March Madness 2022 Has Arrived

Sixty-eight national champion teams are expected to be in New Orleans on Monday, April 4. Gonzaga is the number-1 seed overall and is the odds-on favorite to win. The other number-1 seeds were awarded to Baylor, who won last year, Kansas and Arizona.

Here is how the first round of the playoffs looks, with all times in CST.

First Four

Tuesday, March 15

• 4:40 PM – No. 16 Texas Southern vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
• 7:10 PM – No. 12 Indiana vs. No. 12 Wyoming

Wednesday, March 16

• 4:40 PM – No. 16 Bryant vs. No. 16 Wright State
• 7:10 PM – No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 11 Rutgers

First Round

Thursday, March 17

• 9:15 AM – No. 11 Michigan vs. No. 6 Colorado State
• 10:40 AM – No. 13 South Dakota State vs. No. 4 Providence
• 11:45 AM – No. 9 Memphis vs. No. 8 Boise State
• 12 PM – No. 16 Norfolk State vs. No. 1 Baylor
• 12:45 PM – No. 14 Longwood vs. No. 3 Tennessee
• 1:10 PM – No. 12 Richmond vs. No. 5 Iowa
• 2:15 PM – No. 16 Georgia State vs. No. 1 Gonzaga
• 2:30 PM – No. 9 Marquette vs. No. 8 North Carolina
• 4:50 PM – No. 12 New Mexico State vs. No. 5 UConn
• 5:10 PM – No. 15 Saint Peter's vs. No. 2 Kentucky
• 5:20 PM – No. 12 Wyoming/Indiana vs. No. 5 Saint Mary's
• 5:27 PM – No. 9 Creighton vs. No. 8 San Diego State
• 7:20 PM – No. 13 Vermont vs. No. 4 Arkansas
• 7:40 PM – No. 10 San Francisco vs. No. 7 Murray State
• 7:50 PM – No. 13 Akron vs. No. 4 UCLA
• 7:57 PM – No. 16 Texas Southern/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. No. 1 Kansas

Friday, March 18

• 10:15 AM – No. 10 Loyola Chicago vs. No. 7 Ohio State
• 10:40 AM – No. 15 Jacksonville State vs. No. 2 Auburn
• 12:45 AM – No. 14 Montana State vs. No. 3 Texas Tech
• 12 PM – No. 14 Yale vs. No. 3 Purdue
• 12:45 PM – No. 15 Delaware vs. No. 2 Villanova
• 1:10 PM – No. 10 Miami (FL) vs. No. 7 Southern California
• 2:15 PM – No. 11 Rutgers/Notre Dame vs. No. 6 Alabama
• 2:30 PM – No. 11 Virginia Tech vs. No. 6 Texas
• 4:50 PM – No. 13 Chattanooga vs. No. 4 Illinois
• 5:10 PM – No. 15 Cal State Fullerton vs. No. 2 Duke
• 5:20 PM – No. 11 Iowa State vs. No. 6 LSU
• 5:27 PM – No. 16 Wright State/Bryant vs. No. 1 Arizona
• 7:20 PM – No. 12 UAB vs. No. 5 Houston
• 7:40 PM – No. 10 Davidson vs. No. 7 Michigan State
• 7:50 PM – No. 14 Colgate vs. No. 3 Wisconsin
• 7:57 PM – No. 9 TCU vs. No. 8 Seton Hall