March Madness is upon us. The 2019 NCAA men’s basketball Tournament’s bracketed fixture list has been released.
The action is set to begin with the preliminary First Four play-offs on Tuesday and Wednesday in Dayton Ohio.
Farleigh Dickson plays Prairie View A&M in the 6.40 pm match at Dayton’s UD Arena. Then, at 9.10 Belmont take on Temple at the same venue.
Still, at UD Arena on Wednesday, it’s North Carolina Central up against North Dakota State (6.40 pm) and St John’s against Arizona State (9.10).
The winners of these games will go through into the first and second rounds on March 22, 23 and 24. West, South, East and Midwest regional winners will emerge from these two rounds. They, in turn, will then fight it out for a place in the Final Four, the semi-finals and the final.
Below we give you all of the March Madness First Four and the First and Second Round fixtures and venues with seedings. We also show the start times and TV channels where matches can be viewed.
Below that we list the top 20 future money-line betting odds being offered by New Jersey sportsbooks on Tuesday.
THE BRACKETED FIXTURES
FIRST FOUR
UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)
MARCH 19
(16) Farleigh Dickinson vs. (16) Prairie View A&M, 6:40 p.m. – truTV
(11) Belmont vs. (11) Temple, 9:10 p.m. – truTV
MARCH 20
(16) North Carolina Central vs. (16) North Dakota State, 6:40 p.m. – truTV
(11) St. John’s vs. (11) Arizona State, 9:10 p.m. – truTV
FIRST/SECOND ROUND
MARCH 21 & 23
Hartford, Conn.
(4) Florida State vs. (13) Vermont, 2 p.m. TBS
(5) Marquette vs. (12) Murray State, 4:30 p.m. TBS
(3) Purdue vs. (14) Old Dominion, 9:50 p.m. TBS
(6) Villanova vs. (11) Saint Mary’s, 7:20 p.m. TBS
Salt Lake City
(8) Syracuse vs. (9) Baylor, 9:57 p.m. – truTV
(1) Gonzaga vs. (16) Fairleigh Dickinson/Prairie View, 7:27 p.m. – truTV
(4) Kansas vs. (13) Northeastern, 4 p.m. – TNT
(5) Auburn vs. (12) New Mexico State, 1:30 p.m. – TNT
Des Moines, Iowa
(2) Michigan vs. (15) Montana, 9:20 p.m. – TNT
(7) Nevada vs. (10) Florida, 6:50 p.m. – TNT
(2) Michigan State vs. (15) Bradley, 2:45 p.m. – CBS
(7) Louisville vs. (10) Minnesota, 12:15 p.m. – CBS
Jacksonville, Fla.
(2) Kentucky vs. (15) Abliene Christian, 7:10 p.m. – CBS
(7) Wofford vs. (10) Seton Hall, 9:40 p.m. – CBS
(3) LSU vs. (14) Yale, 12:40 p.m. – truTV
(6) Maryland vs. (11) Belmont/Temple, 3:10 pm. – truTV
MARCH 22 & 24
Tulsa, Okla.
(3) Texas Tech vs. (14) Northern Kentucky, 1:30 p.m. – TNT
(6) Buffalo vs. (11) Arizona State/St. John’s, 4 p.m. – TNT
(3) Houston vs. (14) Georgia State, 7:20 p.m. – TBS
(6) Iowa State vs. (11) Ohio State, 9:50 p.m. – TBS
Columbus, Ohio
(2) Tennessee vs. (15) Colgate, 2:45 p.m. – CBS
(7) Cincinnati vs. (10) Iowa, 12:15 p.m. – CBS
(1) North Carolina vs. (16) Iona, 9:20 p.m. – TNT
(8) Utah State vs. (9) Washington, 6:50 p.m. – TNT
Columbia, S.C.
(1) Virginia vs. (16) Gardner-Webb, 3:10 p.m. – truTV
(8) Ole Miss vs. (9) Oklahoma, 12:40 p.m. – truTV
(1) Duke vs. (16) N.C. Central/North Dakota State, 7:10 p.m. – CBS
(8) VCU vs. (9) UCF, 9:40 p.m. – CBS
San Jose, Calif.
(4) Kansas State vs. (13) UC Irvine, 2 p.m. – TBS
(5) Wisconsin vs. (12) Oregon, 4:30 p.m. – TBS
(4) Virginia Tech vs. (13) Saint Louis, 9:57 p.m. – truTV
(5) Mississippi State vs. (12) Liberty, 7:27 p.m. – truTV
REGIONALS
West Regional – March 28 & 30 – Anaheim, Calif.
South Regional – March 28 & 30 – Louisville
East Regional – March 29 & 31 – Washington, D.C.
Midwest Regional – March 29 & 31 – Kansas City
FINAL FOUR
April 6 & 8 – Minneapolis
LEADING ODDS (As on Tuesday, March 18)
Duke +220; Gonzaga +600 ; Virginia +850; Nor Carolina +950; Michigan State +1400; Tennessee 1600; Kentucky +2000; Michigan 2200; Texas Tech +3300; Purdue +3500; Villanova +3500; Auburn +4000; Iowa State +4200; LSU +4900; Virginia Tech +4900; Kansas +6000.