It’s the first full day of the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament so we’ll provide this space for discussion throughout the opening day.
The afternoon slate should be of interest to Orange fans. Will Syracuse fans head to Buffalo not to cheer for USF, but to boo Bryan Hodgson? Then you’ve got Maliq Brown and Duke versus Gerry McNamara’s Siena squad and another potential coaching candiate Phil Martelli, Jr facing North Carolina.
Here’s today’s schedule courtesy of CBSSports.com
12:15 p.m. (9) TCU vs. (8) Ohio State Ian Eagle / Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson CBS
12:40 p.m. (13) Troy vs. (4) Nebraska Brandon Gaudin / Chris Webber // Andy Katz truTV
1:30 p.m. (11) South Florida vs. (6) Louisville Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce TNT
1:50 p.m. (12) High Point vs. (5) Wisconsin Brad Nessler / Wally Szczerbiak // Jared Greenberg TBS
2:50 p.m. (16) Siena vs. (1) Duke Ian Eagle / Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson CBS
3:15 p.m. (12) McNeese vs. (5) Vanderbilt Brandon Gaudin / Chris Webber // Andy Katz truTV
4:05 p.m. (14) North Dakota State vs. (3) Michigan State Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce TNT
4:25 p.m. (13) Hawaii vs. (4) Arkansas Brad Nessler / Wally Szczerbiak // Jared Greenberg TBS
6:50 p.m. (11) VCU vs. (6) North Carolina Ian Eagle / Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson TNT
7:10 p.m. (16) Howard vs. (1) Michigan Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce CBS
7:25 p.m. (11) Texas vs. (6) BYU Brad Nessler / Wally Szczerbiak // Jared Greenberg TBS
7:35 p.m. (10) Texas A&M vs. (7) St. Mary’s Brandon Gaudin / Chris Webber // Andy Katz truTV
9:25 p.m. (14) Penn vs. (3) Illinois Ian Eagle / Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson TNT
9:45 p.m. (9) Saint Louis vs. (8) Georgia Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce CBS
10 p.m. (14) Kennesaw State vs. (3) Gonzaga Brad Nessler / Wally Szczerbiak // Jared Greenberg TBS
10:10 p.m. (15) Idaho vs. (2) Houston Brandon Gaudin / Chris Webber // Andy Katz truTV
Which games are you looking forward to today?