NCAA Tournament schedule with tip-off times
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All times Eastern
First Four
Tuesday, March 17 at Dayton, Ohio
No. 16 UMBC vs. No. 16 Howard, 6:40 p.m.
No. 11 Texas vs. No. 11 North Carolina State, 9:15 p.m.
Wednesday, March 18 at Dayton, Ohio
No. 16 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 16 Lehigh, 6:40 p.m.
No. 11 Miami (Ohio) vs. No. 11 SMU, 9:15 p.m.
Thursday, March 19
East Region, first round
No. 9 TCU vs. No. 8 Ohio State, 12:15 p.m., Greenville, S.C.
No. 11 South Florida vs. No. 6 Louisville, 1:30 p.m., Buffalo, N.Y.
No. 16 Siena vs. No. 1 Duke, 2:50 p.m., Greenville, S.C.
No. 14 North Dakota State vs. No. 3 Michigan State, 4:05 p.m., Buffalo, N.Y.
South Region, first round
No. 13 Troy vs. No. 4 Nebraska, 12:40 p.m., Oklahoma City
No. 12 McNeese vs. No. 5 Vanderbilt, 3:15 p.m., Oklahoma City
No. 11 VCU vs. No. 6 North Carolina, 6:50 p.m., Greenville, S.C.
No. 10 Texas A&M vs. No. 7 Saint Mary's, 7:35 p.m., Oklahoma City
No. 14 Penn vs. No. 3 Illinois, 9:25 p.m., Greenville, S.C.
No. 15 Idaho vs. No. 2 Houston, 10:10 p.m., Oklahoma City
Midwest Region, first round
No. 1 Michigan vs. winner, Howard/UMBC, 7:10 p.m., Buffalo, N.Y.
No. 9 Saint Louis vs. No. 8 Georgia, 9:45 p.m., Buffalo, N.Y.
West Region, first round
No. 12 High Point vs. No. 5 Wisconsin, 1:50 p.m., Portland, Ore.
No. 13 Hawaii vs. No. 4 Arkansas, 4:25 p.m., Portland, Ore.
No. 6 BYU vs. winner, NC State/Texas, 7:25 p.m., Portland, Ore.
No. 14 Kennesaw State vs. No. 3 Gonzaga, 10 p.m., Portland, Ore.
Friday, March 20
East Region, first round
No. 12 Northern Iowa vs. No. 5 St. John's, 7:10 p.m., San Diego
No. 10 UCF vs. No. 7 UCLA, 7:25 p.m., Philadelphia
No. 13 Cal Baptist vs. No. 4 Kansas, 9:45 p.m., San Diego
No. 15 Furman vs. No. 2 UConn, 10 p.m., Philadelphia
South Region, first round
No. 9 Iowa vs. No. 8 Clemson, 6:50 p.m., Tampa, Fla.
No. 1 Florida vs. winner, Prairie View A&M/Lehigh, 9:25 p.m., Tampa, Fla.
Midwest Region, first round
No. 10 Santa Clara vs. No. 7 Kentucky, 12:15 p.m., St. Louis
No. 12 Akron vs. No. 5 Texas Tech, 12:40 p.m., Tampa, Fla.
No. 14 Wright State vs. No. 3 Virginia, 1:50 p.m., Philadelphia
No. 15 Tennessee State vs. No. 2 Iowa State, 2:50 p.m., St. Louis
No. 13 Hofstra vs. No. 4 Alabama, 3:15 p.m., Tampa, Fla.
No. 6 Tennessee vs. winner, Miami (Ohio)/SMU, 4:25 p.m., Philadelphia
West Region, first round
No. 16 Long Island vs. No. 1 Arizona, 1:35 p.m., San Diego
No. 9 Utah State vs. No. 8 Villanova, 4:10 p.m., San Diego
No. 15 Queens vs. No. 2 Purdue, 7:35 p.m., St. Louis
No. 10 Missouri vs. No. 7 Miami, 10:10 p.m., St. Louis
--Field Level Media
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