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Men’s March Madness TV schedule 2024: First Four and first round matchups, dates, TV times and more

WOO MARCH MADNESS WOOOOO!

That’s right the 2024 men’s NCAA basketball tournament is here and so it’s time for wall to wall games all day and night for a few days, which is the best.

And if you’re here, you’re probably prepping yourself for the next few days, whether it’s for betting purposes or getting ready for that perfect bracket that’ll be dashed to pieces by Thursday night.

So we’ve got the entire TV schedule for the First Four in Dayton that will cut the teams down from 68 to 64, and then Thursday’s first round that will carry into Friday.

IT’S BRACKET MADNESS: Enter USA TODAY’s NCAA tournament bracket contest for a chance at $1 million prize.

Here you go (all times Eastern):

Tuesday, March 19: First Four

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

No. 16 Wagner vs. No. 16 Howard, 6:40 p.m. on truTV No. 10 Colorado St. vs. No. 10 Virginia, 9:10 p.m. on truTV

Wednesday, March 20: First Four

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

No. 16 Grambling vs. No. 16 Montana St., 6:40 p.m. on truTV No. 10 Colorado vs. No. 10 Boise State, 9:10 p.m. on truTV

Thursday, March 21: First round

Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports

No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 8 Mississippi St., 12:14 p.m. on CBS No. 11 Duquesne vs. No. 6 BYU, 12:40 p.m. on truTV No. 14 Akron vs. No. 3 Creighton, 1:30 p.m. on TNT No. 15 Long Beach St. vs. No. 2 Arizona, 2 p.m. on TBS No. 16 Wagner or Howard vs. No. 1 North Carolina, 2:45 p.m. on CBS No. 14 Morehead St. vs. No. 3 Illinois, 3:10 p.m. on truTV No. 11 Oregon vs. No. 6 South Carolina, 4 p.m. on TNT No. 10 Nevada vs. No. 7 Dayton, 4:30 p.m. on TBS No. 10 Colorado St. or Virginia vs. No. 7 Texas, 6:50 p.m. on TNT No. 14 Oakland vs. No. 3 Kentucky, 7:10 p.m. on CBS No. 12 McNeese vs No. 5 Gonzaga, 7:25 p.m. on TBS No. 15 South Dakota St. vs. No. 2 Iowa State, 7:35 p.m. on truTV No. 15 Saint Peter’s vs. No. 2 Tennessee, 9:20 p.m. on TNT No. 11 NC State vs. No. 6 Texas Tech, 9:40 p.m. on CBS No. 13 Samford vs. No. 4 Kansas, 9:55 p.m. on TBS No. 10 Drake vs. No. 7 Washington St., 10:05 p.m. on truTV

Friday, March 22: First round

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

No. 9 Northwestern vs. No. 8 Florida Atlantic, 12:15 p.m. on CBS No. 14 Colgate vs. No. 3 Baylor, 12:40 p.m. on truTV No. 12 UAB vs. No. 5 San Diego St., 1:45 p.m. on TNT No. 15 Western Kentucky vs. No. 2 Marquette, 2 p.m. on TBS No. 16 Stetson vs. No. 1 UConn, 2:45 p.m. on CBS No. 11 New Mexico vs. No. 6 Clemson, 3:10 p.m. on truTV No. 13 Yale vs. No. 4 Auburn, 4:15 p.m. on TNT No. 10 Colorado or Boise St. vs. No. 7 Florida, 4:30 p.m. on TBS No. 9 Texas A&M vs. No. 8 Nebraska, 6:50 p.m. on TNT No. 13 Vermont vs. No. 4 Duke, 7:10 p.m. on CBS No. 16 Grambling or Montana St. vs. No. 1 Purdue, 7:25 p.m. on TBS No. 13 College of Charleston vs. No. 4 Alabama, 7:35 p.m. on truTV No. 16 Longwood vs. No. 1 Houston, 9:20 p.m. on TNT No. 12 James Madison vs. No. 5 Wisconsin, 9:40 p.m. on CBS No. 9 TCU vs. No. 8 Utah St., 9:55 p.m. on TBS No. 12 Grand Canyon vs. No. 6 Saint Mary’s, 10:05 p.m. truTV

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