The most glorious time of the College Basketball season is here. It feels like just yesterday we were marveling at the first sight of the phenomenal freshman class headed by the likes of Lonzo Ball, Miles Bridges, Jayson Tatum, Malik Monk and Josh Jackson. We were all trying to figure out what was wrong with the Duke Blue Devils. Fans of college hoops even looked to crown their next sleeper pick for the upcoming NBA Draft. But now we get to see some of these top flight first year stars, big name programs, and unheralded talents take center stage in the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
But Selection Sunday came and went yesterday with some calling it the ‘perfect bracket.’ There were no major snubs unless you’re a Syracuse fan, and we get some stacked regions. Particularly in the South.
No matter if you’re a fan of the UNC Tar Heels, Arizona Wildcats, Wichita State Shockers or even the Northwestern Wildcats, every NCAA Basketball fan has something to look forward this year. The 2017 NCAA Tournament is here.
You can use the number one source for the NCAA Tournament Challenge over at CBS Sports. You can either play solo or compete with a group of friends. Check that all out here, courtesy of CBS.
The field of 68 is set, and it’s time to crown the next Men’s NCAA National Champion. The ‘First Four’ games kick off on Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio. Here’s how the bracket and schedule break down.
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2017 NCAA Tournament
Round 1 Schedule
3/13/17 Tuesday
No. 16 Mt. Saint Mary’s vs. No. 16 New Orleans (6:40 PM EST/truTV)
No. 11 Kansas State vs. No. 11 Wake Forest (Following Mt. Saint Mary’s-New Orleans/truTV)
3/14/17 Wednesday
No. 16 NC Central vs. No. 16UC Davis (6:40 PM/truTV)
No. 11 Providence vs. No. 11 USC (Following NC Central-UC Davis/truTV)
3/15/17 Thursday
No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 12 Princeton (12:15 PM EST/CBS)
No. 5 Virginia vs. No. 12 UNC-Wilmington (12:40 PM EST/truTV)
No. 4 Butler vs. No. 13 Winthrop (1:30 PM EST/TNT)
No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 16 South Dakota State (2:00 PM EST/TBS)
No. 4 West Virginia vs. No. 13 Bucknell (Following ND-Princeton/CBS)
No. 4 Florida vs. No. 13 E. Tennesse State University (Following UVA-UNCW/truTV)
No. 5 Minnesota vs. No. 12 Middle Tennessee State (Following Butler-Winthrop/TNT)
No. 8 Northwestern vs. No. 9 Vanderbilt (Following Gonzaga-SDSU/TBS)
No. 6 Maryland vs. No. 11 Xavier (6:50 PM EST/TNT)
No. 1 Villanova vs. Winner of Mt. Saint Mary’s vs. New Orleans (7:10 PM EST/CBS)
No. 7 St. Mary’s vs. No. 10 VCU (7:20 PM EST/TBS)
No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 13 Vermont (7:27 PM EST/truTV)
No. 3 Florida St. vs. No. 14 FGCU (Following Maryland-Xavier/TNT)
No. 8 Wisconsin vs. No. 9 Virginia Tech (Following Nova-First Four winner/CBS)
No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 15 North Dakota (Following St. Mary’s-VCU/TBS)
No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 12 Nevada (Following Purdue-Vermont/truTV)
3/16/17 Friday
No. 7 Michigan vs. No. 10 Oklahoma St. (12:15 PM EST/CBS)
No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 New Mexico St. (12:40 PM EST/truTV)
No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 9 Seton Hall (1:30 PM EST/TNT)
No. 3 Oregon vs. No. 14 Iona (2:00 PM EST/TBS)
No. 2 Louisville vs. No. 15 Jacksonville St. (Following Michigan-OK State/CBS)
No. 6 SMU vs. Providence-USC winner (Following Baylor-NM St./truTV)
No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 16 Texas Southern (Following Arkansas-Seton Hall/TNT)
No. 11 Rhode Island vs. No. 6 Creighton (Following Oregon-Iona/TBS)
No. 1 Kansas vs. NC Central-UC Davis winner (6:50 PM/TNT)
No. 7 Dayton vs. No. 10 Wichita St. (7:10 PM/CBS)
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Troy (7:20 PM/TBS)
No. 6 Cincinnati vs. Kansas St.-Wake Forest winner (7:27 PM/truTV)
No. 8 Miami vs. No. 9 Michigan St. (Following Kansas-First Four winner/TNT)
No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 15 Northern Kentucky (Following Dayton-Wichita St./CBS)
No. 7 South Carolina vs. No. 10 Marquette (Following Duke-Troy/TBS)
No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 14 Kent State (Following Cincy-First Four winner/truTV)
