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The 2019 NCAA Tournament officially kicks off on Thursday, March 21. The first full day of action of March Madness will be underway at 12:15 p.m. ET with the nightcap taking place at 9:57 p.m. ET.
The games will take place across the country with regional matchups set to tip-off in Des Moines, Iowa; Jacksonville, Florida; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Hartford, Connecticut.
When and where will your favorite team be taking the court?
The full schedule for the opening round of the tournament can be seen below.
| First round, Thursday, March 21 | ||||
| Minnesota vs. Louisville | March Madness Live | 12:15 pm | CBS | Des Moines, IA |
| Yale vs. LSU | March Madness Live | 12:40 pm | truTV | Jacksonville, FL |
| New Mexico St. vs. Auburn | March Madness Live | 1:30 pm | TNT | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Vermont vs. Florida St. | March Madness Live | 2:00 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Bradley vs. Michigan St. | March Madness Live | 2:45 pm | CBS | Des Moines, IA |
| Belmont vs. Maryland | March Madness Live | 3:10 pm | truTV | Jacksonville, FL |
| Northeastern vs. Kansas | March Madness Live | 4:00 pm | TNT | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Murray St. vs. Marquette | March Madness Live | 4:30 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Florida vs. Nevada | March Madness Live | 6:50 pm | TNT | Des Moines, IA |
| Abilene Christian vs. Kentucky | March Madness Live | 7:10 pm | CBS | Jacksonville, FL |
| Saint Mary’s vs. Villanova | March Madness Live | 7:20 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Gonzaga | March Madness Live | 7:27 pm | truTV | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Montana vs. Michigan | March Madness Live | 9:20 pm | TNT | Des Moines, IA |
| Seton Hall vs. Wofford | March Madness Live | 9:40 pm | CBS | Jacksonville, FL |
| Old Dominion vs. Purdue | March Madness Live | 9:50 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Baylor vs. Syracuse | March Madness Live | 9:57 pm | truTV | Salt Lake City, UT |
| First round, Friday, March 22 | ||||
| Iowa vs. Cincinnati | March Madness Live | 12:15 pm | CBS | Columbus, OH |
| Oklahoma vs. Mississippi | March Madness Live | 12:40 pm | truTV | Columbia, SC |
| Northern Kentucky vs. Texas Tech | March Madness Live | 1:30 pm | TNT | Tulsa, OK |
| UC Irvine vs. Kansas St. | March Madness Live | 2:00 pm | TBS | San Jose, CA |
| Colgate vs. Tennessee | March Madness Live | 2:45 pm | CBS | Columbus, OH |
| Gardner-Webb vs. Virginia | March Madness Live | 3:10 pm | truTV | Columbia, SC |
| Arizona St. vs. Buffalo | March Madness Live | 4:00 pm | TNT | Tulsa, OK |
| Oregon vs. Wisconsin | March Madness Live | 4:30 pm | TBS | San Jose, CA |
| Washington vs. Utah St. | March Madness Live | 6:50 pm | TNT | Columbus, OH |
| North Dakota St. vs. Duke | March Madness Live | 7:10 pm | CBS | Columbia, SC |
| Georgia St. vs. Houston | March Madness Live | 7:20 pm | TBS | Tulsa, OK |
| Liberty vs. Mississippi St. | March Madness Live | 7:27 pm | truTV | San Jose, CA |
| Iona vs. North Carolina | March Madness Live | 9:20 pm | TNT | Columbus, OH |
| UCF vs. VCU | March Madness Live | 9:40 pm | CBS | Columbia, SC |
| Ohio St. vs. Iowa St. | March Madness Live | 9:50 pm | TBS | Tulsa, OK |
| Saint Louis vs. Virginia Tech | March Madness Live | 9:57 pm | truTV | San Jose, CA |
