:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/imported_assets/1012207/2012NcaaBracket_medium_medium.png)
It's Madness time so here's an open thread for the afternoon games on the real opening day of the tournament. Here's the list of games on tap this afternoon and early evening (all times Eastern) which will lead up to WVU's game tonight:
(11) Colorado State Rams vs. (6) Murray State Racers - Preview - ESPN
12:15 pm from the Chicken Box on CBS
(9) Southern Miss Golden Eagles vs. (8) Kansas State Wildcats - Preview - ESPN
12:40 pm from the CONSOL on TRU
(13) Davidson Wildcats vs. (4) Louisville Cardinals - Preview - ESPN
1:40 pm from the Rose Garden on TBS
(13) Montana Grizzlies vs. (4) Wisconsin Badgers - Preview - ESPN
2:10 pm from Albuquerque on TNT
(14) Brigham Young Cougars vs. (3) Marquette Golden Eagles - Preview - ESPN
2:45 pm from the Chicken Box on CBS
(16) UNC-Asheville Bulldogs vs. (1) Syracuse Orange - Preview - ESPN
3:10 pm from the CONSOL on TRU
(12) Long Beach State 49ers vs. (5) New Mexico Lobos - Preview - ESPN
4:10 pm from the Rose Garden on TBS
(12) Harvard Crimson vs. (5) Vanderbilt Commodores - Preview - ESPN
4:40 pm from Albuquerque on TNT
(16) Western Kentucky Hilltoppers vs. (1) Kentucky Wildcats - Preview - ESPN
6:50 pm from the Chicken Box on TBS
(12) Virginia Commonwealth Rams vs. (5) Wichita State Shockers - Preview - ESPN
7:15 pm from the Rose Garden on CBS