NCAA Tournament 2016: Watch March Madness basketball games

March Madness is officially here. The play-in games are over and the real craziness gets started today. Enjoy all the action while the Philadelphia Eagles continue to be in a lull after a busy NFL free agency period.

Use this open thread as a place to discuss all of the March Madness here with your fellow Eagles fans. If you don't have a TV nearby, you can watch all the action via live stream using NCAA.com's March Madness Live. Included below is a TV schedule for all of today's games.

There's still time for join the BGN bracket competition if you haven't already. Click here to sign up. League name is Bleeding Green Nation. Password to join is bleedinggreen.

Here are some handy March Madness links from SB Nation's college basketball coverage.

68 reasons why this NCAA Tournament will be great

50 players you need to know in the NCAA Tournament

NCAA Tournament 2016: Our bracketologist's picks

March Madness 2016 bracket

Schedule for March Madness first round games

Thursday, March 17 (all times Eastern)

No. 4 Duke vs. No. 13 UNC-Wilmington
Time: 12:15 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Providence, Rhode Island

No. 8 Texas Tech vs. No. 9 Butler
Time: 12:40 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

No. 8 Colorado vs. No. 9 UConn
Time: 1:30 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Des Moines, Iowa

No. 4 Iowa State vs. No. 13 Iona
Time: 2 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Denver, Colorado

No. 5 Baylor vs. No. 12 Yale
Time: approx. 2:45 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Providence, Rhode Island

No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 16 Hampton
Time: approx. 3:10 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Austin Peay
Time: approx. 4 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Des Moines, Iowa

No. 5 Purdue vs. No. 12 Arkansas-Little Rock
Time: approx. 4:30 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Denver, Colorado

No. 3 Miami vs. No. 14 Buffalo
Time: 6:50 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Providence, Rhode Island

No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 12 Chattanooga
Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Des Moines, Iowa

No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 16 Florida Gulf Coast
Time: 7:20 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

No. 3 Utah vs. No. 14 Fresno State
Time: 7:27 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Denver, Colorado

No. 6 Arizona vs. No. 11 Wichita State
Time: approx. 9:20 p.m.
TV: TNT
Location: Providence, Rhode Island

No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Stony Brook
Time: approx. 9:40 p.m.
TV: CBS
Location: Des Moines, Iowa

No. 8 USC vs. No. 9 Providence
Time: approx. 9:50 p.m.
TV: TBS
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

No. 6 Seton Hall vs. No. 11 Gonzaga
Time: approx. 9:57 p.m.
TV: truTV
Location: Denver, Colorado