March Madness schedule 2023: game times, dates, bracket
March Madness begins today with the First Four. Check out the full schedule with teams, dates, and brackets for the whole NCAA tournament.
March Madness officially begins today, Tuesday, March 14! With Selection Sunday behind us, we now know which 68 teams will be participating in the 2023 NCAA tournament. The First Four begins today and continues tomorrow in Dayton, Ohio with the No. 16 and No. 11 schools to play for a spot in the First Round.
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2023 NCAA March Madness tournament: Full Schedule (all times listed in Eastern)
First Four
Tuesday, March 14
- 6:30 pm: No. 16 SE Missouri State vs. No. 16. Texas A&M CC
- 9 pm: No. 11 Pitt vs. No. 11 Mississippi St.
Wednesday, March 15
- 6:30 pm: No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. No. 16 Texas Southern
- 9 pm: No. 11 Nevada vs. No. 11 Arizona State
First Round
Thursday, March 16
- 12 pm: No. 9 West Virginia vs. No. 8 Maryland
- 12:30 pm: No. 13 Furman vs. No. 4 Virginia
- 1:20 pm: No. 10 Utah St. vs. No. 7 Missouri
- 1:50 pm: No. 16 Howard vs. No. 1 Kansas
- 2:30 pm: No. 16 Texas A&M CC vs. No. 1 Alabama
- 3 pm: No. 12 College of Charleston vs. No. 5 San Diego St.
- 3:50 pm: No. 15 Princeton vs. No. 2 Arizona
- 4:20 pm: No. 9 Illinois vs. No. 8 Arkansas
- 6:45 pm: No. 9 Auburn vs. No. 8 Iowa
- 7 p.m.: No. 12 Oral Roberts vs. No. 5 Duke
- 7:15 pm: No. 15 Colgate vs. No. 2 Texas
- 7:25 pm: No. 10 Boise St. vs. No. 7 Northwestern
- 9:15 pm: No. 16 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 1 Houston
- 9:30 pm: No. 13 Louisiana vs. No. 4 Tennessee
- 9:45 pm: No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 7 Texas A&M
- 9:55 pm: No. 15 UNC Asheville vs. No. 2 UCLA
Friday, March 17
- 12 pm: No. 10 USC vs. No. 7 Michigan State
- 12:30 pm: No. 14 Kennesaw St. vs. No. 3 Xavier
- 1:20 pm: No. 14 UC Santa Barbra vs. No. 3 Baylor
- 1:50 pm: No. 12 VCU vs. No. 5 Saint Mary’s
- 2:30 pm: No. 15 Vermont vs. No. 2 Marquette
- 3 pm: No. 11 Pittsburgh vs. No. 6 Iowa State
- 3:50 pm: No. 11 N.C. State vs. No. 6 Creighton
- 4:20 pm: No. 13 Iona vs. No. 4 UConn
- 6:45 pm: No. 16 Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson vs. No. 1 Purdue
- 7 pm: No. 11 Providence vs. No. 6 Kentucky
- 7:15 pm: No. 12 Drake vs. No. 5 Miami
- 7:25 pm: No. 14 Grand Canyon vs. No. 3 Gonzaga
- 9:15 pm: No. 9 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 8 Memphis
- 9:30 pm: No. 14 Montana St. vs. No. 3 Kansas St.
- 9:45 pm: No. 13 Kent State vs. No. 4 Indiana
- 9:55 pm: No. 11 Arizona St/Nevada vs. No. 6 TCU
Second Round (teams TBD)
Saturday, March 18
- 12 p.m.
- 2:30 p.m.
- 5 p.m.
- 6 p.m.
- 7 p.m.
- 7:30 p.m.
- 8:30 p.m.
- 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 19
- 12 p.m.
- 2:30 p.m.
- 5 p.m.
- 6 p.m.
- 7 p.m.
- 7:30 p.m.
- 8:30 p.m.
- 9:30 p.m.
Sweet 16 (teams TBD)
Thursday, March 23
- 6:15 p.m.
- 7 p.m.
- 8:45 p.m.
- 9:30 p.m.
Friday, March 24
- 6:15 p.m.
- 7 p.m.
- 8:45 p.m.
- 9:30 p.m.
Elite Eight (teams TBD)
Saturday, March 25
- 6 p.m.
- 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 26
- 2 p.m.
- 4:55 p.m.
Final Four (teams TBD)
Saturday, April 1
- 6 p.m.
- 8:30 p.m.
NCAA Championship (teams TBD)
Monday, April 3
- 9 p.m.