TV schedule for March Madness

It’s mid-March, which can only mean one thing: the return of March Madness.

Here are the TV listings for Thursday’s and Friday’s first-round games of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. In Maricopa, Orbitel Communications customers can watch coverage on CBS affiliate KPHO-TV (Ch. 5), simulcast in high-definition (Ch. 905). KPHO Weather Now (Ch. 195) will also feature game coverage.

THURSDAY

Cal State Northridge vs. Memphis (Weather Now)
Tip Off at 9:25 a.m.

Texas A&M vs. BYU (CBS, CBS HD)
Tip Off at 9:30 a.m.

Northern Iowa vs. Purdue (Weather Now)
Tip Off at 11:30 a.m.

Maryland vs. California (CBS, CBS HD)
Tip Off at 11:45 a.m.

Mississippi State vs. Washington (Weather Now)
Tip Off at 1:45 p.m.

Minnesota vs. Texas (CBS, CBS HD)
Tip Off at 4:10 p.m.

Michigan vs. Clemson (Weather Now)
Tip Off at 4:10 p.m.

VCU vs. UCLA (CBS, CBS HD)
Tip Off at 6:40 p.m.

FRIDAY

Tennessee vs. Oklahoma State (CBS, CBS HD)
Tip Off at 9:25 a.m.

Utah State vs. Marquette (Weather Now)
Tip Off at 9:30 a.m.

Temple vs. Arizona State (CBS, CBS HD)
Tip Off at 11:35 a.m.

Dayton vs. West Virginia (Weather Now)
Tip Off at 11:50 a.m.

Arizona vs. Utah (CBS, CBS HD)
Tip Off at 4:10 p.m.

USC vs. Boston College (Weather Now)
Tip Off at 4:20 p.m.

Siena vs. Ohio State (Weather Now)
Tip Off at 6:30 p.m.

Wisconsin vs. Florida State (CBS, CBS HD)
Tip Off at 6:45 p.m.

Western Kentucky vs. Illinois (Weather Now)
Tip Off at 6:45 p.m.