NCAA tournament 2023 first-round pairings, full bracket

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)