NCAA prepares to go First

With three ACC teams (along with Gonzaga) taking the top seeds in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV are preparing for the annual derby to crown a champion. The action gets underway with the First Four on Tuesday out of Dayton on truTV, with 11 seeds Belmont/Temple (9:10p) and 16 seeds Fairleigh Dickinson/Prairie View A&M (6:40p). Wednesday serves up 16 seeds North Carolina Central/North Dakota State (6:40p), along with Arizona State/St. John’s (9:10p). We’ll dive deeper into broadcast assignments for the tournament tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the 64-team bracket for the NCAA Women’s Tournament gets the spotlight tonight during the NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Special starting at 7p on ESPN before moving to ESPNU at 8p. Host Maria Taylor, with analysts Andy Landers, Rebecca Lobo and bracketologist Charlie Creme will reveal the teams vying for a national championship, along with analysis from LaChina Robinson, who will report live from the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Selection Committee meeting in Indianapolis.

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