The 2024 NCAA basketball tournament gets under way with the First Four on Tuesday, March 19, with the full tournament beginning Thursday, March 21.

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.

2024 First-round schedule

All times Central

FIRST FOUR

at UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio

Tuesday, March 19

No. 16 Wagner (16-15) vs. No. 16 Howard (18-16)

No. 10 Virginia (23-10) vs. No. 10 Colorado State (24-10)

Wednesday, March 20

No. 16 Montana State (17-17) vs. No. 16 Grambling State (20-14)

No. 10 Boise State (22-10) vs. No. 10 Colorado (24-10)

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FIRST ROUND

EAST REGION

Thursday, March 21

at CHI Health Center, Omaha, Neb.

No. 6 BYU (23-10) vs. No. 11 Duquesne (24-11)

No. 3 Illinois (26-8) vs. No. 14 Morehead State (26-8)

No. 7 Washington State (24-9) vs No. 10 Drake (28-6)

No. 2 Iowa State (27-7) vs. No. 15 South Dakota State (22-12)

Friday, March 22

at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.

No. 1 Connecticut (31-3) vs. No. 16 Stetson (22-12)

No. 8 Florida Atlantic (25-8) vs. No. 9 Northwestern (21-11)

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Wash.

No. 5 San Diego State (24-10) vs. No. 12 UAB (23-11)

No. 4 Auburn (27-7) vs. No. 13 Yale (22-9)

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SOUTH REGION

Friday, March 22

at FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tenn.

No. 1 Houston (30-4) vs. No. 16 Longwood (21-13)

No. 8 Nebraska (23-10) vs. No. 9 Texas A&M (20-14)

at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.

No. 5 Wisconsin (22-13) vs. No. 12 James Madison (31-3)

No. 4 Duke (24-8 vs. No. 13 Vermont (28-6)

Thursday, March 21

at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh

No. 6 Texas Tech (23-10) vs. No. 11 North Carolina State (22-14)

No. 3 Kentucky (23-9) vs. No. 14 Oakland (23-11)

Friday, March 22

at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

No. 7 Florida (24-11) vs. No. 10 Boise State/Colorado

No. 2 Marquette (25-9) vs. No. 15 Western Kentucky (22-11)

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MIDWEST REGION

Friday, March 22

at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis

No. 1 Purdue (29-4) vs. No. 16 Montana State/Grambling State

No. 8 Utah State (27-6) vs. No. 9 TCU (21-12)

Thursday, March 21

at Delta Center, Salt Lake City

No. 5 Gonzaga (25-7) vs. No. 12 McNeese (30-3)

No. 4 Kansas (22-10) vs. No. 13 Samford (29-5)

at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh

No. 6 South Carolina (26-7) vs. No. 11 Oregon (23-11)

No. 3 Creighton (23-9) vs. No. 14 Akron (24-10)

at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C.

No. 7 Texas (20-12) vs. No. 10 Virginia/Colorado State

No. 2 Tennessee (24-8) vs. No. 15 Saint Peter’s (19-13)

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WEST REGION

Thursday, March 21

at Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C.

No. 1 North Carolina (27-7) vs. No. 16 Howard/Wagner

No. 8 Mississippi State (21-13) vs. No. 9 Michigan State (19-14)

Friday, March 22

at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Wash.

No. 5 Saint Mary’s (26-7) vs. No. 12 Grand Canyon (29-4)

No. 4 Alabama (21-11) vs. No. 13 Charleston (27-7)

Thursday, March 21

at FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tenn.

No. 6 Clemson (21-11) vs. No. 11 New Mexico (26-9)

No. 3 Baylor (23-10) vs. No. 14 Colgate (25-9)

at Delta Center, Salt Lake City

No. 7 Dayton (24-7) vs. No. 10 Nevada (26-7)

No. 2 Arizona (25-8) vs. No. 15 Long Beach State (21-14)