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Are you ready for some NCAA Tournament basketball?
The main event kicks off this morning as Notre Dame faces off against Princeton, but the real chaos appears to be set for the early afternoon games as a couple of trendy upset picks are in action.
Here’s the early schedule for today. All times Central. Enjoy!
Thursday Early Games
| Region | Team | vs | Team | Site | Tipoff | Network | Announcers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Team | vs | Team | Site | Tipoff | Network | Announcers |
| West | (5) Notre Dame | vs | (12) Princeton | Buffalo NY | 11:15am | CBS | Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel/Allie LaForce |
| East | (5) Virginia | vs | (12) UNC-Wilmington | Orlando FL | 11:40am | truTV | Ian Eagle/Steve Lavin/Evan Washburn |
| South | (4) Butler | vs | (13) Winthrop | Milwaukee WI | 12:30pm | TNT | Carter Blackburn/Mike Gminski/Debbie Antonelli |
| West | (1) Gonzaga | vs | (16) South Dakota State | Salt Lake City UT | 1pm | TBS | Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Jamie Erdahl |
| West | (4) West Virginia | vs | (13) Bucknell | Buffalo NY | 1:45pm | CBS | Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel/Allie LaForce |
| East | (4) Florida | vs | (13) East Tennessee State | Orlando FL | 2pm | truTV | Ian Eagle/Steve Lavin/Evan Washburn |
| South | (5) Minnesota | vs | (12) Middle Tennessee State | Milwaukee WI | 3pm | TNT | Carter Blackburn/Mike Gminski/Debbie Antonelli |
| West | (8) Northwestern | vs | (9) Vanderbilt | Salt Lake City UT | 3:30pm | TBS | Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Jamie Erdahl |