The 2016 NCAA Tournament kicks off this Tuesday evening in Dayton with the First Four, and it concludes with the National Championship Game on April 4th in Houston, and on a new network! That's right, this will be the first year that the National Championship will be on TBS, along with the famous teamcasts on TNT and truTV. We also have some changes to tip times this year.
So, keeping all of that in mind, let's take a look at the television and announcing schedule for this year's edition of March Madness.
So, keeping all of that in mind, let's take a look at the television and announcing schedule for this year's edition of March Madness.
Tuesday, March 15th - First Four
16 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. 16 Florida Gulf Coast - Dayton - truTV, 6:30 (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl)
11 Wichita State vs. 11 Vanderbilt - Dayton - truTV, 9:00 (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl)
Wednesday, March 16th - First Four
16 Southern vs. 16 Holy Cross - Dayton - truTV, 6:30 (Carter Blackburn, Mike Gminski, Jaime Maggio)
11 Michigan vs. 11 Tulsa - Dayton - truTV, 9:00 (Carter Blackburn, Mike Gminski, Jaime Maggio)
Thursday, March 17th - 1st Round
13 UNC Wilmington vs. 4 Duke - West (Providence, RI) - CBS, 12:15 (Ian Eagle, Chris Webber, Len Elmore, Evan Washburn)
9 Butler vs. 8 Texas Tech - Midwest (Raleigh, NC) - truTV, 12:40 (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Reggie Miller, Lewis Johnson)
9 Connecticut vs. 8 Colorado - South (Des Moines, IA) - TNT, 1:30 (Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson)
13 Iona vs. 4 Iowa State - Midwest (Denver, CO) - TBS, 2:00 (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl)
12 Yale vs. 5 Baylor - West (Providence) - CBS, 2:45 (Ian Eagle, Chris Webber, Len Elmore, Evan Washburn)
16 Hampton vs. 1 Virginia - Midwest (Raleigh) - truTV, 3:10 (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Reggie Miller, Lewis Johnson)
16 Austin Peay vs. 1 Kansas - South (Des Moines) - TNT, 4:00 (Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson)
12 Little Rock vs. 5 Perdue - Midwest (Denver) - TBS, 4:30 (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl)
14 Buffalo vs. 3 Miami - South (Providence) - TNT, 6:50 (Ian Eagle, Chris Webber, Len Elmore, Evan Washburn)
12 Chattanooga vs. 5 Indiana - East (Des Moines) - CBS, 7:10 (Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson)
16 Florida Gulf Coast vs. 1 North Carolina - East (Raleigh) - TBS, 7:20 (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Reggie Miller, Lewis Johnson)
14 Fresno State vs. 3 Utah - Midwest (Denver) - truTV, 7:27 (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl)
11 Wichita State vs. 6 Arizona - South (Providence) - TNT, 9:20 (Ian Eagle, Chris Webber, Len Elmore, Evan Washburn)
13 Stony Brook vs. 4 Kentucky - East (Des Moines) - CBS, 9:40 (Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson)
9 Providence vs. 8 USC - East (Raleigh) - TBS, 9:50 (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Reggie Miller, Lewis Johnson)
11 Gongaza vs. 6 Seton Hall - Midwest (Denver) - truTV, 9:57 (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl)
Friday, March 18th - 1st Round
10 Syracuse vs. 7 Dayton - Midwest (St. Louis, MO) - CBS, 12:15 (Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, Dana Jacobson)
15 UNC Ashville vs. 2 Villanova - South (Brooklyn, NY) - truTV, 12:40 (Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce)
10 VCU vs. 7 Oregon State - West (Oklahoma City, OK) - TNT, 1:30 (Carter Blackburn, Mike Gminski, Jaime Maggio)
13 Hawaii vs. 4 California - South (Spokane, WA) - TBS, 2:00 (Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb, Rosalyn Gold-Onwude)
15 Middle Tennessee vs. 2 Michigan State - Midwest (St. Louis) - CBS, 2:45 (Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, Dana Jacobson)
10 Temple vs. 7 Iowa - South (Brooklyn)- truTV, 3:10 (Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce)
15 CS Bakersfield vs. 2 Oklahoma - West (Oklahoma City) - TNT, 4:00 (Carter Blackburn, Mike Gminski, Jaime Maggio)
12 South Dakota State vs. 5 Maryland - South (Spokane) - TBS, 4:30 (Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb, Rosalyn Gold-Onwude)
10 Pittsburgh vs. 7 Wisconsin - East (St. Louis) - TNT, 6:50 (Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, Dana Jacobson)
14 Stephen F. Austin vs. 3 West Virginia - East (Brooklyn) - CBS, 7:10 (Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce)
14 Green Bay vs. 3 Texas A&M - West (Oklahoma City) - TBS, 7:20 (Carter Blackburn, Mike Gminski, Jaime Maggio)
16 Holy Cross vs. 1 Oregon - West (Spokane) - truTV, 7:27 (Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb, Rosalyn Gold-Onwude)
15 Weber State vs. 2 Xavier - East (St. Louis)- TNT, 9:15 (Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, Dana Jacobson)
11 Michigan vs. 6 Notre Dame - East (Brooklyn) - CBS, 9:40 (Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce)
11 Northern Iowa vs. 6 Texas - West (Oklahoma City) - TBS, 9:45 (Carter Blackburn, Mike Gminski, Jaime Maggio)
9 Cincinnati vs. 8 Saint Joseph's - West (Spokane) - truTV, 9:57 (Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb, Rosalyn Gold-Onwude)
Saturday, March 19th - 2nd Round
11 Wichita State vs. 3 Miami - South (Providence) - CBS, 12:15 (Ian Eagle, Chris Webber, Len Elmore, Evan Washburn)
12 Yale vs. 4 Duke - West (Providence) - CBS, 2:45 - (Ian Eagle, Chris Webber, Len Elmore, Evan Washburn)
9 Connecticut vs. 1 Kansas - South (Des Moines) - CBS, 5:15 (Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson)
12 Little Rock vs. 4 Iowa State - Midwest (Denver) - TNT, 6:10 (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl)
9 Butler vs. 1 Virginia - Midwest (Raleigh) - TBS, 7:10 (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Reggie Miller, Lewis Johnson)
5 Indiana vs. 4 Kentucky - East (Des Moines) - CBS, 7:45 (Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson)
11 Gongaza vs. 3 Utah - Midwest (Denver) - TNT, 8:40 (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl)
9 Providence vs. 1 North Carolina - East (Raleigh) - TBS, 9:40 (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Reggie Miller, Lewis Johnson)
Sunday, March 20th - 2nd Round
7 Iowa vs. 2 Villanova - South (Brooklyn) - CBS, 12:15 (Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce)
14 Stephen F. Austin vs. 6 Notre Dame - East (Brooklyn) - CBS, 2:45 (Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce)
10 VCU vs. 2 Oklahoma - West (Oklahoma City) - CBS, 5:10 (Carter Blackburn, Mike Gminski, Jaime Maggio)
15 Middle Tennessee vs. 10 Syracuse - Midwest (St. Louis) - TNT, 6:10 (Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, Dana Jacobson)
13 Hawaii vs. 5 Maryland - South (Spokane) - TBS, 7:10 (Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb, Rosalyn Gold-Onwude)
11 Northern Iowa vs. 3 Texas A&M - West (Oklahoma City) - truTV, 7:40 (Carter Blackburn, Mike Gminski, Jaime Maggio)
7 Wisconsin vs. 2 Xavier - East (St. Louis) - TNT, 8:40 (Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, Dana Jacobson)
8 Saint Joseph's vs. 1 Oregon - West (Spokane)- TBS, 9:40 (Spero Dedes, Doug Gottlieb, Rosalyn Gold-Onwude)
Thursday, March 24th - Sweet Sixteen
3 Miami vs. 2 Villanova - South (Louisville) - CBS, 7:10 (Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson)
3 Texas A&M vs. 2 Oklahoma - West (Anaheim) - TBS, 7:37 (Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce)
5 Maryland vs. 1 Kansas - South (Louisville) - CBS, 9:40 (Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson)
4 Duke vs. 1 Oregon - West (Anaheim) - TBS, 10:07 (Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce)
Friday, March 25th - Sweet Sixteen
4 Iowa State vs. 1 Virginia - Midwest (Chicago) - CBS, 7:10 (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Reggie Miller, Lewis Johnson)
7 Wisconsin vs. 6 Notre Dame - East (Philadelphia) - TBS, 7:27 (Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, Dana Jacobson)
11 Gonazga vs. 10 Syracuse - Midwest (Chicago)- CBS, 9:40 (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Reggie Miller, Lewis Johnson)
5 Indiana vs. 1 North Carolina - East (Philadelphia) - TBS, 9:57 (Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, Dana Jacobson)
Saturday, March 26th - Elite Eight
2 Oklahoma vs. 1 Oregon - West (Anaheim) - CBS, 6:00 (Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce)
2 Villanova vs. 1 Kansas - South (Louisville) - CBS, 8:45 (Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson)
Sunday, March 27th - Elite Eight
10 Syracuse vs. 1 Virginia - Midwest (Chicago) - TBS, 6:00 (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Reggie Miller, Lewis Johnson)
6 North Dame vs. 1 North Carolina - East (Philadelphia) - TBS, 8:45 (Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, Dana Jacobson)
Saturday, April 2nd - Final Four (Houston)
2 Villanova vs. 2 Oklahoma - TBS, 6:00 (Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson)
Oklahoma Team Stream - TNT, 6:00 (Chad McKee, Eduardo Najera, Jessica Coody)
Villanova Team Stream - truTV, 6:00 (Scott Graham, Brian Finneran, Kacie McDonnell)
10 Syracuse vs. 1 North Carolina - TBS, 8:49 (Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson)
North Carolina Team Stream - TNT, 8:49 (Wes Durham, Brendan Haywood, Dwayne Ballen)
Syracuse Team Stream - truTV, 8:49 (Tom Werme, Roosevelt Bouie, Donovan McNabb)
Monday, April 4th - National Championship (Houston)
2 Villanova vs. 1 North Carolina - TBS, 9:00 (Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery, Tracy Wolfson)
North Carolina Team Stream - TNT, 9:00 (Wes Durham, Brendan Haywood, Dwayne Ballen)
Villanova Team Stream - truTV, 9:00 (Scott Graham, Brian Finneran, Kacie McDonnell)
