College Basketball Viewing Picks for 03/21-22/2015

All Times Eastern

Saturday, March 21

Men’s

NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship
3rd Round

Studio and Pregame Shows
NCAA Tip-Off — TNT, 5 p.m.
NCAA March Madness 360 — CBS Sports Network, 6 p.m.
NCAA March Madness 360 — CBS Sports Network, 11 p.m.
Inside March Madness — TBS, midnight
College GameDay — ESPN2, midnight

South Region, KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, KY
UAB vs. UCLA — CBS, 12:10 p.m. (Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce)

Midwest Region, KFC Yum! Center, Louisville
Kentucky vs. Cincinnati — CBS, 2:40 p.m. (Verne Lundquist/Jim Spanarkel//Allie LaForce)

West Region, Moda Center, Portland, OR
Arizona vs. Ohio State — CBS, 5:15 p.m. (Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner/Reggie Miller//Rachel Nichols)

West Region, Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL
Xavier vs. Georgia State — TNT, 6:10 p.m. (Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl)

East Region, Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Villanova vs. North Carolina State — TBS, 7:10 p.m. (Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Dana Jacobson)

South Region, Moda Center, Portland, OR
Utah vs. Georgetown — CBS, approximately 7:45 p.m. (Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner/Reggie Miller//Rachel Nichols)

West Region, Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, FL
North Carolina vs. Arkansas — TNT, approximately 8:40 p.m. )Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas//Jamie Erdahl)

Midwest Region, Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Notre Dame vs. Butler — TBS, approximately 9:40 p.m. (Brian Anderson/Steve Smith//Dana Jacobson)

NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship

Final, Salem Civic Center, Salem, VA
Augustana (IL) vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point — CBS Sports Network, 3 p.m.

National Invitation Tournament
2nd Round

Alabama at Miami (FL) — ESPN, 11 a.m (Rich Hollenberg/Stan Heath)

Women’s

NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship
1st Round

Studio and Pregame Shows
NCAA Studio Update — ESPN2, 1 p.m.
NCAA Studio Update — ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.
NCAA Studio Update — ESPN2, 6 p.m.
NCAA Studio Update — ESPN2, 8:30 p.m.

11:05 a.m.

Greensboro Region, Carmichael Arena, Chapel Hill, NC
North Carolina vs. Liberty — ESPN2 (Marc Kestecher/Christy Winters-Scott)

Greensboro Region, Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, FL
Florida Gulf Coast vs. Oklahoma State — ESPN2 (Mark Jones/Sue Bird)

Spokane Region, Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN
Chattanooga vs. Pittsburgh — ESPN2 (Paul Sunderland/Gail Goestenkors)

Spokane Region, Xfinity Center, College Park, MD
Princeton vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay — ESPN2 (Dave O’Brien/Doris Burke)

Approximately 1:30 p.m.

Greensboro Region, Carmichael Arena, Chapel Hill, NC
Ohio State vs. James Madison — ESPN2 (Marc Kestecher/Christy Winters-Scott)

Greensboro Region, Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, FL
Florida State vs. Alabama State — ESPN2 (Mark Jones/Sue Bird)

Spokane Region, Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, TN
Tennessee vs. Boise State — ESPN2 (Paul Sunderland/Gail Goestenkors)

Spokane Region, Xfinity Center, College Park, MD
Maryland vs. New Mexico State — ESPN2 (Dave O’Brien/Doris Burke)

4 p.m.

Albany Region, Sun Dome, Tampa, FL
Louisville vs. BYU — ESPN2 (Bob Picozzi/Brooke Weisbrod)

Greensboro Region, Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, AZ
Texas A&M vs. Arkansas-Little Rock — ESPN2 (Dave Pasch/Debbie Antonelli)

Oklahoma City Region, Maples Pavilion, Stanford, CA
Oklahoma vs. Quinnipiac — ESPN2 (Dave Flemming/Sean Farnham)

6:30 p.m.

Albany Region, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT
Rutgers vs. Seton Hall — ESPN2 (Bob Wischusen/LaPhonso Ellis)

Albany Region, Sun Dome, Tampa, FL
South Florida vs. LSU — ESPN2 (Bob Picozzi/Brooke Weisbrod)

Greensboro Region, Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, AZ
Arizona State vs. Ohio — ESPN2 (Dave Pasch/Debbie Antonelli)

Oklahoma City Region, Maples Pavilion, Stanford, CA
Stanford vs. Cal State-Northridge — ESPN2 (Dave Flemming/Sean Farnham)

Approximately 9 p.m.

Albany Region, Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, CT
UConn vs. St. Francis (NY) — ESPN2 (Bob Wischusen/LaPhonso Ellis)

Sunday, March 22

Men’s

NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship
3rd Round

Studio and Pregame Shows
NCAA Tip-Off — TNT, 5 p.m.
NCAA March Madness 360 — CBS Sports Network, 6:30 p.m.
NCAA March Madness 360 — CBS Sports Network, 11 p.m.
Inside March Madness — TBS, midnight
College GameDay — ESPN2, midnight

East Region, Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
Virginia vs. Michigan State — CBS, 12:10 p.m. (Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill//Tracy Wolfson)

South Region, Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
Duke vs. San Diego State — CBS, approximately 2:40 p.m. (Jim Nantz/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill//Tracy Wolfson)

Midwest Region, CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NE
Kansas vs. Wichita State — CBS, 5:15 p.m. (Marv Albert/Len Elmore/Chris Webber//Lewis Johnson)

East Region, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
Oklahoma vs. Dayton — TNT, 6:10 p.m. (Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn)

South Region, Key Arena, Seattle, WA
Gonzaga vs. Iowa — TBS, 7:10 p.m. (Spero Dedes/Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio)

West Region, CenturyLink Center, Omaha, NE
Wisconsin vs. Oregon — truTV, approximately 7:45 p.m. (Marv Albert/Len Elmore/Chris Webber//Lewis Johnson)

Midwest Region, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH
Maryland vs. West Virginia — TNT, approximately 8:40 p.m. (Ian Eagle/Doug Gottlieb//Evan Washburn)

East Region, Key Arena, Seattle, WA
Louisville vs. Northern Iowa — TBS, approximately 9:40 p.m. (Spero Dedes/Mike Gminski//Jaime Maggio)

National Invitation Tournament
2nd Round

George Washington at Temple — ESPN, 11 a.m. (Jason Benetti/Dan Dakich)
Arizona State at Richmond — ESPNU, 7:30 p.m.
URI at Stanford — ESPNU, 9:30 p.m. (Dave Flemming/Sean Farnham)

Women’s

NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship
2nd Round

Studio and Pregame Shows
NCAA Studio Update — ESPN2, 2 p.m.NCAA Studio Update — ESPN2, 4:30 p.m.

noon

Oklahoma City Region, Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA
Iowa vs. Miami (FL) — ESPN2 (Clay Matvick/Katie Smith)

Spokane Region, Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC
Duke vs. Mississippi State — ESPN2 (Tiffany Greene/LaChina Robinson)

2:30 p.m.

Albany Region, Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY
Kentucky vs. Dayton — ESPN2 (Brenda VanLengen/Carol Ross)

Oklahoma City Region, Ferrell Center, Waco, TX
Baylor vs. Arkansas — ESPN2 (Fran Harris/Nell Fortner)

7 p.m.

Greensboro Region, Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, SC
South Carolina vs. Syracuse — ESPN (Pam Ward/Carolyn Peck)

Spokane Region, Gill Coliseum, Corvallis, OR
Oregon State vs. Gonzaga — ESPN2 (Cara Capuano/Steffi Sorensen)

9 p.m.

Oklahoma City Region, Purcell Pavilion, Notre Dame, IN
Notre Dame vs. Purdue — ESPN (Beth Mowins/Stephanie White)

Albany Region, Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA
Cal vs. Texas — ESPN2 (Melissa Lee/Mary Murphy)

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013. He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television. Fang celebrates the three Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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