March Madness NCAA Tournament television schedule: Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ Exclusive Coverage of the 2016 NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Tips Off March 15
Tip Times and Announce Teams Set for NCAA Tournament First Round Coverage
CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Four™ on truTV presented by Northwestern Mutual on Tuesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 16 (6 p.m. ET, both days). First round game coverage will begin Thursday, March 17, and Friday, March 18 (Noon-Midnight, both days) with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – and via NCAA March Madness Live.
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Following are the tip times and commentator assignments for the NCAA First Four and first round games. Tip times for the second round games on Saturday will be announced on Thursday after the conclusion of the day’s games. Sunday’s tip times will be released after the conclusion of play on Friday.
This year’s NCAA Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 2, along with the National Championship on Monday, April 4, will be televised by TBS.
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NCAA First Four Tuesday, March 15
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Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
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6:40 p.m. |
truTV |
Dayton I |
Florida Gulf Coast vs. Fairleigh Dickinson |
Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl |
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After conc. I |
truTV |
Dayton II |
Vanderbilt vs. Wichita St. |
Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
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NCAA First Four Wednesday, March 16
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6:40 p.m. |
truTV |
Dayton I |
Holy Cross vs. Southern U. |
Carter Blackburn / Mike Gminski // Jaime Maggio |
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After conc. I |
truTV |
Dayton II |
Michigan vs. Tulsa |
Blackburn / Gminski //Maggio |
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First Round Games Thursday Afternoon, March 17 (Noon-6 p.m. ET)
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Tip (ET) |
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Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
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12:15 p.m. |
CBS |
Providence I |
Duke vs. North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) |
Ian Eagle/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Evan Washburn |
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12:40 p.m. |
truTV |
Raleigh I |
Texas Tech vs. Butler |
Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Lewis Johnson |
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1:30 p.m. |
TNT |
Des Moines I |
Colorado vs. Connecticut |
Jim Nantz/Grant Hill/Bill Raftery//Tracy Wolfson |
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2:00 p.m. |
TBS |
Denver I |
Iowa State vs. Iona |
Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Eradhl |
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After conc. I |
CBS |
Providence II |
Baylor vs. Yale |
Eagle/ Webber/Elmore//Washburn |
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After conc. I |
truTV |
Raleigh II |
Virginia vs. Hampton |
Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Johnson |
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After conc. I |
TNT |
Des Moines II |
Kansas vs. Austin Peay |
Nantz/Hill/Raftery//Wolfson |
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After conc. I |
TBS |
Denver II |
Purdue vs. Arkansas-Little Rock |
Catalon/ Lappas// Eradhl |
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First Round Games Thursday Evening, March 17 (6:30 p.m. ET-Midnight) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games)
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Tip (ET) |
Network |
Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
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6:50 p.m. |
TNT |
Providence III |
Miami vs. Buffalo |
Eagle/ Webber/Elmore//Washburn |
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7:10 p.m. |
CBS |
Des Moines III |
Indiana vs. Chattanooga |
Nantz/Hill/Raftery//Wolfson |
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7:20 p.m. |
TBS |
Raleigh III |
North Carolina vs. Florida Gulf Coast/Fairleigh Dickinson |
Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Johnson |
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7:27 p.m. |
truTV |
Denver III |
Utah vs. Fresno State |
Catalon/ Lappas// Eradhl |
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After conc. III |
TNT |
Providence IV |
Arizona vs. Vanderbilt/Wichita State |
Eagle/ Webber/Elmore//Washburn |
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After conc. III |
CBS |
Des Moines IV |
Kentucky vs. Stony Brook |
Nantz/Hill/Raftery//Wolfson |
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After conc. III |
TBS |
Raleigh IV |
Southern California (USC) vs. Providence |
Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Johnson |
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After conc. III |
truTV |
Denver IV |
Seton Hall vs. Gonzaga |
Catalon/ Lappas// Eradhl |
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First Round Games Friday Afternoon, March 18 (Noon-6 p.m. ET)
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Tip (ET) |
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Site |
Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
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12:15 p.m. |
CBS |
St. Louis I |
Dayton vs. Syracuse |
Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Dana Jacobson |
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12:40 p.m. |
truTV |
Brooklyn I |
Villanova vs. UNC Asheville |
Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce |
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1:30 p.m. |
TNT |
Oklahoma City I |
Oregon St. vs. VCU |
Carter Blackburn/ Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio |
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2:00 p.m. |
TBS |
Spokane I |
California vs. Hawaii |
Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Ros Gold-Onwude |
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After conc. I |
CBS |
St. Louis II |
Michigan St. vs. Middle Tennessee St |
Anderson/Smith//Jaconson |
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After conc. I |
truTV |
Brooklyn II |
Iowa vs. Temple |
Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce
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After conc. I |
TNT |
Oklahoma City II |
Oklahoma vs. CSU Bakersfield |
Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio |
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After conc. I |
TBS |
Spokane II |
Maryland vs. South Dakota St. |
Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude |
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First Round Games Friday Evening, March 18 (6:30 PM, ET-Midnight) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games)
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Tip (ET) |
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Game |
Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
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6:50 p.m. |
TNT |
St. Louis III |
Wisconsin vs. Pittsburgh |
Anderson/Smith//Jacobson |
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7:10 p.m. |
CBS |
Brooklyn III |
West Virginia vs. Stephen F. Austin |
Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce |
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7:20 p.m. |
TBS |
Oklahoma City III |
Texas A&M vs. UW-Green Bay |
Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio |
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7:27 p.m. |
truTV |
Spokane III |
Oregon vs. Holy Cross/Southern U. |
Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude |
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After conc. III |
TNT |
St. Louis IV |
Xavier vs. Weber St. |
Anderson/Smith//Jacobson |
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After conc. III |
CBS |
Brooklyn IV |
Notre Dame vs. Michigan/Tulsa |
Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce |
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After conc. III |
TBS |
Oklahoma City IV |
Texas vs. Northern Iowa |
Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio |
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After conc. III |
truTV |
Spokane IV |
St. Joseph’s vs. Cincinnati |
Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude |
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