NCAA Tournament bracket: Game times, TV channels for West Region first-round matchups

Kansas, UCLA and Gonzaga are the top seeds in the West Region

The 2023 NCAA Tournament tips off Tuesday and Wednesday with "First Four" men's basketball matchups in Dayton, Ohio.

But the real action begins on Thursday and Friday with 32 first-round March Madness 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.

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

WEST REGION NCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

(All times Pacific)

FIRST FOUR

Wednesday, March 15 | Dayton, Ohio

6:10 p.m.: (11) Nevada vs. (11) Arizona State (truTV) 

FIRST-ROUND GAMES

Thursday, March 16

11 a.m.: (16) Howard vs. (1) Kansas (TBS) - Des Moines, Iowa

1:30 p.m.: (9) Illinois vs. (8) Arkansas (TBS) - Des Moines, Iowa

4:35 p.m.: (10) Boise St. vs. (7) Northwestern (truTV) - Sacramento, California

7:05 p.m.: (15) UNC Asheville vs. (2) UCLA (truTV) - Sacramento, California

Friday, March 17

11 a.m.: (12) VCU vs. (5) Saint Mary’s (TBS) - Albany, New York

1:30 p.m.: (13) Iona vs. (4) UConn (TBS) - Albany, New York

4:35 p.m.: (14) Grand Canyon vs. (3) Gonzaga (truTV) - Denver, Colorado

7:05 p.m.: (11) Arizona State/Nevada vs. (6) TCU (truTV) - Denver, Colorado

Here's the complete NCAA Tournament bracket: