NCAA Tournament TV Schedule

NCAA Tournament 2009
Tuesday March 17, 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Dayton, Ohio

The 64th and 65th rated teams, as deemed by the committee, face off in the first official game of the tournament. The winner plays the top-rated number 1 seed.

Thursday and Saturday NCAA Tournament Opening Round Games 2009 - Thursday March 19 and Saturday March 21

Greensboro, North Carolina

Kansas City, Missouri

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Portland, Oregon

The first full-day of NCAA tournament games begins at 12:15 P.M. EST on CBS. Many people take a long lunch or the whole day off; some consider it to be the most called-off day of work of the year. The winners of these games play again on Saturday.

Friday and Sunday NCAA Tournament Opening Round Games 2009
Friday March 20 and Sunday March 22

Boise, Idaho

Dayton, Ohio

Miami, Florida

Minneapolis, Minnesota

The tournament continues on Friday with the winners playing again on Sunday.

NCAA Men’s Tournament Regional Finals 2009
Thursday March 26 and Saturday March 28

East Regional
Boston, Massachusetts

West Regional
Phoenix, Arizona

Sixteen teams remain for a chance to qualify for the elite eight.

NCAA Tournament Regional Finals 2009
Friday March 27 and Sunday March 29

Midwest Regional
Indianapolis, Indiana

South Regional

Memphis, Tennessee

NCAA Final Four Schedule 2009
Saturday April 4 and Monday, April 6

Detroit, MI

Ford Field

The Final Four is held on Saturday with the 2009 NCAA Men’s basketball tournament concluding on Monday night.