NCAA Tournament 2013 Bracket: Schedule, Start Time, TV Channel, Announcers and More
By Josh Sanchez
March Madness continues today! The four day period of non-stop action is now in full swing with the round of 64 and round of 32 continuing shortly after noon today and rolling all the way through Sunday night. Throughout the busy schedule, there will be a number of upsets, buzzer beaters and blowouts and a lot of information to process. We understand many will like to watch key games for their bracket, so we put together a guide for Friday’s full slate of action.
Below you can find a complete schedule of today’s games with start times, TV channels and announcer pairings.
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Here is the schedule for today’s games, complete with television information, start times and announcer pairings:
At UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio) — Announcers: Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg/Tracy Wolfson — All Times Eastern
- No. 8 North Carolina State (24-10) vs. No. 9 Temple (23-9), 1:40 p.m. — TV: TBS
- No. 1 Indiana (27-6) vs. No. 16 James Madison (21-14), approx. 4:10 p.m. — TV: TBS
- No. 2 Ohio State (26-7) vs. No. 15 Iona (20-13), 7:15 p.m. — TV: CBS
- No. 7 Notre Dame (25-9) vs. No. 10 Iowa State (22-11), approx. 9:45 p.m. — TV: CBS
At The Frank Erwin Center (Austin, Texas) — Announcers: Tim Brando/Mike Gminski/Otis Livingston — All Times Eastern
- No. 2 Miami (27-6) vs. No. 15 Pacific (22-12), 2:10 p.m. — TV: TNT
- No. 7 Illinois (22-12) vs. No. 10 Colorado (21-11), approx. 4:40 p.m. — TV: TNT
- No. 3 Florida (26-7) vs. No. 14 Northwestern State (23-8), 7:27 p.m. — TV: truTV
- No. 6 UCLA (25-9) vs. No. 11 Minnesota (20-12), approx. 9:57 p.m. — TV: truTV
At Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) — Announcers: Kevin Harlan/Len Elmore/Reggie Miller/Lewis Johnson — All Times Eastern
- No. 2 Duke (27-5) vs. No. 15 Albany (N.Y.) (24-10), 12:15 p.m. — TV: CBS
- No. 7 Creighton (27-7) vs. No. 10 Cincinnati (22-11), approx. 2:45 p.m. — TV: CBS
- No. 2 Georgetown (25-6) vs. No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast (24-10), 6:50 p.m. — TV: TBS
- No. 7 San Diego State (22-10) vs. No. 10 Oklahoma (20-11), approx. 9:20 p.m. — TV: TBS
At The Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.) — Announcers: Marv Albert/Steve Kerr/Craig Sager — All Times Eastern
- No. 5 Wisconsin (23-11) vs. No. 12 Ole Miss (26-8), 12:40 p.m. — TV: truTV
- No. 4 Kansas State (27-7) vs. No. 13 La Salle (22-9), approx. 3:10 p.m. — TV: truTV
- No. 8 North Carolina (24-10) vs. No. 9 Villanova (20-13), 7:20 p.m. — TV: TNT
- No. 1 Kansas (29-5) vs. No. 16 Western Kentucky (20-15), approx. 9:50 p.m. — TV: TNT
We hope you join us for March Madness!
Be sure to stay tuned to FanSided.com throughout the entire tournament as we keep you up to date with the latest results. Will there be a Cinderella story in 2013? We will have to tune in and see.