The times and television information for the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament have been announced.
Action gets underway Tuesday and Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio. Games move to regional sites for the second and third rounds starting Thursday, with 16 games on the schedule Thursday and Friday.
Wichita State is the first regional team to tip off. The No. 9 seed in the West, the Shockers will face No. 8 Pittsburgh at 12:40 p.m. Thursday from Salt Lake City, Utah on TBS.
Saint Louis gets underway about a half hour later in San Jose, Calif., in the Midwest bracket. The No. 4 Billikens will take on No. 13 New Mexico State at 1:10 p.m.
Missouri, the No. 9 team in the Midwest, will battle No. 8 Colorado State at about 8:20 p.m. Wednesday from Lexington, Ky., on TBS.
Kansas and Kansas State, both playing second and third-round games in Kansas City, both play Friday.
The Wildcats are in the early session, tipping off with the winner of the La Salle – Boise State game at about 2:10 p.m. in the early session.
The Jayhawks, the top seed in the South, get the late session Friday at Sprint Center and will face against No. 16 Western Kentucky at 8:50 p.m.
Below is a look at the schedule and television ifnormation for all of the first andd second-round games in the NCAA tournament.
First Round
Tuesday, March 19
5:40 p.m. at Dayton, Ohio: MW16a. North Carolina A&T vs. MW16b. Liberty
truTV/Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and Craig Sager
8:10 p.m. (approx.) at Dayton, Ohio: MW11a. Middle Tennessee State vs. MW11b. Saint Mary's
truTV/Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and Craig Sager
Wednesday, March 20
5:40 p.m. at Dayton, Ohio
No. 1 Indiana vs No. 16 James Madison
truTV/Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg and Tracy Wolfson
8:10 p.m. (approx.) at Dayton, Ohio: W13a. Boise State vs. W13b. La Salle
truTV/Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg and Tracy Wolfso
Second Round
Thursday, March 21
11:15 a.m. at Auburn Hills, Mich.: MW3. Michigan State vs. MW14. Valparaiso
CBS/Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery and Rachel Nichols
11:40 a.m. at Lexington, Ky: E6. Butler vs. E11. Bucknell
truTV/Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel and Allie LaForce
EAST BRACKET BREAKDOWN: Indiana leads a history-rich field http://bit.ly/YGZvGX
12:40 p.m. at Salt Lake City, Utah: W8. Pittsburgh vs. W9. Wichita State
TBS/Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb and Jamie Maggio
1:10 p.m. at San Jose, Calif.: MW4. Saint Louis vs. MW13. New Mexico State
TNT/Brian Anderson, Dan Bonner and Marty Snider
1:45 p.m. (approx.) at Auburn Hills, Mich.: MW6. Memphis vs. MW11a. Middle Tennessee State or MW11b. Saint Mary's
CBS/Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery and Rachel Nichols
2:10 p.m. (approx.) at Lexington, Ky.: E3. Marquette vs. E14. Davidson
truTV/Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel and Allie LaForce
3:10 p.m. (approx.) at Salt Lake City, Utah: W1. Gonzaga vs. W16. Southern
TBS/Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb and Jamie Maggio
WEST BRACKET BREAKDOWN: Top-seed Zags face stiff competition http://bit.ly/148v44h
3:40 p.m. (approx.) at San Jose, Calif.: MW5. Oklahoma State vs. MW12. Oregon
TNT/Brian Anderson, Dan Bonner and Marty Snider
5:50 p.m. at Lexington, Ky.: MW1. Louisville vs. MW16a. North Carolina A&T or MW16b. Liberty
TBS/Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel and Allie LaForce
6:15 p.m at Auburn Hills, Mich.: S4. Michigan vs. S13. South Dakota State
CBS/Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery and Rachel Nichols
SOUTH BRACKET BREAKDOWN: Coaches with rings live here http://bit.ly/WJW5rG
7:20 p.m. at Salt Lake City, Utah: W6. Arizona vs. W11. Belmont
TNT/Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb and Jamie Maggio
6:27 p.m. at San Jose, Calif.: E5. UNLV vs. E12. California
truTV/Brian Anderson, Dan Bonner and Marty Snider
8:20 p.m. (approx.) at Lexington, Ky: MW8. Colorado State vs. MW9. Missouri
TBS/Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel and Allie LaForce
8:45 p.m. (approx.) at Auburn Hills, Mich: S5. Virginia Commonwealth vs. S12. Akron
CBS/Verne Lundquist, Bill Raftery and Rachel Nichols
8:50 p.m. (approx.) at Salt Lake City, Utah: W3. New Mexico vs. W14. Harvard
TNT/Spiro Dedes, Doug Gottlieb and Jamie Maggio
8:57 p.m. (approx.) at San Jose Calif.: E4. Syracuse vs. E13. Montana
truTV/Brian Anderson, Dan Bonner and Marty Snider
Friday, March 22
11:15 a.m. at Philadelphia: MW2. Duke vs. MW15. Albany
CBS/Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller and Lewis Johnson
MIDWEST BRACKET BREAKDOWN: A rare March meeting for Izzo & Coach K? http://bit.ly/11hm0pi
11:40 a.m. at Kansas Cityi: W5. Wisconsin vs. W12. Mississippi
truTV/Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and Craig Sager
12:40 p.m. at Dayton, Ohio: E8. N.C. State vs. E9. Temple
TBS/Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg and Tracy Wolfson
1:10 p.m. at Austin, Texas: E2. Miami vs. E15. Pacific
TNT/Tim Brando, Mike Gminski and Otis Livingston
1:45 p.m. at Philadelphia: MW7. Creighton vs. MW 10. Cincinnati
CBS/Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore, Reggie Miller and Lewis Johnson
2:10 p.m. at Kansas City: W4. Kansas State vs. W13a. Boise State or W13b. La Salle
truTV/Marv Albert, Steve Kerr and Craig Sager
3:10 p.m. at Dayton, Ohio: E1. Indiana vs. E16a. LIU-Brooklyn or E16b. James
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