NCAA Tournament: First 36 Games Set

0:00On March 16th, the NCAA has released game times for the first 36 games of the 2026 men's basketball tournament. Duke earned the number one overall seed in the East region while Michigan leads the Midwest as the slight betting favorite to cut down the nets. Playing action starts Tuesday March 17th with UMBC facing Howard at 6.40 pm followed by Texas against NC State at 9.10 pm both on True TV Wednesday March 18th continues with prayer view A&M versus Lehigh at 6.40 pm and Miami, Ohio taken on SMU at 9.10 pm Thursday March 19th ramps up with 16 first round games from 12.15 pm onward across CBS, True TV, TNT and TBS highlights include Duke battling CNR around 3 pm on CBS and Michigan facing a plane winner at 7.10 pm. Friday March 20th packs in more thrillers like Arizona against L.I.U. at 1.35 pm on TNT and Yukon versus Ferman laid at 10

1:05pm on TBS. Powerhouses such as Purdue, Kansas and Florida also hit the court. Basketball fans can now mark their calendars as these early matchups set the stage for what promises to be an epic chase to the title.