March Madness 2017 Schedule: First-Round Start Times, TV Channels For Thursday And Friday
Thursday marks the height of arguably the most exciting week on the sports calendar with the first round of the NCAA Tournament. March Madness 2017 officially began with the opening round games, but the real fun begins with the Round of 64.
With the first game starting shortly after noon on both Thursday and Friday, there will be games on four different TV channels for much of each day. The schedule includes 32 contests as every winner takes one step closer to reaching the Final Four.
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No.5 Notre Dame and No.12 Princeton kick things off Thursday afternoon in a matchup that could begin a string of upsets. The Fighting Irish are favored, but the first round usually features at least one victory for a No.12 seed.
No.1 Gonzaga and No.1 Villanova play Thursday, while No.1 North Carolina and No.1 Kansas will have to wait until Friday to begin their tournament runs. No.2 Duke, who has the best odds to win the national championship, plays their first-round game Friday night.
Here’s a look at the complete schedule for the first round of March Madness 2017:
Thursday, March 16
No.12 Princeton vs. No.5 Notre Dame, 12:15 p.m. EDT, CBS
No.12 UNC Wilmington vs. No.5 Virginia, 12:40 p.m. EDT, truTV
No.13 Winthrop vs. No.4 Butler, 1:30 p.m. EDT, TNT
No.16 South Dakota State vs. No.1 Gonzaga, 2 p.m. EDT, TBS
No.13 Bucknell vs. No.4 West Virginia, 2:45 p.m. EDT, CBS
No.13 East Tennessee State vs. No.4 Florida, 3:10 p.m. EDT, truTV
No.12 Middle Tennessee State vs. No.5 Minnesota, 4 p.m. EDT, TNT
No.9 Vanderbilt vs. No.8 Northwestern, 4:30 p.m. EDT, TBS
No.11 Xavier vs. No.6 Maryland, 6:50 p.m. EDT, TNT
No.16 Mount St. Mary’s vs. No.1 Villanova, 7:10 p.m. EDT, CBS
No.10 VCU vs. No.7 St. Mary’s, 7:20 p.m. EDT, TBS
No.13 Vermont vs. No.4 Purdue, 7:27 p.m. EDT, truTV
No.14 Florida Gulf Coast vs. No.3 Florida State, 9:20 p.m. EDT, TNT
No.9 Virginia Tech vs. No.8 Wisconsin, 9:40 p.m. EDT, CBS
No.15 North Dakota vs. No.2 Arizona, 9:50 p.m. EDT, TBS
No.12 Nevada vs. No.5 Iowa State, 9:57 p.m. EDT, truTV
Friday, March 17
No.10 Oklahoma State vs. No.7 Michigan, 12:15 p.m. EDT, CBS
No.14 New Mexico State vs. No.3 Baylor, 12:40 p.m. EDT, truTV
No.9 Seton Hall vs. No.8 Arkansas, 1:30 p.m. EDT, TNT
No.14 Iona vs. No.3 Oregon, 2 p.m. EDT, TBS
No.15 Jacksonville State vs. No.2 Louisville, 2:45 p.m. EDT, CBS
No.11 USC vs. No.6 SMU, 3:10 p.m. EDT, truTV
No.16 Texas Southern vs. No.1 North Carolina, 4 p.m. EDT, TNT
No.11 Rhode Island vs. No.6 Creighton, 4:30 p.m. EDT, TBS
No.16 UC Davis vs. No.1 Kansas, 6:50 p.m. EDT, TNT
No.10 Wichita State vs. No.7 Dayton, 7:10 p.m. EDT, CBS
No.15 Troy vs. No.2 Duke, 7:20 p.m. EDT, TBS
No.11 Kansas State vs. No.6 Cincinnati, 7:27 p.m. EDT, truTV
No.9 Michigan State vs. No.8 Miami, 9:20 p.m. EDT, TNT
No.15 Northern Kentucky vs. No.2 Kentucky, 9:40 p.m. EDT, CBS
No.10 Marquette vs. No.7 South Carolina, 9:50 p.m. EDT, TBS
No.14 Kent State vs. No.3 UCLA, 9:57 p.m. EDT, truTV
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