2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament First Round Schedule
The 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament First Round Schedule is known after the release of the bracket on Sunday. There were many surprises (check Twitter for the numerous snubs depending on the point of view) and some formalities (Kansas as the top overall seed and North Carolina as a one seed as well). The First Round schedule will not include the First Four schedule, which can be found here.
The First Round Schedule will go in order of each region while a schedule for both Thursday and Friday can be found near the bottom of this post. The games for each region will be listed in order of the pairings (i.e. #16 versus #1 will be listed first, #9 versus #8 will be listed second, etc.).
East Regional
| Date | Time (EST) | Team #1 | Road Score | Team #2 | Home Score | TV | Location |
| 3/17/2016 | 7:20 PM | #16 Florida Gulf Coast | 67 | #1 North Carolina | 83 | TBS | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 3/17/2016 | 9:50 PM | #9 Providence | 70 | #8 USC | 69 | TBS | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 3/17/2016 | 7:10 PM | #12 Chattanooga | 74 | #5 Indiana | 99 | CBS | Des Moines, Iowa |
| 3/17/2016 | 9:40 PM | #13 Stony Brook | 57 | #4 Kentucky | 85 | CBS | Des Moines, Iowa |
| 3/18/2016 | 9:40 PM | #11 Michigan | 63 | #6 Notre Dame | 70 | CBS | Brooklyn, New York |
| 3/18/2016 | 7:10 PM | #14 Stephen F. Austin | 70 | #3 West Virginia | 56 | CBS | Brooklyn, New York |
| 3/18/2016 | 6:50 PM | #10 Pittsburgh | 43 | #7 Wisconsin | 47 | TNT | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 3/18/2016 | 9:20 PM | #15 Weber State | 53 | #2 Xavier | 71 | TNT | St. Louis, Missouri |
Midwest Regional
| Date | Time (EST) | Team #1 | Road Score | Team #2 | Home Score | TV | Location |
| 3/17/2016 | 3:10 PM | #16 Hampton | 45 | #1 Virginia | 81 | TruTV | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 3/17/2016 | 12:40 PM | #9 Butler | 71 | #8 Texas Tech | 61 | TruTV | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 3/17/2016 | 4:30 PM | #12 Arkansas-Little Rock (2 OT) | 85 | #5 Purdue | 83 | TBS | Denver, Colorado |
| 3/17/2016 | 2:00 PM | #13 Iona | 81 | #4 Iowa State | 94 | TBS | Denver, Colorado |
| 3/17/2016 | 9:57 PM | #11 Gonzaga | 68 | #6 Seton Hall | 52 | TruTV | Denver, Colorado |
| 3/17/2016 | 7:27 PM | #14 Fresno State | 69 | #3 Utah | 80 | TruTV | Denver, Colorado |
| 3/18/2016 | 12:15 PM | #10 Syracuse | 70 | #7 Dayton | 51 | CBS | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 3/18/2016 | 2:45 PM | #15 Middle Tennessee | 90 | #2 Michigan State | 81 | CBS | St. Louis, Missouri |
West Regional
| Date | Time (EST) | Team #1 | Road Score | Team #2 | Home Score | TV | Location |
| 3/18/2016 | 7:27 PM | #16 Holy Cross | 52 | #1 Oregon | 91 | TruTV | Spokane, Washington |
| 3/18/2016 | 9:57 PM | #9 Cincinnati | 76 | #8 Saint Joseph’s | 78 | TruTV | Spokane, Washington |
| 3/17/2016 | 2:45 PM | #12 Yale | 79 | #5 Baylor | 75 | CBS | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 3/17/2016 | 12:15 PM | #13 UNC Wilmington | 85 | #4 Duke | 93 | CBS | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 3/18/2016 | 9:50 PM | #11 Northern Iowa | 75 | #6 Texas | 72 | TBS | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 3/18/2016 | 7:20 PM | #14 Green Bay | 65 | #3 Texas A&M | 92 | TBS | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 3/18/2016 | 1:30 PM | #10 VCU | 75 | #7 Oregon State | 67 | TNT | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 3/18/2016 | 4:00 PM | #15 Cal State Bakersfield | 68 | #2 Oklahoma | 82 | TNT | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
South Regional
| Date | Time (EST) | Team #1 | Road Score | Team #2 | Home Score | TV | Location |
| 3/17/2016 | 4:00 PM | #16 Austin Peay | 79 | #1 Kansas | 105 | TNT | Des Moines, Iowa |
| 3/17/2016 | 1:30 PM | #9 Connecticut | 74 | #8 Colorado | 67 | TNT | Des Moines, Iowa |
| 3/18/2016 | 4:30 PM | #12 South Dakota State | 74 | #5 Maryland | 79 | TBS | Spokane, Washington |
| 3/18/2016 | 2:00 PM | #13 Hawaii | 77 | #4 California | 66 | TBS | Spokane, Washington |
| 3/17/2016 | 9:20 PM | #11 Wichita State | 65 | #6 Arizona | 55 | TNT | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 3/17/2016 | 6:50 PM | #14 Buffalo | 72 | #3 Miami | 79 | TNT | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 3/18/2016 | 3:10 PM | #10 Temple | 70 | #7 Iowa (1 OT) | 72 | TruTV | Brooklyn, New York |
| 3/18/2016 | 12:40 PM | #15 UNC Asheville | 56 | #2 Villanova | 86 | TruTV | Brooklyn, New York |
Thursday Schedule (By Start Time)
| Date | Time (EST) | Team #1 | Road Score | Team #2 | Home Score | TV | Location | Regional |
| 3/17/2016 | 12:15 PM | #13 UNC Wilmington | 85 | #4 Duke | 93 | CBS | Providence, Rhode Island | West |
| 3/17/2016 | 12:40 PM | #9 Butler | 71 | #8 Texas Tech | 61 | TruTV | Raleigh, North Carolina | Midwest |
| 3/17/2016 | 1:30 PM | #9 Connecticut | 74 | #8 Colorado | 67 | TNT | Des Moines, Iowa | South |
| 3/17/2016 | 2:00 PM | #13 Iona | 81 | #4 Iowa State | 94 | TBS | Denver, Colorado | Midwest |
| 3/17/2016 | 2:45 PM | #12 Yale | 79 | #5 Baylor | 75 | CBS | Providence, Rhode Island | West |
| 3/17/2016 | 3:10 PM | #16 Hampton | 45 | #1 Virginia | 81 | TruTV | Raleigh, North Carolina | Midwest |
| 3/17/2016 | 4:00 PM | #16 Austin Peay | 79 | #1 Kansas | 105 | TNT | Des Moines, Iowa | South |
| 3/17/2016 | 4:30 PM | #12 Arkansas-Little Rock (2 OT) | 85 | #5 Purdue | 83 | TBS | Denver, Colorado | Midwest |
| 3/17/2016 | 6:50 PM | #14 Buffalo | 72 | #3 Miami | 79 | TNT | Providence, Rhode Island | South |
| 3/17/2016 | 7:10 PM | #12 Chattanooga | 74 | #5 Indiana | 99 | CBS | Des Moines, Iowa | East |
| 3/17/2016 | 7:20 PM | #16 Florida Gulf Coast | 67 | #1 North Carolina | 83 | TBS | Raleigh, North Carolina | East |
| 3/17/2016 | 7:27 PM | #14 Fresno State | 69 | #3 Utah | 80 | TruTV | Denver, Colorado | Midwest |
| 3/17/2016 | 9:20 PM | #11 Wichita State | 65 | #6 Arizona | 55 | TNT | Providence, Rhode Island | South |
| 3/17/2016 | 9:40 PM | #13 Stony Brook | 57 | #4 Kentucky | 85 | CBS | Des Moines, Iowa | East |
| 3/17/2016 | 9:50 PM | #9 Providence | 70 | #8 USC | 69 | TBS | Raleigh, North Carolina | East |
| 3/17/2016 | 9:57 PM | #11 Gonzaga | 68 | #6 Seton Hall | 52 | TruTV | Denver, Colorado | Midwest |
Friday Schedule (By Start Time)
| Date | Time (EST) | Team #1 | Road Score | Team #2 | Home Score | TV | Location | Regional |
| 3/18/2016 | 12:15 PM | #10 Syracuse | 70 | #7 Dayton | 51 | CBS | St. Louis, Missouri | Midwest |
| 3/18/2016 | 12:40 PM | #15 UNC Asheville | 56 | #2 Villanova | 86 | TruTV | Brooklyn, New York | South |
| 3/18/2016 | 1:30 PM | #10 VCU | 75 | #7 Oregon State | 67 | TNT | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | West |
| 3/18/2016 | 2:00 PM | #13 Hawaii | 77 | #4 California | 66 | TBS | Spokane, Washington | South |
| 3/18/2016 | 2:45 PM | #15 Middle Tennessee | 90 | #2 Michigan State | 81 | CBS | St. Louis, Missouri | Midwest |
| 3/18/2016 | 3:10 PM | #10 Temple | 70 | #7 Iowa (1 OT) | 72 | TruTV | Brooklyn, New York | South |
| 3/18/2016 | 4:00 PM | #15 Cal State Bakersfield | 68 | #2 Oklahoma | 82 | TNT | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | West |
| 3/18/2016 | 4:30 PM | #12 South Dakota State | 74 | #5 Maryland | 79 | TBS | Spokane, Washington | South |
| 3/18/2016 | 6:50 PM | #10 Pittsburgh | 43 | #7 Wisconsin | 47 | TNT | St. Louis, Missouri | East |
| 3/18/2016 | 7:10 PM | #14 Stephen F. Austin | 70 | #3 West Virginia | 56 | CBS | Brooklyn, New York | East |
| 3/18/2016 | 7:20 PM | #14 Green Bay | 65 | #3 Texas A&M | 92 | TBS | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | West |
| 3/18/2016 | 7:27 PM | #16 Holy Cross | 52 | #1 Oregon | 91 | TruTV | Spokane, Washington | West |
| 3/18/2016 | 9:20 PM | #15 Weber State | 53 | #2 Xavier | 71 | TNT | St. Louis, Missouri | East |
| 3/18/2016 | 9:40 PM | #11 Michigan | 63 | #6 Notre Dame | 70 | CBS | Brooklyn, New York | East |
| 3/18/2016 | 9:50 PM | #11 Northern Iowa | 75 | #6 Texas | 72 | TBS | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | West |
| 3/18/2016 | 9:57 PM | #9 Cincinnati | 76 | #8 Saint Joseph’s | 78 | TruTV | Spokane, Washington | West |
Check back for final scores and updated matchups following the First Four games as well as the during the first round.