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As a semi-recent grad, it wasn't long ago that I was spending the first week of the NCAA Tourney at some beach on spring break. That meant I could kick back and watch basketball all day while getting sloshed on Natty Light and watching smoking hot girls run around in bikinis (except for sophomore year in PCB, when my fraternity brother spilled beer on the TV five minutes into the trip. Smoke literally came out of the set and we couldn't watch the Tourney all week).
I didn't really need to know the schedule back in college because I was watching the games all day anyway. But now that I'm in the workforce, I have to, like, work -- which means knowing the schedule becomes paramount. When do I need to sneak out of that meeting to watch the 5-12 matchup online? How long should I postpone that presentation so I can keep up with the 1-seed on gametracker? Which days do I need to schedule having the flu? (Boss, if you read this blog, LOL JK I'll be working hard all month!)
If you're like me and have a stupid job that gets in the way of basketball, this schedule will be your Bible for the next week. Here are the first two rounds, with TV info included.
All times Eastern
Tuesday, March 17 |
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| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | ||
| 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton I | Manhattan Jaspers vs. Hampton Pirates | Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Lewis Johnson | ||
| After conc. I | truTV | Dayton II | BYU Cougars vs. Ole Miss Rebels | Anderson/Smith//Johnson | ||
Wednesday, March 18 |
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| 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton I | North Florida Ospreys vs. Robert Morris Colonials | Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn | ||
| After conc. I | truTV | Dayton II | Boise State Broncos vs. Dayton Flyers | Eagle/Gottlieb//Washburn | ||
Thursday, March 19 (Noon- 6 p.m. ET) |
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| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | ||
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Pittsburgh I | Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Northeastern Huskies | Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Lewis Johnson | ||
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Louisville I | Iowa State Cyclones vs. UAB Blazers | Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce | ||
| 1:40 p.m. | TBS | Jacksonville I | Baylor Bears vs. Georgia State Panthers | Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl | ||
| 2:10 p.m. | TNT | Portland I | Arizona Wildcats vs. Texas Southern Tigers | Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Rachel Nichols | ||
| After conc. I | CBS | Pittsburgh II | Butler Bulldogs vs. Texas Longhorns | Anderson/Smith//Johnson | ||
| After conc. I | truTV | Louisville II | SMU Mustangs vs. UCLA Bruins | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | ||
| After conc. I | TBS | Jacksonville II | Xavier Musketeers vs. BYU/Ole Miss | Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl | ||
| After conc. I | TNT | Portland II | Virginia Commonwealth Rams vs. Ohio State Buckeyes | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Nichols | ||
Thursday Evening, March 19 (6:30 p.m. ET-Midnight) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games) |
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| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | ||
| 6:50 p.m. | TBS | Pittsburgh III | Villanova Wildcats vs. Lafayette Leopards | Anderson/Smith//Johnson | ||
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Louisville III | Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | ||
| 7:20 p.m. | TNT | Jacksonville III | North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Harvard Crimson | Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl | ||
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Portland III | Utah Utes vs. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Nichols | ||
| After conc. III | TBS | Pittsburgh IV | North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. LSU Tigers | Anderson/Smith//Johnson | ||
| After conc. III | CBS | Louisville IV | Kentucky Wildcats vs. Hampton/Manhattan | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | ||
| After conc. III | TNT | Jacksonville IV | Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Wofford Terriers | Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl | ||
| After conc. III | truTV | Portland IV | Georgetown Hoyas vs. Eastern Washington Eagles | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Nichols | ||
Friday Afternoon, March 20 (Noon-6 p.m. ET) |
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| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | ||
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Omaha I | Kansas Jayhawks vs. New Mexico State Aggies | Marv Albert/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Craig Sager | ||
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Charlotte I | Michigan State Spartans vs. Georgia Bulldogs | Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill//Tracy Wolfson | ||
| 1:40 p.m. | TBS | Seattle I | Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Wyoming Cowboys | Spero Dedes/Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio | ||
| 2:10 p.m. | TNT | Columbus I | West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Buffalo Bulls | Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn | ||
| After conc. I | CBS | Omaha II | Wichita State Shockers vs. Indiana Hoosiers | Albert/Webber/Elmore//Sager | ||
| After conc. I | truTV | Charlotte II | Virginia Cavaliers vs. Belmont Bruins | Nantz/Raftery/Hill//Wolfson | ||
| After conc. I | TBS | Seattle II | Louisville Cardinals vs. UC Irvine Anteaters | Dedes/Gminski//Maggio | ||
| After conc. I | TNT | Columbus II | Maryland Terrapins vs. Valparaiso Crusaders | Eagle/Gottlieb//Washburn | ||
Friday Evening, March 20 (6:30 p.m.-Midnight ET) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games) |
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| 6:50 p.m. | TBS | Omaha III | Oregon Ducks vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys | Albert/Webber/Elmore//Sager | ||
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Charlotte III | Duke Blue Devils vs. North Florida/Robert Morris | Nantz/Raftery/Hill//Wolfson | ||
| 7:20 p.m. | TNT | Seattle III | Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Davidson Wildcats | Dedes/Gminski//Maggio | ||
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Columbus III | Oklahoma Sooners vs. Albany Great Danes | Eagle/Gottlieb//Washburn | ||
| After conc. III | TBS | Omaha IV | Wisconsin Badgers vs. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | Albert/Webber/Elmore//Sager | ||
| After conc. III | CBS | Charlotte IV | San Diego State Aztecs vs. St. John's Red Storm | Nantz/Raftery/Hill//Wolfson | ||
| After conc. III | TNT | Seattle IV | Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. North Dakota State Bison | Dedes/Gminski//Maggio | ||
| After conc. III | truTV | Columbus IV | Providence Friars vs. Boise State/Dayton | Eagle/Gottlieb//Washburn | ||