NCAA March Madness 2023: How to watch the First Four, matchups, game times

Watch live as March Madness 2023 gets underway with the First Four matchups tipping off Tuesday on truTV

March Madness 2023 is here and the action tips off Tuesday (March 14) and continues Wednesday with the First Four play-in games at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. 

All First Four games will be broadcast live exclusively on truTV. 

This year's First Four matchups are below:

Tuesday

No. 16 Texas A&M Corpus Christi vs No .16 Southeast Missouri State, 3:40 p.m. PT/6:40 p.m. ET

No. 11 Mississippi State vs No. 11 Pittsburgh, 6:10 p.m. PT/9:10 p.m. ET

Wednesday

No. 16 Texas Southern vs No. 11 Fairleigh Dickinson, 3:40 p.m. PT/6:40 p.m. ET 

No. 11 Arizona State vs No. 11 Nevada, 6:10 p.m. PT/9:10 p.m. ET

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The winners of the No. 11-seed matchups will move on to face the No. 6 seeds in their respective regions, while the winners of the No. 16-seed matchups will advance to take on the No. 1 seeds in their regions. 

The winner of Texas A&M Corpus Christi vs. SE Missouri State will face possibly the toughest first-round matchup as they will advance to take on No. 1 overall seed Alabama in the South Region Thursday at 11:45 p.m. PT/2:45 p.m. ET on CBS.

The Mississippi State vs. Pittsburgh winner will play Friday against No. 6 Iowa State in the Midwest Region Friday at 12:10 PT/3:10 p.m. ET on truTV.

The winner between Texas Southern vs. Fairleigh Dickinson moves on to play No. 1 seed Purdue in the East Region Friday at 3:40 p.m. PT/6:40 p.m. ET on TNT.

The winner of the Arizona State vs. Nevada matchup will take on No. 6 TCU Friday at 7:05 PT/10:05 p.m. ET on truTV.