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The opening weekend of 2023 NCAA Tournament action rolls on with 16 more games Friday as the first round comes to a conclusion. When the day closes, the field will be whittled down to 32 teams in advance of second-round action on Saturday and Sunday. With games spanning the entire day, it’s a college basketball fan’s paradise.
Action gets started with a matchup between two big-name programs at 12:15 p.m. ET as No. 7 seed Michigan State squares off with No. 10 seed USC, and it will run deep into the night, when No. 4 seed Indiana and No. 13 seed Kent State shut things down in the day’s last game.
In between, there figure to be crazy finishes, emerging Cinderella candidates and star performances that will wind up in the “One Shining Moment” montage after the nets are cut down at the Final Four in Houston on April 3. No. 1 seed Purdue is in action Friday, and No. 6 seed Kentucky will be also.
The Wildcats are trying to avoid consecutive first round losses after last season’s humiliation against No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s, and they face Providence, a tough No. 11 seed, in a primetime slot. Grab your remotes and settle in for one of the top sports days on the calendar as the first round of the NCAA Tournament comes to a close.
We here at CBS Sports will be tracking every game and every score as we keep you apprised of notable developments in our continuously updating live NCAA Tournament bracket with matchup analysis for every game. And the schedule? It’s hard to keep up with on that printable bracket of yours — we get that. So we’ve got you covered on that front right here with an easy-to-digest version featuring viewing information for each game.
CBS Sports will be with you all the way as you crush your bracket pool, so be sure to bookmark this page and check back frequently.
2023 NCAA Tournament bracket, schedule, scores
All times Eastern
West
FIRST FOUR
Wednesday — Dayton
- (11) Arizona State 98, (11) Nevada 73 — Recap
FIRST ROUND
Thursday — Des Moines
- (1) Kansas 96, (16) Howard 68 — Recap
- (8) Arkansas 73, (9) Illinois 63 — Recap
Thursday — Sacramento
- (7) Northwestern 75, (10) Boise State 67 — Recap
- (2) UCLA 86, (15) UNC Asheville 53 — Recap
Friday — Albany
Friday — Denver
- (14) Grand Canyon vs. (3) Gonzaga | 7:35 p.m., truTV (watch live)
- (11) Arizona State vs. (6) TCU | 10:05 p.m., truTV (watch live)
SECOND ROUND
Saturday — Des Moines
- (8) Arkansas vs. (1) Kansas | 5:15 p.m., CBS (watch live)
Saturday — Sacramento
- (7) Northwestern vs. (2) UCLA | 8:40 p.m., TNT (watch live)
South
FIRST FOUR
Tuesday — Dayton
- (16) Texas A&M-CC 75, (16) SE Missouri St. 71 | Recap
FIRST ROUND
Thursday — Birmingham
- (9) Maryland 67, (8) West Virginia 65 — Recap
- (1) Alabama 96, (16) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 75 — Recap
Thursday — Orlando
- (13) Furman 68, (4) Virginia 67 — Upset Breakdown
- (5) San Diego State 63, (12) Charleston 57 — Recap
Friday — Denver
- (3) Baylor 74, (14) UC Santa Barbara 56 — Recap
- (6) Creighton 72, (11) NC State 63 — Recap
Thursday — Sacramento
SECOND ROUND
Saturday — Birmingham
(8) Maryland vs. (1) Alabama | 9:40 p.m., TBS (watch live)
Saturday — Orlando
(13) Furman vs. (5) San Diego St.| 12:10 p.m., CBS (watch live)
Saturday — Sacramento
(15) Princeton vs. (7) Missouri | 6:10 p.m., TNT (watch live)
Midwest
FIRST FOUR
Tuesday — Dayton
- (11) Pitt 60, (11) Mississippi State 59 | Recap
FIRST ROUND
Thursday — Birmingham
- (9) Auburn 83, (8) Iowa 75 — Recap
- (1) Houston 63, (16) Northern Kentucky 52 — Recap
Friday — Albany
- (12) Drake vs. (5) Miami | 7:25 p.m., TBS (watch live)
- (13) Kent State vs. (4) Indiana | 9:55 p.m., TBS (watch live)
Friday — Greensboro
Thursday — Des Moines
- (2) Texas 81, (15) Colgate 61 — Recap
- (10) Penn State 76, (7) Texas A&M 59 — Recap
Saturday — Birmingham
- (9) Auburn vs. (1) Houston | 7:10 p.m., TBS (watch live)
East
FIRST FOUR
Wednesday — Dayton
- (16) Fairleigh Dickinson 84, (16) Texas Southern 61 — Recap
FIRST ROUND
Friday — Columbus
- (16) Fairleigh Dickinson vs. (1) Purdue | 6:50 p.m., TNT (watch live)
- (9) FAU vs. (8) Memphis | 9:20 p.m., TNT (watch live)
Thursday — Orlando
- (5) Duke 74, (12) Oral Roberts 51 — Recap
- (4) Tennessee 58, (13) Louisiana 55 — Recap
Friday — Greensboro
- (11) Providence vs. (6) Kentucky | 7:10 p.m., CBS (watch live)
- (14) Montana State vs. (3) Kansas State | 9:40 p.m., CBS (watch live)
Friday — Columbus
SECOND ROUND
Saturday — Orlando
- (5) Duke vs. (4) Tennessee | 2:40 p.m., CBS (watch live)
Sweet 16
Thursday, March 23 — 6:30 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Madison Square Garden — New York | T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas
Friday, March 24 — 6:30 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
T-Mobile Center — Kansas City | KFC Yum! Center — Louisville
Elite Eight
Saturday, March 25 — 6:09 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Madison Square Garden — New York | T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas
Tuesday, March 26 — 2:20 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
T-Mobile Center — Kansas City | KFC Yum! Center — Louisville
Final Four
Saturday, April 1 — 6:09 p.m. start (CBS)
NRG Stadium — Houston
National Championship
Monday, April 3 — 9:20 p.m. (CBS)
NRG Stadium — Houston
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