How to Watch the First Round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament: Game Times and TV Broadcasts

March Madness is here. The first games of the 2024 NCAA Tournament were played last night in Dayton, OH for the First Four play-in games. Wagner defeated Howard 71-68 in a battle of 16-seeds, earning their first tournament win in program history. They'll now head to Charlotte to face 1-seed North Carolina.

10-seeds Colorado State and Virginia played for a date with 7-seed Texas, and the Rams came out victorious in an ugly game, 67-42. Tonight we'll have more action in Dayton. The First Four will conclude with 16-seeds Grambling and Montana State and 10-seeds Colorado and Boise State battling for the last spots in the 64-team bracket.

Thursday, the First Round of the 2024 NCAA Tournament officially gets underway. On both Thursday and Friday there'll be tournament basketball taking place for 12 hours straight. And many will be locked-in for every single second of the action.

2024 NCAA Tournament First Round game times and TV broadcasts

Here's the complete First Round schedule for the 2024 NCAA Tournament and how you can watch every game...

All times Central. Games also available for streaming via the NCAA March Madness Live app.

Thursday

9-seed Michigan State (19-14) vs 8-seed Mississippi State (21-13) - West Region, Charlotte

• 11:15 am on CBS

11-seed Duquesne (24-11) vs 6-seed BYU (23-10) - East Region, Omaha

• 11:40 am on truTV

14-seed Akron (24-10) vs 3-seed Creighton (23-9) - Midwest Region, Pittsburgh

• 12:30 pm on TNT

15-seed Long Beach State (21-14) vs 2-seed Arizona (25-8) - West Region, Salt Lake City

• 1:00 pm on TBS

16-seed Wagner (17-15) vs 1-seed North Carolina (27-7) - West Region, Charlotte

• 1:45 pm on CBS

14-seed Morehead State (26-8) vs 3-seed Illinois (26-8) - East Region, Omaha

• 2:10 pm on truTV

11-seed Oregon (23-11) vs 6-seed South Carolina (26-7) - Midwest Region, Pittsburgh

• 3:00 pm on TNT

10-seed Nevada (26-7) vs 7-seed Dayton (24-7) - West Region, Salt Lake City

• 3:30 pm on TBS

10-seed Colorado State (25-10) vs 7-seed Texas (20-12) - Midwest Region, Charlotte

• 5:50 pm on TNT

14-seed Oakland (23-11) vs 3-seed Kentucky (23-9) - South Region, Pittsburgh

• 6:10 pm on CBS

12-seed McNeese (30-3) vs 5-seed Gonzaga (25-7) - Midwest Region, Salt Lake City

• 6:25 pm on TBS

15-seed South Dakota State (22-12) vs 2-seed Iowa State (27-7) - East Region, Omaha

• 6:35 pm on truTV

15-seed Saint Peter's (19-13) vs 2-seed Tennessee (24-8) - Midwest Region, Charlotte

• 8:20 pm on TNT

11-seed NC State (22-14) vs 6-seed Texas Tech (23-10) - South Region, Pittsburgh

• 8:40 pm on CBS

13-seed Samford (29-5) vs 4-seed Kansas (22-10) - Midwest Region, Salt Lake City

• 8:55 pm on TBS

10-seed Drake (28-6) vs 7-seed Washington State (24-9) - East Region, Omaha

• 9:05 pm on truTV

Friday

9-seed Northwestern (21-11) vs 8-seed FAU (25-8) - East Region, Brooklyn

• 11:15 am on CBS

14-seed Colgate (25-9) vs 3-seed Baylor (23-10) - West Region, Memphis

• 11:40 am on truTV

12-seed UAB (23-11) vs 5-seed San Diego State (24-10) - East Region, Spokane

• 12:45 pm on TNT

15-seed Western Kentucky (22-11) vs 2-seed Marquette (25-9) - South Region, Indianapolis

• 1:00 pm on TBS

16-seed Stetson (22-12) vs 1-seed UConn (31-3) - East Region, Brooklyn

• 1:45 pm on CBS

11-seed New Mexico (26-9) vs 6-seed Clemson (21-11) - West Region, Memphis

• 2:10 pm on truTV

13-seed Yale (22-9) vs 4-seed Auburn (27-7) - East Region, Spokane

• 3:15 pm on TNT

10-seed CU/BSU vs 7-seed Florida (24-11) - South Region, Indianapolis

• 3:30 pm on TBS

9-seed Texas A&M (20-14) vs 8-seed Nebraska (23-10) - South Region, Memphis

• 5:50 pm on TNT

13-seed Vermont (28-6) vs 4-seed Duke (24-8) - South Region, Brooklyn

• 6:10 pm on CBS

16-seed GRAM/MTST vs 1-seed Purdue (29-4) - Midwest Region, Indianapolis

• 6:25 pm on TBS

13-seed Charleston (27-7) vs 4-seed Alabama (21-11) - West Region, Spokane

• 6:35 pm on truTV

16-seed Longwood (21-13) vs 1-seed Houston (30-4) - South Region, Memphis

• 8:20 pm on TNT

12-seed James Madison (31-3) vs 5-seed Wisconsin (22-13) - South Region, Brooklyn

• 8:40 pm on CBS

9-seed TCU (21-12) vs 8-seed Utah State (27-6) - Midwest Region, Indianapolis

• 8:55 pm on TBS

12-seed Grand Canyon (29-4) vs 5-seed Saint Mary's (26-7) - West Region, Spokane

• 9:05 pm on truTV