NCAA Tournament Schedule, Times and Announcers For Thursday & Friday
By Jason McIntyre
The NCAA Tournament just released the schedule for the first two days of the NCAA Tournament, and there’s not really a surprise – the way this sets up, the marquee game Sunday evening will be Wichita State vs. Kentucky, and the early Saturday game will likely involve Syracuse, which is a big TV draw in the East. The Sunday slate is shaping up much stronger – it (likely) will feature marquee teams such as Duke, Arizona, Kansas, North Carolina and UCLA.
Thursday Afternoon, March 20
12:15 p.m.
CBS
Buffalo I
Ohio State vs. Dayton
Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery//Allie LaForce
12:40 p.m.
truTV
Milwaukee I
Wisconsin vs. American
Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel//Lewis Johnson
1:40 p.m.
TBS
Orlando I
Colorado vs. Pittsburgh
Anderson/Bonner//Leahy
2:10 p.m.
TNT
Spokane I
Cincinnati vs. Harvard
Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Jaime Maggio
CBS
Buffalo II
Syracuse vs. Western Michigan
Lundquist/ Raftery// LaForce
After conc. I
truTV
Milwaukee II
Oregon vs. BYU
Eagle/Spanarkel// Johnson
After conc. I
TBS
Orlando II
Florida vs. Albany/Mount St. Mary’s
Anderson/Bonner//Leahy
After conc. I
TNT
Spokane II
Michigan State vs. Delaware
Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio
Thursday Evening, March 20
6:55 p.m.
TBS
Buffalo III
Connecticut vs.Saint Joseph’s
Lundquist/ Raftery// LaForce
7:10 p.m.
CBS
Milwaukee III
Michigan vs. Wofford
Eagle/Spanarkel// Johnson
7:20 p.m.
TNT
Orlando III
St. Louis vs. N.C. State/Xavier
Anderson/Bonner//Leahy
7:27 p.m.
truTV
Spokane III
Oklahoma vs. North Dakota State
Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio
After conc. III
TBS
Buffalo IV
Villanova vs. Milwaukee
Lundquist/ Raftery// LaForce
After conc. III
CBS
Milwaukee IV
Texas vs. Arizona State
Eagle/Spanarkel// Johnson
After conc. III
TNT
Orlando IV
Louisville vs. Manhattan
Anderson/Bonner//Leahy
After conc. III
truTV
Spokane IV
San Diego State vs. New Mexico State
Dedes/Gottlieb//Maggio
Friday Afternoon, March 21 (Noon-6 p.m. ET)
12:15 p.m.
CBS
Raleigh I
Duke vs. Mercer
Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols
12:40 p.m.
truTV
San Antonio I
Baylor vs. Nebraska
Marv Albert/Steve Kerr//Craig Sager
1:40 p.m.
TBS
St. Louis I
New Mexico vs. Stanford
Jim Nantz/Greg Anthony//Tracy Wolfson
2:10 p.m.
TNT
San Diego I
Arizona vs. Weber State
Andrew Catalon/Mike Gminski//Otis Livingston
After conc. I
CBS
Raleigh II
Massachusetts vs. Iowa/Tennessee
Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols
After conc. I
truTV
San Antonio II
Creighton vs. Louisiana Lafayette
Albert/Kerr//Sager
After conc. I
TBS
St. Louis II
Kansas vs. Eastern Kentucky
Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson
After conc. I
TNT
San Diego II
Gonzaga vs. Oklahoma State
Catalon/Gminski//Livingston
Friday Evening, March 21
6:55 p.m.
TBS
Raleigh III
Memphis vs. George Washington
Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols
7:10 p.m.
CBS
St. Louis III
Wichita State vs. Cal Poly/Texas Southern
Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson
7:20 p.m.
TNT
San Antonio III
North Carolina vs. Providence
Albert/Kerr//Sager
7:27 p.m.
truTV
San Diego III
VCU vs. Stephen F. Austin
Catalon/Gminski//Livingston
After conc. III
TBS
Raleigh IV
Virginia vs. Coastal Carolina
Harlan/Elmore/Miller/Nichols
After conc. III
CBS
St. Louis IV
Kentucky vs. Kansas State
Nantz/Anthony//Wolfson
After conc. III
TNT
San Antonio IV
Iowa State vs. N.C. Central
Albert/Kerr//Sager
After conc. III
truTV
San Diego IV
UCLA vs. Tulsa
Catalon/Gminski//Livingston