The Madness of March has arrived! Matchups and game start times for the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament have been revealed. Below, we will deliver the TV start time and channel for all of the Thursday, March 20 games. We will also take a look at the odds for each of those March Madness games.
Thursday NCAA Tournament schedule
Thursday first round matchups have been revealed. Here is the TV schedule with start times and channels.
- Creighton vs. Louisville (12:15 p.m. ET, CBS)
- High Point vs. Purdue (12:40 p.m. ET, truTV)
- Montana vs. Wisconsin (1:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
- SIU Edwardsville vs. Houston (2 p.m. ET, TBS)
- TBD vs. Auburn (2:50 p.m. ET, TBS)
- McNeese vs. Clemson (3:15 p.m. ET, truTV)
- VCU vs. BYU (4:05 p.m. ET, TNT)
- Georgia vs. Gonzaga (4:35 p.m. ET, TBS)
- Wofford vs. Tennessee (6:50 p.m. ET, TNT)
- Arkansas vs. Kansas (7:10 p.m. ET, CBS)
- Yale vs. Texas A&M (7:25 p.m. ET, TBS)
- Drake vs. Missouri (7:35 p.m. ET, truTV)
- Utah State vs. UCLA (9:25 p.m. ET, TNT)
- Omaha vs. St. John's (9:45 p.m. ET, CBS)
- UC San Diego vs. Michigan (10 p.m. ET, TBS)
- UNC Wilmington vs. Texas Tech (10:10 p.m. ET, truTV)
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First round NCAA Tournament odds
First round NCAA Tournament game lines have been posted by top sportsbooks. There are 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship odds available to bet on as well.
- Creighton vs. Louisville (Louisville -2.5)
- High Point vs. Purdue (Purdue (-9.5)
- Montana vs. Wisconsin (Wisconsin (-16.5)
- SIU Edwardsville vs. Houston (Houston -28.5)
- TBD vs. Auburn (No line)
- McNeese vs. Clemson (Clemson -7.5)
- VCU vs. BYU (BYU -2.5)
- Georgia vs. Gonzaga (Gonzaga -6.5)
- Wofford vs. Tennessee (Tennessee -18.5)
- Arkansas vs. Kansas (Kansas -4.5)
- Yale vs. Texas A&M (Texas A&M -7.5)
- Drake vs. Missouri (Missouri -6.5)
- Utah State vs. UCLA (UCLA -4.5)
- Omaha vs. St. John's (St. John's -18.5)
- UC San Diego vs. Michigan (Michigan -3.5)
- UNC Wilmington vs. Texas Tech (Texas Tech -15.5)
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
