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That think of there will be raft of folk pick derangement up and down the square bracket this yr , with first pear-shaped game start on Thursday good afternoon .

As always , our first tasting of tournament natural action on Tuesday and Wednesday in the First Four in Dayton , and on Sunday Nox CBS and WBD Sports loose the telly docket with confidential information time and announcer team for all of the First Four and First Round game on Thursday and Friday .

# FIRST FOUR

# Tuesday , March 19

6:40 p.m.

ET ( truTV ): 16 .

Wagner vs. 16 .

Howard ( Spero Dedes , Jim Spanarkel , and Jon Rothstein)9:10 p.m.

ET ( truTV ): 10 .

Virginia ( Dedes , Spanarkel , and Rothstein )

# Wednesday , March 20

6:40 p.m.

ET ( truTV ): 16 .

Grambling vs. 16 .

Montana State ( Dedes , Spanarkel , and Rothstein)9:10 p.m.

ET ( truTV ): 10 .

Boise State ( Dedes , Spanarkel , and Rothstein )

# FIRST spoke

# Thursday , March 21

12:15 p.m.

ET ( CBS ): 9 .

Michigan State vs. 8 .

Mississippi State ( Brian Anderson , Jim Jackson , and Allie LaForce)12:40 p.m.

ET ( truTV ): 11 .

BYU ( Tom McCarthy , Deb Antonelli , Avery Johnson , and AJ Ross)1:30 post meridiem ET ( TNT ): 14 .

Akron vs. 3 .

Creighton ( Andrew Catalon , Steve Lappas , and Evan Washburn)2:00 p.m. Arizona ( Brad Nessler , Brendan Haywood , and Dana Jacobson)2:45 post meridiem ET ( CBS ): 16 .

Wagner / Howard vs. 1 .

North Carolina ( Anderson , Jackson , and LaForce)3:10 post meridiem ET ( truTV ): 14 .

Illinois ( McCarthy , Antonelli , Johnson , and Ross)4:00 p.m.

ET ( TNT ): 11 .

South Carolina ( Catalon , Lappas , and Washburn)4:30 p.m. Dayton ( Nessler , Haywood , Jacobson )

6:50 p.m.

ET ( TNT ): 10 .

Texas ( Anderson , Jackson , and LaForce)7:10 post meridiem ET ( CBS ): 14 .

Kentucky ( Catalon , Lappas , and Washburn)7:25 p.m ET ( TBS ): 12 .

McNeese vs. 5 .

Gonzaga ( Nessler , Haywood , Jacobson)7:35 p.m.

ET ( truTV ): 15 .

Iowa St. ( McCarthy , Antonelli , Johnson , and Ross)9:20 post meridiem ET ( TNT ): 15 .

This was saint peter ’s vs. 2 .

tennessee(anderson , jackson , and laforce)9:40 p.m.

ET ( CBS ): 11 .

NC State vs. 6 .

Texas ( Catalon , Lappas , and Washburn)9:55 p.m. Samford vs. 4 .

Kansas ( Nessler , Haywood , Jacobson)10:05 p.m.

ET ( truTV ): 10 .

Francis Drake vs. 7 .

Washington St. ( McCarthy , Antonelli , Johnson , and Ross )

# Friday , March 22

12:15 p.m.

ET ( CBS ): 9 .

FAU ( Ian Eagle , Bill Raftery , Grant Hill , and Tracy Wolfson)12:40 p.m.

ET ( truTV ): 14 .

Baylor ( Spero Dedes , Jim Spanarkel , and Jon Rothstein)1:30 post meridiem ET ( TNT ): 12 .

UAB vs. 5 .

San Diego St. ( Lisa Byington , Steve Smith , Robbie Hummel , and Lauren Shehadi)2:00 post meridiem ET ( TBS ): 15 .

Western Kentucky vs. 2 .

Marquette ( Kevin Harlan , Dan Bonner , Stan Van Gundy , and Andy Katz)2:45 post meridiem ET ( CBS ): 16 .

Stetson vs. 1 .

UCONN ( Eagle , Raftery , Hill , and Wolfson)3:10 p.m.

ET ( truTV ): 11 .

Clemson ( Dedes , Spanarkel , and Rothstein)4:00 p.m.

ET ( TNT ): 13 .

Yale vs. 4 .

Auburn ( Byington , Smith , Hummel , and Shehadi)4:30 p.m. Florida ( Harlan , Bonner , Van Gundy , and Katz )

6:50 p.m.

ET ( TNT ): 9 .

Texas A&M vs. 8 .

Nebraska ( Dedes , Spanarkel , and Rothstein)7:10 p.m.

ET ( CBS ): 13 .

Duke ( Eagle , Raftery , Hill , and Wolfson)7:25 p.m ET ( TBS ): 16 .

Grambling / Montana St. vs. 1 .

Purdue ( Harlan , Bonner , Van Gundy , and Katz)7:35 post meridiem ET ( truTV ): 13 .

Alabama ( Byington , Smith , Hummel , and Shehadi)9:20 p.m.

ET ( TNT ): 16 .

Longwood vs. 1 .

Houston ( Dedes , Spanarkel , and Rothstein)9:40 p.m.

ET ( CBS ): 12 .

James Madison vs. 5 .

Wisconsin ( Eagle , Raftery , Hill , and Wolfson)9:55 p.m. TCU vs. 8 .

Utah St. ( Harlan , Bonner , Van Gundy , and Katz)10:05 p.m.

ET ( truTV ): 12 .

Saint Mary ’s ( Byington , Smith , Hummel , and Shehadi )