2013 NCAA Tournament Open Thread: Day 1

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While the 2013 NCAA tournament officially got started on Tuesday in Dayton, the traditional first day of the tournament has arrived, with plenty of exciting games set to take place. Michigan State and Valpo open up the action on CBS with an assortment of intriguing matchups to follow.

Here’s a look at today’s tournament schedule:

(All times eastern)

#3 Michigan State vs. #14 Valparaiso, 12:15 (CBS)
#6 Butler vs. #11 Bucknell, 12:40 (truTV)
#8 Pittsburgh vs. #9 Wichita State, 1:40 (TBS)
#4 Saint Louis vs. #13 New Mexico State, 2:10 (TNT)

#6 Memphis vs. #11 Saint Mary’s, 2:45 (CBS)
#3 Marquette vs. #14 Davidson, 3:10 (truTV)
#1 Gonzaga vs. #16 Southern, 4:10 (TBS)
#5 Oklahoma State vs. #12 Oregon, 4:40 (TNT)

#1 Louisville vs. #16 North Carolina A&T, 6:50 (TBS)
#4 Michigan vs. #13 South Dakota State, 7:15 (CBS)
#6 Arizona vs. #11 Belmont, 7:20 (TNT)
#5 UNLV vs. #12 California, 7:27 (truTV)

#8 Colorado State vs. #9 Missouri, 9:20 (TBS)
#5 VCU vs. #12 Akron, 9:45 (CBS)
#3 New Mexico vs. #14 Harvard, 9:50 (TNT)
#4 Syracuse vs. #13 Montana, 9:57 (truTV)

You can follow all the action throughout the day right here on Busting Brackets, as we’ll have wall-to-wall coverage of all the action that takes place. And there will be plenty of people talking about what’s happening in all the contests, so use the comments section below to talk college hoops all day and night.

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Enjoy the games!