NCAA Tournament 2013 TV Schedule: What Channel Are The First Round March Madness Games On?

The 2013 NCAA Tournament officially got underway on Tuesday with the first two first-round games of March Madness. Two more games will follow on Wednesday, and the field of 64 will begin on Thursday.

The first few days of the NCAA Tournament are some of the best in sports. Cinderellas are born, as several top seeds are bound to slip up and lose their first game.

Eight different cities will host 36 contests in the first two rounds of the tourney. On Thursday and Friday, games will be played over approximately a 12-hour span. The longest break between scheduled start times is a two-hour and 10-minute window in the early evening.

All of the games can be seen online for free, provided that viewers give their cable subscription information. Four different television channels will broadcast the games.

Below is the complete schedule for March Madness, including where to watch every contest.

First Round, Day 1: Tuesday, March 29

Time (ET) Game TV Region

6:40 p.m. (16) North Carolina A&T 73 (16) Liberty 72 truTV Midwest

9:10 p.m. (11) St. Mary’s 67 (11) Middle Tennessee 54 truTV Midwest

First Round, Day 2: Wednesday, March 20

Time (ET) Game TV Region

6:40 p.m. (16) LIU vs. (16) James Madison truTV East

9:10 p.m. (13) Las Salle vs. (13) Boise St. truTV West

Second Round, Day 1: Thursday, March 21

Time (ET) Game TV Region

12:15 p.m. (14) Valparaiso vs. (3) Michigan St. CBS Midwest

12:40 p.m. (11) Bucknell vs. (6) Butler truTV East

1:40 p.m. (9) Wichita St. vs. (8) Pittsburgh TBS West

2:10 p.m. (13) New Mexico St. vs. (4) St. Louis TNT Midwest

2:45 p.m. (11) St. Mary’s vs. (6) Memphis CBS Midwest

3:10 p.m. (14) Davidson vs. (3) Marquette truTV East

4:10 p.m. (16) Southern University vs. (1) Gonzaga TBS West

4:40 p.m. (12) Oregon vs. (5) Oklahoma St. TNT Midwest

6:50 p.m. (16) North Carolina A&T vs. (1) Louisville TBS Midwest

7:15 p.m. (13) South Dakota St. vs. (4) Michigan CBS South

7:20 p.m. (11) Belmont vs. (6) Arizona TNT West

7:27 p.m. (12) California vs. (5) UNLV truTV East

9:20 p.m. (9) Missouri vs. (8) Colorado St. TBS Midwest

9:45 p.m. (12) Akron vs. (5) VCU CBS South

9:50 p.m. (14) Harvard vs. (3) New Mexico TNT West

9:57 p.m. (13) Montana vs. (4) Syracuse truTV East

Second Round, Day 2: Friday, March 22

Time (ET) Game TV Region

12:15 p.m. (15) Albany vs. (2) Duke CBS Midwest

12:40 p.m. (12) Ole Miss vs. (5) Wisconsin truTV West

1:40 p.m. (9) Temple vs. (8) NC St. TBS East

2:10 p.m. (15) Pacific. vs. (2) Miami TNT East

2:45 p.m. (10) Cincinnati vs. (7) Creighton CBS Midwest

3:10 p.m. (13) La Salle/Boise St vs. (4) Kansas St. truTV West

4:10 p.m. (16) LIU/James Madison vs. (1) Indiana TBS East

4:40 p.m. (10) Colorado vs. (7) Illinois TNT East

6:50 p.m. (15) FGCU vs. (2) Georgetown TBS South

7:15 p.m. (15) Iona St. vs. (2) Ohio St. CBS West

7:20 p.m. (9) Villanova vs. (8) North Carolina TNT South

7:27 p.m. (14) Northwestern St. vs. (3) Florida truTV South

9:20 p.m. (10) Oklahoma vs. (7) San Diego St. TBS South

9:45 p.m. (10) Iowa St. vs. (7) Notre Dame CBS West

9:50 p.m. (16) Western Kentucky vs. (1) Kansas TNT South

9:57 p.m. (11) Minnesota vs. (6) UCLA truTV South