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While it was perhaps a bit more exciting when it was truly the first day of the NCAA Tournament, today may be the best day of the sports year.
Here's the schedule, with games of local, regional, or conference interest in bold:
No. 3 Michigan St. vs. No. 14 Valparaiso - 12:15 p.m., CBS
No. 6 Butler vs. No. 11 Bucknell - 12:40 p.m., truTV
No. 8 Pittsburgh vs. No. 9 Wichita St. - 1:40 p.m., TBS
No. 4 Saint Louis vs. No. 13 New Mexico St. - 2:10 p.m., TNT
No. 6 Memphis vs. No. 11 St. Mary's - 2:40 p.m., CBS
No. 3 Marquette vs. No. 14 Davidson - 3:10 p.m., truTV
No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 16 Southern - 4:10 p.m., TBS
No. 5 Oklahoma St. vs. No. 12 Oregon - 4:40 p.m., TNT
No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 16 North Carolina A&T/Liberty - 6:50 p.m., TBS
No. 4 Michigan vs. No .13 South Dakota St. - 7:15 p.m., CBS
No. 6 Arizona vs. No. 11 Belmont - 7:20 p.m., TNT
No. 5 UNLV vs. No. 12 California - 7:27 p.m., truTV
No. 8 Colorado St. vs. No. 9 Missouri - 9:20 p.m., TBS
No. 5 VCU vs. No. 12 Akron - 9:45 p.m., CBS
No. 3 New Mexico vs. No. 14 Harvard - 9:50 p.m., TNT
No. 4 Syracuse vs. No. 13 Montana - 9:57 p.m., truTV