It is once again time for March Madness with the reveal of the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket and schedule. The full bracket and schedule can be found below including the 2023 First Four games in Dayton, Ohio. With NIL deals and new transfer portal rules it will surely be one of the more wild years for March Madness. Will there be another double-digit cinderella this season? Can the Blue Bloods stay strong? The storylines are endless this season.
The one seeds include the Alabama Crimson Tide as the number one overall seed, the defending champion Kansas Jayhawks, the Houston Cougars who could end up de facto hosting the Final Four, and finally the Purdue Boilermakers with the likely Player of the Year Zach Edey.
The Full Bracket and schedule are below:
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2023 NCAA NCAA Tournament
First Four Schedule
3/14/23 Tuesday
No.16 SE Missouri State Redhawks Vs. No.16 Texas A&M- CC Islanders (6:40 EST/truTV)
No.11 Pittsburgh Panthers Vs. No.11 Mississippi State Bulldogs (9:10 EST/truTV)
3/15/23 Wednesday
No.16 Fairleigh Dickson Knights Vs. No.16 Texas Southern Tigers (6:40 EST/truTV)
No.11 Nevada Wolfpack Vs. No.11 Arizona State Sun Devils (9:10 EST/truTV)
Round of 64
3/16/23 Thursday
No.9 West Virginia Mountaineers Vs. No.8 Maryland Terrapins (12:15 EST/CBS)
No.13 Furman Paladins Vs. No.4 Virginia Cavaliers (12:40 EST/truTV)
No.10 Utah State Aggies Vs. No.7 Missouri Tigers (1:40 EST/TNT)
No.16 Howard Bison Vs. No.1 Seed Kansas Jayhawks (2:00 EST/TBS)
No.16 (Winner SEMO / Texas A&M-CC) Vs. No.1 Alabama Crimson Tide (2:45 EST/ CBS)
No.12 Charleston Cougars Vs. No.5 San Diego State Aztecs (3:10 EST/truTV)
No.15 Princeton Tigers Vs. No.2 Arizona Wildcats (4:10 EST/TNT)
No.9 Illinois Fighting Illini Vs. No.8 Arkansas Razorbacks (4:30 EST/TBS)
No.9 Auburn Tigers Vs. No.8 Iowa Hawkeyes (6:50 EST/TNT)
No.12 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Vs. No.5 Duke Blue Devils (7:10 EST/CBS)
No.15 Colgate Raiders Vs. No.2 Texas Longhorns (7:25 EST/TBS)
No.10 Boise State Broncos Vs. No.7 Northwestern Wildcats (7:35 EST/truTV)
No.16 Northern Kentucky Norse Vs. No.1 Houston Cougars (9:20 EST/TNT)
No.13 Louisana Ragin’ Cajuns Vs. No.4 Tennessee Volunteers (9:40 EST/CBS)
No.10 Penn State Nittany Lions Vs. No.7 Texas A&M Aggies (9:55 EST/ TBS)
No.15 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Vs. No.2 UCLA Bruins (10:05 EST/truTV)
3/17/23 Friday
No.10 USC Trojans Vs. No.7 Michigan State Spartans (12:15 EST/CBS)
No.14 Kennesaw State Owls Vs. No.3 Xavier Musketeers (12:40 EST/truTV)
No.14 UCSB Gauchos Vs. No.3 Baylor Bears (1:30 EST/TNT)
No.12 VCU Rams Vs. No.5 St.Mary’s Gaels (2:00 EST/TBS)
No.15 Vermont Catamounts Vs. No.2 Marquette Golden Eagles (2:45 EST/CBS)
No.11 (Winner Pitt/Miss St) Vs. No.6 Iowa State Cyclones (3:10 EST/truTV)
No.11 NC State Wolfpack Vs. No.6 Creighton Bluejays (4:00 EST/TNT0
No.13 Iona Gaels Vs. No.4 UConn Huskies (4:30 EST/ TBS)
No.16 (Winner FDU/Texas Southern) Vs. No.1 Purdue Boilermakers (6:50 EST/TNT)
No.11 Providence Friars Vs. No.6 Kentucky Wildcats (7:10 EST/CBS)
No.12 Drake Bulldogs Vs. No.5 Miami Hurricanes (7:25 EST/TBS)
No.14 Grand Canyon Lopes Vs. No.3 Gonzaga Bulldogs (7:35 EST/truTV)
No.9 FAU Owls Vs. No.8 Memphis Tigers (9:20 EST/TNT)
No.14 Montana State Bobcats Vs. No.3 Kansas State Wildcats (9:40 EST/CBS)
No.13 Kent State Golden Flashes Vs. No.4 Indiana Hooisers (9:55 EST/TBS)
No.11 (Winner Nevada/ASU) Vs. No.6 TCU Horned Frogs (10:05 EST/truTV)
