A look at the field of 32 schedule for the first Saturday and Sunday of the 2017 NCAA men’s basketball tournament as well as an early look at the Sweet 16.
Saturday, March 18
No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 4 West Virginia (12:10 p.m., CBS)
No. 8 Wisconsin vs. No. 1 Villanova (2:40 p.m., CBS)
No. 8 Northwestern vs. No. 1 Gonzaga (5:15 p.m., CBS)
No. 11 Xavier vs. No. 3 Florida State (6:10 p.m., TNT)
No. 12 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 4 Butler (7:10 p.m., TBS)
No. 7 St. Mary’s vs. No. 2 Arizona (7:45 p.m., CBS)
No. 5 Virginia vs. No. 4 Florida (8:40 p.m., TNT)
No. 5 Iowa State vs. No. 4 Purdue (9:40 p.m., TBS)
Sunday, March 19
No. 7 Michigan vs. No. 2 Louisville (12:10 p.m., CBS)
No. 10 Wichita State vs. No. 2 Kentucky (2:40 p.m., CBS)
No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 1 Kansas (5:15 p.m., CBS)
No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 1 North Carolina (6:10 p.m., TNT)
No. 11 Rhode Island vs. No. 3 Oregon (7:10 p.m., TBS)
No. 11 USC vs. No. 3 Baylor (7:45 p.m., truTV)
No. 7 South Carolina vs. No. 2 Duke (8:40 p.m., TNT)
No. 6 Cincinnati vs. No. 3 UCLA (9:40 p.m., TBS)
Thursday, March 23
Kansas/Michigan State vs. Iowa State/Purdue
Rhode Island/Oregon vs. Michigan/Louisville
Gonzaga/Northwestern vs. Notre Dame/West Virginia
Xavier/Florida State vs. St. Mary’s/Arizona
Friday, March 24
Villanova/Wisconsin vs. Virginia/Florida
USC/Baylor vs. South Carolina/Duke
North Carolina/Arkansas vs. Middle Tennessee/Butler
Cincinnati/UCLA vs. Wichita State/Kentucky
2017 NCAA college basketball tournament schedule (Saturday, Sunday, Sweet 16 start time)
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