The brackets have been revealed for both the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments, and the action is officially underway with the First Four games on the men's side. From there, it's a three-week dash to the Final Four, which is set for April 5 and 7 on the women's side and April 6 and 8 on the men's.
A total of 22 schools received a bid to both tournaments, including both defending national champions, UConn (men) and LSU (women). The SEC led the way with five schools, while the Missouri Valley, Summit League and West Coast Conference each had a lone representative. Here are a few more interesting notes regarding the dual participants:
- UConn (men No. 1, women No. 3) has the lowest combined seed number of four and is the only school to earn at least a top-three seed in both tournaments.
- South Dakota (men No. 15, women No. 12) has the highest combined seed number of 27 and is one of only two schools, along with Drake, to be a double-digit seed in both tournaments.
- Michigan State (men No. 9, women No. 9) is the only school to receive the same seed in both tournaments.
- Nebraska (men No. 8, women No. 6) and Texas A&M (Men No. 9, Women No. 11) will face each other in the first round of both tournaments.
As March Madness officially gets underway, here's a look at the schools taking part in both tournaments and their first-round matchups. Additionally, here's the full TV schedule for the men's and women's tournaments.
Note: All times Eastern
Alabama (SEC)
Men: No. 4 in West
- First round opponent: No. 13 Charleston, Friday, 7:35 p.m. -- truTV
Women: No. 8 in Portland 4
- First round opponent: No. 9 Florida State, Friday, 5:30 p.m. -- ESPN2
Arizona (Pac-12)
Men: No. 2 in West
- First round opponent: No. 15 Long Beach State, Thursday, 2 p.m. -- TBS
Women: No. 11 in First Four/Portland 3
- First Four opponent: No. 11 Auburn, Thursday, 7 p.m. -- ESPN2
Auburn (SEC)
Men: No. 4 in East
- First round opponent: No. 13 Yale, Friday, 4:15 p.m. -- TBS
Women: No. 11 First Four/Portland 3
- First Four opponent: No. 11 Arizona, Thursday, 7 p.m. -- ESPN2
Baylor (Big 12)
Men: No. 3 in West
- First round opponent: No. 14 Colgate, Friday, 12:40 p.m. -- truTV
Women: No. 5 in Portland 3
- First round opponent: No. 12 Vanderbilt/Columbia, Friday, 6 p.m. -- ESPNU
Colorado (Pac-12)
Men: No. 10 in First Four/South
- First Four opponent: No. 10 Boise State, Wednesday, 9:10 p.m. -- truTV
Women: No. 5 in Albany 2
- First round opponent: No. 12 Drake, Friday, 7 p.m. -- ESPNEWS
Creighton (Big East)
Men: No. 3 in Midwest
- First round opponent: No. 14 Akron, Thursday, 1:30 p.m. -- TNT
Women: No. 7 in Albany 2
- First round opponent: No. 10 UNLV, Saturday, 7 p.m. -- ESPNEWS
Drake (MVC)
Men: No. 10 in East
- First round opponent: No. 7 Washington State, Thursday, 10:05 p.m. -- truTV
Women: No. 12 in Albany 2
- First round opponent: No. 5 Colorado, Friday, 7 p.m. -- ESPNEWS
Duke (ACC)
Men: No. 4 in South
- First round opponent: No. 13 Vermont, Thursday, 7:10 p.m. -- CBS
Women: No. 7 in Portland 3
- First round opponent: No. 10 Richmond, Friday, 2:30 p.m. -- ESPNEWS
Gonzaga (WCC)
Men: No. 5 in Midwest
- First round opponent: No. 12 McNeese State, Thursday, 7:25 p.m. -- TBS
Women: No. 4 in Portland 4
- First round opponent: No. 13 UC Irvine, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. -- ESPN2
Iowa State (Big 12)
Men: No. 2 in East
- First round opponent: No. 15 South Dakota State, Thursday, 7:35 p.m. -- truTV
Women: No. 7 in Portland 4
- First round opponent: No. 10 Maryland, Friday, 7:30 p.m. -- ESPN2
Kansas (Big 12)
Men: No. 4 in Midwest
- First round opponent: No. 13 Samford, Thursday, 9:55 p.m. -- TBS
Women: No. 8 in Portland 3
- First round opponent: No. 9 Michigan, Saturday, 2 p.m. -- ESPNEWS
Marquette (Big East)
Men: No. 2 in South
- First round opponent: No. 15 Western Kentucky, Friday, 2 p.m. -- TBS
Women: No. 10 in Albany 1
- First round opponent: No. 7 Ole Miss, Saturday, 4:45 p.m. -- ESPNEWS
Michigan State (Big Ten)
Men: No. 9 in West
- First round opponent: No. 8 Mississippi State, Thursday, 12:15 p.m. -- CBS
Women: No. 9 in Albany 1
- First round opponent: No. 8 North Carolina, Friday, 11:30 a.m. -- ESPN2
Nebraska (Big Ten)
Men: No. 8 in South
- First round opponent: No. 9 Texas A&M, Friday, 6:50 p.m. -- TNT
Women: No. 6 in Albany 1
- First round opponent: No. 11 Texas A&M, Friday, 10:30 p.m. -- ESPNU
North Carolina (ACC)
Men: No. 1 in West
- First round opponent: No. 16 Howard/Wagner, TBA -- TBA
Women: No. 8 in Albany 1
- First round opponent: No. 9 Michigan State, Friday, 11:30 a.m. -- ESPN2
NC State (ACC)
Men: No. 11 in South
- First round opponent: No. 6 Texas Tech, Thursday, 9:40 p.m. -- CBS
Women: No. 3 in Portland 4
- First round opponent: No. 14 Chattanooga, Saturday, 2:30 p.m. -- ESPNU
South Carolina (SEC)
Men: No. 6 in Midwest
- First round opponent: No. 11 Oregon, Thursday, 4 p.m. -- TNT
Women: No. 1 in Albany 1
- First round opponent: No. 16 Sacred Heart/Presbyterian, Friday, 2 p.m. -- ESPN
South Dakota State (Summit League)
Men: No. 15 in East
- First round opponent: No. 2 Iowa State, Thursday, 7:35 p.m. -- truTV
Women: No. 12 in Portland 4
- First round opponent: No. 5 Utah, Saturday, 10 p.m. -- ESPNU
Tennessee (SEC)
Men: No. 2 in Midwest
- First round opponent: No. 15 St. Peter's, Thursday, 9:20 p.m. -- TNT
Women: No. 6 in Portland 4
- First round opponent: No. 11 Green Bay, Saturday, noon -- ESPN
Texas (Big 12)
Men: No. 7 in MIdwest
- First round opponent: No. 10 Virginia/Colorado State, TBA -- TBA
Women: No. 1 in Portland 4
- First round opponent: No. 16 Drexel, Friday, 3 p.m. -- ESPNU
Texas A&M (SEC)
Men: No. 9 in South
- First round opponent: No. 8 Nebraska, Friday, 6:50 p.m. -- TNT
Women: No. 11 in Albany 1
- First round opponent: No. 6 Nebraska, Friday, 10:30 p.m. -- ESPNU
UConn (Big East)
Men: No. 1 in East
- First round opponent: No. 16 Stetson, Friday, 2:45 p.m. -- CBS
Women: No. 3 in Portland 3
- First round opponent: No. 14 Jackson State, Saturday, 1 p.m. -- ABC
