2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament First Four Schedule
The First Four games are now known with announcement of the 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament teams. There will be two games played on Tuesday, March 15 and two more played on Wednesday, March 16. All four games will be played in Dayton, Ohio and can be seen on TruTV. The schedule for the First Four games is broken down below by date.
First Four Games – Tuesday, March 15, 2016
#16 Florida Gulf Coast versus #16 Fairleigh Dickinson will be played at 6:40 PM Eastern Time with winner facing #1 North Carolina in the East Region on Thursday, March 17.
The second game will be played at 9:10 PM Eastern Time between #11 Vanderbilt and #11 Wichita State. The winner of that contest will play #6 Arizona on Thursday, March 17 in the South Region.
| Date | Time (EST) | Team #1 | Road Score | Team #2 | Home Score | TV | Location | Regional |
| 3/15/2016 | 6:40 PM | #16 Fairleigh Dickinson | 65 | #16 Florida Gulf Coast | 96 | TruTV | Dayton, Ohio | East |
| 3/15/2016 | 9:10 PM | #11 Wichita State | 70 | #11 Vanderbilt | 50 | TruTV | Dayton, Ohio | South |
First Four Games – Wednesday, March 16, 2016
#16 Holy Cross plays #16 Southern in the first Wednesday game starting at 6:40 PM Eastern Time. The winner will move on to #1 Oregon in the West Region on Friday, March 18.
The final First Four game will be #11 Michigan and #11 Tulsa with a start time of 8:10 PM Eastern Time. Whichever team comes out on top will then move on to face #6 Notre Dame on Friday, March 18 in the East Region.
| Date | Time (EST) | Team #1 | Road Score | Team #2 | Home Score | TV | Location | Regional |
| 3/16/2016 | 6:40 PM | #16 Holy Cross | 59 | #16 Southern | 55 | TruTV | Dayton, Ohio | West |
| 3/16/2016 | 9:10 PM | #11 Tulsa | 62 | #11 Michigan | 67 | TruTV | Dayton, Ohio | East |
Check back for the first and second round schedules.