NCAA DI Men's Basketball Tournament: March 16, 2023 Predictions

By Robert H Kelly

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PASADENA, TEXAS (March 16, 2023) The first round of games of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament will begin at various sites around the United States. The sixteen games that will take place on Thursday, March 16, 2023 is listed below. My predictions, along with game times (EDT), and broadcast networks are also indicated.

12:15 p.m. — No. 9 West Virginia over No. 8 Maryland  (CBS)

12:40 p.m. — No. 4 Virginia over No. 13 Furman (truTV)

1:40 p.m. — No. 7 Missouri over No. 10 Utah State (TNT)

2 :00p.m. — No. 1 Kansas over No. 16 Howard (TBS)

2:45 p.m. — No. 1 Alabama over No. 16 Texas A&M Corpus Christi (CBS)

3:10 p.m. — No. 5 San Diego State over No. 12 College of Charleston (truTV)

4:10 p.m. — No. 2 Arizona over No. 15 Princeton (TNT)

4:30 p.m. — No. 8 Arkansas over No. 9 Illinois (TBS)

6:50 p.m. — No. 8 Iowa over No. 9 Auburn (TNT)

7:10 p.m. — No. 5 Duke  over No. 12 Oral Roberts (CBS)

7:25 p.m. — No. 2 Texas  over No. 15 Colgate (TBS)

7:35 p.m. — No. 7 Northwestern over No. 10 Boise State (truTV)

9:20 p.m. — No. 1 Houston over No. 16 Northern Kentucky (TNT)

9:40 p.m. — No. 4 Tennessee over No. 13 Louisiana (CBS)

9:55 p.m. — No. 7 Texas A&M over No. 10 Penn State (TBS)

10:05 p.m. — No. 2 UCLA over No. 15 UNC Asheville (truTV)