Day one of the NCAA Tournament is in the books. The games were good, but not great. March Madness doesn’t truly start until the buzzer-beaters get flowing. Let’s see if we can do better today and Saturday. Here is the television schedule.
Friday
12:15 p.m. | CBS | Columbus I
(10) Iowa vs. (7) Cincinnati
Brian Anderson / Chris Webber // Allie LaForce
12:40 p.m. | truTV | Columbia I
(9) Oklahoma vs. (8) Ole Miss
Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
1:30 p.m. | TNT | Tulsa I
(14) Northern Kentucky vs. (3) Texas Tech
Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin / Jim Jackson // Evan Washburn
2:00 p.m. | TBS | San Jose I
(13) UC Irvine vs. (4) Kansas St.
Spero Dedes / Len Elmore / Steve Smith // Ros Gold-Onwude
After conc. I | CBS | Columbus II
(15) Colgate vs. (2) Tennessee
Anderson / Webber // LaForce
After conc. I | truTV | Columbia II
(16) Gardner-Webb vs. (1) Virginia
Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson
After conc. I | TNT | Tulsa II
(11) St. John’s/ Arizona St. vs. (6) Buffalo
Nessler / Lavin / Jackson // Washburn
After conc. I | TBS | San Jose II
(12) Oregon vs. (5) Wisconsin
Dedes / Elmore / Smith // Gold-Onwude
6:50 p.m. | TNT | Columbus III
(9) Washington vs. (8) Utah St.
Anderson / Webber // LaForce
7:10 p.m. | CBS | Columbia III
(16) N.C. Central/North Dakota St. vs. (1) Duke
Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson
7:20 p.m. | TBS | Tulsa III
(14) Georgia St. vs. (3) Houston
Nessler / Lavin / Jackson // Washburn
7:27 p.m. | truTV | San Jose III
(12) Liberty vs. (5) Mississippi St.
Dedes / Elmore / Smith // Gold-Onwude
After conc. III |TNT | Columbus IV
(16) Iona vs. (1) North Carolina
Anderson / Webber // LaForce
After conc. III | CBS | Columbia IV
(9) UCF vs. (8) VCU
Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson
After conc. III | TBS | Tulsa IV
(11) Ohio St. vs. (6) Iowa St.
Nessler / Lavin / Jackson // Washburn
12:10 p.m. | CBS | Jacksonville I
(6) Maryland vs. (3) LSU
Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Jamie Erdahl
After conc. I |CBS | Jacksonville II
(7) Wofford vs. (2) Kentucky
Eagle / Spanarkel // Erdahl
5:15 p.m. | CBS | Des Moines I
(10) Florida vs. (2) Michigan
Kevin Harlan / Reggie Miller / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson
6:10 p.m. | TNT | Hartford I
(12) Murray St. vs. (4) Florida St.
Carter Blackburn / Debbie Antonelli // John Schriffen
7:10 p.m. | TBS | Salt Lake City I
(9) Baylor vs. (1) Gonzaga
Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Lisa Byington
After conc. I | CBS | Des Moines II
(10) Minnesota vs. (2) Michigan St.
Harlan / Miller / Bonner // Jacobson
After conc. I | TNT | Hartford II
(6) Villanova vs. (3) Purdue
Blackburn / Antonelli // Schriffen
After conc. I | TBS | Salt Lake City II
(5) Auburn vs. (4) Kansas
Catalon / Lappas // Byington
