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