What NCAA Tournament March Madness Games Are On Today (3/16/17)?
What NCAA Tournament March Madness Games Are On Today (3/16/17)?
The NCAA Tournament is here and today's (Thursday, March 16) schedule is sure to be a good one. Here's a look at the rundown for games, TV channels, start times and locations for today's March Madness.
NCAA Tournament Thursday First Round Games
Note: All times Eastern, some start times approximate.
No. 12 Princeton vs. No. 5 Notre Dame
TV: 12:15 p.m., CBS
Site: Buffalo (West Region)
Prediction: Notre Dame 74, Princeton 60
No. 12 UNC Wilmington vs. No. 5 Virginia
TV: 12:40 p.m., truTV
Site: Orlando (East Region)
Prediction: Virginia 61, UNC Wilmington 58
Related: UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs. Virginia Cavaliers Preview and Prediction
No. 13 Winthrop vs. No. 4 Butler
TV: 1:30 p.m., TNT
Site: Milwaukee (South Region)
Prediction: Winthrop 84, Butler 80
No. 16 South Dakota State vs. No. 1 Gonzaga
TV: 2 p.m., TBS
Site: Salt Lake City (West Region)
Prediction: Gonzaga 86, South Dakota 60
Related: South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs Preview and Prediction
No. 13 Bucknell vs. No. 4 West Virginia
TV: 2:45 p.m., CBS
Site: Buffalo (West Region)
Prediction: West Virginia 76, Bucknell 58
No. 13 East Tennessee State vs. No. 4 Florida
TV: 3:10 p.m., truTV
Site: Orlando (East Region)
Prediction: Florida 62, ETSU 55
No. 12 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 5 Minnesota
TV: 4 p.m., TNT
Site: Milwaukee (South Region)
Prediction: MTSU 72, Minnesota 66
Related: Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Preview and Prediction
No. 9 Vanderbilt vs. No. 8 Northwestern
TV: 4:30 p.m., TBS
Site: Salt Lake City (West Region)
Prediction: Northwestern 70, Vanderbilt 64
Related: Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Northwestern Wildcats Preview and Prediction
No. 11 Xavier vs. No. 6 Maryland
TV: 6:50 p.m., TNT
Site: Orlando (West Region)
Prediction: Xavier 72, Maryland 64
Related: Xavier Musketeers vs. Maryland Terrapins Preview and Prediction
No. 16 Mount St. Mary's vs. No. 1 Villanova
TV: 7:10 p.m., CBS
Site: Buffalo (East Region)
Prediction: Villanova 88, Mount St. Mary's 51
Related: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs. Villanova Wildcats Preview and Prediction
No. 10 VCU vs. No. 7 Saint Mary's
TV: 7:20 p.m., TBS
Site: Salt Lake City (West Region)
Prediction: Saint Mary's 55, VCU 53
No. 13 Vermont vs. No. 4 Purdue
TV: 7:27 p.m., truTV
Site: Milwaukee (Midwest Region)
Prediction: Purdue 78, Vermont 60
No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast vs. No. 3 Florida State
TV: 9:20 p.m., TNT
Site: Orlando (West Region)
Prediction: Florida State 79, FGCU 77
Related: Florida Gulf Coast Eagles vs. Florida State Seminoles Preview and Prediction
No. 9 Virginia Tech vs. No. 8 Wisconsin
TV: 9:40 p.m., CBS
Site: Buffalo (East Region)
Prediction: Wisconsin 65, Virginia Tech 61
No. 15 North Dakota vs. No. 2 Arizona
TV: 9:50 p.m., TBS
Site: Salt Lake City (West Region)
Prediction: Arizona 92, North Dakota 64
No. 12 Nevada vs. No. 5 Iowa State
TV: 9:57 p.m., truTV
Site: Milwaukee (Midwest Region)
Prediction: Iowa State 82, Nevada 78
— Written by Kyle Kensing, who is part of the Athlon Contributor Network and a sportswriter in Southern California. Kensing is publisher of CFBHuddle.com. Follow him on Twitter @kensing45.
