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NCAA Tournament broadcast assignments revealed

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The NCAA Tournament is finally here. With that comes all of the excitement and energy of March Madness.

Broadcasters are the ones charged with bringing the NCAA Tournament to life. When a player hits a game winning shot, throws down a dunk, or has a massive block, these are the announcers who are going to bring that excitement to life. When there is an upset, these are the voices that will immortalize it.

As of now, only the first four games and the first round has had their TV assignments revealed.

So, here is a look at the NCAA Tournament’s TV assignments, for the first round:

2023 NCAA Tournament TV assignments: First Four

No. 16 Southeast Missouri State vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi — March 14, 6:40 p.m. (Tom McCarthy, Avery Johnson, Jon Rothstein)

No. 11 Pittsburgh vs. No. 11 Mississippi State — March 14, 9:10 p.m. (McCarthy, Johnson, Rothstein)

No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. No. 16 Texas Southern — March 15, 6:40 p.m. (McCarthy, Johnson, Rothstein)

No. 11 Nevada vs. No. 11 Arizona State — March 15, 9:10 p.m. (McCarthy, Johnson, Rothstein)

2023 NCAA Tournament TV Assignments: South Region (Louisville)

No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi/Southeast Missouri State — March 16, 2:45 p.m. CBS (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson)

No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 9 West Virginia — March 16, 12:15 p.m., CBS (Nantz, Raftery, Hill, Wolfson)

No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 12 Charleston — March 16, 3:10 p.m., TruTV (Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi)

No. 4 Virginia vs. No. 13 Furman — March 16, 12:40 p.m., TruTV (Harlan, Bonner, Van Gundy, Shehadi)

No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 11 NC State — March 17, 4 p.m., TNT (Lisa Byington, Steve Smith, Avery Johnson, Andy Katz)

No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 UC Santa Barbara — March 17, 1:30 p.m., TNT (Byington, Smith, Johnson, Katz)

No. 7 Missouri vs. No. 10 Utah State — March 16, 1:40 p.m., TNT (Brad Nessler, Brendan Haywood, Dana Jacobson)

No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 15 Princeton — Marcy 16, 4:10 p.m., TNT (Nessler, Haywood, Jacobson)

Midwest Region (Kansas City)

No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 Northern Kentucky — March 16, 9:20 p.m., TNT (Nantz, Raftery, Hill, Wolfson)

No. 8 Iowa vs. No. 9 Auburn — March 16, 6:50 p.m., TNT (Nantz, Raftery, Hill, Wolfson)

No. 5 Miami vs. No. 12 Drake — March 17, 7:25 p.m., TBS (Spero Dedes, Deb Antonelli, AJ Ross)

No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 13 Kent State — March 17, 9:55 p.m., TBS (Dedes, Antonelli, Ross)

No. 6 Iowa State vs. No. 11 Mississippi State/Pittsburgh — March 17, 3:10 p.m., TruTV (Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, Evan Washburn)

No. 3 Xavier vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State — March 17, 12:40 p.m., TruTV (Eagle, Spanarkel, Washburn)

No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Penn State — March 16, 9:55 p.m., TBS (Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce)

No. 2 Texas vs. No. 15 Colgate — March 16, 7:25 p.m., TBS (Anderson, Jackson, LaForce)

West Region (Las Vegas)

No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Howard — March 16, 2 p.m., TBS (Anderson, Jackson, LaForce)

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No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 9 Illinois — March 16, 4:30 p.m., TBS (Anderson, Jackson, LaForce)

No. 5 St. Mary’s vs. No. 12 VCU — March 17, 2 p.m., TBS (Dedes, Antonelli, Ross)

No. 4 UConn vs. No. 13 Iona — March 17, 4:30 p.m., TBS (Dedes, Antonelli, Ross)

No. 6 TCU vs. No. 11 Arizona State/Nevada — March 17, 10:05 p.m., TruTV (Byington, Smith, Johnson, Katz)

No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 14 Grand Canyon — March 17, 7:35 p.m., TruTV (Byington, Smith, Johnson, Katz)

No. 7 Northwestern vs. No. 10 Boise State — March 16, 7:35 p.m., TruTV (Nessler, Haywood, Jacobson)

No. 2 UCLA vs. No. 15 UNC Asheville — March 16, 10:05 p.m., TruTV (Nessler, Haywood, Jacobson)

East Region (New York)

No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 16 Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson — March 17, 6:50 p.m., TNT (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Jamie Erdahl)

No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic — March 17, 9:20 p.m., TNT (Catalon, Lappas, Erdahl)

No. 5 Duke vs. No. 12 Oral Roberts — March 16, 7:10 p.m., CBS (Harlan, Bonner, Van Gundy, Shehadi)

No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Louisiana — March 16, 9:40 p.m., CBS (Harlan, Bonner, Van Gundy, Shehadi)

No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 11 Providence — March 17, 7:10 p.m., CBS (Eagle, Spanarkel, Washburn)

No. 3 Kansas State vs. No. 14 Montana State — March 17, 9:40 p.m., CBS (Eagle, Spanarkel, Washburn)

No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 USC — March 17, 12:15 p.m., CBS (Catalon, Lappas, Erdahl)

No. 2 Marquette vs. No. 15 Vermont — March 17, 2:45 p.m., CBS (Catalon, Lappas, Erdahl)