EAST REGION
March Madness: Weekend game times, channels
Here are the game times, TV channels and announcing teams for the opening round of the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
Saturday
6:10 p.m.: No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 8 NC State, TBS / Announcers: Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, Dana Jacobson
Sunday
11:10 a.m.: No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 7 Michigan State, CBS / Announcers: Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson
6:10 p.m.: No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 11 Dayton, TNT / Announcers: Ian Eagle, Doug Gottlieb, Evan Washburn
8:40 p.m: No. 4 Louisville vs. No. 5 Northern Iowa, TBS / Announcers: Spero Dedes, Mike Gminski, Jaime Maggio
MIDWEST REGION
Saturday
1:40 p.m.: No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 8 Cincinnati, CBS / Announcers: Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce
8:40 p.m.: (6) Butler vs. (3) Notre Dame, TBS / Announcers: Brian Anderson, Steve Smith, Dana Jacobson
Sunday
4:15 p.m.: No. 2 Kansas vs. No. 7 Wichita State, CBS / Announcers: Marv Albert, Chris Webber, Len Elmore, Lewis Johnson
7:40 p.m.: No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 5 West Virginia, TNT / Announcers: Ian Eagle, Doug Gottlieb, Evan Washburn
SOUTH REGION
Saturday
11:10 a.m.: No. 14 UAB vs. No. 11 UCLA, CBS / Announcers: Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce
6:45 p.m.: No. 5 Utah vs. No. 4 Georgetown, CBS / Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, Rachel Nichols
Sunday
1:40 p.m.: No. 1 Duke vs. No 8 San Diego State, CBS / Announcers: Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson
6:10 p.m.: No. 2 Gonzaga vs. No. 7 Iowa, TBS / Announcers: Spero Dedes, Mike Gminski, Jaime Maggio
WEST REGION
Saturday
4:15 p.m.: No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 10 Ohio State, CBS / Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Dan Bonner, Rachel Nichols
5:10 p.m.: No. 14 Georgia State vs. No. 6 Xavier, TNT / Announcers: Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl
7:40 p.m.: No. 4 North Carolina vs. No. 5 Arkansas, TNT / Announcers: Catalon, Lappas, Erdahl
Sunday
6:45 p.m.: No. 1 Wisconsin vs. No. 8 Oregon, truTV / Announcers: Marv Albert, Chris Webber, Len Elmore, Lewis Johnson
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