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Welcome to the TCR NCAA Tournament Discussion Thread! Feel free to drop down to the comments section to discuss the First Round games on Thursday and Friday.
Ice Breaker Questions:
1. How well/poorly do you think the Big Ten Conference will perform this weekend?
2. Did you pick any big First Round upsets in your bracket? If so, which game(s)?
3. Who's your pick to win the National Championship?
Thursday March 17: Round of 64 Games
| TIP (ET) | NETWORK | SITE | Region | GAME | PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST//REPORTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Providence | West | (4) Duke Blue Devils vs. (13) NC-Wilmington Seahawks | Ian Eagle/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Evan Washburn |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Raleigh | Midwest | (8) Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. (9) Butler Bulldogs | Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Lewis Johnson |
| 1:30 p.m. | TNT | Des Moines | South | (8) Colorado Buffaloes vs. (9) Connecticut Huskies | Jim Nantz/Grant Hill/Bill Raftery//Tracy Wolfson |
| 2:00 p.m. | TBS | Denver | Midwest | (4) Iowa State Cyclones vs. (13) Iona Gaels | Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl |
| After conc. I | CBS | Providence | West | (5) Baylor Bears vs. (12) Yale Bulldogs | Eagle/ Webber/Elmore//Washburn |
| After conc. I | truTV | Raleigh | Midwest | (1) Virginia Cavaliers vs. (16) Hampton Pirates | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Johnson |
| After conc. I | TNT | Des Moines | South | (1) Kansas Jayhawks vs. (16) Austin Peay Governors | Nantz/Hill/Raftery//Wolfson |
| After conc. I | TBS | Denver | Midwest | (5) Purdue Boilermakers vs. (12) Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans | Catalon/ Lappas// Erdahl |
| 6:50 p.m. | TNT | Providence | South | (3) Miami-Florida Hurricanes vs. (14) Buffalo Bulls | Eagle/ Webber/Elmore//Washburn |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Des Moines | East | (5) Indiana Hoosiers vs.(12) Chattanooga Mocs | Nantz/Hill/Raftery//Wolfson |
| 7:20 p.m. | TBS | Raleigh | East | (1) North Carolina Tar Heels vs. (16) Florida Gulf Coast/Fairleigh Dickinson | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Johnson |
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Denver | Midwest | (3) Utah Utes vs. (14) Fresno State Bulldogs | Catalon/ Lappas// Erdahl |
| After conc. II | TNT | Providence | South | (6) Arizona Wildcats vs. (11) Vanderbilt/Wichita State | Eagle/ Webber/Elmore//Washburn |
| After conc. II | CBS | Des Moines | East | (4) Kentucky Wildcats vs. (13) Stony Brook Seawolves | Nantz/Hill/Raftery//Wolfson |
| After conc. II | TBS | Raleigh | East | (8) USC Trojans vs. (9) Providence Friars | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Johnson |
| After conc. II | truTV | Denver | Midwest | (6) Seton Hall Pirates vs. (11) Gonzaga Bulldogs | Catalon/ Lappas// Erdahl |
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Friday March 18: Round of 64
| TIP (ET) | NETWORK | SITE | Region | GAME | PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST//REPORTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | St. Louis | Midwest | (7) Dayton Flyers vs. (10) Syracuse Orange | Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Dana Jacobson |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Brooklyn | South | (2) Villanova Wildcats vs. (15) UNC-Asheville Bulldogs | Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce |
| 1:30 p.m. | TNT | Oklahoma City | West | (7) Oregon State Beavers vs. 910) Virginia Commonwealth Rams | Carter Blackburn/ Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio |
| 2:00 p.m. | TBS | Spokane | South | (4) California Golden Bears vs. (13) Hawaii Rainbow Warriors | Spero Dedes/Doug Gottlieb//Ros Gold-Onwude |
| After conc. I | CBS | St. Louis | Midwest | (2) Michigan State Spartans vs. (15) Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | Anderson/Smith//Jacobson |
| After conc. I | TNT | Oklahoma City | West | (2) Oklahoma Sooners vs. (15) CS-Bakersfield Roadrunners | Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio |
| After conc. I | Brooklyn | South | (7) Iowa Hawkeyes vs. (10) Temple Owls | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | |
| After conc. I | TBS | Spokane | South | (5) Maryland Terrapins vs. (12) South Dakota State Jackrabbits | Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude |
| 6:50 p.m. | TNT | St. Louis | East | (7) Wisconsin Badgers vs.(10) Pittsburgh Panthers | Anderson/Smith//Jacobson |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Brooklyn | East | (3) West Virginia Mountaineers vs. (14) Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce |
| 7:20 p.m. | TBS | Oklahoma City | West | (3) Texas A&M Aggies vs. (14) Green Bay Phoenix | Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio |
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Spokane | West | (1) Oregon Ducks vs. (16) Holy Cross/Southern U. | Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude |
| After conc. II | TNT | St. Louis | East | (2) Xavier Musketeers vs. (15) Weber State Wildcats | Anderson/Smith//Jacobson |
| After conc. II | CBS | Brooklyn | East | (6) Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs.(11) Michigan/Tulsa | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce |
| After conc. II | TBS | Oklahoma City | West | (6) Texas Longhorns vs.(11) Northern Iowa Panthers | Blackburn/Gminski//Maggio |
| After conc. II | truTV | Spokane | West | (8) Saint Josephs (PA) Hawks vs. (9) Cincinnati Bearcats | Dedes/Gottlieb//Gold-Onwude |