NCAA Tournament 2018 First Round: Tip times, TV schedule for March Madness

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - FEBRUARY 21: De'Andre Hunter
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - FEBRUARY 21: De'Andre Hunter

March Madness is here and it’s time to set your TV schedule. Here’s everything you need to know about the NCAA Tournament 2018 First Round schedule.

March Madness is the most wonderful time of the year for many sports fans. With 16 First Round games on Thursday and Friday, it’s incredibly important to map out your television viewing strategy and work out which games you’ll be watching.

The NCAA will have all games broadcasting live on their March Madness Live streaming site.

Here is your complete First Round TV schedule:

First Four

Tuesday, March 13:

No. 16 LIU Brooklyn vs No. 16 Radford, 6:30pm ET, truTV

No. 11 St Bonaventure vs No. 11 UCLA, 9pm ET, truTV

Wednesday, March 14:

No. 16 NC Central vs No 16. Texas Southern, 6:30pm ET, truTV

No. 11 Arizona State vs No. 11 Syracuse, 9pm ET, truTV

First Round

Thursday, March 15

No. 10 Oklahoma vs No. 7 Rhode Island, 12pm ET, CBS

No. 14 Wright State vs No. 3 Tennessee, 12:30pm ET, truTV

No. 13 UNCG vs No. 4 Gonzaga, 1:20pm ET, TNT

No. 16 Penn vs No. 1 Kansas, 1:50pm ET, TBS

No. 15 Iona vs No. 2 Duke, 2:30pm ET, CBS

No. 11 Loyola (IL) vs No. 6 Miami, 3pm ET, truTV

No. 12 S Dakota vs No. 5 Ohio State, 3:50pm ET, TNT

No. 9 NC State vs No. 8 Seton Hall, 4:20pm ET, TBS

No. 16 LIU Brooklyn/Radford vs No. 1 Villanova, 6:45pm ET, TNT

No. 12 Davidson vs No. 5 Kentucky, 7pm ET, CBS

No. 11 San Diego State vs No. 6 Houston, 7:15pm ET, TBS

No. 14 SFA vs No. 3 Texas Tech, 7:15pm ET, truTV

No. 9 Alabama vs No. 8 Virginia Tech, 9:15pm ET, TNT

No. 13 Buffalo vs No. 4 Arizona, 9:30pm ET, CBS

No. 14 Montana vs No. 3 Michigan, 9:45pm ET, TBS

No. 11 St. Bonaventure/UCLA vs No. 6 Florida, 9:55pm ET, truTV

Friday, March 16

No. 10 Providence vs No. 7 Texas A&M, 12pm ET, CBS

No. 15 CSU Fullerton vs No. 2 Purdue, 12:30pm ET, truTV

No. 13 Marshall vs No. 4 Wichita State, 1:20pm ET, TNT

No. 15 Georgia State vs No. 2 Cincinnati, 1:50pm ET, TBS

No. 15 Lipscomb vs No. 2 UNC, 2:30pm ET, CBS

No. 10 Butler vs No. 7 Arkansas, 3pm ET, truTV

No. 12 Murray State vs No. 5 West Virginia, 3:50pm ET, TNT

No. 10 Texas vs No. 7 Nevada, 4:20pm ET, TBS

No. 9 Kansas State vs No. 8 Creighton, 6:45pm ET, TNT

No. 14 Bucknell vs No. 3 Michigan, 7pm ET, CBS

No. 16 NC Central/Texas Southern vs No. 1 Xavier, 7:15pm ET, TBS

No. 13 Charleston vs No. 4 Auburn, 7:15pm ET, truTV

No. 16 UMBC vs No. 1 Virginia, 9:15pm ET, TNT

No. 11 Arizona State/Syracuse vs No. 6 TCU, 9:30pm ET, CBS

No. 9 Florida State vs No. 8 Missouri, 9:45pm ET, TBS

No. 12 New Mexico State vs No. 5 Clemson, 9:55pm ET, truTV

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The Second Round action continues on Saturday, March 17 and Sunday, March 18.