NCAA basketball tournament TV schedule

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Schedule and channel guide for the opening round of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament (All times p.m. and Eastern):

FRIDAY

12:15: Dayton vs. Syracuse (CBS)

12:40: Villanova vs. UNC-Asheville (truTV)

1:30: Oregon State vs. VCU (TNT)

2: California vs. Hawaii (TBS)

2:45: Michigan State vs. Middle Tennessee (CBS)

3:10: Iowa vs. Temple (truTV)

4: Oklahoma vs. Cal State-Bakersfield (TNT)

4:30: Maryland vs. South Dakota State (TBS)

6:50: Wisconsin vs. Pittsburgh (TNT)

7:10: West Virginia vs. Stephen F. Austin (CBS)

7:20: Texas A&M vs. Green Bay (TBS)

7:27: Oregon vs. Holy Cross (truTV)

9:20: Xavier vs. Weber State (TNT)

9:40: Notre Dame vs. Michigan-Tulsa winner (CBS)

9:50: Texas vs. Northern Iowa (TBS)

9:57: Saint Joseph’s vs. Cincinnati (truTV)

CHANNEL GUIDE

NCAA Tournament TV channels in Lexington:

CBS (WKYT): Time Warner 9 (912 HD), DirecTV 27, Dish 27

TBS: Time Warner 18 (939 HD), DirecTV 247, Dish 139

TNT: Time Warner 25 (925 HD), DirecTV 245, Dish 138

truTV: Time Warner 48 (995 HD), DirecTV 246, Dish 242

Note: Times and TV channels for Saturday’s games will be assigned after Thursday’s games. Times and TV channels for Sunday’s games will be announced after Friday’s games.

This story was originally published March 15, 2016 at 3:23 PM with the headline "NCAA basketball tournament TV schedule."