First Four NCAA Schedule, Teams, Games, Bracket & Predictions for 2022 March Madness College Basketball Tournament

March Madness is officially here, and the men's NCAA College Basketball Tournament is about to tip off. The action will begin with the First Four games, a special win-or-go-home round for teams to officially secure their spot in the tourney.

First Four NCAA

Here's everything you need to know about the 2022 First Four matchups.

What is the First Four in March Madness

The First Four features eight teams who are vying for an official spot in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Each school will face an opponent of the same seed (i.e. a No. 16 seed will play another No. 16 seed) for a chance to advance. The four squads that win will move on to the first round of the tournament and keep their championship dreams alive.

NCAA Tournament First Four Teams

The eight teams playing in the First Four round of the NCAA Tournament are: No. 11 Rutgers, No. 11 Notre Dame, No. 12 Wyoming, No. 12 Indiana, No. 16 Wright State, No. 16 Bryant, No. 16 Texas Southern and No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

March Madness First Four Games

Here are the matchups during the First Four round this year:

• No. 11 Rutgers vs No. 11 Notre Dame
• No. 12 Wyoming vs No. 12 Indiana
• No. 16 Wright State vs No. 16 Bryant
• No. 16 Texas Southern vs No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

NCAA Tournament First Four Schedule

Here's the schedule for the 2022 First Four round:

Tuesday, March 15

• No. 16 Texas Southern vs No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (6:40 p.m. ET)
• No. 12 Indiana vs No. 12 Wyoming (9:10 p.m. ET)

Wednesday, March 16

• No. 16 Bryant vs No. 16 Wright State (6:40 p.m. ET)
• No. 11 Notre Dame vs No. 11 Rutgers (9:10 p.m. ET)

NCAA Tournament First Four Locations

The 2022 First Four round of the NCAA Tournament will be played at UD Arena in Dayton, OH.

NCAA First Four TV Schedule

The First Four round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament will air on truTV.

NCAA Tournament First Four Predictions

• Texas Southern is projected to defeat Texas A&M-CC, according to moneyline odds on FanDuel Sportsbook
• Indiana is projected to defeat Wyoming, according to moneyline odds on FanDuel Sportsbook
• Wright State is projected to defeat Bryant, according to moneyline odds on FanDuel Sportsbook
• Notre Dame is projected to defeat Rutgers, according to moneyline odds on FanDuel Sportsbook

March Madness First Four Bracket

Check The Duel's printable March Madness bracket here.

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