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The men's Division I field has been sliced in half, with quite a few stunning results to excite all your vitreous humours or whatever. We'll shrink it by half again over the next two days, as well as getting the women's tournament underway -- and today we also crown two NCAA champions as the Division III finals take place. Your guide to Saturday's action:
NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S TOURNAMENT | |||||||
ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK | ANNOUNCERS |
SOUTH REGION | |||||||
RQF | 11:15am | (9) Pittsburgh | vs | (1) Florida | Orlando FL | CBS | PBP: Brian Anderson Color: Dan Bonner SLR: Kristine Leahy |
RQF | 7:40pm | (12) Harvard | vs | (4) Michigan State | Spokane WA | TNT | PBP: Spero Dedes Color: Doug Gottlieb SLR: Jaime Maggio |
MIDWEST REGION | |||||||
RQF | 1:45pm* | (5) Saint Louis | vs | (4) Louisville | Orlando FL | CBS | PBP: Brian Anderson Color: Dan Bonner SLR: Kristine Leahy |
RQF | 4:15pm | (7) Texas | vs | (2) Michigan | Milwaukee WI | CBS | PBP: Ian Eagle Color: Jim Spanarkel SLR: Lewis Johnson |
WEST REGION | |||||||
RQF | 5:10pm | (12) North Dakota State | vs | (4) San Diego State | Spokane WA | TNT | PBP: Spero Dedes Color: Doug Gottlieb SLR: Jaime Maggio |
RQF | 6:45pm* | (7) Oregon | vs | (2) Wisconsin | Milwaukee WI | CBS | PBP: Ian Eagle Color: Jim Spanarkel SLR: Lewis Johnson |
SOUTH REGION | |||||||
RQF | 6:10pm | (11) Dayton | vs | (3) Syracuse | Buffalo NY | TBS | PBP: Verne Lundquist Color: Bill Raftery SLP: Allie LaForce |
RQF | 8:40pm* | (7) Connecticut | vs | (2) Villanova | Buffalo NY | TBS | PBP: Verne Lundquist Color: Bill Raftery SLP: Allie LaForce |
* - time approximate; 30 min. after previous game at site ends |
NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT | |||||||
ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK | ANNOUNCERS |
Florida State Bracket | |||||||
2 | 10:00am | (3) Louisiana Tech | vs | (2) Georgia | Athens GA | ESPN | PBP: Dave LaMont Color: Darrin Horn |
COLLEGEINSIDER.COM TOURNAMENT | |||||||
ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK | ANNOUNCERS |
2 | noon | IUPU-Fort Wayne | vs | Virginia Military | Lexington VA | * | n/a |
2 | 1:00pm | Wright State | vs | Ohio | Athens OH | * | |
2 | 6:00pm | Yale | vs | Holy Cross | Worcester MA | * | n/a |
2 | 6:00pm | Eastern Michigan | vs | Columbia | New York City NY | * | n/a |
2 | 6:00pm | San Diego | vs | Sam Houston State | Huntsville TX | * | n/a |
2 | 8:00pm | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | vs | Pacific | Stockton CA | * | n/a |
CIT games are available through CollegeInsider, but require paid subscription. |
NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP GAME | |||||||
ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK | ANNOUNCERS |
FINAL | 4:30pm | Wisconsin-Whitewater | vs | Williams | Salem VA | CBSSN | unknown |
While the women do hold a third-place game, the men don't. |
NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT | |||||||
All games air on ESPN or ESPN2, utilizing whip-around coverage (the old CBS model for the men's tournament) and regional brodcast. All games also available on ESPN3 in their entirety. |
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ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK | ANNOUNCERS |
LINCOLN REGION | |||||||
1 | 10:00am | (15) Winthrop | vs | (2) Duke | Durham NC | ESPN2 | PBP: Mark Jones Color: LaChina Robinson |
1 | 12:30pm* | (10) Oklahoma | vs | (7) DePaul | Durham NC | ESPN2 | PBP: Mark Jones Color: LaChina Robinson |
1 | 3:00pm | (13) Fresno State | vs | (4) Nebraska | Los Angeles CA | ESPN2 | PBP: Dave Pasch Color: Doris Burke |
1 | 5:30pm* | (12) Brigham Young |
vs | (5) North Carolina State | Los Angeles CA | ESPN2 | PBP: Dave Pasch Color: Doris Burke |
NOTRE DAME REGION | |||||||
1 | 10:00am | (14) Wright State | vs | (3) Kentucky | Lexington KY | ESPN2 | PBP: Marc Kestecher Color: Brooke Weisbrod |
1 | 10:00am | (12) Florida Gulf Coast | vs | (5) Oklahoma State | West Lafayette IN | ESPN2 | PBP: Melissa Lee Color: Jimmy Dykes |
1 | 10:00am | (9) Arizona State | vs | (8) Vanderbilt | Toledo OH | ESPN2 | PBP: Beth Mowins Color: Stephanie White |
1 | 12:30pm* | (11) UT-Chattanooga | vs | (6) Syracuse | Lexington KY | ESPN2 | PBP: Marc Kestecher Color: Brooke Weisbrod |
1 | 12:30pm* | (13) Akron | vs | (4) Purdue | West Lafayette IN | ESPN2 | PBP: Melissa Lee Color: Jimmy Dykes |
1 | 12:30pm* | (16) Robert Morris | vs | (1) Notre Dame | Toledo OH | ESPN | PBP: Beth Mowins Color: Stephanie White |
1 | 3:00pm | (10) Fordham | vs | (7) California | Waco TX | ESPN2 | PBP: Pam Ward Color: Carolyn Peck |
1 | 5:30pm* | (15) Western Kentucky | vs | (2) Baylor | Waco TX | ESPN2 | PBP: Pam Ward Color: Carolyn Peck |
LOUISVILLE REGION | |||||||
1 | 3:00pm | (16) Northwestern State | vs | (1) Tennessee | Knoxville TN | ESPN2 | PBP: Joe Davis Color: Maria Taylor |
1 | 5:30pm | (9) Southern California | vs | (8) Saint John's | Knoxville TN | ESPN2 | PBP: Joe Davis Color: Maria Taylor |
STANFORD REGION | |||||||
1 | 3:00pm | (10) Florida State | vs | (7) Iowa State | Ames IA | ESPN2 | PBP: Clay Matvick Color: Fran Fraschilla |
1 | 5:30pm* | (15) South Dakota | vs | (2) Stanford | Ames IA | ESPN2 | PBP: Clay Matvick Color: Fran Fraschilla |
* - time approximate; 30 min. after previous game at site ends |
WOMEN'S NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT | |||||||
ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK | ANNOUNCERS |
2 | 6:00pm | Marquette | vs | Indiana | Bloomington IN | Big Ten Digital (free!) | n/a |
2 | 8:00pm | Southern Utah | vs | Colorado | Boulder CO | Pac-12 Portal (free!) | n/a |
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL | |||||||
ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK | ANNOUNCERS |
QF | 6:00pm | (W3) Northern Kentucky | vs | (W2) College of Charleston | Charleston SC | CoC Sports (free?) | n/a |
QF | 7:00pm | (W8) Boise State | vs | (W4) Stephen F. Austin | Nacogdoches TX | SFA AllAccess (free?) | n/a |
NCAA DIVISION III CHAMPIONSHIP | |||||||
ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK | ANNOUNCERS |
3RD PLACE | 5:00pm | Tufts | vs | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Stevens Point WI | NCAA.com | n/a |
FINAL | 8:00pm* | FDU-Florham | vs | Whitman | Stevens Point WI | NCAA.com | n/a |
* - time approximate; 30 min. after previous game ends |
NCAA Social Media Info
The NCAA has provided a wealth of internet product and social media hooks for the tournament. You can, of course, visit the official tournament website where you can find an interactive bracket. There's a web-based March Madness app which lets you watch live on your browser (so long as you're a customer of a participating provider), and for mobile users the NCAA March Madness Live app is waiting for you in your app store.
You can also follow the action through social media on Twitter via @MarchMadness, on Facebook at NCAA Men's Basketball March Madness, on Instagram at @marchmadness, on Google+ at NCAA Men's Basketball March Madness, and via the NCAA On Demand channel at YouTube.