NCAA Tournament bracket: South Region 2023 game times, TV channels for first-round matchups

Alabama is the No. 1 seed in the South Region

The 2023 NCAA Tournament has arrived. 

March Madness officially tipped off Tuesday with "First Four" men's basketball matchups in Dayton, Ohio. Once the play-in games are settled, the round of 64 action begins on Thursday and Friday with 32 first-round NCAA Tournament games - 16 each day - spanning tip-off times from 9:15 a.m. PT to 7:05 p.m. PT.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs received the No. 3 seed in the West Region and their first-round game vs. No. 14 Grand Canyon is scheduled to tip off Friday at 4:35 p.m. PT in Denver, Colorado.

In the South Region, the Alabama Crimson Tide received the No. 1 seed. Gonzaga beat Alabama 100-90 on December 17 in Birmingham.

Here's a look at all of the South Region game times, locations and TV channels:

SOUTH REGION NCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

(All times Pacific)

FIRST FOUR

Tuesday, March 14 | Dayton, Ohio

3:40 p.m.: (16) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 75, (16) Southeast Missouri State 71

FIRST-ROUND GAMES

Thursday, March 16

9:15 a.m.: (9) Maryland vs. (8) West Virginia (CBS) - Birmingham, Alabama

9:40 a.m.: (13) Furman vs. (4) Virginia (truTV) - Orlando, Florida

10:40 a.m.: (10) Utah St. vs. (7) Missouri (TNT) - Sacramento, California

11:45 a.m.: (16) Texas A&M-CC vs. (1) Alabama (CBS) - Birmingham, Alabama

12:10 p.m.: (12) College of Charleston vs. (5) San Diego State (truTV) - Orlando, Florida

1:10 p.m.: (15) Princeton vs. (2) Arizona (TNT) - Sacramento, California

Friday, March 17

10:30 a.m.: (14) UC Santa Barbara vs. (3) Baylor (TNT) - Denver, Colorado

1 p.m.: (11) North Carolina State vs. (6) Creighton (TNT) - Denver, Colorado

WEST REGION SCHEDULE, GAME TIMES

Here's the complete NCAA Tournament bracket: