The second day of the second (but really, first) round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament will get underway on Friday with a series of intriguing matchups. Three No. 1 seeds are in action, as are local teams such as Georgetown and George Mason. The No. 6 seeded Hoyas begin their NCAA Tournament against No. 11 seed Virginia Commonwealth, while the No. 8 seeded Patriots take on No. 9 seed Villanova. By the end of the day, the bracket will be fully updated for all the first/second-round action.
Here is a list of all the matchups on Friday, as well as TV times and announcers.
12:15, CBS, Tulsa, West Region -- No. 4 Texas vs. No. 13 Oakland (Marv Albert/Steve Kerr)
12:40, truTV, Charlotte West Region -- No. 8 Michigan vs. No. 9 Tennessee (Nantz/Kellogg)
1:40, TBS, Chicago, Southwest Region -- No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 13 Akron (Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel)
2:10, TNT, Cleveland, East Region -- No. 8 George Mason vs. No. 9 Villanova (Gus Johnson/Len Elmore)
2:45, CBS, Tulsa, West Region -- No. 5 Arizona vs. No. 12 Memphis (Albert/Kerr)
3:10, truTV, Charlotte, West Region -- No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 Hampton (Nantz/Kellogg)
4:10, TBS, Chicago, Southwest Region -- No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Florida St. (Dedes/Wenzel)
4:40, TNT, Cleveland, East Region -- No. 1 Ohio St. vs. No. 16 UTSA (Johnson/Elmore)
6:50, TBS, Tulsa, Southwest Region -- No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Boston U. (Marv Albert/Steve Kerr)
7:15, CBS, Charlotte, East Region -- No. 2 North Carolina vs. No. 15 Long Island (Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg)
7:20, TNT, Chicago, Southwest Region -- No. 3 Purdue vs. No. 14 St. Peter's (Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel)
7:27, truTV, Cleveland, East Region -- No. 6 Xavier vs. No. 11 Marquette (Gus Johnson/Len Elmore)
9:20, TBS, Tulsa, Southwest Region -- No. 8 UNLV vs. No. 9 Illinois (Marv Albert/Steve Kerr)
9:45, CBS, Charlotte, East Region -- No. 7 Washington vs. No. 10 Georgia (Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg)
9:50, TNT, Chicago, Southwest Region -- No. 6 Georgetown vs. No. 11 VCU (Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel)
9:57, truTV, Cleveland, East Region -- No. 3 Syracuse vs. No. 14 Indiana St. (Gus Johnson/Len Elmore)
March Madness resources: Printable 2011 NCAA Tournament bracket ... Full 2011 NCAA Tournament schedule.