NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament First Round Schedule & TV Info

See the tipoff times and TV broadcast designations for the First Four and First Round of the 2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

March Madness has finally arrived. The full 68-team field has been revealed and the 2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament will officially begin on Tuesday and Wednesday with the First Four play-in games followed by the madness of March with a total of 32 First Round games being played on Thursday and Friday. 

See the full schedule of tipoff times and TV broadcast designations for the First Four and First Round of the 2024 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament below. 

First Four

Tuesday, March 19

6:40pm: No. 16 Wagner vs. No. 16 Howard (truTV)

9:10pm: No. 10 Colorado State vs. No. 10 Virginia (truTV)

Wednesday, March 20

6:40pm: No. 16 Grambling vs. No. 16 Montana State (truTV)

9:10pm: No. 10 Colorado vs. No. 10 Boise State (truTV)

First Round

Thursday, March 21

12:15pm: No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 8 Mississippi State (CBS)

12:40pm: No. 11 Duquesne vs. No. 6 BYU (truTV)

1:30pm: No. 14 Akron vs. No. 3 Creighton (TNT)

2pm: No. 15 Long Beach State vs. No. 2 Arizona (TBS)

2:45pm: No. 16 Wagner/Howard vs. No. 1 North Carolina (CBS)

3:10pm: No. 14 Morehead State vs. No. 3 Illinois (truTV)

4pm: No. 11 Oregon vs. No. 6 South Carolina (TNT)

4:30pm: No. 10 Nevada vs. No. 7 Dayton (TBS)

6:50pm: No. 10 Colorado State/Virginia vs. No. 7 Texas (TNT)

7:10pm: No. 14 Oakland vs. No. 3 Kentucky (CBS)

7:25pm: No. 12 McNeese vs. No. 5 Gonzaga (TBS)

7:35pm: No. 15 South Dakota State vs. No. 2 Iowa State (truTV)

9:20pm: No. 15 Saint Peter's vs. No. 2 Tennessee (TNT)

9:40pm: No. 11 NC State vs. No. 6 Texas Tech (CBS)

9:55pm: No. 13 Samford vs. No. 4 Kansas (TBS)

10:05pm: No. 10 Drake vs. No. 7 Washington State (truTV)

Friday, March 22

12:15pm: No. 9 Northwestern vs. No. 8 Florida Atlantic (CBS)

12:40pm: No. 14 Colgate vs. No. 3 Baylor (truTV)

1:45pm: No. 12 UAB vs. No. 5 San Diego State (TNT)

2pm: No. 15 Western Kentucky vs. No. 2 Marquette (TBS)

2:45pm: No. 16 Stetson vs. No. 1 UConn (CBS)

3:10pm: No. 11 New Mexico vs. No. 6 Clemson (truTV)

4:15pm: No. 13 Yale vs. No. 4 Auburn (TNT)

4:30pm: No. 10 Colorado/Boise State vs. No. 7 Florida (TBS)

6:50pm: No. 9 Texas A&M vs. No. 8 Nebraska (TNT)

7:10pm: No. 13 Vermont vs. No. 4 Duke (CBS)

7:25pm: No. 16 Grambling/Montana State vs. No. 1 Purdue (TBS)

7:35pm: No. 13 Charleston vs. No. 4 Alabama (truTV)

9:20pm: No. 16 Longwood vs. No. 1 Houston (TNT)

9:40pm: No. 12 James Madison vs. No. 5 Wisconsin (CBS)

9:55pm: No. 9 TCU vs. No. 8 Utah State (TBS)

10:05pm: No. 12 Grand Canyon vs. No. 5 Saint Mary's (truTV)