Preview Roundups
March 19, 2024
Wagner at Howard 6:40 PM ET
The NCAA Tournament officially begins Tuesday night with the First Four opener in Dayton, Ohio, where a pair No. 16 seeds square off for the right to meet West Regional top seed North Carolina.
North Texas at Louisiana State 7:00 PM ET
LSU is returning to postseason play.
Boston College at Providence 7:00 PM ET
Providence and visiting Boston College, teams that were rivals when both played in the Big East, will face each other for the first time since 2018 when they meet in the opening round of the NIT on Tuesday night.
Xavier at Georgia 7:00 PM ET
When Georgia welcomes Xavier to Athens, Ga., for an opening-round matchup on Tuesday night in the National Invitation Tournament, Bulldogs coach Mike White believes the opposing teams will view the game with similar perspectives.
Cornell at Ohio St. 7:00 PM ET
With a permanent coach in place, No. 2 seed Ohio State hosts Cornell in a first-round game of the NIT on Tuesday in Columbus.
Richmond at Virginia Tech 9:00 PM ET
In falling to lower-seeded teams in their conference tournament openers, Richmond and Virginia Tech saw their NCAA Tournament hopes vanish sooner than expected last week.
Minnesota at Butler 9:00 PM ET
Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse is set to play host to the NIT semifinals and championship game in early April.
South Florida at Central Florida 9:00 PM ET
South Florida, coming off the first regular-season conference title in the program's 53-year history, is ready for its next challenge.
Kansas State at Iowa 9:00 PM ET
With thoughts of making the NCAA Tournament gone, Kansas State and Iowa return to the hardcourt Tuesday night for a first-round game in the NIT in Iowa City, Iowa.
Colorado St. at Virginia 9:10 PM ET
Virginia looks to avoid a third straight one-and-done NCAA Tournament when it meets fellow No. 10 seed Colorado State in a First Four contest on Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio.
UC Irvine at Utah 11:00 PM ET
UC Irvine and Utah will meet in an NIT first-round game at Salt Lake City on Tuesday after both came up short attaining a spot in the NCAA Tournament because of losses in their respective conference tournaments.