NCAA Tournament First Round Schedule, Announcers, and Point Spreads
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
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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