NCAA tournament 2023 first-round pairings, full bracket
The 2023 NCAA basketball tournament gets under way with the First Four on Tuesday, March 14, with the full tournament beginning Thursday, March 16.
The full 68-team field and pairings for the first round of the tournament were released on Sunday. Games will air on CBS, TNT, TBS and TruTV.
Tip-off times and television information will be released later Sunday. All games are available via live stream at NCAA March Madness Live.
You can print out a full NCAA tournament bracket HERE.
2023 First-round schedule
All times Central
FIRST FOUR
At UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 14
SOUTH: No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (23-10) vs. No. 16 Southeast Missouri State (19-16)
MIDWEST: No. 11 Mississippi State (21-12) vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh (22-11)
Wednesday, March 15
EAST: No. 16 Texas Southern (14-20) vs. No. 16 Farleigh Dickinson (19-15)
WEST: No. 11 Nevada (22-10) vs. No. 11 Arizona State (22-12)
FIRST ROUND
SOUTH REGION
Thursday, March 16
At Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Ala.
No. 1 Alabama (29-5) vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi/Southeast Missouri State
No. 8 Maryland (21-12) vs. No. 9 West Virginia (19-14)
At Amway Center, Orlando, Fla.
No. 5 San Diego State (27-6) vs. No. 12 Charleston (31-3)
No. 4 Virginia (25-7) vs. No. 13 Furman (27-7)
Friday, March 17
At Ball Arena, Denver, Colo.
No. 6 Creighton (21-12) vs. No. 11 North Carolina State (23-10)
No. 3 Baylor (22-10) vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara (27-7)
Thursday, March 16
At Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, Calif.
No. 7 Missouri (24-9) vs. No. 10 Utah State (26-8)
No. 2 Arizona (28-6) vs. No. 15 Princeton (21-8)
MIDWEST REGION
Thursday, March 16
At Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Ala.
No. 1 Houston (31-3) vs. No. 16 Northern Kentucky (22-12)
No. 8 Iowa (19-13) vs. No. 9 Auburn (20-12)
Friday, March 17
At MVP Arena, Albany, N.Y.
No. 5 Miami (25-7) vs. No. 12 Drake (27-7)
No. 4 Indiana (22-11) vs. No. 13 Kent State (28-6)
Friday, March 17
At Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.
No. 6 Iowa State (19-13) vs. No. 11 Mississippi State/Pittsburgh
No. 3 Xavier (25-9) vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State (26-8)
Thursday, March 16
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
No. 7 Texas A&M (25-9) vs. No. 10 Penn State (22-13)
No. 2 Texas (26-8) vs. No. 15 Colgate (26-8)
EAST REGION
Friday, March 17
At Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
No. 1 Purdue (29-5) vs. No. 16 Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson
No. 8 Memphis (26-8) vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic (31-3)
Thursday, March 16
At Amway Center, Orlando, Fla.
No. 5 Duke (26-8) vs. No. 12 Oral Roberts (30-4)
No. 4 Tennessee (23-10) vs. No. 13 Louisiana (26-7)
Friday, March 17
At Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.
No. 6 Kentucky (21-11) vs. No. 11 Providence (21-11)
No. 3 Kansas State (23-9) vs. No. 14 Montana State (25-9)
Friday, March 17
At Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
No. 7 Michigan State (19-12) vs. No. 10 USC (22-10)
No. 2 Marquette (28-6) vs. No. 15 Vermont (23-10)
WEST REGION
Thursday, March 16
At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
No. 1 Kansas (27-7) vs. No. 16 Howard (22-12)
No. 8 Arkansas (20-13) vs. No. Illinois (20-12)
Friday, March 17
At MVP Arena, Albany, N.Y.
No. 5 St. Mary’s (26-7) vs. No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth (27-7)
No. 4 Connecticut (25-8) vs. No. 13 Iona (27-7)
Friday, March 17
At Ball Arena, Denver, Colo.
No. 6 TCU (21-12) vs. No. 11 Arizona State/Nevada
No. 3 Gonzaga (28-5) vs. No. 14 Grand Canyon (24-11)
Thursday, March 16
At Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, Calif.
No. 7 Northwestern (21-11) vs. No. 10 Boise State (24-9)
No. 2 UCLA (29-5) vs. No. 15 UNC-Asheville (27-7)