The NCAA tournament starts Tuesday with a pair of play-in games, then gets going in full force Thursday.

The Final Four is set for April 6-8 in Minneapolis, where Duke is the early 9-4 favorite to win it all.

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Here are the first-round bracket matchups (All Times EDT):

FIRST FOUR 

At UD Arena , Dayton, Ohio

Tuesday, March 19

Fairleigh Dickinson 82,  Prairie View A&M 76
Belmont 81, Temple  70

Wednesday, March 20 

North Dakota State 78, N.C. Central 74
Arizona State 74, vs. St. John's 65

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EAST REGIONAL 

FIRST ROUND 

Thursday, March 21 

At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Fla. 

12:40 p.m., TruTV: LSU (26-6) vs. Yale (22-7)
3:10 p.m., TruTV: Maryland (22-10) vs. Belmont (27-5)

At Wells Fargo Arena , Des Moines, Iowa 

12:15 p.m., CBS: Louisville (20-13) vs. Minnesota (21-13)
2:45 p.m., CBS: Michigan State (28-6) vs. Bradley (20-14)

Friday, March 22

At Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C. 

7:10 p.m., CBS: Duke (29-5) vs. North Dakota State (19-15)
9:40 p.m., CBS: VCU (25-7) vs. UCF (23-8)

At SAP Center, San Jose, Calif. 

7:27 p.m., TruTV: Mississippi State (23-10) vs. Liberty (28-6)
9:57 p.m., TruTV: Virginia Tech (24-8) vs. Saint Louis (23-12)

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SOUTH REGIONAL 

FIRST ROUND

Thursday, March 21 

At The XL Center, Hartford, Conn. 

7:20 p.m., TBS: Villanova (25-9) vs. Saint Mary's (22-11)
9:50 p.m., TBS: Purdue (23-9) vs. Old Dominion (26-8)

Friday, March 22

At Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C. 

12:40 p.m., TruTV: Mississippi (20-12) vs. Oklahoma (19-13) 
3:10 p.m., TruTV: Virginia (29-3) vs. Gardner-Webb (23-11)

At Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio 

12:15 p.m., CBS: Cincinnati (28-6) vs. Iowa (22-11)
2:45 p.m., CBS: Tennessee (29-5) vs. Colgate (24-10)

At SAP Center, San Jose, Calif. 

2 p.m., TBS: Kansas State (25-8) vs. UC Irvine (30-5)
4:30 p.m., TBS: Wisconsin (23-10) vs. Oregon (23-12)

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MIDWEST REGIONAL 

First Round 

Thursday, March 21

At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Fla. 

7:10 p.m., CBS: Kentucky (27-6) vs. Abilene Christian (27-6)
9:40 p.m., CBS: Wofford (29-4) vs. Seton Hall (20-13)

At Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City 

1:30 p.m., TNT: Auburn (26-9) vs. New Mexico State (30-4)
4 p.m., TNT: Kansas (25-9) vs. Northeastern (23-10)

Friday, March 22

At Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio 

6:50 p.m., TNT: Utah State (28-6) vs. Washington (26-8)
9:20 p.m. TNT: North Carolina (27-6) vs. Iona (17-15), 9:20 p.m.

At BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla. 

7:20 p.m., TBS: Houston (31-3) vs. Georgia State (24-9)
9:50 p.m., TBS: Iowa State (23-11) vs. Ohio State (19-14), 9:50 p.m.

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WEST REGIONAL 

First Round 

Thursday, March 21 

At The XL Center, Hartford, Conn. 

2 p.m., TBS: Florida State (27-7) vs. Vermont (27-6)
4:30 p.m., TBS: Marquette (24-9) vs. Murray State (27-4), 4:30 p.m.

At Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa

6:40 p.m., TNT: Nevada (29-4) vs. Florida (19-15)
9:20 p.m., TNT: Michigan (28-6) vs. Montana (26-8)

At Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City 

7:27 p.m., TruTV: Gonzaga (30-3) vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (21-13)
9:57 p.m., TruTV: Syracuse (20-13) vs. Baylor (19-13)

Friday, March 22

At BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla. 

1:30 p.m., TNT: Texas Tech (26-6) vs. Northern Kentucky (26-8)
4 p.m., TNT: Buffalo (31-3) vs. Arizona State (23-10)

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