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Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. ET is when March Madness officially begins with the first of four play-in games, featuring Mt. Saint Mary’s and New Orleans. The real action won’t begin until Thursday early afternoon with ACC runners up Notre Dame against Ivy League champions Princeton at 12:15, but the play-in games, which include a Kansas Sate - Wake Forest matchup, will provide plenty of excitement leading up to the big dance.
Your Virginia Cavaliers play on Thursday at 12:40 p.m. ET on truTV. Now is a good time to plan when you’ll start getting that scratchy throat that’ll make you need to either leave work early on Thursday or take the day off all together. Remember, a healthy employee is a productive employee, so you’ll want to relay that to your boss.
In addition to the networks listed below, all of the games will be streamed live on the NCAA’s March Madness Live.
Tip Times and Commentators: First Four and First Round
| Date | Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| March 14 | 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton I | Mt. Saint Mary’s vs. New Orleans | Brian Anderson / Clark Kellogg // Lewis Johnson |
| March 14 | After conc. I | truTV | Dayton II | Kansas State vs. Wake Forest | Anderson / Kellogg // Johnson |
| March 15 | 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton I | NC Central vs. UC Davis | Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude |
| March 15 | After conc. I | truTV | Dayton II | Providence vs. USC | Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |
| March 16 | 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Buffalo I | Notre Dame vs. Princeton | Verne Lundquist /Jim Spanarkel // Allie LaForce |
| March 16 | 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Orlando I | Virginia vs. UNC-Wilmington | Ian Eagle / Steve Lavin // Evan Washburn |
| March 16 | 1:30 p.m. | TNT | Milwaukee I | Butler vs. Winthrop | Carter Blackburn / Mike Gminski / Debbie Antonelli // Lisa Byington |
| March 16 | 2:00 p.m. | TBS | Salt Lake City I | Gonzaga vs. S. Dakota State | Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl |
| March 16 | After conc. I | CBS | Buffalo II | West Virginia vs. Bucknell | Lundquist / Spanarkel // LaForce |
| March 16 | After conc. I | truTV | Orlando II | Florida vs. East Tennessee State University | Eagle / Lavin // Washburn |
| March 16 | After conc. I | TNT | Milwaukee II | Minnesota vs. Middle Tennessee State | Blackburn / Gminski / Antonelli // Byington |
| March 16 | After conc. I | TBS | Salt Lake City II | Northwestern vs. Vanderbilt | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
| March 16 | 6:50 p.m. | TNT | Orlando III | Maryland vs. Xavier | Eagle / Lavin // Washburn |
| March 16 | 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Buffalo III | Villanova vs. Mt. Saint Mary’s/New Orleans | Lundquist / Spanarkel // LaForce |
| March 16 | 7:20 p.m. | TBS | Salt Lake City III | St. Mary’s vs. VCU | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
| March 16 | 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Milwaukee III | Purdue vs. Vermont | Blackburn / Gminski / Antonelli // Byington |
| March 16 | After conc. III | TNT | Orlando IV | Florida State vs. Florida Gulf Coast | Eagle / Lavin // Washburn |
| March 16 | After conc. III | CBS | Buffalo IV | Wisconsin vs. Virginia Tech | Lundquist / Spanarkel // LaForce |
| March 16 | After conc. III | TBS | Salt Lake City IV | Arizona vs. North Dakota | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
| March 16 | After conc. III | truTV | Milwaukee IV | Iowa State vs. Nevada | Blackburn / Gminski / Antonelli // Byington |
| March 17 | 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Indianapolis I | Michigan vs. Oklahoma State | Jim Nantz / Grant Hill / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson |
| March 17 | 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Tulsa I | Baylor vs. New Mexico State | Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson |
| March 17 | 1:30 p.m. | TNT | Greenville I | Arkansas vs. Seton Hall | Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Lewis Johnson |
| March 17 | 2:00 p.m. | TBS | Sacramento I | Oregon vs. Iona | Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore // Ros Gold-Onwude |
| March 17 | After conc. I | CBS | Indianapolis II | Louisville vs. Jacksonville State | Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson |
| March 17 | After conc. I | truTV | Tulsa II | SMU vs. Providence / USC | Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson |
| March 17 | After conc. I | TNT | Greenville II | UNC vs. Texas Southern | Anderson / Webber // Johnson |
| March 17 | After conc. I | TBS | Sacramento II | Creighton vs. Rhode Island | Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |
| March 17 | 6:50 p.m. | TNT | Tulsa III | Kansas vs. NC Central/UC Davis | Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson |
| March 17 | 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Indianapolis III | Dayton vs. Wichita State | Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson |
| March 17 | 7:20 p.m. | TBS | Greenville III | Duke vs. Troy | Anderson / Webber // Johnson |
| March 17 | 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Sacramento III | Cincinnati vs. Kansas State / Wake Forest | Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |
| March 17 | After conc. III | TNT | Tulsa IV | Miami vs. Michigan State | Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson |
| March 17 | After conc. III | CBS | Indianapolis IV | Kentucky vs. Northern Kentucky | Nantz / Hill / Raftery // Wolfson |
| March 17 | After conc. III | TBS | Greenville IV | South Carolina vs. Marquette | Anderson / Webber // Johnson |
| March 17 | After conc. III | truTV | Sacramento IV | UCLA vs. Kent State | Dedes / Smith / Elmore // Gold-Onwude |