NCAA Tournament TV Schedule 2014: Full Coverage Information for Elite Eight

This is the time college basketball legends are born.

The 2014 NCAA tournament is nearing its conclusion heading into the Elite Eight, and the television schedule features an eclectic mix of contests Saturday and Sunday.

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With just eight teams remaining in the tourney, the level of competition will surely continue rising heading into the Final Four. 

Here's a look at the TV schedule for all four games:

When (ET)	Matchup	Watch	Streaming	Prediction
Saturday at 6:09 p.m.	Dayton vs. Florida	TBS	March Madness Live	Florida
Saturday at 8:49 p.m.	Wisconsin vs. Arizona	TBS	March Madness Live	Arizona
Sunday at 2:20 p.m.	UConn vs. Michigan State	CBS	March Madness Live	Michigan State
Sunday at 5:05 p.m.	Kentucky vs. Michigan	CBS	March Madness Live	Kentucky

Previewing the Action

Right off the bat to get things started Saturday evening, Dayton's Cinderella story will be tested sternly against Florida. 

The Gators entered the tourney as the No. 1 overall seed, and for good reason. Billy Donavan's squad is so balanced and loaded from top to bottom that it will take a collective meltdown or a legendary performance by Dayton for Florida to lose. 

Consider this, from ESPN's Eamonn Brennan, after the Gators dispatched UCLA—despite an atrocious showing by the team's top three players, Scottie Wilbekin, Casey Prather and Patric Young:

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Florida is so well-rounded that its best three players, all seniors, can have their worst collective outings of the season at the worst possible time... and no one in the building, with the possible exception of their opponents, can convince themselves the Gators might actually lose. Florida is so taut on the defensive end it can hold one of the nation's best passing offenses to 3 assists, 7 turnovers and .90 points per trip in the first half.

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Dayton's impressive victories over Ohio State and Syracuse were brilliant to behold, but the Flyers haven't faced a team like Florida. 

Book the Gators in the Final Four. 

The second contest Saturday night shapes up to be a tight battle between Wisconsin and Arizona. It's tough to say which team will prevail. KenPom.com notes that the Wildcats feature the nation's top-rated adjusted defensive efficiency, while the Badgers bring the No. 4-ranked adjusted offense in terms of efficiency.

Further evidence of Arizona's defensive prowess comes by way of ESPN's Numbers Never Lie, which offers this compelling stat:

But Wisconsin is a dangerous shooting team that averages 38 percent from behind the arc. 

"We have to close out the high ends and keep them off the line," said Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, discussing how the Wildcats will defend the three ball, as noted by the Associated Press (via ESPN.com). "They're going to play tough in guarding us, too."

Nobody should be surprised if this game ends up coming down to a final possession, and either team could prevail.  Given the incredible consistency displayed by Arizona throughout the long season, however, the Wildcats own a slight edge in this one. 

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Sunday's first contest should be a brutally tough affair between Connecticut and Michigan State.

Tom Izzo's Spartans are always defensively sound, and the Huskies finished the season with the No. 13-ranked defense in terms of adjusted efficiency.

Shabazz Napier has been outstanding through three games, scoring no less than 19 points while lighting it up from behind the three-point line with 30 points in this capacity. If he continues to shoot well against Michigan State, and if he receives plenty of help from up-and-coming star DeAndre Daniels, then the Huskies have a legitimate shot at advancing.

That said, the Spartans were awfully tough against top-seeded Virginia to reach the Elite Eight, despite the fact that offense wasn't easily attained. 

"That was one of the toughest games I've played in," Izzo said afterward, as Nicole Auerbach of USA Today relayed. "Every possession mattered. That is hard to play, mentally, that sharp.

"We didn't look as poised as I would have liked, but when you can go down and then get back up … it shows we've got some character, some heart."

That character and heart—along with a superior all-around roster—will carry the Spartans past the Huskies.

Closing out the long weekend, Kentucky will take on Michigan in what should be a barnburner. 

John Calipari's young and supremely talented group of superstars seems to have finally come together at just the right time to make a push for a national championship. The Wildcats struggled to play as a team all season long, but they've been playing outstanding team basketball the past couple of weeks, culminating with the monumental victory over Louisville Friday.

On the other side, Michigan's offense is capable of putting up points against anyone, and the Wolverines have been particularly hot shooting outside the paint, per ESPNU:

The Wildcats will surely control the paint with Julius Randle and Dakari Johnson, meaning the Wolverines must continue shooting the lights out to win.

In the end, Kentucky's dominance inside will prove to be the edge it needs to continue its run to the Final Four.