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2019 NCAA Tournament: First Round Times and TV Channels For March Madness

2019 NCAA Tournament
Check out when each 2019 NCAA Tournament game will take place and what TV Channel will host them! (Jeremy Brevard/USA TODAY Sports)

March Madness is here. The start of the 2019 NCAA tournament is rapidly approaching and there are a lot of games to gamble on. After the brackets have been released, the 68 teams in the tournament are now ready to dance. The First Four games will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 19th-20th. The official first round will then start on Thursday and Friday, March 21st-22nd.

Just in case you were wondering where you can find all of these games, below is every first round game with time and TV channel so you never miss out on a game!

2019 NCAA Tournament

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First Four

Tuesday, March 19

Matchup: Praire View A&M (16) VS. Farleigh Dickinson (16)
Region: West
Time: 6:40 P.M. Eastern Time
TV channel: TruTV

Matchup: Belmont (11) VS. Temple (11)
Region: East
Time: 9:10 P.M. ET
TV channel: TruTV

Wednesday, March 20

Matchup: North Dakota State (16) VS. North Carolina Central (16)
Region: East
Time: 6:40 P.M. ET
TV channel: TruTV

Matchup: Arizona State (11) VS. St. John’s (11)
Region: West
Time: 9:10 P.M. ET
TV channel: TruTV

First Round

Thursday, March 21

Matchup: Louisville (7) VS. Minnesota (10)
Region: East
Time: 12:15 P.M. ET
TV channel: CBS

Matchup: LSU (3) VS. Yale (14)
Region: East
Time: 12:40 P.M. ET
TV channel: TruTV

Matchup: Auburn (5) VS. New Mexico State (12)
Region: Midwest
Time: 1:30 P.M. ET
TV channel: TNT

Matchup: Florida (4) VS. Vermont (13)
Region: Midwest
Time: 2:00 P.M. ET
TV channel: TBS

Matchup: Michigan State (2) VS. Bradley (15)
Region: West
Time: 2:30 P.M. ET
TV channel: CBS

Matchup: Maryland (6) VS. Belmont/Temple (11)
Region: East
Time: 3 P.M. ET
TV channel: TruTV

Matchup: Kansas (4) VS. Northeastern (13)
Region: Midwest
Time: 3:50 P.M. ET
TV channel: TNT

Matchup: Marquette (5) VS. Murray State (12)
Region: West
Time: 4:20 P.M. ET
TV channel: TBS

Matchup: Nevada (7) VS. Florida (10)
Region: West
Time: 6:50 P.M. ET
TV channel: TNT

Matchup: Kentucky (2) VS. Abilene Christian (15)
Region: Midwest
Time: 7:10 P.M. ET
TV channel: CBS

Matchup: Villanova (6) VS. Saint Mary’s (11)
Region: South
Time: 7:20 P.M. ET
TV channel: TBS

Matchup: Gonzaga (1) VS. Prairie View A&M/Farleigh Dickinson (16)
Region: West
Time: 7:27 P.M. ET
TV channel: TruTV

Matchup: Michigan (2) VS. Montana (15)
Region: West
Time: 9:15 P.M. ET
TV channel: TNT

Matchup: Wofford (7) VS. Seton Hall (10)
Region: Midwest
Time: 9:30 P.M. ET
TV channel: CBS

Matchup: Purdue (3) VS. Old Dominion (14)
Region: South
Time: 9:45 P.M. ET
TV channel: TBS

Matchup: Syracuse (8) VS. Baylor (9)
Region: West
Time: 9:55 P.M. ET
TV channel: TruTV

Friday, March 22

Matchup: Cincinnati (7) VS. Iowa (10)
Region: South
Time: 12:15 P.M. ET
TV channel: CBS

Matchup: Ole Miss (8) VS. Oklahoma (9)
Region: South
Time: 12:40 P.M. ET
TV channel: TruTV

Matchup: Texas Tech (3) VS. Northern Kentucky (14)
Region: West
Time: 1:20 P.M. ET
TV channel: TNT

Matchup: Kansas State (4) VS. UC Irvine (13)
Region: South
Time: 2:30 P.M. ET
TV channel: CBS

Matchup: Tennessee (2) VS. Colgate (15)
Region: South
Time: 3 P.M. ET
TV channel: TruTV

Matchup: Virginia (1) VS. Gardner-Webb (16)
Region: South
Time: 3:15 P.M. ET
TV channel: TBS

Matchup: Buffalo (6) VS. St. John’s/Arizona State (11)
Region: West
Time: 3:50 P.M. ET
TV channel: TNT

Matchup: Wisconsin (5) VS. Oregon (12)
Region: South
Time: 4:20 P.M. ET
TV channel: TBS

Matchup: Utah State (8) VS. Washington (9)
Region: Midwest
Time: 6:50 P.M. ET
TV channel: TNT

Matchup: Duke (1) VS. North Dakota State/North Carolina Central (16)
Region: East
Time: 7:10 P.M. ET
TV channel: CBS

Matchup: Houston (3) VS. Georgia State (14)
Region: Midwest
Time: 7:20 P.M. ET
TV channel: TBS

Matchup: Mississippi State (5) VS. Liberty (12)
Region: East
Time: 7:27 P.M. ET
TV channel: TruTV

Matchup: North Carolina (1) VS. Iona (16)
Region: Midwest
Time: 9:15 P.M. ET
TV channel: TNT

Matchup: VCU (8) VS. UCF (9)
Region: East
Time: 9:30 P.M. ET
TV channel: CBS

Matchup: Iowa State (6) VS. Ohio State (11)
Region: Midwest
Time: 9:45 P.M. ET
TV channel: TBS

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Matchup: Virginia Tech (4) VS. Saint Louis (13)
Region: East
Time: 9:55 P.M. ET
TV channel: TruTV

Print the official 2019 NCAA Tournament bracket here!

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