NCAA Tournament 2024: Scores, schedule, times, how to watch all men's March Madness games
The madness has begun.
The 68-team field is dwindling and office pools are being slashed. The NCAA men's tournament is underway, and already, chaos reigns and brackets have been busted.
Fresh off their A-10 tournament victory, No. 11 seed Duquesne took a win over BYU to keep dancing. John Calipari and Kentucky are left searching for answers after being handed a first-round defeat from 14th-seeded Oakland. On Friday, 12 was the lucky number, as 12 seeds Grand Canyon and and James Madison knocked off St. Mary's and Wisconsin, respectively.
Clear your schedule, monopolize the TV, stock up on chips and soda because March Madness has arrived. Here's what to know about the 2024 NCAA men's basketball tournament schedule, from the First Four to the national championship game:
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March Madness schedule 2024
(All times Eastern)
Tuesday, March 19 (First Four)
Wednesday, March 20 (First Four)
Thursday, March 21 (First round)
Friday, March 22 (First round)
Saturday, March 23 (Second round)
Sunday, March 24 (Second round)
Thursday, March 28 (Sweet 16)
At TD Garden in Boston and Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles
First game starts at 6:30 p.m. | CBS, TBS
Friday, March 29 (Sweet 16)
At American Airlines Center in Dallas and Little Caesars Arena in Detroit
First game starts at 6:30 p.m. | CBS, TBS
Saturday, March 30 (Elite Eight)
At TD Garden in Boston and Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles
First game starts at 6:09 p.m. | TBS
Sunday, March 31 (Elite Eight)
At American Airlines Center in Dallas and Little Caesars Arena in Detroit
First game starts at 2:20 p.m. | CBS
Saturday, April 6 (Final Four)
At State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona
First game starts at 6:09 p.m. ET
(1) Purdue vs. (11) NC State | 6:09 p.m. ET | TBS
(1) UConn vs. (4) Alabama | 8:49 p.m. ET | TBS
Monday, April 8 (National championship game)
At State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona
(1) Purdue-(11) NC State winner vs. (1) UConn-(4) Alabama winner | 9:20 p.m. | TBS
When is the first March Madness game?
Date: Tuesday, March 19
Start time: 6:40 p.m. ET
Matchup: (16) Wagner vs. (16) Howard
March Madness gets underway on Tuesday, March 19 with a pair of 16 seeds looking to punch their tickets to the Round of 64: The Howard Bison take on the Wagner Seahawks at 6:40 p.m. ET. The matchup will be broadcast on truTV.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2024 March Madness schedule: Scores, times, TV for NCAA tournament
