How to watch March Madness

The NCAA Tournament tips off this week with the First Four of March Madness on Tuesday and Wednesday and the first round on Thursday and Friday.

Second-round games will be played on Saturday and Sunday.

Sweet 16 games will be held March 23-24, with Elite Eight games March 25-26.

The Final Four is scheduled for April 1, while the National Championship Game is scheduled for April 3.

Here’s a look at the TV information for each First Four and first-round game, with the scheduled game time, channel, location, teams and announcers.

Return for updates as new matchups are determined. All times MST.

NCAA Tournament First Four games schedule, how to watch:

Tuesday, March 14 March Madness schedule, TV information

3:40 p.m.	truTV	Dayton, OH	(16) SE Missouri St. vs. (16) Texas A&M-CC	Tom McCarthy / Avery Johnson // Jon Rothstein
6:10 p.m.	truTV	Dayton, OH	(11) Pitt vs. (11) Mississippi St.	McCarthy / Johnson // Rothstein

3:40 p.m.	truTV	Dayton, OH	(16) Fairleigh Dickinson vs. (16) Texas Southern	McCarthy / Johnson // Rothstein
6:10 p.m.	truTV	Dayton, OH	(11) Nevada vs. (11) Arizona St.	McCarthy / Johnson // Rothstein

NCAA Tournament first-round games schedule, how to watch:

9:15 a.m.	CBS	Birmingham, AL	(9) Maryland vs. (8) West Virginia	Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
9:40 a.m.	truTV	Orlando, FL	(13) Furman vs. (4) Virginia	Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi
10:40 a.m.	TNT	Sacramento, CA	(10) Utah St. vs. (7) Missouri	Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson
11:00 a.m.	TBS	Des Moines, IA	(16) Howard vs. (1) Kansas	Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce
11:45 a.m.	CBS	Birmingham, AL	(16) SE Missouri St./Texas A&M-CC vs. (1) Alabama	Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson
12:10 p.m.	truTV	Orlando, FL	(12) Col. of Charleston vs. (5) San Diego St.	Harlan / Bonner / Van Gundy // Shehadi
1:10 p.m.	TNT	Sacramento, CA	(15) Princeton vs. (2) Arizona	Nessler / Haywood // Jacobson
1:30 p.m.	TBS	Des Moines, IA	(9) Illinois vs. (8) Arkansas	Anderson / Jackson // LaForce

3:50 p.m.	TNT	Birmingham, AL	(9) Auburn vs. (8) Iowa	Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson
4:10 p.m.	CBS	Orlando, FL	(12) Oral Roberts vs. (5) Duke	Harlan / Bonner / Van Gundy // Shehadi
4:25 p.m.	TBS	Des Moines, IA	(15) Colgate vs. (2) Texas	Anderson / Jackson // LaForce
4:35 p.m.	truTV	Sacramento, CA	(10) Boise St. vs. (7) Northwestern	Nessler / Haywood // Jacobson
6:20 p.m.	TNT	Birmingham, AL	(16) N. Kentucky vs. (1) Houston	Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson
6:40 p.m.	CBS	Orlando, FL	(13) Louisiana vs. (4) Tennessee	Harlan / Bonner / Van Gundy // Shehadi
6:55 p.m.	TBS	Des Moines, IA	(10) Penn St. vs. (7) Texas A&M	Anderson / Jackson // LaForce
7:05 p.m.	truTV	Sacramento, CA	(15) UNC Asheville vs. (2) UCLA	Nessler / Haywood // Jacobson

9:15 a.m.	CBS	Columbus, OH	(10) USC vs. (7) Michigan St.	Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl
9:40 a.m.	truTV	Greensboro, NC	(14) Kennesaw St. vs. (3) Xavier	Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Evan Washburn
10:30 a.m.	TNT	Denver, CO	(14) UC Santa Barbara vs. (3) Baylor	Lisa Byington / Steve Smith / Avery Johnson // Andy Katz
11:00 a.m.	TBS	Albany, NY	(12) VCU vs. (5) Saint Mary’s	Spero Dedes / Deb Antonelli // AJ Ross
11:45 a.m.	CBS	Columbus, OH	(15) Vermont vs. (2) Marquette	Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl
12:10 p.m.	truTV	Greensboro, NC	(11) Mississippi St./Pitt vs. (6) Iowa St.	Eagle / Spanarkel // Washburn
1:00 p.m.	TNT	Denver, CO	(11) NC State vs. (6) Creighton	Byington / Smith / Johnson // Katz
1:30 p.m.	TBS	Albany, NY	(13) Iona vs. (4) UConn	Dedes / Antonelli // Ross

3:50 p.m.	TNT	Columbus, OH	(16) Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson vs. (1) Purdue	Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl
4:10 p.m.	CBS	Greensboro, NC	(11) Providence vs. (6) Kentucky	Eagle / Spanarkel // Washburn
4:25 p.m.	TBS	Albany, NY	(12) Drake vs. (5) Miami	Dedes / Antonelli // Ross
4:35 p.m.	truTV	Denver, CO	(14) Grand Canyon vs. (3) Gonzaga	Byington / Smith / Johnson // Katz
6:20 p.m.	TNT	Columbus, OH	(9) Florida Atlantic vs. (8) Memphis	Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl
6:40 p.m.	CBS	Greensboro, NC	(14) Montana St. vs. (3) Kansas St.	Eagle / Spanarkel // Washburn
6:55 p.m.	TBS	Albany, NY	(13) Kent St. vs. (4) Indiana	Dedes / Antonelli // Ross
7:05 p.m.	truTV	Denver, CO	(11) Arizona St./Nevada vs. (6) TCU	Byington / Smith / Johnson // Katz

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