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2023 NCAA Tournament bracket: College basketball scores, March Madness TV schedule, live stream by region

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The 2023 NCAA Tournament and March Madne

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March 14, 2023

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The 2023 NCAA Tournament and March Madness gets underway Tuesday with games in the First Four followed by first- and second-round action on Thursday and Friday as part of a rollercoaster opening week that will see the 68-team field quickly shrink to a Sweet 16 in the span of six days. So consider yourself warned: A basketball bonanza is upon us.

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2023 NCAA Tournament bracket, scores

All times Eastern

West

FIRST FOUR

Wednesday — Dayton

(11) Pittsburgh vs. (11) Mississippi State | 9:10 p.m., truTV (watch live)

FIRST ROUND

Thursday — Des Moines

(16) Howard vs. (1) Kansas | 2 p.m., TBS (watch live)
(9) Illinois vs. (8) Arkansas | 4:30 p.m., TBS (watch live)

Thursday — Sacramento

(10) Boise State vs. (7) Northwestern | 7:35 p.m., truTV (watch live)
(15) UNC Asheville vs. (2) UCLA | 10:05 p.m., truTV (watch live)

Friday — Albany

(12) VCU vs. (5) Saint Mary’s | 2 p.m., TBS (watch live)
(13) Iona vs. (4) UConn | 4:30 p.m., TBS (watch live)

Friday — Denver

(14) Grand Canyon vs. (3) Gonzaga | 7:35 p.m., truTV (watch live)
(11) Play-in vs. (6) TCU | 10:05 p.m., truTV (watch live)

South

FIRST FOUR

Tuesday — Dayton

(16) SE Missouri State vs. (16) Texas A&M-CC | 6:40 p.m., truTV (watch live)

FIRST ROUND

Thursday — Birmingham

(9) Maryland vs. (8) West Virginia | 12:15 p.m., CBS (watch live)
(16) Play-in vs. (1) Alabama | 2:45 p.m., CBS (watch live)

Thursday — Orlando

(13) Furman vs. (4) Virginia | 12:40 p.m., truTV (watch live)
(12) College of Charleston vs. (5) San Diego State | 3:10 p.m., CBS (watch live)

Friday — Denver

(14) UC Stanta Barbara vs. (3) Baylor | 1:30 p.m., TNT (watch live)
(11) NC State vs. (6) Creighton | 4 p.m., TNT (watch live)

Thursday — Sacramento

(10) Utah State vs. (7) Missouri | 1:40 p.m., TNT (watch live)
(15) Princeton vs. (2) Arizona | 4:10 p.m., TNT (watch live)

Midwest

FIRST FOUR

Tuesday — Dayton

(11) Pittsburgh vs. (11) Mississippi State | 9:10 p.m., truTV (watch live)

FIRST ROUND

Thursday — Birmingham

(9) Auburn vs. (8) Iowa | 6:50 p.m., TNT (watch live)
(16) Northern Kentucky vs. (1) Houston | 9:20 p.m., TNT (watch live)

Friday — Albany

(12) Drake vs. (5) Miami | 7:25 p.m., TBS (watch live)
(13) Kent State vs. (4) Indiana | 9:55 p.m., TBS (watch live)

Friday — Greensboro

(14) Kennesaw State vs. (3) Xavier | 12:40 p.m., truTV (watch live)
(11) Play-in vs. (6) Iowa State | 3:10 p.m., truTV (watch live)

Thursday — Des Moines

(15) Colgate vs. (2) Texas | 7:25 p.m., TBS (watch live)
(10) Penn State vs. (7) Texas A&M | 9:55 p.m., TBS (watch live)

East

FIRST FOUR

Wednesday — Dayton

(16) Fairleigh Dickinson vs. (16) Texas Southern | 6:40 p.m., truTV (watch live)

FIRST ROUND

Friday — Columbus

(16) Play-in vs. (1) Purdue | 6:50 p.m., TNT (watch live)
(9) FAU vs. (8) Memphis | 9:20 p.m., TNT (watch live)

Thursday — Orlando

(12) Oral Roberts vs. (5) Duke | 7:10 p.m., CBS (watch live)
(13) Lousiana vs. (4) Tennessee | 9:40 p.m., CBS (watch live)

Friday — Greensboro

(11) Providence vs. (6) Kentucky | 7:10 p.m., CBS (watch live)
(14) Montana State vs. (3) Kansas State | 9:40 p.m., CBS (watch live)

Friday — Columbus

(10) USC vs. (7) Michigan State | 12:15 p.m., CBS (watch live)
(15) Vermont vs. (2) Marquette | 2:45 p.m., CBS (watch live)

2023 NCAA Tournament schedule

Second round

Saturday, March 18 — 12:10 p.m. start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Legacy Arena — Birmingham | Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines | Amway Center — Orlando | Golden 1 Center — Sacramento

Sunday, March 19 — 12:10 p.m. start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
MVP Arena — Albany | Nationwide Arena — Columbus | Ball Arena — Denver | Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro