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Today, we finish whittling down the men's field to get to the sweet sixteen, while the women's field is trimmed to 32. The NIT will only have 12 teams remaining by this evening as well. There's also a handful of WNIT games and a single WBI contest on the schedule. It's an off-day for NAIA Division I, which will finally appear on our schedule tomorrow as the semifinals commence, and later in the week the NCAA Division II Elite Eights commence. But that's later; here's your open thread for today's action and your television guide for today:
NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S TOURNAMENT | |||||||
ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK | ANNOUNCERS |
SOUTH REGION | |||||||
RQF | 11:15am | (10) Stanford | vs | (2) Kansas | Saint Louis MO | CBS | PBP: Jim Nantz Color: Greg Anthony SLR: Tracy Wolfson |
RQF | 6:10pm | (12) Stephen F. Austin | vs | (4) Cal-Los Angeles | San Diego CA | TBS | PBP: Andrew Catalon Color: Mike Gminski SLR: Otis Livingston |
MIDWEST REGION | |||||||
RQF | 1:45pm* | (8) Kentucky | vs | (1) Wichita State | Saint Louis MO | CBS | PBP: Jim Nantz Color: Greg Anthony SLR: Tracy Wolfson |
RQF | 5:10pm | (14) Mercer | vs | (11) Tennessee | Raleigh NC | TNT | PBP: Kevin Harlan Color: Len Elmore Reggie Miller SLR: Rachel Nichols |
EAST REGION | |||||||
RQF | 4:15pm | (6) North Carolina | vs | (3) Iowa State | San Antonio TX | CBS | PBP: Marv Albert Color: Steve Kerr SLR: Craig Sager |
RQF | 7:40pm* | (8) Memphis | vs | (1) Virginia | Raleigh NC | TNT | PBP: Kevin Harlan Color: Len Elmore Reggie Miller SLR: Rachel Nichols |
WEST REGION | |||||||
RQF | 6:45pm | (6) Baylor | vs | (3) Creighton |
San Antonio TX | TruTV | PBP: Marv Albert Color: Steve Kerr SLR: Craig Sager |
RQF | 8:40pm* | (8) Gonzaga | vs | (1) Arizona | San Diego CA | TBS | PBP: Andrew Catalon Color: Mike Gminski SLR: Otis Livingston |
* - time approximate; 30 min. after previous game at site ends |
NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT | |||||||
ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK | ANNOUNCERS |
Saint John's Bracket | |||||||
2 | 10:00am | (3) Clemson | vs | (2) Illinois | Clemson SC | ESPN | PBP: Rich Hollenberg Color: LaPhonso Ellis |
Minnesota Bracket | |||||||
2 | 2:00pm | (4) Saint Mary's (CA) | vs | (1) Minnesota | Minneapolis MN | ESPN2 | PBP: Mark Neely Color: Mark Adams |
2 | 4:00pm | (3) Southern Mississippi | vs | (2) Missouri | Columbia MO | ESPNU | PBP: Mitch Holthus Color: Joe Dean Jr. |
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 |
LOUISVILLE REGION | |||||||
1 | 11:30am | (13) Army | vs | (4) Maryland | College Park MD | ESPN2 | PBP: Bob Wischusen Color: Christy Winters-Scott |
1 | 11:30am | (10) Georgia Tech | vs | (7) Louisiana State | Baton Rouge LA | ESPN2 | PBP: Cara Capuano Nell Fortner |
1 | 2:00pm* | (12) Pennsylvania | vs | (5) Texas | College Park MD | ESPN | PBP: Bob Wischusen Color: Christy Winters-Scott |
1 | 2:00pm* | (15) Albany | vs | (2) West Virginia | Baton Rouge LA | ESPN | PBP: Cara Capuano Nell Fortner |
1 | 4:30pm | (14) Idaho | vs | (3) Louisville | Iowa City IA | ESPN | PBP: Holly Rowe Color: Brenda VanLengen |
1 | 7:00pm* | (11) Marist | vs | (6) Iowa | Iowa City IA | ESPN2 | PBP: Holly Rowe Color: Brenda VanLengen |
STANFORD REGION | |||||||
1 | 11:30am | (14) Wichita State | vs | (3) Penn State | University Park PA | ESPN2 | PBP: Bob Picozzi Color: Krista Blunk |
1 | 11:30am | (12) Hampton | vs | (5) Michigan State | Chapel Hill NC | ESPN2 | PBP: Tom Hart Color: Mary Murphy |
1 | 2:00pm* | (11) Florida | vs | (6) Dayton | University Park PA | ESPN | PBP: Bob Picozzi Color: Krista Blunk |
1 | 2:00pm* | (13) Tennessee-Martin | vs | (4) North Carolina | Chapel Hill NC | ESPN | PBP: Tom Hart Color: Mary Murphy |
1 | 4:30pm | (16) Cal State-Northridge | vs | (1) South Carolina | Seattle WA | ESPN | PBP: Dave Flemming Color: Sean Farnham |
1 | 7:00pm* | (9) Oregon State | vs | (8) Middle Tennessee State |
Seattle WA | ESPN2 | PBP: Dave Flemming Color: Sean Farnham |
LINCOLN REGION | |||||||
1 | 4:30pm | (11) James Madison | vs | (6) Gonzaga | College Station TX | ESPN | PBP: Carter Blackburn Color: Rosalyn Gold-Onwude |
1 | 4:30pm | (9) Saint Joseph's | vs | (8) Georgia | Storrs CT | ESPN | PBP: Dave O'Brien Color: Debbie Antonelli |
1 | 7:00pm* | (14) North Dakota | vs | (3) Texas A&M | College Station TX | ESPN2 | PBP: Carter Blackburn Color: Rosalyn Gold-Onwude |
1 | 7:00pm* | (16) Prairie View A&M | vs | (1) Connecticut | Storrs CT | ESPN | PBP: Dave O'Brien Color: Debbie Antonelli |
NOTRE DAME REGION | |||||||
(all Notre Dame Region games at Saturday/Monday sites) | |||||||
* - time approximate; 30 min. after previous game at site ends |
WOMEN'S NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT | |||||||
ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK | ANNOUNCERS |
2 | noon | George Washington | vs | Villanova | Villanova PA | Villanova AllAccess ($) | n/a |
2 | 1:00pm | Stetson | vs | South Florida | Tampa FL | BullsCast ($) | n/a |
2 | 2:00pm | Creighton | vs | South Dakota State | Brookings SD | Jackrabbit Extra ($) | n/a |
2 | 2:00pm | IUPU-Indianapolis | vs | Northwestern | Evanston IL | Big Ten Digital ($) | n/a |
2 | 4:00pm | Princeton | vs | Seton Hall | East Orange NJ | Pirate AllAccess ($) | n/a |
2 | 5:00pm | Southern Methodist | vs | Minnesota | Minneapolis MN | Big Ten Digital ($) | n/a |
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL | |||||||
ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK | ANNOUNCERS |
2 | 1:00pm | Maine | vs | Fairfield | Fairfield CT | MAAC.tv (free?) | n/a |
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.