Which NCAA tournament games are on Friday? Full schedule, times, TV channel

Which NCAA tournament games are on Friday? Full schedule, times, TV channel

The first round of the 2023 NCAA tournament continues Friday, March 17, with 16 games across the country throughout the day.

Among those teams in action Friday are No. 1 seed Purdue, plus national contenders Marquette, Gonzaga, Connecticut and Indiana. SEC power Kentucky also plays its tournament opener on Friday.

The first half of the first round took place Thursday. Second-round action is set for Saturday and Sunday.

All games are available via live stream at NCAA March Madness Live.

You can print out a full NCAA tournament bracket HERE.

Here’s a complete schedule for Friday’s first-round games, with tip-off times and TV information (all times Central):

EAST: No. 7 Michigan State (19-12) vs. No. 10 USC (22-10), 11:15 a.m., CBS

MIDWEST: No. 3 Xavier (25-9) vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State (26-8), 11:40 a.m., truTV

WEST: No. 5 Saint Mary’s (26-7) vs. No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth (27-7), 1 p.m., TBS

EAST: No. 2 Marquette (28-6) vs. No. 15 Vermont (23-10), 1:45 p.m., CBS

SOUTH: No. 3 Baylor (22-10) vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara (27-7), 12:30 p.m., TNT

MIDWEST: No. 6 Iowa State (19-13) vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh (23-11), 2:10 p.m., truTV

SOUTH: No. 6 Creighton (21-12) vs. No. 11 North Carolina State (23-10), 3 p.m., TNT

WEST: No. 4 Connecticut (25-8) vs. No. 13 Iona (27-7), 3:30 p.m., TBS

EAST: No. 1 Purdue (29-5) vs. No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson (20-15), 5:50 p.m., TNT

EAST: No. 6 Kentucky (21-11) vs. No. 11 Providence (21-11), 6:10 p.m., CBS

MIDWEST: No. 5 Miami (25-7) vs. No. 12 Drake (27-7), 6:25 p.m., TBS

WEST: No. 3 Gonzaga (28-5) vs. No. 14 Grand Canyon (24-11), 6:35 p.m., truTV

EAST: No. 8 Memphis (26-8) vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic (31-3), 8:20 p.m., TNT

EAST: No. 3 Kansas State (23-9) vs. No. 14 Montana State (25-9), 8:40 p.m., CBS

MIDWEST: No. 4 Indiana (22-11) vs. No. 13 Kent State (28-6), 8:55 p.m., TBS

WEST: No. 6 TCU (21-12) vs. No. 11 Arizona State (23-12), 9:05 p.m., truTV