The first two days of the NCAA Tournament are wonderfully chaotic. Single-elimination games overlap and there is non-stop basketball action. The second full day of March Madness will take place on Friday, March 21.
The Friday NCAA Tournament schedule has been announced and we will display TV start times, the channel and odds below.
Friday NCAA Tournament schedule
Friday first round matchups have been revealed. Here is the NCAA Tournament Friday schedule with TV start times and channels. All times listed are Eastern Standard.
- Baylor vs. Mississippi State (12:15 p.m., CBS)
- Robert Morris vs. Alabama (12:40 p.m., truTV)
- Lipscomb vs. Iowa State (1:30 p.m., TNT)
- Colorado State vs. Memphis (2 p.m., TBS)
- TBD vs. Duke (2:50 p.m., CBS)
- Vanderbilt vs. Saint Mary's (3:15 p.m., truTV)
- TBD vs. Ole Miss (4:05 p.m., TNT)
- Grand Canyon vs. Maryland (4:35 p.m., TBS)
- Norfolk State vs. Florida (6:50 p.m., TNT)
- Troy vs. Kentucky (7:10 p.m., CBS
- New Mexico vs. Marquette (7:25 p.m., TBS)
- Akron vs. Arizona (7:35 p.m., truTV)
- Oklahoma vs. UConn (9:25 p.m., TNT)
- TBD vs. Illinois (9:45 p.m., CBS)
- Bryant vs. Michigan State (10 p.m., TBS)
- Liberty vs. Oregon (10:10 p.m., truTV)
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- Baylor vs. Mississippi State (Mississippi State -1.5)
- Robert Morris vs. Alabama (Alabama -22.5)
- Lipscomb vs. Iowa State (Iowa State -14.5)
- Colorado State vs. Memphis (Colorado State -2.5)
- TBD vs. Duke
- Vanderbilt vs. Saint Mary's (Saint Mary's -4.5)
- TBD vs. Ole Miss
- Grand Canyon vs. Maryland (Maryland -11.5)
- Norfolk State vs. Florida (Florida -28.5)
- Troy vs. Kentucky (Kentucky -10.5)
- New Mexico vs. Marquette (Marquette -3.5)
- Akron vs. Arizona (Arizona -13.5)
- Oklahoma vs. UConn (UConn -4.5)
- TBD vs. Illinois
- Bryant vs. Michigan State (Michigan State -18.5)
- Liberty vs. Oregon (Oregon -6.5)
NCAA TV broadcast
NCAA Tournament games will be broadcast live on CBS, truTV, TNT and TBS. Ernie Johnson will be the host for the lead studio team. He will be joined by Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Clark Kellogg.
Here is a list of game announcers:
- Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson
- Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce
- Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi
- Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn
- Lisa Byington, Robbie Hummel, Jalen Rose, Andy Katz
- Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel, Jon Rothstein
- Tom McCarthy, Deb Antonelli, Steve Smith, AJ Ross
- Brad Nessler, Brendan Haywood, Dana Jacobson
