Raleigh, NC – The first two rounds of the 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament will be kicking off at the PNC Arena this afternoon. Doors open for session 1 at 11:10 am.First game is Texas Tech vs. Butler set to start at 12:40 pm. Second game will be Virginia vs. Hampton scheduled to start at 3:10 pm. Door open for session 2 at approximately 5:50 pm. The first game of the evening session is North Carolina vs. Florida Gulf Coast at 7:20 pm. Following that will be Southern California (USC) vs. Providence set to start around 9:50 pm.
Here’s the complete television schedule, streaming information, broadcast teams, dates, and locations of games during the 2016 NCAA men’s Division I basketball tournament.
Tournament Schedule and Locations
First and Second Rounds:
March 17, 19 at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa; PNC Arena, Raleigh, N.C.; Pepsi Coliseum, Denver; Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, R.I.
March 18, 20 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Scottrade Center, St. Louis; Chesapeake Energy Center, Oklahoma City; Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Wash.
West Regional: March 24, 26 Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif.
Print the official March Madness bracket here.
South Regional: March 24, 26 KFC YUM! Center, Louisville, Ky.
Midwest Regional: March 25, 27 United Center, Chicago, Ill.
East Regional: March 25, 27 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pa.
Final Four: April 2, 4 NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
LIVE STREAM: You can stream every game live at March Madness Live.
Here’s the television schedule for the first round:
NCAA First Round Games Thursday Afternoon, March 17 (Noon-6 p.m. ET) | |||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | |
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Providence I | Duke vs. North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) | Ian Eagle/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Evan Washburn | |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Raleigh I | Texas Tech vs. Butler | Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Lewis Johnson | |
| 1:30 p.m. | TNT | Des Moines I | Colorado vs. Connecticut | Jim Nantz/Grant Hill/Bill Raftery//Tracy Wolfson | |
| 2:00 p.m. | TBS | Denver I | Iowa State vs. Iona | Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Eradhl | |
| After conc. I | CBS | Providence II | Baylor vs. Yale | Eagle/ Webber/Elmore//Washburn | |
| After conc. I | truTV | Raleigh II | Virginia vs. Hampton | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Johnson | |
| After conc. I | TNT | Des Moines II | Kansas vs. Austin Peay | Nantz/Hill/Raftery//Wolfson | |
| After conc. I | TBS | Denver II | Purdue vs. Arkansas-Little Rock | Catalon/ Lappas// Eradhl | |
First Round Games Thursday Evening, March 17 (6:30 p.m. ET-Midnight) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games) | |||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | |
| 6:50 p.m. | TNT | Providence III | Miami vs. Buffalo | Eagle/ Webber/Elmore//Washburn | |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Des Moines III | Indiana vs. Chattanooga | Nantz/Hill/Raftery//Wolfson | |
| 7:20 p.m. | TBS | Raleigh III | North Carolina vs. Florida Gulf Coast | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Johnson | |
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Denver III | Utah vs. Fresno State | Catalon/ Lappas// Eradhl | |
| After conc. III | TNT | Providence IV | Arizona vs. Wichita State | Eagle/ Webber/Elmore//Washburn | |
| After conc. III | CBS | Des Moines IV | Kentucky vs. Stony Brook | Nantz/Hill/Raftery//Wolfson | |
| After conc. III | TBS | Raleigh IV | Southern California (USC) vs. Providence | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Johnson | |
| After conc. III | truTV | Denver IV | Seton Hall vs. Gonzaga | Catalon/ Lappas// Eradhl | |
First Round Games Friday Afternoon, March 18 (Noon-6 p.m. ET) | |||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | |
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | St. Louis I | Dayton vs. Syracuse | Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Dana Jacobson | |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Brooklyn I | Villanova vs. UNC Asheville | Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce | |
| 1:30 p.m. | TNT | Oklahoma City I | Oregon St. vs. VCU | Carter Blackburn/ Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio | |
| 2:00 p.m. | TBS | Spokane I | California vs. Hawaii | Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Ros Gold-Onwude | |
| After conc. I | CBS | St. Louis II | Michigan St. vs. Middle Tennessee St | Anderson/Smith//Jaconson | |
| After conc. I | truTV | Brooklyn II | Iowa vs. Temple | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce
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| After conc. I | TNT | Oklahoma City II | Oklahoma vs. CSU Bakersfield | Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio | |
| After conc. I | TBS | Spokane II | Maryland vs. South Dakota St. | Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude | |
First Round Games Friday Evening, March 18 (6:30 PM, ET-Midnight) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games) | |||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | |
| 6:50 p.m. | TNT | St. Louis III | Wisconsin vs. Pittsburgh | Anderson/Smith//Jacobson | |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Brooklyn III | West Virginia vs. Stephen F. Austin | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | |
| 7:20 p.m. | TBS | Oklahoma City III | Texas A&M vs. UW-Green Bay | Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio | |
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Spokane III | Oregon vs. Holy Cross/Southern U. | Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude | |
| After conc. III | TNT | St. Louis IV | Xavier vs. Weber St. | Anderson/Smith//Jacobson | |
| After conc. III | CBS | Brooklyn IV | Notre Dame vs. Michigan/Tulsa | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | |
| After conc. III | TBS | Oklahoma City IV | Texas vs. Northern Iowa | Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio | |
| After conc. III | truTV | Spokane IV | St. Joseph’s vs. Cincinnati | Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude | |