Get Your Nerdy Nostalgia On This Year's March Madness Countdown! 🎉 playoffs countdown
By Nick Bromberg••Yahoo Sports
Game times for all 32 first-round games have been announced.
Game times for the first 36 games of the 2026 men’s NCAA tournament are set. The play-in games will take place across Tuesday and Wednesday, with the tournament getting underway in earnest on Thursday with 16 first-round games. Duke is the No.
1 overall seed and grabbed the top seed in the East region. Michigan is the No. 1 team in the Midwest region and is a slight betting favorite to win the tournament ahead of the Blue Devils.
[ Enter Yahoo Bracket Mayhem for shot at 50K | Printable bracket ] Tuesday, March 17 6:40 p. m. : No.
16 UMBC vs. No. 16 Howard (TruTV) 9:10 p.