The 2019 NCAA Tournament officially kicked off on Tuesday, March 19, with the first two games of the First Four. The First Round of the tournament then kicks into full swing on Thursday, March 21. With March Madness about to ramp up, people across the nation have been filling out their brackets.
Of course, by the time opening weekend of the tournament is wrapped up, virtually everyone will have their brackets busted.
But what are the chances of filling out a perfect bracket in March?
According to NCAA.com, the odds of filling out a perfect bracket are a whopping 1 in 9.2 quintillion. That means you have a better chance of being hit by lightning twice or dying of a shark attack.
The full schedule for March Madness can be seen below.
| GAME | LIVESTREAM | TIME (ET) | TV | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Four, Tuesday, March 19 | ||||
| Prairie View vs. Farleigh Dickinson | March Madness Live | 6:30 pm | truTV | Dayton, OH |
| Temple vs. Belmont | March Madness Live | 9:00 pm | TruTV | Dayton, OH |
| First Four, Wednesday, March 20 | ||||
| NC Central vs. North Dakota State | March Madness Live | 6:30 pm | truTV | Dayton, OH |
| St. John’s vs. Arizona State | March Madness Live | 9:00 pm | truTV | Dayton, OH |
| First round, Thursday, March 21 | ||||
| Minnesota vs. Louisville | March Madness Live | 12:00 pm | CBS | Des Moines, IA |
| Yale vs. LSU | March Madness Live | 12:30 pm | truTV | Jacksonville, FL |
| New Mexico St. vs. Auburn | March Madness Live | 1:20 pm | TNT | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Vermont vs. Florida St. | March Madness Live | 1:50 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Bradley vs. Michigan St. | March Madness Live | 2:30 pm | CBS | Des Moines, IA |
| Belmont/Temple vs. Maryland | March Madness Live | 3:00 pm | truTV | Jacksonville, FL |
| Northeastern vs. Kansas | March Madness Live | 3:50 pm | TNT | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Murray St. vs. Marquette | March Madness Live | 4:20 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Florida vs. Nevada | March Madness Live | 6:45 pm | TNT | Des Moines, IA |
| Abilene Christian vs. Kentucky | March Madness Live | 7:00 pm | CBS | Jacksonville, FL |
| Saint Mary’s vs. Villanova | March Madness Live | 7:15 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Farleigh Dickinson/ Prairie View vs. Gonzaga | March Madness Live | 7:15 pm | truTV | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Montana vs. Michigan | March Madness Live | 9:15 pm | TNT | Des Moines, IA |
| Seton Hall vs. Wofford | March Madness Live | 9:30 pm | CBS | Jacksonville, FL |
| Old Dominion vs. Purdue | March Madness Live | 9:45 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Baylor vs. Syracuse | March Madness Live | 9:55 pm | truTV | Salt Lake City, UT |
| First round, Friday, March 22 | ||||
| Iowa vs. Cincinnati | March Madness Live | 12:00 pm | CBS | Columbus, OH |
| Oklahoma vs. Mississippi | March Madness Live | 12:30 pm | truTV | Columbia, SC |
| Northern Kentucky vs. Texas Tech | March Madness Live | 1:20 pm | TNT | Tulsa, OK |
| UC Irvine vs. Kansas St. | March Madness Live | 1:50 pm | TBS | San Jose, CA |
| Colgate vs. Tennessee | March Madness Live | 2:30 pm | CBS | Columbus, OH |
| Gardner-Webb vs. Virginia | March Madness Live | 3:00 pm | truTV | Columbia, SC |
| Arizona St./St. John’s vs. Buffalo | March Madness Live | 3:50 pm | TNT | Tulsa, OK |
| Oregon vs. Wisconsin | March Madness Live | 4:20 pm | TBS | San Jose, CA |
| Washington vs. Utah St. | March Madness Live | 6:45 pm | TNT | Columbus, OH |
| NC Central/ North Dakota St. vs. Duke | March Madness Live | 7:00 pm | CBS | Columbia, SC |
| Georgia St. vs. Houston | March Madness Live | 7:15 pm | TBS | Tulsa, OK |
| Liberty vs. Mississippi St. | March Madness Live | 7:15 pm | truTV | San Jose, CA |
| Iona vs. North Carolina | March Madness Live | 9:15 pm | TNT | Columbus, OH |
| UCF vs. VCU | March Madness Live | 9:30 pm | CBS | Columbia, SC |
| Ohio St. vs. Iowa St. | March Madness Live | 9:45 pm | TBS | Tulsa, OK |
| Saint Louis vs. Virginia Tech | March Madness Live | 9:55 pm | truTV | San Jose, CA |
| Second round, Saturday, March 23 | ||||
| TBD | March Madness Live | 12:00 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 2:30 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 5:00 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 6:00 pm | TNT | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 7:00 pm | TBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 7:30 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 8:30 pm | TNT | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 9:30 pm | TBS | |
| Second round, Sunday, March 24 | ||||
| TBD | March Madness Live | 12:00 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 2:30 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 5:00 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 6:00 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 7:00 pm | TBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 7:30 pm | truTV | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 8:30 pm | TNT | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 9:30 pm | TBS | |
| March 28-31 | ||||
| South Regional | March Madness Live | March 28/30 | Louisville, KY | |
| West Regional | March Madness Live | March 28/30 | Anaheim, CA | |
| East Regional | March Madness Live | March 29/31 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Midwest Regional | March Madness Live | March 29/31 | Kansas City, MO | |
| Saturday, April 6 | ||||
| Final Four | March Madness Live | 6:00 pm | CBS | Minneapolis, MN |
| Final Four | March Madness Live | 8:30 pm | CBS | Minneapolis, MN |
| Monday, April 8 | ||||
| National Championship | March Madness Live | 9:00 pm | CBS | Minneapolis, MN |