vs #16 Mississippi Valley St or Western Kentucky, 6:50 p.m. (TBS) #8 Iowa State (22-10) vs #9 Connecticut (20-13), after conclusion of Kentucky game (TBS) Thursday, March 15 at Portland, Oregon ------------------- #5 Wichita State (27-5) vs #12 Virginia Commonwealth (28-6), 7:15 p.m. (CBS) #4 Indiana (25-8) vs #13 New Mexico State (26-9), after conclusion of Wichita State-VCU game (CBS) Thursday, March 15 at Albuquerque, New Mexico -------------------------- #3 Baylor (27-7) vs #14 South Dakota St (27-7), 7:27 p.m. (truTV) #6 UNLV (26-8) vs #11 Colorado (23-11), after conclusion of Baylor-South Dakota St game (truTV) Friday, March 16 at Greensboro, North Carolina ----------------------------- #2 Duke (27-6) vs #15 Lehigh (26-7), 7:15 p.m. (CBS) #7 Notre Dame (22-11) vs #10 Xavier (21-12), after conclusion of Duke-Lehigh game (CBS)

WEST REGIONAL ============= Friday, March 16 at Columbus, Ohio ----------------- #8 Memphis (26-8) vs #9 Saint Louis (25-7), 6:50 p.m. (TBS) #1 Michigan State (27-7) vs #16 Long Island-Brooklyn (25-8), after conclusion of Memphis-Saint Louis game (TBS) Thursday, March 15 at Portland, Oregon ------------------- #4 Louisville (26-9) vs #13 Davidson (25-7), 1:40 p.m. (TBS) #5 New Mexico (27-6) vs #12 Long Beach State (25-8), after conclusion of Louisville-Davidson game (TBS) Friday, March 16 at Omaha, Nebraska ------------------ #7 Florida (23-10) vs #10 Virginia (22-9), 2:10 p.m. (TNT) #2 Missouri (30-4) vs #15 Norfolk State (25-9), after conclusion of Florida-Virginia (TNT) Thursday, March 15 at Louisville, Kentucky ----------------------- #6 Murray State (30-1) vs #11 Colorado State (20-11), 12:15 p.m. (CBS) #3 Marquette (25-7) vs #14 BYU or Iona, after conclusion of Murray State-Colorado State (CBS)