NCAA Tournament First-Round Tip-Off Times, TV Networks, & Betting Lines For SEC Matchups

The first round of the NCAA Tournament kicks off Thursday morning.

Here's the entire SEC slate for the first-round:


Thursday, March 20, 2025:

No. 1 Auburn (28-5) vs. No. 16 Alabama State (20-15)
1:50 PM - CBS
Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY (South Region)
Spread: AUB -32.5 • Total: 150.5

No. 9 Georgia (20-12) vs. No. 8 Gonzaga (25-8)
3:35 PM - TBS
INTRUST Bank Arena - Wichita, KS (Midwest Region)
Spread: GONZ -6.5 • Total: 150.5

No. 2 Tennessee (27-7) vs. No. 15 Wofford (19-15)
5:50 PM - TNT
Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY (Midwest Region)
Spread: TENN -18.5 • Total: 133.5

No. 10 Arkansas (20-13) vs. No. 7 Kansas (21-12)
6:10 PM - CBS
Amica Mutual Pavilion - Providence, RI (West Region)
Spread: KU -4.5 • Total: 145.5

No. 4 Texas A&M (22-10) vs. No. 13 Yale (22-7)
6:25 PM - TBS
Ball Arena - Denver, CO (South Region)
Spread: TA&M -7.5 • Total: 138.5

No. 6 Missouri (22-11) vs. No. 11 Drake (30-3)
6:35 PM - truTV
INTRUST Bank Arena - Wichita, KS (West Region)
Spread: MIZ-6.5 • Total: 131.5

Friday, March 21, 2025:


No. 8 Mississippi State (21-12) vs. No. 9 Baylor (19-14)
11:15 AM - CBS
Lenovo Center - Raleigh, NC (East Region)
Spread: MSST -1.5 • Total: 144.5

No. 2 Alabama (25-8) vs. No. 15 Robert Morris (26-8)
11:40 AM - truTV
Rocket Arena - Cleveland, OH (East Region)
Spread: ALA -23.5 • Total: 165.5

No. 10 Vanderbilt (20-12) vs. No. 7 Saint Mary's (28-5)
2:15 PM - truTV
Rocket Arena - Cleveland, OH (East Region)
Spread: SMC -3.5 • Total: 135.5

No. 6 Ole Miss (22-11) vs. No. 11 North Carolina (23-13)
3:05 PM - TNT
Fiserv Forum - Milwaukee, WI (South Region)
Spread: UNC -1.5 • Total: 155.5

No. 1 Florida (30-4) vs. No. 16 Norfolk State (24-10)
5:50 PM - TNT
Lenovo Center - Raleigh, NC (West Region)
Spread: FLA -28.5 • Total: 153.5

No. 3 Kentucky (22-11) vs. No. 14 Troy (23-10)
6:10 PM - CBS
Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI (Midwest Region)
Spread: UK -11.5 • Total: 152.5

No. 9 Oklahoma (20-13) vs. No. 8 UConn (23-10)
8:25 PM - TNT
Lenovo Center - Raleigh, NC (West Region)
Spread: CONN -5.5 • Total: 147.5