March Madness is here and the tip times are out.
All games will air on four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – and NCAA March Madness Live.
The following are tip times and commentator assignments for the NCAA First Four and first round games. Tip times for Saturday’s second round games will be announced after the conclusion of Thursday’s games. Sunday’s tip times will be released after the conclusion of play on Friday.
This year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 1, along with the National Championship on Monday, April 3, will air on CBS.
NCAA Tournament production teams are as follows:
| NCAA First Four – Tuesday, March 14 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton, OH | (16) SE Missouri St. vs. (16) Texas A&M-CC | Tom McCarthy / Avery Johnson // Jon Rothstein |
| 9:10 p.m. | truTV | Dayton, OH | (11) Pitt vs. (11) Mississippi St. | McCarthy / Johnson // Rothstein |
| NCAA First Four – Wednesday, March 15 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton, OH | (16) Fairleigh Dickinson vs. (16) Texas Southern | McCarthy / Johnson // Rothstein |
| 9:10 p.m. | truTV | Dayton, OH | (11) Nevada vs. (11) Arizona St. | McCarthy / Johnson // Rothstein |
| First Round Games – Thursday Afternoon, March 16 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Birmingham, AL | (9) Maryland vs. (8) West Virginia | Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Orlando, FL | (13) Furman vs. (4) Virginia | Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi |
| 1:40 p.m. | TNT | Sacramento, CA | (10) Utah St. vs. (7) Missouri | Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson |
| 2:00 p.m. | TBS | Des Moines, IA | (16) Howard vs. (1) Kansas | Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce |
| 2:45 p.m. | CBS | Birmingham, AL | (16) SE Missouri St./Texas A&M-CC vs. (1) Alabama | Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson |
| 3:10 p.m. | truTV | Orlando, FL | (12) Col. of Charleston vs. (5) San Diego St. | Harlan / Bonner / Van Gundy // Shehadi |
| 4:10 p.m. | TNT | Sacramento, CA | (15) Princeton vs. (2) Arizona | Nessler / Haywood // Jacobson |
| 4:30 p.m. | TBS | Des Moines, IA | (9) Illinois vs. (8) Arkansas | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
| First Round Games – Thursday Evening, March 16 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 6:50 p.m. | TNT | Birmingham, AL | (9) Auburn vs. (8) Iowa | Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Orlando, FL | (12) Oral Roberts vs. (5) Duke | Harlan / Bonner / Van Gundy // Shehadi |
| 7:25 p.m. | TBS | Des Moines, IA | (15) Colgate vs. (2) Texas | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
| 7:35 p.m. | truTV | Sacramento, CA | (10) Boise St. vs. (7) Northwestern | Nessler / Haywood // Jacobson |
| 9:20 p.m. | TNT | Birmingham, AL | (16) N. Kentucky vs. (1) Houston | Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson |
| 9:40 p.m. | CBS | Orlando, FL | (13) Louisiana vs. (4) Tennessee | Harlan / Bonner / Van Gundy // Shehadi |
| 9:55 p.m. | TBS | Des Moines, IA | (10) Penn St. vs. (7) Texas A&M | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
| 10:05 p.m. | truTV | Sacramento, CA | (15) UNC Asheville vs. (2) UCLA | Nessler / Haywood // Jacobson |
| First Round Games – Friday Afternoon, March 17 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Columbus, OH | (10) USC vs. (7) Michigan St. | Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Greensboro, NC | (14) Kennesaw St. vs. (3) Xavier | Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Evan Washburn |
| 1:30 p.m. | TNT | Denver, CO | (14) UC Santa Barbara vs. (3) Baylor | Lisa Byington / Steve Smith / Avery Johnson // Andy Katz |
| 2:00 p.m. | TBS | Albany, NY | (12) VCU vs. (5) Saint Mary’s | Spero Dedes / Deb Antonelli // AJ Ross |
| 2:45 p.m. | CBS | Columbus, OH | (15) Vermont vs. (2) Marquette | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
| 3:10 p.m. | truTV | Greensboro, NC | (11) Mississippi St./Pitt vs. (6) Iowa St. | Eagle / Spanarkel // Washburn |
| 4:00 p.m. | TNT | Denver, CO | (11) NC State vs. (6) Creighton | Byington / Smith / Johnson // Katz |
| 4:30 p.m. | TBS | Albany, NY | (13) Iona vs. (4) UConn | Dedes / Antonelli // Ross |
| First Round Games – Friday Evening, March 17 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 6:50 p.m. | TNT | Columbus, OH | (16) Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson vs. (1) Purdue | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Greensboro, NC | (11) Providence vs. (6) Kentucky | Eagle / Spanarkel // Washburn |
| 7:25 p.m. | TBS | Albany, NY | (12) Drake vs. (5) Miami | Dedes / Antonelli // Ross |
| 7:35 p.m. | truTV | Denver, CO | (14) Grand Canyon vs. (3) Gonzaga | Byington / Smith / Johnson // Katz |
| 9:20 p.m. | TNT | Columbus, OH | (9) Florida Atlantic vs. (8) Memphis | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
| 9:40 p.m. | CBS | Greensboro, NC | (14) Montana St. vs. (3) Kansas St. | Eagle / Spanarkel // Washburn |
| 9:55 p.m. | TBS | Albany, NY | (13) Kent St. vs. (4) Indiana | Dedes / Antonelli // Ross |
| 10:05 p.m. | truTV | Denver, CO | (11) Arizona St./Nevada vs. (6) TCU | Byington / Smith / Johnson // Katz |
