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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, as March Madness is officially upon us. On Thursday and Friday, there will be a whopping 32 first round games played, and I don’t plan on missing a single one of them.
To help you prepare for this beautiful onslaught of college basketball, let’s take a look at the bracket, TV channels, game times, and dates for the 2017 NCAA Tournament.
2017 March Madness Bracket
I think I spent more time filling out my March Madness bracket this year than I did on my taxes. Here’s the 2017 bracket in all of its perplexing glory, so you can get your mad scientist on.
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2017 March Madness Game Times, Dates & TV Channels
First Four (Tuesday, March 14)
(16) Mount St. Mary’s vs. (16) New Orleans at 6:40 P.M. ET on truTV
(11) Kansas State vs. (11) Wake Forest at 9:10 P.M. ET on truTV
First Four (Wednesday, March 15)
(16) NC Central vs. (16) UC Davis at 6:40 P.M. ET on truTV
(11) USC vs. (11) Providence at 9:10 P.M. ET on truTV
First Round (Thursday, March 16)
(5) Notre Dame vs. (12) Princeton at 12:15 P.M. ET on CBS
(5) Virginia vs. (12) UNC-Wilmington at 12:40 P.M. ET on truTV
(4) Butler vs. (13) Winthrop at 1:30 P.M. ET on TNT
(1) Gonzaga vs. (16) South Dakota St. at 2:00 P.M. ET on TBS
(4) West Virginia vs. (13) Bucknell at 2:45 P.M. ET on CBS
(4) Florida vs. (13) E. Tennessee St. at 3:10 P.M. ET on truTV
(5) Minnesota vs. (12) Middle Tennesee at 4:00 P.M. ET on TNT
(8) Northwestern vs. (9) Vanderbilt at 4:30 P.M. ET on TBS
(6) Maryland vs. (11) Xavier at 6:50 P.M. ET on TNT
(1) Villanova vs. (16) Mt. St. Mary’s at 7:10 P.M. ET on CBS
(7) St. Mary’s (CA) vs. (10) VCU at 7:20 P.M. ET on TBS
(4) Purdue vs. (13) Vermont at 7:27 P.M. ET on truTV
(3) Florida State vs. (14) Florida Gulf Coast at 9:20 P.M. ET on TNT
(8) Wisconsin vs. (9) Virginia Tech at 9:40 P.M. ET on CBS
(2) Arizona vs. (15) North Dakota at 9:50 P.M. ET on TBS
(5) Iowa State vs. (12) Nevada at 9:57 P.M. ET on truTV
First Round (Friday, March 17)
(7) Michigan vs. (10) Oklahoma State at 12:15 P.M. ET on CBS
(3) Baylor vs. (14) New Mexico State at 12:40 P.M. ET on truTV
(8) Arkansas vs. (9) Seton Hall at 1:30 P.M. ET on TNT
(3) Oregon vs. (14) Iona at 2:00 P.M. ET on TBS
(2) Louisville vs. (15) Jacksonville St. at 2:45 P.M. ET on CBS
(6) SMU vs. (11) Providence/USC at 3:10 P.M. ET on truTV
(1) North Carolina vs. (16) Texas Southern on 4:00 P.M. ET on TNT
(11) Creighton vs. (6) Rhode Island on 4:30 P.M. ET on TBS
(1) Kansas vs. (16) NC-Central/UC Davis at 6:50 P.M. ET on TNT
(10) Dayton vs. (7) Wichita State at 7:10 P.M. ET on CBS
(2) Duke vs. (15) Troy at 7:20 P.M. ET on TBS
(6) Cincinnati vs. (11) Kansas St./Wake Forest at 7:27 P.M. ET on truTV
(8) Miami (FL) vs. (9) Michigan State at 9:20 P.M. ET on TNT
(2) Kentucky vs. (15) N. Kentucky at 9:40 P.M. ET on CBS
(7) South Carolina vs. (10) Marquette at 9:50 P.M. ET on TBS
(3) UCLA vs. (14) Kent State at 9:57 P.M. ET on truTV
