NCAA DI Men's Basketball Tournament: March 17, 2023 Predictions

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PASADENA, TEXAS (March 17, 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 17, 2023 are listed below. My predictions, along with game times (EDT), and broadcast networks are also indicated.

No. 7 Michigan State over No. 10 USC | 12:15 p.m. |CBS 

No. 3 Xavier over No. 14 Kennesaw St. | 12:40 p.m. | truTV 

No. 3 Baylor over No. 14 UC Santa Barbara  | 1:30 p.m. | TNT 

No. 5 Saint Mary's over No. 12 VCU | 2 p.m. | TBS

No. 2 Marquette over No. 15 Vermont | 2:45 p.m. | CBS 

No. 6 Iowa State  over No. 11 Pitt | 3:10 p.m. | truTV 

No. 11 NC State over.No. 6 Creighton| 4 p.m. | TNT 

No. 4 UConn over No. 13 Iona | 4:30 p.m. | TBS

No. 1 Purdue over No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson  | 6:50 p.m. | TNT 

No. 6 Kentucky over No. 11 Providence | 7:10 p.m. | CBS 

No. 12 Drake vs. No. 5 Miami | 7:25 p.m | TBS 

No. 3 Gonzaga over No. 14 Grand Canyon| 7:35 p.m. | truTV 

No. 8 Memphis over No. 9 Florida Atlantic | 9:20 p.m.| TNT

No. 3 Kansas St. over No. 14 Montana St. | 9:40 p.m. | CBS 

No. 4 Indiana over No. 13 Kent State  | 9:55 p.m. | TBS 

No. 6 TCU over No. 11 Arizona State | 10:05 p.m. | truTV