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Here we go -- the best day of the year. The NCAA tournament really gets underway on the first Thursday of March Madness (apologies, First Four participants), and that's today.
Our Wisconsin Badgers don't begin until Friday night -- you can read about their opening-round matchup here -- but that's just fine. Here's the TV slate for today -- what will you be watching?
Every damn year: What channel is truTV?
| TIP (CT) | NETWORK | SITE | GAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:15 a.m. | CBS | Pittsburgh I | Notre Dame vs. Northeastern |
| 11:40 a.m. | truTV | Louisville I | Iowa State vs. UAB |
| 12:40 p.m. | TBS | Jacksonville I | Baylor vs. Georgia State |
| 1:10 p.m. | TNT | Portland I | Arizona vs. Texas Southern |
| After conc. I | CBS | Pittsburgh II | Butler vs. Texas |
| After conc. I | truTV | Louisville II | SMU vs. UCLA |
| After conc. I | TBS | Jacksonville II | Xavier vs. Ole Miss |
| After conc. I | TNT | Portland II | VCU vs. Ohio State |
| 5:50 p.m. | TBS | Pittsburgh III | Villanova vs. Lafayette |
| 6:10 p.m. | CBS | Louisville III | Cincinnati vs. Purdue |
| 6:20 p.m. | TNT | Jacksonville III | North Carolina vs. Harvard |
| 6:27 p.m. | truTV | Portland III | Utah vs. Stephen F. Austin |
| After conc. III | TBS | Pittsburgh IV | N.C. State vs. LSU |
| After conc. III | CBS | Louisville IV | Kentucky vs. Hampton |
| After conc. III | TNT | Jacksonville IV | Arkansas vs. Wofford |
| After conc. III | truTV | Portland IV | Georgetown vs. Eastern Washington |