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If the NCAA tournament is the main course for college basketball fans, then the top four are the appetizer.
Yet few appetizers have quite the choice that the 2021 first four. It takes place entirely on Thursday and ends with a battle of blue blood in the state of Michigan against UCLA, which will fight for the 11th seed in the Eastern region. Spartans fans are no doubt angered by their placement in the tournament, but you can’t deny that it will be a fantastic finish for the top four list.
The remaining games – Mount St. Mary’s vs. Texas Southern, Wichita State vs. Drake, and Norfolk State vs. Appalachian State – don’t seem as interesting to basketball fans … but are you really going to pass up your first NCAA Action? tournament for the first two years?
We don’t think so. With that in mind, here’s everything you need to know about Thursday’s top four actions, including times, TV, scores, and more:
March Madness Live
For live tournament installment updates and information on how to watch March Madness, check out the links below.
Live March Madness Support | Full TV program
2021 First Four calendar, results
Thursday March 18
Winning teams in fat.
| Thu | Time (ET) | TV |
| Game 1: No.16 Texas Southern 60, No 16 Mont St. Mary’s 52 | ||
| Game 2: N ° 11 Drake 53, # 11 Wichita State 52 | ||
| Game 3: No. 16 State of Norfolk 54, No. 16 State of Appalachia 53 | ||
| Game 4: Michigan 11th vs. 11th UCLA | In progress | TBS |
How to watch the first four NCAA games
Each of the first four games will air on truTV or TBS. NCAA March Madness Live is the easiest way to stream games online for free, but several dedicated streaming sites will feature Thursday’s first four games:
AFTER: Which channel is TruTV?
2021 NCAA Tournament Schedule
Round 1
Friday March 19
| Thu | Time (ET) | TV |
| Game 5: # 10 Virginia Tech vs # 7 Florida | 12:15 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Game 6: No.14 Colgate vs. No.3 Arkansas | 12:45 p.m. | truTV |
| Game 7: No.16 Drexel vs. No.1 Illinois | 1:15 p.m. | TBS |
| Game 8: 11th State of Utah vs. 6th Texas Tech | 1:45 p.m. | TNT |
| Game 9: No 15 Oral Roberts vs. No 2 Ohio State | 3 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Game 10: No.16 Hartford vs. No.1 Baylor | 3:30 p.m. | truTV |
| Game 11: No.9 Georgia Tech vs. No.8 Loyola Chicago | 4 p.m. | TBS |
| Game 12: No.12 Oregon State vs No.5 Tennessee | 4:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Game 13: No 13 Liberty vs No 4 Oklahoma State | 6:25 p.m. | TBS |
| Game 14: No.9 Wisconsin vs No.8 North Carolina | 7:10 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Game 15: No.15 Cleveland State vs. No.2 Houston | 7:15 p.m. | truTV |
| Game 16: No 13 North Texas vs. No 4 Purdue | 7:25 p.m. | TNT |
| Game 17: No.10 Rutgers vs. No.7 Clemson | 9:20 p.m. | TBS |
| Game 18: # 11 Syracuse vs # 6 San Diego State | 9:40 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Game 19: No.14 Morehead State vs No.3 West Virginia | 9:50 p.m. | truTV |
| Game 20: No 12 Winthrop No 5 Villanova | 21:57 | TNT |
Saturday March 20
| Thu | Time (ET) | TV |
| Game 21: No 12 Georgetown vs. No 5 Colorado | 12:15 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Game 22: No 13 UNC Greensboro vs. No 4 Florida State | 12:45 p.m. | truTV |
| Game 23: # 14 East Washington vs # 3 Kansas | 1:15 p.m. | TBS |
| Game 24: N ° 9 Saint-Bonaventure vs N ° 8 LSU | 1:45 p.m. | TNT |
| Game 25: No.16 Texas Southern vs No.1 Michigan | 3 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Game 26: No.12 UC Santa Barbara vs. No.5 Creighton | 3:30 p.m. | truTV |
| Game 27: No.15 Iona vs. No.2 Alabama | 4 p.m. | TBS |
| Game 28: # 11 Drake vs. # 6 USC | 4:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Game 29: No.15 Grand Canyon vs. No.2 Iowa | 6:25 p.m. | TBS |
| Thu 30: No.10 Maryland vs. No.7 UConn | 7:10 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Game 31: # 13 Ohio vs # 4 Virginia | 7:15 p.m. | truTV |
| Game 32: No.9 Missouri vs. No.8 Oklahoma | 7:25 p.m. | TNT |
| Game 33: No.16 Norfolk State vs. No.1 Gonzaga | 9:20 p.m. | TBS |
| Game 34: No.11 Michigan State / UCLA vs No.6 BYU | 9:40 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Game 35: No.14 Abilene Christian vs. No.3 Texas | 9:50 p.m. | truTV |
| Game 36: # 10 VCU vs # 7 Oregon | 21:57 | TNT |
2nd round
Sunday March 21
Sunday’s second round peak times will be announced after Friday’s games.
| Thu | Time (ET) | TV |
| Thu 37 | Noon | CBS, fuboTV |
| Thu 38 | 2:30 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Thu 39 | 5 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Game 40 | 6 p.m. | TNT |
| Game 41 | 7 p.m. | TBS |
| Game 42 | 7:30 p.m. | truTV |
| Game 43 | 8:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Game 44 | 9:30 p.m. | TBS |
Monday March 22
Monday’s second round peak times will be announced after Saturday’s games.
| Thu | Time (ET) | TV |
| Game 45 | Noon | CBS, fuboTV |
| Thu 46 | 2:30 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Game 47 | 5 p.m. | TBS |
| Game 48 | 6 p.m. | TNT |
| Game 49 | 7 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Game 50 | 7:30 p.m. | TBS |
| Game 51 | 8:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Game 52 | 9:30 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
Sweet 16
Saturday March 27
| Thu | Time (ET) | TV |
| Game 53 | 2:30 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Game 54 | 5 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Game 55 | 7:15 p.m. | TBS |
| Thu 56 | 9:45 p.m. | TBS |
Sunday March 28
| Thu | Time (ET) | TV |
| Game 57 | 14 hours | CBS, fuboTV |
| Game 58 | 4:45 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
| Thu 59 | 7 p.m. | TBS |
| Game 60 | 9:45 p.m. | TBS |
Elite Eight
Monday March 29
Tuesday March 30
| Thu | Time (ET) | TV |
| Game 63 | 7 p.m. | TBS |
| Game 64 | 9:45 p.m. | TBS |
Final square
Saturday April 3
NCAA Tournament National Championship
Monday April 5
| Thu | Time (ET) | TV |
| Game 67 | 9 p.m. | CBS, fuboTV |
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