NCAA Tournament first round, when and where to watch

The NCAA Tournament begins Thursday. Here is the schedule for the first-round games Thursday and Friday, along with the TV for each game.

THURSDAY

EAST REGIONAL

Virginia (22-10) vs. UNC Wilmington (29-5), 12:40 p.m. (truTV)

Florida (24-8) vs. East Tennessee State (27-7), about 3:10 p.m. (truTV)

Villanova (31-3) vs. Mount St. Mary’s (20-15), 7:10 p.m. (CBS)

Wisconsin (25-9) vs. Virginia Tech (22-10), about 9:40 p.m. (CBS)

SOUTH REGIONAL

Butler (23-8) vs. Winthrop (26-6), 1:30 p.m. (TNT)

Minnesota (24-9) vs. Middle Tennessee (30-4), about 4 p.m. (TNT)

MIDWEST REGIONAL

Purdue (25-7) vs. Vermont (29-5), 7:27 p.m. (truTV)

Iowa State (23-10) vs. Nevada (28-6), about 9:57 p.m. (truTV)

WEST REGIONAL

Notre Dame (25-9) vs. Princeton (23-6), 12:15 p.m. (CBS)

Gonzaga (32-1) vs. South Dakota State (18-16), 2 p.m. (TBS)

West Virginia (26-8) vs. Bucknell (26-8), about 2:45 p.m. (CBS)

Northwestern (23-11) vs. Vanderbilt (19-15), about 4:30 p.m. (TBS)

Maryland (24-8) vs. Xavier (21-13), 6:50 p.m. (TNT)

Saint Mary’s (28-4) vs. VCU (26-8), 7:20 p.m. (TBS)

Florida State (25-8) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (26-7), about 9:20 p.m. (TNT)

Arizona (30-4) vs. North Dakota (22-9), about 9:50 p.m. (TBS)

FRIDAY

EAST REGIONAL

Baylor (25-7) vs. New Mexico State (28-5), 12:40 p.m. (truTV)

SMU (29-4) vs. Southern California (25-9), about 3:10 p.m. (truTV)

Duke (27-8) vs. Troy (22-14), 7:20 p.m. (TBS)

South Carolina (22-10) vs. Marquette (19-12), about 9:50 p.m. (TBS)

SOUTH REGIONAL

Arkansas (25-9) vs. Seton Hall (21-11), 1:30 p.m. (TNT)

North Carolina (27-7) vs. Texas Southern (23-11), about 4 p.m. (TNT)

Dayton (24-7) vs. Wichita State (30-4), 7:10 p.m. (CBS)

Cincinnati (29-5) vs. Kansas State (21-13), 7:27 p.m. (truTV)

Kentucky (29-5) vs. Northern Kentucky (24-10), about 9:40 p.m. (CBS)

UCLA (29-4) vs. Kent State (22-13), about 9:57 p.m. (truTV)

MIDWEST REGIONAL

Michigan (24-11) vs. Oklahoma State (20-12), 12:15 p.m. (CBS)

Oregon (29-5) vs. Iona (22-12), 2 p.m. (TBS)

Louisville (24-8) vs. Jacksonville State (20-14), about 2:45 p.m. (CBS)

Creighton (25-9) vs. Rhode Island (24-9), about 4:30 p.m. (TBS)

Kansas (28-4) vs. UC Davis (23-12), 6:50 p.m. (TNT)

Miami (21-11) vs. Michigan State (19-14), about 9:20 p.m. (TNT)

This story was originally published March 16, 2017 at 10:47 AM with the headline "NCAA Tournament first round, when and where to watch."