Should the Crimson Tide (29-5) manage to slide by the 16-seed, they would play the winner of West Virginia (19-14) vs Maryland (21-12) on Saturday aired on CBS with the same announcing crew. That game will also be played in Birmingham. Game time is TBA.
Full First Round Schedule
| AWAY | HOME | TIME CT | TIME ET | TV | VENUE |
| Tue, Mar 14 | |||||
| 16 SE Missouri St | 16 Texas A&M-CC | 5:40 PM | 6:40 PM | TRU | Dayton, OH |
| 11 Mississippi State | 11 Pitt | 8:10 PM | 9:10 PM | TRU | Dayton, OH |
| Wed, Mar 15 | |||||
| 16 Fairleigh Dickinson | 16 Texas Southern | 5:40 PM | 6:40 PM | TRU | Dayton, OH |
| 11 Nevada | 11 Arizona State | 8:10 PM | 9:10 PM | TRU | Dayton, OH |
| Thu, Mar 16 | |||||
| 9 West Virginia | 8 Maryland | 11:15 AM | 12:15 PM | CBS | Birmingham, AL |
| 13 Furman | 4 Virginia | 11:40 AM | 12:40 PM | TRU | Orlando, FL |
| 10 Utah State | 7 Missouri | 12:40 PM | 1:40 PM | TNT | Sacramento, CA |
| 16 Howard | 1 Kansas | 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | TBS | Des Moines, IA |
| 16 SEMO/TACC winner | 1 Alabama | 1:45 PM | 2:45 PM | CBS | Birmingham, AL |
| 12 Coll. |