NCAA Basketball Tournament 2014 Dates, Times, Bracket, TV Schedule [Updated With Channels]

NCAA Basketball Tournament 2014 Dates, Times, Bracket, TV Schedule [Updated With Channels]
Virginia's Justin Anderson, left, and Joe Harris, right, celebrate after defeating Duke in an NCAA college basketball game in the championship for the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, March 16, 2014. Virginia won 72-63. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Zachary Stieber
3/16/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

The NCAA basketball tournament in 2014 will start on March 18 with the bracket, dates, and TV schedule announced on Sunday.

See the complete bracket here.

The first four games are to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday evening..

The second round starts on Thursday and continues on Friday.

The third round will take place March 22-23.

The Sweet Sixteen takes place on March 27-28 while the Elite Eight takes place on March 29-30.

The Final Four will happen on April 5 and the National Championship will cap off the tournament on April 7.

The games will be broadcast mostly on CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPNU. 

See complete matchups and television schedule below:

First Four (All on TruTV)

Albany vs Mt. St. Mary’s

NC State vs Xavier

Cal Poly vs Texas So.

Iowa vs Tennessee

Second Round

South

1. Florida vs Albany game winner, March 20, TBS, 4:10 p.m.

2. Kansas vs 15 Eastern Kentucky, March 21, TBS, 4:10 p.m.

3. Syracuse vs 14. W. Michigan, March 20, CBS, 2:45 p.m.

4. UCLA vs 13. Tulsa, March 21, TruTV, 9:57 p.m.

5. VCU vs 12. SF Austin, March 21, TruTV, 7:27 p.m.

6. Ohio State vs 11, Dayton, March 20, CBS, 12:15 p.m.

7. New Mexico vs 10. Stanford, March 21, TBS, 1:40 p.m.

8. Colorado vs 9. Pittsburgh, March 20, TBS, 1:40 p.m.

West

1. Arizona vs 16. Weber State, March 21, TNT, 2:10 p.m.

2.Wisconsin vs 15. American, March 20, TruTV, 12:40 p.m.

3. Creighton vs UL-Lafayette, March 21, TruTV, 3:10 p.m.

4. San Diego State vs 13. New Mexico State, March 20, TruTV, 9:57 p.m.

5. Oklahoma vs 12. North Dakota State, March 20, TruTV, 7:27 p.m.

6. Baylor vs 11. Nebraska, March 21, TruTV, 12:40 p.m.

7. Oregon vs 10. BYU, March 20, TruTV, 3:10 p.m.

8. Gonzaga vs 9. Oklahoma State, March 21, TNT, 4:40 p.m.

East

1. Virginia vs 16 Coastal Carolina, March 21, TBS, 9:25 p.m.

2. Villanova vs 15. UW-Milwaukee, March 20, TBS, 9:25 p.m.

3. Iowa State vs 14. NC Central, March 21, TNT, 9:50 p.m.

4. Michigan State vs 13. Delaware, March 20, TNT, 4:40 p.m.

5. Cincinnati vs 12. Harvard, March 20, TNT, 2:10 p.m.

6. North Carolina vs 11. Providence, March 21, TNT, 7:20 p.m.

7. Connecticut vs 10. Saint Joe’s, March 20, TBS, 6:55 p.m.

8. Memphis vs 9. George Washington, March 21, TBS, 6:55 p.m.

Midwest

1. Wichita State vs Cal Poly game winner, March 21, CBS, 7:10 p.m.

2. Michigan vs Wofford, March 20, CBS, 7:10 p.m.

3. Duke vs 14. Mercer, March 21, CBS, 12:15 p.m.

4. Louisville vs 13. Manhattan, March 20, TNT, 9:50 p.m.

5. St. Louis vs NC State game winner, March 20, TNT, 7:20 p.m.

6. UMass vs Iowa game winner, March 21, CBS, 2:45 p.m.

7. Texas vs 10. Arizona State, March 20, CBS, 9:40 p.m.

8. Kentucky vs 9. Kansas State, March 21, CBS, 9:40 p.m.