March Madness is in full swing with tipoff of the NCAA men's basketball tournament
• 16 games: There are plenty of upsets and buzzer-beaters on tap in one of the highlights of the sporting calendar.
• Top seeds in action: The tournament's top-seeded team, Auburn, plays Alabama State at 2:50 p.m. on CBS. Just an hour before that, at 2 p.m., Midwest region No. 1 seed Houston plays Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.
• Watch on TNT, TBS, truTV and CBS: The first game tips off at 12:15 p.m. ET and games will be rolling all afternoon and deep into the night.
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