Which NCAA tournament 2023 games are on Thursday? Full schedule, times, TV channel
The first round of the 2023 NCAA tournament begins Thursday, March 16, with 16 games across the country throughout the day.
Among those teams in action Thursday are No. 1 seeds Alabama, Houston and Kansas, plus perennial contenders such as Arizona, Duke, Virginia, Texas and UCLA. SEC entries Auburn, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Missouri also play their tournament openers on Thursday.
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):
SOUTH: No. 8 Maryland (21-12) vs. No. 9 West Virginia (19-14), 11:15 a.m., CBS
SOUTH: No. 4 Virginia (25-7) vs. No. 13 Furman (27-7), 11:40 a.m., truTV
SOUTH: No. 7 Missouri (24-9) vs. No. 10 Utah State (26-8), 12:40 p.m., TNT
EAST: No. 1 Kansas (27-7) vs. No. 16 Howard (22-12), 1 p.m., TBS
SOUTH: No. 1 Alabama (29-5) vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (24-10), 1:45 p.m., CBS
SOUTH: No. 5 San Diego State (27-6) vs. No. 12 Charleston (31-3), 2:10 p.m., truTV
SOUTH: No. 2 Arizona (28-6) vs. No. 15 Princeton (21-8), 3:10 p.m., TNT
EAST: No. 8 Arkansas (20-13) vs. No. Illinois (20-12), 3:30 p.m., TBS
MIDWEST: No. 8 Iowa (19-13) vs. No. 9 Auburn (20-12), 5:50 p.m., TNT
EAST: No. 5 Duke (26-8) vs. No. 12 Oral Roberts (30-4), 6:10 p.m., CBS
MIDWEST: No. 2 Texas (26-8) vs. No. 15 Colgate (26-8), 6:25 p.m., TBS
WEST: No. 7 Northwestern (21-11) vs. No. 10 Boise State (24-9), 6:35 p.m., truTV
MIDWEST: No. 1 Houston (31-3) vs. No. 16 Northern Kentucky (22-12), 8:20 p.m., TNT
EAST: No. 4 Tennessee (23-10) vs. No. 13 Louisiana (26-7), 8:40 p.m., CBS
MIDWEST: No. 7 Texas A&M (25-9) vs. No. 10 Penn State (22-13), 8:55 p.m., TBS
WEST: No. 2 UCLA (29-5) vs. No. 15 UNC-Asheville (27-7), 9:05 p.m., truTV