Most brackets aren’t due until Thursday but the first games of the NCAA Tournament are Tuesday.
March Madness began with the conference tournament and now moves to the Big Dance. The First Four features a mix of midmajor programs and Power Four squads with middling resumes battling in Dayton, Ohio. That group — which includes Texas basketball, Miami of Ohio and Howard — will play four games over the next two days to decide the final 11 and 16 seeds for the tournament.
Here you can find the full schedule and scores for those games.
No. 16 UMBC vs No. 16 Howard: 5:40 CT Tuesday at UD Arena (TruTV)
No. 11 Texas vs No. 11 North Carolina State: 8:15 CT Tuesday at UD Arena (TruTV)
No. 16 Prairie View A&M vs No. 16 Lehigh: 6:40 p.m. CT Wednesday at UD Arena (TruTV)
No. 11 Miami of Ohio vs SMU: 8:15 CT Wednesday at UD Arena
Jordan Kent, Kim Spanakrel and Jenny Dell team up for the first, third and fourth games. Brian Anderson, Charles Barkley, Dick Vitale and Jenny Dell will do the Texas vs NC State game.
Who do the First Four winners play next?
SMU or Miami will move on to play Tennessee. The winner of North Carolina State-Texas plays BYU. Howard/UMBC’s winner will play Michigan. Florida will get either Leigh or Prairie View A&M.