NCAA Tournament Scheduling

[howeda7]

Quite a lot of changes to the days of the week this year:

1st Four Games: All Thursday 3/18
1st round: Friday-Saturday 3/19-20
2nd Round: Sunday Monday 3/21-22
Sweet 16: Saturday and Sunday 3/27-3/28
Elite 8: Monday and Tuesday 3/29-30
Final Four: As normal Saturday-Monday 4/3 and 4/5.

I do think having the Sweet 16 games on the week-end will be fun.

NCAA announces March Madness preliminary round dates

Four First Four games will tip-off the 2021 NCAA tournament on Thursday, March 18. Turner Sports and CBS Sports to broadcast all 67 tournament games beginning March 18.

www.ncaa.com

 

[Gopherholefan]

It will be fun having the S16 games on the weekend. I will miss not having 2 games going at once tho as each game will run in its own time slot this year

 

[GophersInIowa]

I’m all set, just switched my days off from Thursday and Friday to Friday and Monday.

 

[Ope3]

I’m all set, just switched my days off from Thursday and Friday to Friday and Monday.

I did the same. I wonder if that has sealed the Gophers fate for the "First 4".

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Sad. I love Thursday/Friday of the tournament. Best two sports days of the year honestly.

 

[howeda7]

Sad. I love Thursday/Friday of the tournament. Best two sports days of the year honestly.

Hopefully this is temporary to reduce time in the bubble.