NCAA Tournament Dates, Times, TV Channel, Broadcasters For First-Round Games

Now that the bracket has been released for the 2026 NCAA Tournament, so have the dates and times of the first round games.

Here they are.

NCAA Tournament First-Round Games Dates, Times, TV Channel, Broadcasters For Thursday, March 19

• 12:15 p.m.: (9) TCU vs. Ohio State (8), CBS, Greenville
  Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson
• 12:40 p.m: (13) Troy vs. (4) Nebraska, TruTV, Oklahoma City
  Brandon Gaudin, Chris Webber, Andy Katz
• 1:30 p.m.: (11) South Florida vs. (6) Louisville, TNT, Buffalo
  Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce
• 1:50 p.m.: (12) High Point vs. (5) Wisconsin, TBS, Portland
  Brad Nessler, Wally Szczerbiak, Jared Greenberg
• 2:50 p.m.: (16) Siena vs. Duke, CBS, Greenville
  Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson
• 3:15 p.m.: (12) McNeese vs. (5) Vanderbilt, TruTV, Oklahoma City
  Brandon Gaudin, Chris Webber, Andy Katz
• 4:05 p.m.: (14) North Dakota State vs. (3) Michigan State, TNT, Buffalo
  Brian An:derson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce
• 4:25 p.m.: (13) Hawaii vs. (4) Arkansas, TBS, Portland
  Brad Nessler, Wally Szczerbiak, Jared Greenberg
• 6:50 p.m.: (11) VCU vs. (6) North Carolina, TNT, Greenville
  Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson
• 7:10 p.m: (16) UMBC/Howard vs. (1) Michigan, CBS, Buffalo
  Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce
• 7:25 p.m.: (11) Texas/NC State vs. (6) BYU, TBS, Portland
  Brad Nessler, Wally Szczerbiak, Jared Greenberg
• 7:35 p.m.: (10 Texas A&M vs. (7) St. Mary’s, TruTV, Oklahoma City
  Brandon Gaudin, Chris Webber, Andy Katz
• 9:25 p.m.: (14) Penn vs. (3) Illinois, TNT, Greenville
  Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson
• 9:45 p.m.: (9) Saint Louis vs. (8) Georgia, CBS, Buffalo
  Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce
• 10:00 p.m.: (14) Kennesaw State vs. (3) Gonzaga, TBS, Portland
  Brad Nessler, Wally Szczerbiak, Jared Greenberg
• 10:10 p.m.: (15) Idaho vs. (2) Houston, TruTV, Oklahoma City
  Brandon Gaudin, Chris Webber, Andy Katz

NCAA Tournament First-Round Games Dates, Times, TV Channel, Broadcasters For Friday, March 20

• 12:15 p.m.: (10) Santa Clara vs. (7) Kentucky, CBS, St. Louis
  Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel, Jon Rothstein
• 12:40 p.m.: (12) Akron vs. (5) Texas Tech, TruTV, Tampa
  Tom McCarthy, Candace Parker, Dan Bonner, AJ Ross
• 1:35 p.m.: (16) LIU vs. (1) Arizona, TNT, San Diego
  Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi
• 1:50 p.m.: (14) Wright State vs. (3) Virginia, TBS, Philadelphia
  Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn
• 2:50 p.m.: (15) Tennessee State vs. (2) Iowa State, CBS, St. Louis
  Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel, Jon Rothstein
• 3:15 p.m.: (13) Hofstra vs. (4) Alabama, TruTV, Tampa
  Tom McCarthy, Candace Parker, Dan Bonner, AJ Ross
• 4:10 p.m.: (9) Utah State vs. (8) Villanova, TNT, San Diego
  Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi
• 4:25 p.m.: (11) Miami (OH)/SMU vs. (6) Tennessee, TBS, Philadelphia
  Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn
• 6:50 p.m.: (9) Iowa vs. (8) Clemson, TNT, Tampa
  Tom McCarthy, Candace Parker, Dan Bonner, AJ Ross
• 7:10 p.m.: (12) UNI vs. (5) St. John’s, CBS, San Diego
  Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi
• 7:25 p.m.: (10) UCF vs. (7) UCLA, TBS, Philadelphia
  Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn
• 7:35 p.m.: (15) Queens vs. (2) Purdue, TruTV, St. Louis
  Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel, Jon Rothstein
• 9:25 p.m.: (16) Prairie View/Lehigh vs. (1) Florida, TNT, Tampa
  Tom McCarthy, Candace Parker, Dan Bonner, AJ Ross
• 9:45 p.m.: (13) Cal Baptist vs. (4) Kansas, CBS, San Diego
  Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi
• 10:00 p.m.: (15) Furman vs. (2) UConn, TBS, Philadelphia
  Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn
• 10:10 p.m.: (10) Missouri vs. (7) Miami (FL), TruTV, St. Louis
  Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel, Jon Rothstein