The first round of the 2024 NCAA tournament begins Thursday, March 21, with 16 games across the country throughout the day.

Among those teams in action Thursday are No. 1 seeds North Carolina, plus perennial contenders such as Arizona, Gonzaga and Kansas. Samford plays its tournament opener on Thursday, as do SEC entries Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi State and South Carolina.

The second group of 16 games takes place on Friday. 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 Thursday’s first-round games, with tip-off times and TV information (all times Central):

WEST: No. 8 Mississippi State (21-13) vs. No. 9 Michigan State (19-14), 11:15 a.m., CBS

EAST: No. 6 BYU (23-10) vs. No. 11 Duquesne (24-11), 11:40 a.m., truTV

MIDWEST: No. 3 Creighton (23-9) vs. No. 14 Akron (24-10), 12:30 p.m., TNT

WEST: No. 2 Arizona (25-8) vs. No. 15 Long Beach State (21-14), 1 p.m., TBS

WEST: No. 1 North Carolina (27-7) vs. No. 16 Wagner (18-16), 1:45 p.m., CBS

EAST: No. 3 Illinois (26-8) vs. No. 14 Morehead State (26-8), 2:10 p.m., truTV

MIDWEST: No. 6 South Carolina (26-7) vs. No. 11 Oregon (23-11), 3 p.m., TNT

WEST: No. 7 Dayton (24-7) vs. No. 10 Nevada (26-7), 3:30 p.m., TBS

MIDWEST: No. 7 Texas (20-12) vs. No. 10 Colorado State (25-10), 5:50 p.m., TNT

SOUTH: No. 3 Kentucky (23-9) vs. No. 14 Oakland (23-11), 6:10 p.m., CBS

MIDWEST: No. 5 Gonzaga (25-7) vs. No. 12 McNeese (30-3), 6:25 p.m., TBS

EAST: No. 2 Iowa State (27-7) vs. No. 15 South Dakota State (22-12), 6:35 p.m., truTV

SOUTH: No. 6 Texas Tech (23-10) vs. No. 11 North Carolina State (22-14), 8:40 p.m., CBS

MIDWEST: No. 2 Tennessee (24-8) vs. No. 15 Saint Peter’s (19-13), 8:20 p.m., TNT

MIDWEST: No. 4 Kansas (22-10) vs. No. 13 Samford (29-5), 8:55 p.m., TBS

EAST: No. 7 Washington State (24-9) vs No. 10 Drake (28-6), 9:05 p.m., truTV