The 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament will tip off with four first-round games Tuesday and Wednesday before the round of 64 gets underway Thursday.
Although your brackets might take a beating, the first week of matchups promises to be exciting, with the possibility of upsets, the emergence of Cinderella stories and buzzer-beaters.
Tipoff times and channel listings for the games through Friday night have been announced, so prepare for a work week that’s light on the work.
Check out the listings below.
FIRST-ROUND GAMES
Tuesday, March 18
6:40 p.m., truTV: Albany vs. Mount St. Mary’s
9:10 p.m., truTV: North Carolina State vs. Xavier
Wednesday, March 19
6:40 p.m., truTV: Cal Poly vs. Texas Southern
9:10 p.m., truTV: Iowa vs. Tennessee
SECOND-ROUND GAMES
Thursday, March 20
12:15 p.m., CBS: Ohio State vs. Dayton
12:40 p.m., truTV: Wisconsin vs. American
1:40 p.m., TBS: Colorado vs. Pittsburgh
2:10 p.m., TNT: Cincinnati vs. Harvard
2:45 p.m., CBS: Syracuse vs. Western Michigan
3:10 p.m., truTV: Oregon vs. BYU
4:10 p.m., TBS: Florida vs. Albany/Mount St. Mary’s
4:40 p.m., TNT: Michigan State vs. Delaware
6:55 p.m., TBS: UConn vs. Saint Joseph’s
7:10 p.m., CBS: Michigan vs. Wofford
7:20 p.m., TNT: Saint Louis vs. N.C. State/Xavier
7:27 p.m., truTV: Oklahoma vs. North Dakota State
9:25 p.m., TBS: Villanova vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee
9:40 p.m., CBS: Texas vs. Arizona State
9:50 p.m., TNT: Louisville vs. Manhattan
9:57 p.m., truTV: San Diego State vs. New Mexico State
Friday, March 21
12:15 p.m., CBS: Duke vs. Mercer
12:40 p.m., truTV: Baylor vs. Nebraska
1:40 p.m., TBS: New Mexico vs. Stanford
2:10 p.m., TNT: Arizona vs. Weber State
2:45 p.m., CBS: UMass vs. Iowa/Tennessee winner
3:10 p.m., truTV: Creighton vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
4:10 p.m., TBS: Kansas vs. Eastern Kentucky
4:40 p.m., TNT: Gonzaga vs. Oklahoma State
6:55 p.m., TBS: Memphis vs. George Washington
7:10 p.m., CBS: Wichita State vs. Cal Poly/Texas Southern winner
7:20 p.m., TNT: North Carolina vs. Providence
7:27 p.m., truTV: VCU vs. Stephen F. Austin
9:25 p.m., TBS: Virginia vs. Coastal Carolina
9:40 p.m., CBS: Kentucky vs. Kansas State
9:50 p.m., TNT: Iowa State vs. North Carolina Central
9:57 p.m., truTV: UCLA vs. Tulsa
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