2023 NCAA Tournament scores, schedule: March Madness bracket, game dates, locations, tipoff times, TV channels

The first Thursday of the 2023 NCAA Tournament is loaded with interesting first-round matchups — and one to watch is No. 7 seed Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Penn State from Des Moines, Iowa, at 9:55 p.m. ET . Both the Aggies and Nittany Lions look to be underseeded relative to how they’ve been playing lately.

Texas A&M is 10-2 in its past 12 games with wins over Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri and Auburn. Penn State is 8-2 in its past 10 games with wins over Indiana, Illinois and Northwestern. Each team has a great guard — Wade Taylor at Texas A&M, Jalen Pickett at Penn State. Whichever one performs best Thursday will likely have his team into the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Will the Mountain West get a win Thursday?

Arizona State beat Nevada in Wednesday’s First Four, which means MWC schools have now lost 10 straight games in the NCAA Tournament. On Thursday, San Diego State plays Charleston and Boise State plays Northwestern. If the Mountain West’s losing streak in the NCAA Tournament is extended to 12 after those games, the league’s reputation will take a massive hit that might take years to repair.

Alabama, the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, plays Texas A&M-Corpus Christi in a game scheduled to tip at 2:45 p.m. ET. 

Below you will find the schedule for this year’s NCAA Tournament. Let’s take a look at the schedule from the First Four all the way to the national title game. 

Be sure to check in often as this story will update every single time the NCAA Tournament schedule is adjusted. Games will be aired on CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV — and as always, you can watch every game in the tourney via March Madness Live beginning Tuesday night with the First Four.

2023 NCAA Tournament schedule, dates

First round

Thursday, March 16

Friday, March 17

Second round

Saturday, March 18 — 12:10 p.m. start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Legacy Arena — Birmingham | Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines | Amway Center — Orlando | Golden 1 Center — Sacramento

Sunday, March 19 — 12:10 p.m. start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
MVP Arena — Albany | Nationwide Arena — Columbus | Ball Arena — Denver | Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro

Sweet 16

Thursday, March 23 — 6:30 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Madison Square Garden — New York | T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas

Friday, March 24 — 6:30 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
T-Mobile Center — Kansas City | KFC Yum! Center — Louisville

Elite Eight

Saturday, March 25 — 6:09 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Madison Square Garden — New York | T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas

Tuesday, March 26 — 2:20 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
T-Mobile Center — Kansas City | KFC Yum! Center — Louisville

Final Four

Saturday, April 1 — 6:09 p.m. start (CBS)
NRG Stadium — Houston

National Championship

Monday, April 3 — 9:20 p.m. (CBS)
NRG Stadium — Houston

First Four

Tuesday, March 14

Wednesday, March 15