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First round tip-off times & TV networks
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The times and TV networks for the opening round of the NCAA Tournment have been released.
First Round games will be played Thursday and Friday and will be televised on CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV.
Here is the full schedule (All times Central):
FIRST ROUND GAMES
Thursday, March 21
| 11:15AM | CBS | Des Moines I | (10) Minnesota – (7) Louisville |
| 11:40AM | truTV | Jacksonville I | (14) Yale – (3) LSU |
| 12:30PM | TNT | Salt Lake City I | (12) N. Mex. St – (5) Auburn |
| 1:00PM | TBS | Hartford I | (13) Vermont – (4) Florida State |
| 1:45PM | CBS | Des Moines II | (15) Bradley – (2) Michigan St |
| 2:10PM | truTV | Jacksonville II | (11) Belmont – (6) Maryland |
| 3:00PM | TNT | Salt Lake City II | (13) Northeastern – (4) Kansas |
| 3:30PM | TBS | Hartford II | (12) Murray St – (5) Marquette |
| 5:50PM | TNT | Des Moines III | (10) Florida – (7) Nevada |
| 6:10PM | CBS | Jacksonville IIII | (15) Abilene Christian–(2) Kentucky |
| 6:20PM | TBS | Hartford III | (11) Saint Mary’s – (6) Villanova |
| 6:27PM | truTV | Salt Lake City III | (16) PV A&M/FDU – (1) Gonzaga |
| 8:20PM | TNT | Des Moines IV | (15) Montana – (2) Michigan |
| 8:40PM | CBS | Jacksonville IV | (10) Seton Hall – (7) Wofford |
| 8:50PM | TBS | Hartford IV | (14) Old Dominion – (3) Purdue |
| 8:57PM | truTV | Salt Lake City IV | (9) Baylor – (8) Syracuse |
Friday, March 22
| 11:15AM | CBS | Columbus I | (10) Iowa – (7) Cincinnati |
| 11:40AM | truTV | Columbia I | (9) Oklahoma – (8) Ole Miss |
| 12:30PM | TNT | Tulsa I | (14) Northern Ky – (3) Texas Tech |
| 1:00PM | TBS | San Jose I | (13) UC Irvine – (4) Kansas St |
| 1:45PM | CBS | Columbus II | (15) Colgate – (2) Tennessee |
| 2:10PM | truTV | Columbia II | (16) Gardner-Webb – (1) Virginia |
| 3:00PM | TNT | Tulsa II | (11) AZ State/St. John’s – (6)Buffalo |
| 3:30PM | TBS | San Jose II | (12) Oregon – (5) Wisconsin |
| 5:50PM | TNT | Columbus III | (9) Washington – (8) Utah St |
| 6:10PM | CBS | Columbia IIII | (16) NC Cent/N Dak St. – (1) Duke |
| 6:20PM | TBS | Tulsa III | (14) Georgia St – (3) Houston |
| 6:27PM | truTV | San Jose III | (12) Liberty – (5) Mississippi St |
| 8:20PM | TNT | Columbus IV | (16) Iona – (1) North Carolina |
| 8:40PM | CBS | Columbia IV | (9) UCF – (8) VCU |
| 8:50PM | TBS | Tulsa IV | (11) Ohio State – (6) Iowa State |
| 8:57PM | truTV | San Jose IV | (13) Saint Louis – (4) Virginia Tech |
Hawkeye Headquarters reporters Adam Rossow and Dan Vasko are all set up in Columbus as the Hawkeyes meet the media and practice today.
10th-seeded Iowa plays 7th-seeded Cincinnati at Nationwide Arena on 11:15 a.m. Friday on Local 4.
