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NCAA tournament: Selection Sunday start time, lineup, TV info


The Madness is here, but March won't take its new form until 6 p.m. ET on Sunday. Until then, teams will battle for conference tournament titles and bubble teams will be consumed with anxiety.

Until the NCAA tournament selection committee announcing the field of 68 teams invited to the Big Dance, Paste BN Sports provides a one-stop shop with all of the information you'll need to fill out the winning bracket in your office pool.

Here's a timeline of the coverage (all times Eastern):

Noon: CBS airs its Road to the Final Four presentation

1 p.m.: Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship (ESPN2) Louisiana Lafayette vs. Georgia State

1 p.m.: Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament championship (CBS) St. Joseph's Virginia Commonwealth

1 p.m.: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship (ESPN) Duke vs. Virginia

3 p.m. Southeastern Conference Tournament championship (ESPN) Florida vs. Kentucky

3:30 p.m.: Big Ten Conference Tournament championship (CBS) Michigan vs. Michigan State

4 p.m.: Our bracketologist Shelby Mast provides one last look at the seeding.

6 p.m.-7 p.m.: NCAA basketball championship Selection Show (CBS)

*Paste BN Sports will have a live presence for you to follow throughout the day.

7:15 p.m.: Paste BN Sports gives you a printed version of your bracket to fill out, along with our bracket analysis, the top five snubs, bracket filling tips, breakdowns of each region and our experts' picks.