First Four, First Round schedule released for NCAA Tournament

James Fletcher IIIby:James Fletcher III•03/13/22•

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March Madness has officially started. The NCAA Tournament field is set and the schedule for the First Round on Thursday and Friday has been released.

After Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas and Baylor claimed the 1-seeds and Duke, Villanova, Auburn and Kentucky filled out the 2-seeds, the rest of the 68-team field was filled out by a mixture of conference champions and at-large bids.

The NCAA Tournament will tip-off on Tuesday with a pair of First Four games in Dayton, with another two games the next night. On Thursday, a full slate of 16 games begins early and runs late into the night only to be repeated again the next day.

Check out when and where each team will play in the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament.

2022 NCAA Tournament bracket

First Four

Tuesday

16. Texas Southern vs. 16. Texas A&M CC (Dayton, OH): 6:40 p.m. ET on TruTV

12. Wyoming vs. 12. Indiana (Dayton, OH): 9:10 p.m. ET on TruTV

Wednesday

16. Wright State vs. 16. Bryant (Dayton, OH): 6:40 p.m. ET on TruTV

11. Rutgers vs. 11. Notre Dame (Dayton, OH): 9:10 p.m. ET on TruTV

First Round

Thursday

S 6. Colorado State vs. 11. Michigan (Indianapolis, IN): 12:15 p.m. ET on CBS

MW 4. Providence vs. 13. South Dakota State (Buffalo, NY): 12:40 p.m. ET on TruTV

W 8. Boise State vs. 9. Memphis (Portland, OR): 1:45 p.m. ET on TNT

E 1. Baylor vs. 16. Norfolk State (Fort Worth, TX): 2:00 p.m. ET on TBS

S 3. Tennessee vs. 14. Longwood (Indianapolis, IN): 2:45 p.m. ET on CBS

MW 5. Iowa vs. 12. Richmond (Buffalo, NY): 3:10 p.m. ET on TruTV

W 1. Gonzaga vs. 16. Georgia State (Portland, OR): 4:15 p.m. ET on TNT

E 8. North Carolina vs. 9. Marquette (Fort Worth, TX): 4:30 p.m. ET on TBS

W 5. UConn vs. 12. New Mexico State (Buffalo, NY): 6:50 p.m. ET on TNT

E 2. Kentucky vs. 15. St. Peter’s (Indianapolis, IN): 7:10 p.m. ET on CBS

E 5. St. Mary’s vs. 12. Wyoming/Indiana (Portland, OR): 7:20 p.m. ET on TBS

MW 8. San Diego State vs. 9. Creighton (Forth Worth, TX): 7:27 p.m. ET on TruTV

W 4. Arkansas vs. 13. Vermont (Buffalo, NY): 9:20 p.m. ET on TNT

E 7. Murray State vs. 10. San Francisco (Indianapolis, IN): 9:40 p.m. ET on CBS

E 4. UCLA vs. 13. Akron (Portland, OR): 9:50 p.m. ET on TBS

MW 1. Kansas vs. 16. Texas Southern/Texas A&M-CC (Fort Worth, TX): 9:57 p.m. ET on TruTV

Friday

S 7. Ohio State vs. 10. Loyola Chicago (Pittsburgh, PA): 12:15 p.m. ET on CBS

MW 2. Auburn vs. 15. Jacksonville State (Greenville, SC): 12:40 p.m. ET on TruTV

W 3. Texas Tech vs. 14. Montana State (San Diego, CA): 1:45 p.m. ET on TNT

E 3. Purdue vs. 14. Yale (Milwaukee, WI): 2:00 p.m. ET on TBS

S 2. Villanova vs. 15. Delaware (Pittsburgh, PA): 2:45 p.m. ET on CBS

MW 7. USC vs. 10. Miami (FL) (Greenville, SC): 3:10 p.m. ET on TruTV

W 6. Alabama vs. 11. Rutgers/Notre Dame (San Diego, CA): 4:15 p.m. ET on TNT

E 6. Texas vs. 11. Virginia Tech (Milwaukee, WI): 4:30 p.m. ET on TBS

S 4. Illinois vs. 13. Chattanooga (Pittsburgh, PA): 6:50 p.m. ET on TNT

W 2. Duke vs. 15. Cal State Fullerton (Greenville, SC): 7:10 p.m. ET on CBS

MW 6. LSU vs. 11. Iowa State (Milwaukee, WI): 7:20 p.m. ET on TBS

S 1. Arizona vs. 16. Wright State/Bryant (San Diego, CA): 7:27 p.m. ET on TruTV

S 5. Houston vs. 12. UAB (Pittsburgh, PA): 9:20 p.m. ET on TNT

W 7. Michigan State vs. 10. Davidson (Greenville, SC): 9:40 p.m. ET on CBS

MW 3. Wisconsin vs. 14. Colgate (Milwaukee, WI): 9:50 p.m. ET on TBS

8. Seton Hall vs. 9. TCU (San Diego, CA): 9:57 p.m. ET on TruTV