Which NCAA tournament 2023 games are on Thursday? Full schedule, times, TV channel

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