NCAA Tournament First Round Schedule, Announcers, and Point Spreads

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We all know the drill. The first three days of this week are gonna absolutely crawl, until it’s finally Thursday and time for a king’s buffet of basketball. Now is the time where your brackets are perfect, your gambling roll locked and ready. Bookmark this page for the NCAA Tournament schedule, announcers, and point spreads (lines via Westgate Superbook column on Vegas Insider):

Play-in Games

Tuesday, March 14th

Mt. Saint Mary’s vs. New Orleans (-2)

Tip (ET): 6:40 p.m.
Network: truTV
Site: Dayton I
Announcers: Brian Anderson / Clark Kellogg // Lewis Johnson

Kansas State vs. Wake Forest (-1)
Tip: After conc. I
truTV
Dayton II
Announcers: Anderson / Kellogg // Johnson

Wednesday, March 15

NC Central (-3.5) vs. UC Davis 

Tip: 6:40 p.m.
Network: truTV
Site: Dayton
Announcers: Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude

Providence vs. USC (PK)
Tip: After NC Central vs. UC Davis
Network: truTV
Site: Dayton
Announcers: Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude

Thursday, March 16 

Notre Dame (-6.5) vs. Princeton

Tip (ET): 12:15 p.m.
Network: CBS
Site: Buffalo
Announcers: Verne Lundquist /Jim Spanarkel // Allie LaForce

Virginia (-8.5) vs. UNC-Wilmington
Tip: 12:40 p.m.
Network: truTV
Site: Orlando
Announcers: Ian Eagle / Steve Lavin // Evan Washburn

Butler (-11) vs. Winthrop

Tip: 1:30 p.m.
Network: TNT
Site: Milwaukee
Announcers: Carter Blackburn / Mike Gminski / Debbie Antonelli // Lisa Byington

Gonzaga (-23) vs. S. Dakota State

Tip: 2:00 p.m.
Network: TBS
Site: Salt Lake City
Announcers: Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl

West Virginia (-13.5) vs. Bucknell

Tip: After Notre Dame vs. Princeton
Network: CBS
Site: Buffalo
Announcers: Lundquist / Spanarkel // LaForce

Florida (-10) vs. East Tennessee State

Tip: After Virginia vs. UNC-Wilmington
Network: truTV
Site: Orlando
Announcers: Eagle / Lavin // Washburn

Minnesota (-1) vs. Middle Tennessee State

Tip: After Butler vs. Winthrop
Network:  TNT
Site: Milwaukee
Announcers: Blackburn / Gminski / Antonelli // Byington

Northwestern vs. Vanderbilt (-1)

Tip: After Gonzaga vs. S. Dakota State
Network: TBS
Site: Salt Lake City
Announcers: Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl

Maryland (-1.5) vs. Xavier

Tip: 6:50 p.m.
Network: TNT
Site: Orlando
Announcers: Eagle / Lavin // Washburn

Villanova vs. Mt. Saint Mary’s/New Orleans [No line]

Tip: 7:10 p.m.
Network: CBS
Site: Buffalo
Announcers: Lundquist / Spanarkel // LaForce

St. Mary’s (-4.5) vs. VCU

Tip: 7:20 p.m.
Network: TBS
Site: Salt Lake City
Announcers: Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl

Purdue (-8.5) vs. Vermont

Tip: 7:27 pm
Network: truTV
Site: Milwaukee
Announcers: Blackburn / Gminski / Antonelli // Byington

Florida State (-11) vs. Florida Gulf Coast
Tip: After Gonzaga vs. S. Dakota State
Network: TNT
Site: Orlando
Announcers: Eagle / Lavin // Washburn

Wisconsin (-4.5) vs. Virginia Tech
Tip: After Villanova vs. Mt. Saint Mary’s/New Orleans
Network: CBS
Site: Buffalo
Announcers: Lundquist / Spanarkel // LaForce

Arizona (-16.5) vs. North Dakota

Tip: After St. Mary’s vs. VCU
Network: TBS
Site: Salt Lake City
Announcers: Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl

Iowa State (-6.5) vs. Nevada

Tip: After Purdue vs. Vermont
Network: truTV
Site: Milwaukee
Announcers: Blackburn / Gminski / Antonelli // Byington

Friday, March 17th

Michigan (-1) vs. Oklahoma State

Tip (ET): 12:15 p.m.
Network: CBS
Site: Indianapolis
Announcers: Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson

Baylor (-12) vs. New Mexico State

Tip (ET):12:40 p.m.
Network: truTV
Site: Tulsa
Announcers: Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson

Arkansas (-1) vs. Seton Hall

Tip (ET): 1:30 p.m.
Network:TNT
Site: Greenville
Announcers:Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lewis Johnson

Oregon (-14) vs. Iona

Tip (ET): 2:00 p.m.
Network: TBS
Site: Sacramento
Announcers: Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude

Louisville (-20) vs. Jacksonville State

Tip: After Michigan vs. Oklahoma State
Network: CBS
Site: Indianapolis
Announcers: Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson

SMU vs. Providence / USC [no line]

Tip: After Baylor vs. New Mexico State
Network: truTV
Site: Tulsa
Announcers: Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson

UNC (-25.5) vs. Texas Southern

Tip: After Arkansas vs. Seton Hall
Network: TNT
Site: Greenville
Announcers: Anderson / Webber // Johnson

Creighton (-1) vs. Rhode Island

Tip: After Oregon vs. Iona
Network: TBS
Site: Sacramento
Announcers: Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude

Kansas vs. NC Central/UC Davis [no line]

Tip: 6:50 pm
Network: TNT
Site: Tulsa
Announcers: Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson

Dayton vs. Wichita State (-6.5)

Tip: 7:10 pm
Network: CBS
Site: Indianapolis
Announcers: Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson

Duke (-18.5) vs. Troy

Tip: 7:20 p.m.
Network: TBS
Site: Greenville
Announcers Anderson / Webber // Johnson

Cincinnati vs. Kansas State / Wake Forest [no line]

Tip: 7:27 p.m.
Network: truTV
Site: Sacramento
Announcers: Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude

Miami (-1) vs. Michigan State

Tip: After Kansas vs. NC Central/UC Davis
Network: TNT
Site: Tulsa
Announcers: Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson

Kentucky (-19) vs. Northern Kentucky

Tip: After Dayton vs. Wichita State
Network: CBS
Site: Indianapolis
Announcers: Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson

South Carolina (-1.5) vs. Marquette

Tip: After Duke vs. Troy
Network: TBS
Site: Greenville
Announcers: Anderson / Webber // Johnson

UCLA (-17) vs. Kent State

Tip: After Cincinnati vs. Kansas State / Wake Forest
Network: truTV
Site: Sacramento
Announcers: Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude