First matchups set as 68 college men's basketball teams vie to be No. 1

March 17 (UPI) -- The selections have been made, and 68 men's teams will compete for the NCAA National Championship, starting with four squads competing Tuesday and Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio.

The 68 will be pared down to 64, and then halved five more times until two teams are left in the tournament.

Final Four action and the NCAA championship game are scheduled for April 6 and 8, respectively, as State Farm Stadium in in Glendale, Ariz.

Games will be aired on CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV and available on March Madness Live. Every game in the tournament will be shown via March Madness Live beginning Tuesday night with the First Four.

Those First Four games will feature Howard taking on Wagner, Colorado State facing Virginia, Grambling opposing Montana State and Colorado playing Boise State.

On the women's side, this will be the last dance for Caitlin Clark, the University of Iowa Hawkeyes standout who set the all time NCAA Division 1 scoring record earlier this month and is projected to be the No. 1 one pick in the WNBA Draft.

In addition to her athletic prowess, Clark has driven a surge in the local economies of towns where she plays, a phenomenon dubbed "Clark-onomics."

The women's tournament begins with the First Four on Wednesday and Thursday and concludes with the championship game April 7.

Men's Tournament Schedule

Round of 64

East Region, Thursday in Omaha, Neb.

BYU vs. Duquesne

Illinois vs. Morehead State

Washington State vs. Drake

Iowa State vs. South Dakota State

South Region, Thursday in Pittsburgh

Texas Tech vs. N.C. State

Kentucky vs. Oakland