NCAA March Madness: Who plays today? March 16 | How to watch on TV and stream online
Round one begins today. The excitement of college basketball begins today. It’s what we’ve all been waiting for. Let’s see if our brackets survive the first day of the tournament. So, who’s playing?
The Big Dance gets underway today with 16 games. A lot of upsets will bust brackets on day 1, but some will be lucky enough to make it through without too many casualties. Who will be the Cinderella story this year? What sleepers will slay the giants in the first round? The action gets underway today, finally.
Check out the full March Madness schedule
Who plays in the first round today?
- West Virginia (no. 9) vs Maryland (no. 8) at 12:15 p.m. on CBS
- Furman (no. 13) vs Virginia (no. 4) at 12:40 p.m. on truTV
- Utah St. (no. 10) vs Missouri (no. 7) at 1:40 p.m. on TNT
- Howard (no. 16) vs Kansas (no. 1) at 2 p.m. on TBS
- Texas A&M CC (no. 16) vs Alaba (no. 1) at 2:45 p.m. on CBS
- College of Charleston (no. 12) vs San Diego St. (no. 5) at 3:10 p.m. on truTV
- Princeton (no. 15) vs Arizona (no. 2) at 4:10 p.m. on TNT
- Illinois (no. 9) vs Arkansas (no. 8) at 4:30 p.m. on TBS
- Auburn (no. 9) vs Iowa (no. 8) at 6:50 p.m. on TNT
- Oral Roberts (no. 12) vs Duke (no. 5) at 7:10 p.m. on CBS
- Colgate (no. 15) vs Texas (no. 2) at 7:25 p.m. on TBS
- Boise St. (no. 10) vs Northwestern (no. 7) at 7:35 p.m. on truTV
- Northern Kentucky (no. 16) vs Houston (no. 1) at 9:20 p.m. on TNT
- Louisiana (no. 13) vs Tennessee (no. 4) at 9:40 p.m. on CBS
- Penn State (no. 10) vs Texas A&M (no. 7) at 9:55 p.m on TBS
- UNC Asheville (no. 15) vs UCLA (no. 2) at 10:05 p.m. on truTV
Fans have been looking forward to this day for almost a year now and the time has finally come for some NCAA basketball excitement. Sit back, relax and enjoy!
Bracket advice and tips
Just remember, if your bracket is busted the first day and you have no chance of winning, there are thousands of other people in the same position. The odds for geting a perfect bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion. Only one person in recent history has golt all of the game winners right, so it’s nearly impossible.
We can help with one question that seems to stump a lot of people when filling out their brackets. What is the NCAA March Madness final score? That’s a tough one, but click on the link and you’ll find the answer. Whatever happens, just enjoy the tournament and hopefully your team gets through the first few rounds at least.
How and where to watch March Madness online
You can watch every game online via the NCAA website if you have a TV service provider that has access to all of the relevant channels. If you don’t have a cable subscription, you can try a live TV service. There are some streaming services you can use to watch March Madness games, but we highly recommend fuboTV, which Includes CBS, TBS, and TNT.