March Madness: Complete Schedule For First Four And First Round

The schedule for the First Four and the first-round of the men’s NCAA tournament was announced shortly after the selection committee revealed the field of 68 on Selection Sunday.

The First Four will tip-off on the evening of Tuesday, March 15 with a matchup between No. 16 Texas Southern and No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. No. 12 Indiana will take on No. 12 Wyoming that same night. Wednesday will feature two more games with No. 16 Bryant taking on No. 16 Wright State and No. 11 Notre Dame squaring off with No. 11 Rutgers.

No. 11 Michigan and No. 6 Colorado State will then open the first-round on Thursday, March 17, kicking off a 48 hours filled with college basketball. No. 9 TCU and No. 8 Seton Hall will close out the opening round of the tournament late on Friday, March 18.

JUST IN: MEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT TIP TIMES, SITES, ANNOUNCING TEAMS.Here is the CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV schedule for the First Four, plus all first round games for Thursday and Friday.Colorado State-Michigan is the first game on Thursday. TCU-Seton Hall is last tip Friday. pic.twitter.com/myIVJw3lhQ

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Here is the schedule for this year’s First Four and First Round (all times Eastern).

Tuesday, March 15First Four6:40 p.m. – No. 16 Texas Southern vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on truTV9:10 p.m. – No. 12 Indiana vs. No. 12 Wyoming on truTV

Wednesday, March 16First Four6:40 p.m. – No. 16 Bryant vs. No. 16 Wright State on truTV 9:10 p.m. – No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Rutgers on truTV

Thursday, March 17First Round12:15 p.m. – No. 11 Michigan vs. No. 6 Colorado State on CBS12:40 p.m. – No. 13 South Dakota State vs. No. 4 Providence on truTV1:45 p.m. – No. 9 Memphis vs. No. 8 Boise State on TNT2:00 p.m. – No. 16 Norfolk State vs. No. 1 Baylor on TBS2:45 p.m. – No. 14 Longwood vs. No. 3 Tennessee on CBS3:10 p.m. – No. 12 Richmond vs. No. 5 Iowa on truTV4:15 p.m. – No. 16 Georgia State vs. No. 1 Gonzaga on TNT4:30 p.m. – No. 9 Marquette vs. No. 8 North Carolina on TBS6:50 p.m. – No. 12 New Mexico State vs. No. 5 UConn on TNT7:10 p.m. – No. 15 Saint Peter’s vs. No. 2 Kentucky on CBS7:20 p.m. – No. 12 Wyoming/Indiana vs. No. 5 Saint Mary’s on TBS7:27 p.m. – No. 9 Creighton vs. No. 8 San Diego State on truTV9:20 p.m. – No. 13 Vermont vs. No. 4 Arkansas on TNT9:40 p.m. – No. 10 San Francisco vs. No. 7 Murray State on CBS9:50 p.m. – No. 13 Akron vs. No. 4 UCLA on TBS9:57 p.m. – No. 16 Texas Southern/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. No. 1 Kansas on truTV

Friday, March 18First Round12:15 p.m. – No. 10 Loyola Chicago vs. No. 7 Ohio State on CBS12:40 p.m. – No. 15 Jacksonville State vs. No. 2 Auburn on truTV1:45 p.m. – No. 14 Montana State vs. No. 3 Texas Tech on TNT2:00 p.m. – No. 14 Yale vs. No. 3 Purdue on TBS2:45 p.m. – No. 15 Delaware vs. No. 2 Villanova on CBS3:10 p.m. – No. 10 Miami (FL) vs. No. 7 Southern California on truTV4:15 p.m. – No. 11 Rutgers/Notre Dame vs. No. 6 Alabama on TNT4:30 p.m. – No. 11 Virginia Tech vs. No. 6 Texas on TBS6:50 p.m. – No. 13 Chattanooga vs. No. 4 Illinois on TNT7:10 p.m. – No. 15 Cal State Fullerton vs. No. 2 Duke on CBS7:20 p.m. – No. 11 Iowa State vs. No. 6 LSU on TBS7:27 p.m. – No. 16 Wright State/Bryant vs. No. 1 Arizona on truTV9:20 p.m. – No. 12 UAB vs. No. 5 Houston on TNT9:40 p.m. – No. 10 Davidson vs. No. 7 Michigan State on CBS9:50 p.m. – No. 14 Colgate vs. No. 3 Wisconsin on TBS9:57 p.m. – No. 9 TCU vs. No. 8 Seton Hall on truTV

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Published Mar 14, 2022 | Modified Mar 14, 2022ZACH KOONS

Zach Koons is a programming editor at Sports Illustrated who frequently writes about Formula One. He joined SI as a breaking/trending news writer in February 2022 before joining the programming team in 2023. Koons previously worked at The Spun and interned for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He currently hosts the "Bleav in Northwestern" podcast and received a bachelor's in journalism from Northwestern University.

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