March Madness Begins: NCAA Tournament 2016 First Round Schedule
The 78th edition of NCAA Tournament is finally here and along with it is the excitement of finding out who among the teams emerge the best. Known as the March Madness, the event is one of the country's important sports events that runs from the second week of March through the first week of April. It covers the National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's and Women's Basketball tournaments.
Viewers can catch a glimpse of the action through networks like CBS, TNT, TBS, and TruTV. The games will take place in eight locations including Providence, Rhode Island; Raleigh, North Carolina; Des Moines, Iowa; Denver, Colorado; St. Louis, Missouri; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Brooklyn, New York and Spokane, Washington.
In Denver, for example, the games have already begun at the Pepsi Center. According to Denver Channel, it has been five years since a March Madness tournament was held at the said complex. The state will be hosting the games of Iowa State, Iona, Seton Hall, Gonzaga, Utah, Fresno State, Purdue and University of Arkansas Little Rock.
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SBNation.com, meanwhile, provided a much comprehensive run down of schedule for the 32 first round 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament which will take place this Thursday, Mar. 17, and Friday, Mar. 18. Check out the list below which also include the TV network that will be covering the match.
Thursday, March 17 (all times Eastern)
No. 4 Duke vs. No. 13 UNC-Wilmington
Time: 12:15 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Butler
Time: 12:40 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 8 Colorado vs. No. 9 UConn
Time: 1:30 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
No. 4 Iowa State vs. No. 13 Iona
Time: 2 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Denver, Colorado
No. 5 Baylor vs. No. 12 Yale
Time: approx. 2:45 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 16 Hampton
Time: approx. 3:10 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Austin Peay
Time: approx. 4 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
No. 5 Purdue vs. No. 12 Arkansas-Little Rock
Time: approx. 4:30 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Denver, Colorado
No. 3 Miami vs. No. 14 Buffalo
Time: 6:50 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 12 Chattanooga
Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 16 Florida Gulf Coast
Time: 7:20 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 3 Utah vs. No. 14 Fresno State
Time: 7:27 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Denver, Colorado
No. 6 Arizona vs. No. 11 Wichita State
Time: approx. 9:20 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Providence, Rhode Island
No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Stony Brook
Time: approx. 9:40 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
No. 8 USC vs. No. 9 Providence
Time: approx. 9:50 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
No. 6 Seton Hall vs. No. 11 Gonzaga
Time: approx. 9:57 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Denver, Colorado
Friday, March 18 (all times Eastern)
No. 7 Dayton vs. No. 10 Syracuse
Time: 12:15 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 15 UNC-Asheville
Time: 12:40 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Brooklyn, New York
No. 7 Oregon State vs. No. 10 VCU
Time: 1:30 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
No. 4 Cal vs. No. 13 Hawaii
Time: 2 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Spokane, Washington
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Middle Tennessee State
Time: approx. 2:45 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
No. 7 Iowa vs. No. 10 Temple
Time: approx. 3:10 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Brooklyn, New York
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 15 CSU-Bakersfield
Time: approx. 4 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
No. 5 Maryland vs. No. 12 South Dakota State
Time: approx. 4:30
TV: TBS
Location: Spokane, Washington
No. 7 Wisconsin vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh
Time: 6:50 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin
Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Brooklyn, New York
No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 14 UW-Green Bay
Time: 7:20 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 16 Holy Cross or Southern
Time: 7:27 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Spokane, Washington
No. 2 Xavier vs. No. 15 Weber State
Time: approx. 9:20 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Michigan or Tulsa
Time: approx. 9:40 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Brooklyn, New York
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 11 Northern Iowa
Time: approx. 9:50 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
No. 8 St. Joseph's vs. No. 9 Cincinnati
Time: approx. 9:57 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Spokane, Washington
