Which NCAA tournament games are on Friday? Full schedule, times, TV channel
The first round of the 2023 NCAA tournament continues Friday, March 17, with 16 games across the country throughout the day.
Among those teams in action Friday are No. 1 seed Purdue, plus national contenders Marquette, Gonzaga, Connecticut and Indiana. SEC power Kentucky also plays its tournament opener on Friday.
The first half of the first round took place Thursday. 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 Friday’s first-round games, with tip-off times and TV information (all times Central):
EAST: No. 7 Michigan State (19-12) vs. No. 10 USC (22-10), 11:15 a.m., CBS
MIDWEST: No. 3 Xavier (25-9) vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State (26-8), 11:40 a.m., truTV
WEST: No. 5 Saint Mary’s (26-7) vs. No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth (27-7), 1 p.m., TBS
EAST: No. 2 Marquette (28-6) vs. No. 15 Vermont (23-10), 1:45 p.m., CBS
SOUTH: No. 3 Baylor (22-10) vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara (27-7), 12:30 p.m., TNT
MIDWEST: No. 6 Iowa State (19-13) vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh (23-11), 2:10 p.m., truTV
SOUTH: No. 6 Creighton (21-12) vs. No. 11 North Carolina State (23-10), 3 p.m., TNT
WEST: No. 4 Connecticut (25-8) vs. No. 13 Iona (27-7), 3:30 p.m., TBS
EAST: No. 1 Purdue (29-5) vs. No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson (20-15), 5:50 p.m., TNT
EAST: No. 6 Kentucky (21-11) vs. No. 11 Providence (21-11), 6:10 p.m., CBS
MIDWEST: No. 5 Miami (25-7) vs. No. 12 Drake (27-7), 6:25 p.m., TBS
WEST: No. 3 Gonzaga (28-5) vs. No. 14 Grand Canyon (24-11), 6:35 p.m., truTV
EAST: No. 8 Memphis (26-8) vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic (31-3), 8:20 p.m., TNT
EAST: No. 3 Kansas State (23-9) vs. No. 14 Montana State (25-9), 8:40 p.m., CBS
MIDWEST: No. 4 Indiana (22-11) vs. No. 13 Kent State (28-6), 8:55 p.m., TBS
WEST: No. 6 TCU (21-12) vs. No. 11 Arizona State (23-12), 9:05 p.m., truTV