NCAA Tournament 2015: Start Times, TV Schedule And Early Odds On Sweet 16
By Larry Snyder
The question Monday around the office or loading dock is “How is your bracket doing?” The 2015 Big Dance has moved rapidly from the Field of 68 down to the Sweet 16.
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The NCAA released the television schedule Sunday night for the games that we will watch later this week. All times are Eastern Daylight Time. The next stop is the Elite Eight as the quest for the championship continues.
First up is the schedule for Thursday, March 26 – Sweet16 Match-ups:
Midwest Regional at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH – (3) Notre Dame Vs. (7) Wichita State at 7:15 p.m. on CBS. The early line from oddsshark.com is ND +1.
West Regional at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA – (4) North Carolina Vs. (1) Wisconsin at 7:47 p.m. on TBS. The early line from oddsshark.com is UNC +5.5.
Midwest Regional at Quicken Loans Arena – (1) Kentucky Vs. (5) West Virginia at 9:45 p.m. on CBS. The early line from oddsshark.com is WVU +13.5.
West Regional at STAPLES Center at 10:17 p.m. – (2) Arizona Vs. (6) Xavier at 10:17 p.m. on TBS. The early line from oddsshark.com is Xavier +11.
Here is what’s on tap for Friday, March 27 – Sweet 16 contests:
South Regional at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX – (2) Gonzaga Vs. (11) UCLA at 7:15 p.m. on CBS. The early line from oddsshark.com is UCLA +8.5.
East Regional at Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY – (8) North Carolina State Vs. (4) Louisville at 7:37 p.m. on TBS. The early line from oddsshark.com is NC State +3.
South Regional at NRG Stadium – (1) Duke Vs. (5) Utah at 9:45 p.m. on CBS. The early line from oddsshark.com is Utah +4.5.
East Regional at Carrier Dome – (3) Oklahoma Vs. (7) Michigan State at 10:07 p.m. on TBS. The early line from oddsshark.com is OU +2.
Now let’s take a look at what the experts are saying about the NCAA Tournament around the internet.
Daniel Tran from the Busting Brackets blog has some thoughts about Michigan State’s win over Virginia.
SI.com‘s Lindsey Schnell appreciates Utah’s rebuilding efforts and making it to the Sweet 16 under head coach Larry Krystkowiak.
Jacob Rude at Busting Brackets reviews the winners and losers from this weekend’s action in the NCAA Tournament.
Pete Thamel of SI.com examines at how West Virginia powered past Maryland.
Ernie Padaon from FanSided’s March Madness blog liked how demonstrative Gonzaga head coach Mark Few was in their win over Iowa.
Back over at Si.com Dan Greene looks at storylines coming out of this past weekend’s contests that set up the Sweet 16.
Take care this week and hopefully your bracket is still in the running to win you at least bragging rights at work and maybe a little bit of cash.