NCAA Tournament TV Schedule 2013: Viewing Guide for March Madness' First Weekend

The NCAA tournament’s opening weekend will be broadcasted on a slew of networks, featuring the Turner Sports lineup.

But even the biggest couch potatoes can have trouble keeping up with the television schedule. Make sure not to miss out on all of the round of 64 action and beyond with the game times and channel lineup below.

SECOND ROUND
Mar. 21	(14) Valparaiso vs. (3) Michigan St.	12:15	CBS	5
Mar. 21	(11) Bucknell vs. (6) Butler	12:40	truTV	6
Mar. 21	(9) Wichita St. vs. (8) Pittsburgh	1:40	TBS	7
Mar. 21	(13) New Mexico St. vs. (4) Saint Louis	2:10	TNT	8
Mar. 21	(6) Memphis vs. (11) MTSU/SMU	2:45	CBS	9
Mar. 21	(14) Davidson vs. (3) Marquette	3:10	truTV	10
Mar. 21	(16) Southern vs. (1) Gonzaga	4:10	TBS	11
Mar. 21	(12) Oregon vs. (5) Oklahoma St.	4:40	TNT	12
Mar. 21	(16) NC A&T/Lib. vs. (1) Louisville	6:50	TBS	13
Mar. 21	(13) South Dakota St. vs (4) Michigan	7:15	CBS	14
Mar. 21	(11) Belmont vs. (6) Arizona	7:20	TNT	15
Mar. 21	(12) California vs. (5) UNLV	7:27	truTV	16
Mar. 21	(9) Missouri vs. (8) Colorado St.	9:20	TBS	17
Mar. 21	(12) Akron vs. (5) VCU	9:45	CBS	18
Mar. 21	(14) Harvard vs. (3) New Mexico	9:50	TNT	19
Mar. 21	(13) Montana vs. (4) Syracuse	9:57	truTV	20
Mar. 22	(15) Albany (NY) vs. (2) Duke	12:15	CBS	21
Mar. 22	(12) Ole Miss vs. (5) Wisconsin	12:40	truTV	22
Mar. 22	(9) Temple vs. (8) North Carolina St.	1:40	TBS	23
Mar. 22	(15) Pacific vs. (2) Miami (FL)	2:10	TNT	24
Mar. 22	(10) Cincinnati vs. (7) Creighton	2:45	CBS	25
Mar. 22	(13) BSU/La Salle vs. (4) Kansas St.	3:10	truTV	26
Mar. 22	(16) LIU-Brooklyn/JMU vs. (1) Indiana	4:10	TBS	27
Mar. 22	(10) Colorado vs. (7) Illinois	4:45	TNT	28
Mar. 22	(15) Florida Gulf Coast vs. (2) Georgetown	6:50	TBS	29
Mar. 22	(15) Iona vs. (2) Ohio State	7:15	CBS	30
Mar. 22	(9) Villanova vs. (8) North Carolina	7:20	TNT	31
Mar. 22	(14) Northwestern St. vs. (3) Florida	7:27	truTV	32
Mar. 22	(10) Oklahoma vs. (7) San Diego St.	9:20	TBS	33
Mar. 22	(10) Iowa State vs. (7) Notre Dame	9:45	CBS	34
Mar. 22	(16) W. Kentucky vs. (1) Kansas	9:50	TNT	35
Mar. 22	(11) Minnesota vs. (6) UCLA	9:57	truTV	36
NOTE: Third-Round Games and Beyond are Tentative
Mar. 23	Third Round	12:00	CBS	37
Mar. 23	Third Round	2:30	CBS	38
Mar. 23	Third Round	5:00	CBS	39
Mar. 23	Third Round	6:00	TNT	40
Mar. 23	Third Round	7:00	TBS	41
Mar. 23	Third Round	7:30	CBS	42
Mar. 23	Third Round	8:30	TNT	43
Mar. 23	Third Round	9:30	CBS	44
Mar. 24	Third Round	12:00	CBS	45
Mar. 24	Third Round	2:30	CBS	46
Mar. 24	Third Round	5:00	CBS	47
Mar. 24	Third Round	6:00	TNT	48
Mar. 24	Third Round	7:00	TBS	49
Mar. 24	Third Round	7:30	truTV	50
Mar. 24	Third Round	8:30	TNT	51
Mar. 24	Third Round	9:30	TBS	52
Mar. 28	Sweet 16	7:00	CBS	53
Mar. 28	Sweet 16	7:30	TBS	54
Mar. 28	Sweet 16	9:30	CBS	55
Mar. 28	Sweet 16	10:00	TBS	56
Mar. 29	Sweet 16	7:00	CBS	57
Mar. 29	Sweet 16	7:30	TBS	58
Mar. 29	Sweet 16	9:30	CBS	59
Mar. 29	Sweet 16	10:00	TBS	60
Mar. 30	Elite Eight	4:20	CBS	61
Mar. 30	Elite Eight	6:55	CBS	62
Mar. 31	Elite Eight	2:10	CBS	63
Mar. 31	Elite Eight	4:55	CBS	64
Apr. 6	Final Four	6:00	CBS	65
Apr. 6	Final Four	8:49	CBS	66
Apr. 8	2013 NCAA National Championship	9:23	CBS

Round of 64 Games to Watch

 

Friday: No. 11 Belmont vs. No. 6 Arizona, TNT, 7:20 pm

The senior-laden Belmont has been pegged as a trendy upset before, only to fall to heavy expectations. Nevertheless, the Bruins have a potential opening to the round of 32 with a struggling Arizona team.

Once in the class of the Pac-12, the Wildcats have struggled down the stretch with multiple losses of note to UCLA. If point guard Mark Lyons can be a playmaker instead of a play-wrecker, they could go deep, but Belmont will be keying on his every move.

Saturday: No. 12 Ole Miss vs. No. 5 Wisconsin, TruTV, 12:40 pm

The Marshall Henderson show hits the big time, as the Rebels’ polarizing star will go up against one of the Big Ten’s best.

While Henderson’s exploits will be on display, the Badgers will play their brand of tough-nosed basketball for 40 straight minutes. It can be ugly, but for old-school basketball fans, Bo Ryan’s crew exemplifies the lost game from the past.

Wisconsin is not known to fill the stat sheet up with 80-point games, so if Henderson can get hot, this one will be a barn-burner.

Saturday: No. 9 Villanova vs. No. 8 North Carolina, TNT, 7:20 pm

To get the bad taste of Wisconsin basketball out of your mouth, an up-and-down matchup between former Final Four teams will cleanse your palette.

Both the Wildcats and Tar Heels like to go small, live and die by the three and the transition game. That’s good news for college basketball fans everywhere, as this matchup should be a high scorer.

Look for James Michael McAdoo to assert his dominance in transition.

Make sure to check out NCAA.com's live stream of every tournament game, stay glued to the live tournament bracket for up-to-the-minute updates and print out a PDF bracket if you’re old school.

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