Tomorrow night, the 2011 NCAA Tournament will finally begin with the First Four in Dayton, Ohio. Despite many questionable seeding decisions, one thing remains constant: the NCAA Tournament is without a doubt one of the most exciting sporting events of the year. And starting this year, every game will be available to watch on national TV thanks to CBS's new partnership with Turner. The start times are a bit more staggered now, but in order to make this schedule as easy as possible to read, I have still divided up each day into four windows as, after all, only one game can be played in a given venue at one. In an effort to somewhat mitigate the "what channel is this game on?" questions (myself included), this schedule will be posted at the top of the blog along with the Philly Sports Schedule, UEFA Champions League schedule, Commenting Guidelines, About Me, etc. Feel free to refer to this throughout the week and hopefully this guide is easy to read as I hope it will be.
1st Round
Tuesday, March 15
Dayton: #16 UNC Asheville vs. Arkansas-Little Rock 6:40 (truTV - Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg, and Steve Kerr, SR: Tracy Wolfson)
Dayton: #12 Alabama-Birmingham vs. #12 Clemson approx. 9:10 (truTV - Jim Nantz, Clark Kellogg, and Steve Kerr, SR: Tracy Wolfson)
Wednesday, March 16
Dayton: #16 Texas-San Antonio vs. #16 Alabama State 6:40 (truTV - Gus Johnson and Len Elmore, SR: Marty Snider)
Dayton: #11 Southern California vs. #11 Virginia Commonwealth approx. 9:10 (truTV - Gus Johnson and Len Elmore, SR: Marty Snider)
2nd Round
Thursday, March 17
Window #1
Tampa: #5 West Virginia vs. #12 UAB/Clemson 12:15 (CBS - Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel, SR: David Aldridge)
Washington D.C.: #8 Butler vs. #9 Old Dominion 12:40 (truTV - Tim Brando and Mike Gminski, SR: Lewis Johnson)
Denver: #4 Louisville vs. #13 Morehead State 1:40 (TBS - Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery, SR: Lesley Visser)
Tucson: #7 Temple vs. #10 Penn State 2:10 (TNT - Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, and Reggie Miller, SR: Sam Ryan)
Window #2
Tampa: #4 Kentucky vs. #13 Princeton approx. 2:45 (CBS - Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel, SR: David Aldridge)
Washington D.C.: #1 Pittsburgh vs. #16 UNC-Asheville/Arkansas-Little Rock approx. 3:10 (truTV - Tim Brando and Mike Gminski, SR: Lewis Johnson)
Denver: #5 Vanderbilt vs. #12 Richmond approx. 4:10 (TBS - Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery, SR: Lesley Visser)
Tucson: #2 San Diego State vs. #15 Northern Colorado approx. 4:40 (TNT - Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, and Reggie Miller, SR: Sam Ryan)
Window #3
Tampa: #2 Florida vs. #15 UC Santa Barbara 6:50 (TBS - Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel, SR: David Aldridge)
Denver: #3 Brigham Young vs. #14 Wofford 7:15 (CBS - Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery, SR: Lesley Visser)
Washington D.C.: #3 Connecticut vs. #14 Bucknell 7:20 (TNT - Tim Brando and Mike Gminski, SR: Lewis Johnson)
Tucson #4 Wisconsin vs. #13 Belmont 7:27 (truTV - Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, and Reggie Miller, SR: Sam Ryan)
Window #4
Tampa: #7 UCLA vs. #10 Michigan State approx. 9:20 (TBS - Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel, SR: David Aldridge)
Denver: #6 Saint John's vs. #11 Gonzaga approx. 9:45 (CBS - Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery, SR: Lesley Visser)
Washington D.C.: #6 Cincinnati vs. #11 Missouri approx. 9:50 (TNT - Tim Brando and Mike Gminski, SR: Lewis Johnson)
Tucson: #5 Kansas State vs. #12 Utah State approx. 9:57 (truTV - Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, and Reggie Miller, SR: Sam Ryan)
Friday, March 18
Window #1
Tulsa: #4 Texas vs. #13 Oakland 12:15 (CBS - Marv Albert and Steve Kerr, SR: Craig Sager)
Charlotte: #8 Michigan vs. #9 Tennessee 12:40 (truTV - Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg, SR: Tracy Wolfson)
Chicago: #2 Notre Dame vs. #15 Akron 1:40 (TBS - Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel, SR: Jamie Maggio)
Cleveland: #8 George Mason vs. #9 Villanova 2:10 (TNT - Gus Johnson and Len Elmore, SR: Marty Snider)
Window #2
Tulsa: #5 Arizona vs. #12 Memphis approx. 2:45 (CBS - Marv Albert and Steve Kerr, SR: Craig Sager)
Charlotte: #1 Duke vs. #16 Hampton approx. 3:10 (truTV - Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg, SR: Tracy Wolfson)
Chicago: #7 Texas A&M vs. #10 Florida State approx. 4:10 (TBS - Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel, SR: Jamie Maggio)
Cleveland: #1 Ohio State vs. #16 Texas-San Antonio/Alabama State approx. 4:40 (TNT - Gus Johnson and Len Elmore, SR: Marty Snider)
Window #3
Tulsa: #1 Kansas vs. #16 Boston 6:50 (TBS - Marv Albert and Steve Kerr, SR: Craig Sager)
Charlotte: #2 North Carolina vs. #15 Long Island 7:15 (CBS - Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg, SR: Tracy Wolfson)
Chicago: #3 Purdue vs. #14 Saint Peter's 7:20 (TNT - Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel, SR: Jamie Maggio)
Cleveland: #6 Xavier vs. #11 Marquette 7:27 (truTV - Gus Johnson and Len Elmore, SR: Marty Snider)
Window #4
Tulsa: #8 UNLV vs. #9 Illinois approx. 9:20 (TBS - Marv Albert and Steve Kerr, SR: Craig Sager)
Charlotte: #7 Washington vs. #10 Georgia approx. 9:45 (CBS - Jim Nantz and Clark Kellogg, SR: Tracy Wolfson)
Chicago: #6 Georgetown vs. #11 Southern California/Virginia Commonwealth approx. 9:50 (TNT - Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel, SR: Jamie Maggio)
Cleveland: #3 Syracuse vs. #14 Indiana State approx. 9:57 (truTV - Gus Johnson and Len Elmore, SR: Marty Snider)
I just noticed this Justin. There isn't that break anymore between afternoon and night games with that one un-televised game in between anymore. After the last afternoon game is played, we go directly into the night games with maybe a small break between.
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