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What is the schedule for the NCAA Basketball Tournament First Round?
- When: Four play-in games are staged Tuesday and Wednesday, March 14-15. Everyone else plays Thursday and Friday, March 16-17.
- Time: The first games on Thursday and Friday start at 11:15 a.m. CT/12:15 p.m. ET. Last games tip off at 9:05 p.m. CT/10:05 p.m. ET.
- TV: CBS, TNT, TBS, TruTV
- Locations: Albany, NY; Birmingham, AL; Columbus, OH; Dayton, OH; Denver, CO; Des Moines, IA; Greensboro, NC ; Orlando, FL; Sacramento, CA.
How can I watch Alabama’s first round game of the NCAA Basketball Tournament?
- When: Thursday, March 16.
- Time: 1:45 p.m. CT/2:45 p.m. ET
- TV: CBS
- Announcers: Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, and Grant Hill with roving reporter Tracy Wolfson.
- Location: Birmingham, AL
- Opponent: Winner of the Southeast Missouri State (19-16) vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (23-10) play-in game (Tues, 5:40/6:40, TRU).
Second Round
Should the Crimson Tide (29-5) manage to slide by the 16-seed, they would play the winner of West Virginia (19-14) vs Maryland (21-12) on Saturday aired on CBS with the same announcing crew. That game will also be played in Birmingham. Game time is TBA.
Full First Round Schedule
| AWAY | HOME | TIME CT | TIME ET | TV | VENUE |
| Tue, Mar 14 | |||||
| 16 SE Missouri St | 16 Texas A&M-CC | 5:40 PM | 6:40 PM | TRU | Dayton, OH |
| 11 Mississippi State | 11 Pitt | 8:10 PM | 9:10 PM | TRU | Dayton, OH |
| Wed, Mar 15 | |||||
| 16 Fairleigh Dickinson | 16 Texas Southern | 5:40 PM | 6:40 PM | TRU | Dayton, OH |
| 11 Nevada | 11 Arizona State | 8:10 PM | 9:10 PM | TRU | Dayton, OH |
| Thu, Mar 16 | |||||
| 9 West Virginia | 8 Maryland | 11:15 AM | 12:15 PM | CBS | Birmingham, AL |
| 13 Furman | 4 Virginia | 11:40 AM | 12:40 PM | TRU | Orlando, FL |
| 10 Utah State | 7 Missouri | 12:40 PM | 1:40 PM | TNT | Sacramento, CA |
| 16 Howard | 1 Kansas | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | TBS | Des Moines, IA |
| 16 SEMO/TACC winner | 1 Alabama | 1:45 PM | 2:45 PM | CBS | Birmingham, AL |
| 12 Coll. of Charleston | 5 San Diego State | 2:10 PM | 3:10 PM | TRU | Orlando, FL |
| 15 Princeton | 2 Arizona | 3:10 PM | 4:10 PM | TNT | Sacramento, CA |
| 9 Illinois | 8 Arkansas | 3:30 PM | 4:30 PM | TBS | Des Moines, IA |
| 9 Auburn | 8 Iowa | 5:50 PM | 6:50 PM | TNT | Birmingham, AL |
| 12 Oral Roberts | 5 Duke | 6:10 PM | 7:10 PM | CBS | Orlando, FL |
| 15 Colgate | 2 Texas | 6:25 PM | 7:25 PM | TBS | Des Moines, IA |
| 10 Boise | 7 Northwestern | 6:35 PM | 7:35 PM | TRU | Sacramento, CA |
| 16 N. Kentucky | 1 Houston | 8:20 PM | 9:20 PM | TNT | Birmingham, AL |
| 13 ULL | 4 Tennessee | 8:40 PM | 9:40 PM | CBS | Orlando, FL |
| 10 Penn State | 7 Texas A&M | 8:55 PM | 9:55 PM | TBS | Des Moines, IA |
| 15 UNC-Asheville | 2 UCLA | 9:05 PM | 10:05 PM | TRU | Sacramento, CA |
| Fri, Mar 17 | |||||
| 10 Southern Cal | 7 Michigan State | 11:15 AM | 12:15 PM | CBS | Columbus, OH |
| 14 Kennesaw | 3 Xavier | 11:40 AM | 12:40 PM | TRU | Greensboro, NC |
| 14 UCSB | 3 Baylor | 12:30 PM | 1:30 PM | TNT | Denver, CO |
| 12 VCU | 5 Saint Mary's | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | TBS | Albany, NY |
| 15 Vermont | 2 Marquette | 1:45 PM | 2:45 PM | CBS | Columbus, OH |
| 11 MSU/PITT winner | 6 Iowa State | 2:10 PM | 3:10 PM | TRU | Greensboro, NC |
| 11 NC State | 6 Creighton | 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | TNT | Denver, CO |
| 13 Iona | 4 UConn | 3:30 PM | 4:30 PM | TBS | Albany, NY |
| 16 FDU/TSU winner | 1 Purdue | 5:50 PM | 6:50 PM | TNT | Columbus, OH |
| 11 Providence | 6 Kentucky | 6:10 PM | 7:10 PM | CBS | Greensboro, NC |
| 12 Drake | 5 Miami | 6:25 PM | 7:25 PM | TBS | Albany, NY |
| 14 Grand Canyon | 3 Gonzaga | 6:35 PM | 7:35 PM | TRU | Denver, CO |
| 9 FAU | 8 Memphis | 8:20 PM | 9:20 PM | TNT | Columbus, OH |
| 14 Montana State | 3 Kansas State | 8:40 PM | 9:40 PM | CBS | Greensboro, NC |
| 13 Kent State | 4 Indiana | 8:55 PM | 9:55 PM | TBS | Albany, NY |
| 11 NEV/ASU winner | 6 TCU | 9:05 PM | 10:05 PM | TRU | Denver, CO |
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