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Did you file your PTO requests for Thursday and Friday yet? If not you need to get that done ASAP tomorrow morning. Because Thursday and Friday aren't for getting work done...they are for embracing two straight days of college basketball gluttony. Why would you do work when you can enjoy 32 games full of buzzer beaters and upsets and excitement and glorious madness?
Online Streaming
For those of you who won't get fired for stealing productivity to watch the games at the office, here's how you can watch the games from your desk:
Or via your smartphone or tablet
Please note that both of these options require a login with a participating television provider. So if you don't have a cable/satellite/telco TV provider, make sure to borrow the username/password of a friend. Or enemy. Whoever.
TV Schedule
Here's the full TV schedule for every game in the first two rounds of the tournament. Please note that all times listed are for the Eastern Time Zone.
Tuesday, March 17 |
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| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | ||
| 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton I | Manhattan Jaspers vs. Hampton Pirates | Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Lewis Johnson | ||
| After conc. I | truTV | Dayton II | BYU Cougars vs. Ole Miss Rebels | Anderson/Smith//Johnson | ||
Wednesday, March 18 |
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| 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton I | North Florida Ospreys vs. Robert Morris Colonials | Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn | ||
| After conc. I | truTV | Dayton II | Boise State Broncos vs. Dayton Flyers | Eagle/Gottlieb//Washburn | ||
Thursday, March 19 (Noon- 6 p.m. ET) |
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| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | ||
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Pittsburgh I | Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Northeastern Huskies | Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Lewis Johnson | ||
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Louisville I | Iowa State Cyclones vs. UAB Blazers | Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce | ||
| 1:40 p.m. | TBS | Jacksonville I | Baylor Bears vs. Georgia State Panthers | Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl | ||
| 2:10 p.m. | TNT | Portland I | Arizona Wildcats vs. Texas Southern Tigers | Kevin Harlan/Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner//Rachel Nichols | ||
| After conc. I | CBS | Pittsburgh II | Butler Bulldogs vs. Texas Longhorns | Anderson/Smith//Johnson | ||
| After conc. I | truTV | Louisville II | SMU Mustangs vs. UCLA Bruins | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | ||
| After conc. I | TBS | Jacksonville II | Xavier Musketeers vs. BYU/Ole Miss | Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl | ||
| After conc. I | TNT | Portland II | Virginia Commonwealth Rams vs. Ohio State Buckeyes | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Nichols | ||
Thursday Evening, March 19 (6:30 p.m. ET-Midnight) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games) |
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| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | ||
| 6:50 p.m. | TBS | Pittsburgh III | Villanova Wildcats vs. Lafayette Leopards | Anderson/Smith//Johnson | ||
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Louisville III | Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Purdue Boilermakers | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | ||
| 7:20 p.m. | TNT | Jacksonville III | North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Harvard Crimson | Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl | ||
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Portland III | Utah Utes vs. Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Nichols | ||
| After conc. III | TBS | Pittsburgh IV | North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. LSU Tigers | Anderson/Smith//Johnson | ||
| After conc. III | CBS | Louisville IV | Kentucky Wildcats vs. Hampton/Manhattan | Lundquist/Spanarkel//LaForce | ||
| After conc. III | TNT | Jacksonville IV | Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Wofford Terriers | Catalon/Lappas//Erdahl | ||
| After conc. III | truTV | Portland IV | Georgetown Hoyas vs. Eastern Washington Eagles | Harlan/Miller/Bonner//Nichols | ||
Friday Afternoon, March 20 (Noon-6 p.m. ET) |
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| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter | ||
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Omaha I | Kansas Jayhawks vs. New Mexico State Aggies | Marv Albert/Chris Webber/Len Elmore//Craig Sager | ||
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Charlotte I | Michigan State Spartans vs. Georgia Bulldogs | Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill//Tracy Wolfson | ||
| 1:40 p.m. | TBS | Seattle I | Northern Iowa Panthers vs. Wyoming Cowboys | Spero Dedes/Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio | ||
| 2:10 p.m. | TNT | Columbus I | West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Buffalo Bulls | Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn | ||
| After conc. I | CBS | Omaha II | Wichita State Shockers vs. Indiana Hoosiers | Albert/Webber/Elmore//Sager | ||
| After conc. I | truTV | Charlotte II | Virginia Cavaliers vs. Belmont Bruins | Nantz/Raftery/Hill//Wolfson | ||
| After conc. I | TBS | Seattle II | Louisville Cardinals vs. UC Irvine Anteaters | Dedes/Gminski//Maggio | ||
| After conc. I | TNT | Columbus II | Maryland Terrapins vs. Valparaiso Crusaders | Eagle/Gottlieb//Washburn | ||
Friday Evening, March 20 (6:30 p.m.-Midnight ET) (Announce Teams Same as Day Games) |
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| 6:50 p.m. | TBS | Omaha III | Oregon Ducks vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys | Albert/Webber/Elmore//Sager | ||
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Charlotte III | Duke Blue Devils vs. North Florida/Robert Morris | Nantz/Raftery/Hill//Wolfson | ||
| 7:20 p.m. | TNT | Seattle III | Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Davidson Wildcats | Dedes/Gminski//Maggio | ||
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Columbus III | Oklahoma Sooners vs. Albany Great Danes | Eagle/Gottlieb//Washburn | ||
| After conc. III | TBS | Omaha IV | Wisconsin Badgers vs. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | Albert/Webber/Elmore//Sager | ||
| After conc. III | CBS | Charlotte IV | San Diego State Aztecs vs. St. John's Red Storm | Nantz/Raftery/Hill//Wolfson | ||
| After conc. III | TNT | Seattle IV | Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. North Dakota State Bison | Dedes/Gminski//Maggio | ||
| After conc. III | truTV | Columbus IV | Providence Friars vs. Boise State/Dayton | Eagle/Gottlieb//Washburn | ||