The NCAA tournament begins today and since the Pistons will hopefully be selecting a player who plays in this tournament, let's go ahead and have an open thread to discuss the games as we sit at home from work or school (due to "illness"), watching the games. Shinons* has a bracket challenge set up for DBB, so if you haven't already filled out your brackets, do it now before tip off!
The full schedule of today's games can be found after the jump. Go Cats. The Davidson ones.
Game 1: No. 6 Murray State vs. No. 11 Colorado State
Time: 12:15 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
Game 2: No. 8 Kansas State vs. No. 9 Southern Mississippi
Time: 12:40 p.m. ET
TV: truTV
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore and Reggie Miller
Game 3: No. 4 Louisville vs. No. 13 Davidson
Time: 1:40 p.m. ET
TV: TBS
Announcers: Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner
Game 4: No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 13 Montana
Time: 2:10 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Announcers: Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel
Game 5: No. 3 Marquette vs. No. 14 BYU
Time: 2:45 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: CBS
Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
Game 6: No. 1 Syracuse vs. No. 16 UNC Asheville
Time: 3:10 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: truTV
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore and Reggie Miller
Game 7: No. 5 New Mexico vs. No. 12 Long Beach State
Time: 4:10 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: TBS
Announcers: Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner
Game 8: No. 5 Vanderbilt vs. No. 12 Harvard
Time: 4:40 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: TNT
Announcers: Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel
Game 9: No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 16 Western Kentucky
Time: 6:50 p.m. ET
TV: TBS
Announcers: Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner
Game 10: No. 5 Wichita State vs. No. 12 VCU
Tip: 7:15 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
Game 11: No. 7 Gonzaga vs. No. 10 West Virginia
Time: 7:20 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Announcers: Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel
Game 12: No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 South Dakota State
Time: 7:27 p.m. ET
TV: truTV
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore and Reggie Miller
Game 13: No. 8 Iowa State vs. No. 9 Connecticut
Time: 9:20 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: TBS
Announcers: Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner
Game 14: No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 13 New Mexico State
Time: 9:45 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: CBS
Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
Game 15: No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 15 Loyola (MD)
Time: 9:50 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: TNT
Announcers: Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel
Game 16: No. 6 UNLV vs. No. 11 Colorado
Time: 9:57 p.m. ET (approx.)
TV: truTV
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore and Reggie Miller