When do March Madness 2023 games start? Dates, timings and more explored

March Madness 2023 is set to begin as this year's bracket was unveiled on Sunday.

Sixty-eight teams will be competing, starting with the First Four on Tuesday and Wednesday, which will determine the final 64 teams. The NCAA Tournament will then continue over the next few weeks before culminating with the national championship game on April 3 in Houston.

Below is a full schedule of the First Four and first round of the tournament spanning from Tuesday through Friday:

First Four

Tuesday, March 14

(16) SE Missouri State vs. (16) Texas A&M-CC (6:40 p.m. ET, watch live on truTV)

(11) Pittsburgh vs. (11) Mississippi State (9:10 p.m. ET, watch live on truTV)

Wednesday, March 15

(16) Fairleigh Dickinson vs. (16) Texas Southern (6:40 p.m. ET, watch live on truTV)

(11) Nevada vs. (11) Arizona State (9:10 p.m. ET, watch live on truTV)

First round

Thursday, March 16

(9) Maryland vs. (8) West Virginia (12:15 p.m. ET, watch live on CBS)

(13) Furman vs. (4) Virginia (12:40 p.m. ET, watch live on truTV)

(10) Utah State vs. (7) Missouri (1:40 p.m. ET, watch live on TNT)

(16) Howard vs. (1) Kansas (2 p.m. ET, watch live on TBS)

(16) SE Missouri State/Texas A&M-CC vs. (1) Alabama (2:45 p.m. ET, watch live on CBS)

(12) College of Charleston vs. (5) San Diego State (3:10 p.m. ET, watch live on truTV)

(15) Princeton vs. (2) Arizona (4:10 p.m. ET, watch live on TNT)

(9) Illinois vs. (8) Arkansas (4:30 p.m. ET, watch live on TBS)

(9) Auburn vs. (8) Iowa (6:50 p.m. ET, watch live on TNT)

(12) Oral Roberts vs. (5) Duke (7:10 p.m. ET, watch live on CBS)

(15) Colgate vs. (2) Texas (7:25 p.m. ET, watch live on TBS)

(10) Boise State vs. (7) Northwestern (7:35 p.m. ET, watch live on truTV)

(16) Northern Kentucky vs. (1) Houston (9:20 p.m. ET, watch live on TNT)

(13) Louisiana vs. (4) Tennessee (9:40 p.m. ET, watch live on CBS)

(10) Penn State vs. (7) Texas A&M (9:55 p.m. ET, watch live on TBS)

(15) UNC Asheville vs. (2) UCLA (10:05 p.m. ET, watch live on truTV)

Friday, March 17

(10) USC vs. (7) Michigan State (12:15 p.m. ET, watch live on CBS)

(14) Kennesaw State vs. (3) Xavier (12:40 p.m. ET, watch live on truTV)

(14) UC Santa Barbara vs. (3) Baylor (1:30 p.m. ET, watch live on TNT)

(12) VCU vs. (5) Saint Mary's (2 p.m. ET, watch live on TBS)

(15) Vermont vs. (2) Marquette (2:45 p.m. ET, watch live on CBS)

(11) Pittsburgh/Mississippi State vs. (6) Iowa State (3:10 p.m. ET, watch live on truTV)

(11) NC State vs. (6) Creighton (4 p.m. ET, watch live on TNT)

(13) Iona vs. (4) UConn (4:30 p.m. ET, watch live on TBS)

(16) Fairleigh Dickinson/Texas Southern vs. (1) Purdue (6:50 p.m. ET, watch live on TNT)

(11) Providence vs. (6) Kentucky (7:10 p.m. ET, watch live on CBS)

(12) Drake vs. (5) Miami (7:25 p.m. ET, watch live on TBS)

(14) Grand Canyon vs. (3) Gonzaga (7:35 p.m. ET, watch live on truTV)

(9) Florida Atlantic vs. (8) Memphis (9:20 p.m. ET, watch live on TNT)

(14) Montana State vs. (3) Kansas State (9:40 p.m. ET, watch live on CBS)

(13) Kent State vs. (4) Indiana (9:55 p.m. ET, watch live on TBS)

(11) Nevada/Arizona State vs. (6) TCU (10:05 p.m. ET, watch live on truTV)

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