Guru’s WBB March Madness - II: Setting Up for TV Viewing For The Second Part of Round Two

By Mel Greenberg @womhoopsguru

OK. Now the TV outlook begins to shrink as we start the second part of round two.

BY REGION VIEWING ABILITY ON WEDNESDAY

River Walk Region (Completed)

Mercado Region by Tip Times (EDT) — 3 Games

5 p.m. ESPNU: 4-seed Indiana (19-5) vs, 12-seed Belmont (21-5) at St. Mary’s

7 p.m. ESPNU: 3-seed Arizona (17-5) vs. 11-seed BYU (19-5) at UTSA

7 p.m. ESPN2: 2-seed Texas A&M (24-2) vs. 7-seed Iowa State (17-10) at Alamodome-S

Hemisfair Region By Tip Times (EDT) - 2 Games

1 p.m. ESPN2: 2-seed Maryland (25-2) vs. 7-seed Alabama (17-9) at St. Mary’s

9 p.m. ESPN2: 3-seed UCLA (17-5) vs. 6-seed Texas (19-9) at Alamodome-N

Alamo Region By Tip Times (EDT)  — 3 Games

3 p.m. ESPNU: 5-seed Missouri State (22-2) vs. 13-seed Wright State (19-7) at UTSA

3 p.m. ESPN2: 3-seed Georgia (21-6) vs. 6-seed Oregon (14-8) at Alamodome-S

5 p.m. ESPN2: 2-seed Louisville (24-3) vs. 7-seed Northwestern (16-8) at Alamodome-N

BY SEED VIEWING ABILITY ON WEDNESDAY

1 p.m. ESPN2: 2-seed Maryland (25-2) vs. 7-seed Alabama (17-9) at St. Mary’s

5 p.m. ESPN2: 2-seed Louisville (24-3) vs. 7-seed Northwestern (16-8) at Alamodome-N

7 p.m. ESPN2: 2-seed Texas A&M (24-2) vs. 7-seed Iowa State (17-10) at Alamodome-S

3 p.m. ESPN2: 3-seed Georgia (21-6) vs. 6-seed Oregon (14-8) at Alamodome-S

7 p.m. ESPNU: 3-seed Arizona (17-5) vs. 11-seed BYU (19-5) at UTSA

9 p.m. ESPN2: 3-seed UCLA (17-5) vs. 6-seed Texas (19-9) at Alamodome-N

5 p.m. ESPNU: 4-seed Indiana (19-5) vs, 12-seed Belmont (21-5) at St. Mary’s

3 p.m. ESPNU: 5-seed Missouri State (22-2) vs. 13-seed Wright State (19-7) at UTSA

BY ESPN PLATFORMS VIEWING ABILITY

ESPN2

1 p.m. ESPN2: 2-seed Maryland (25-2) vs. 7-seed Alabama (17-9) at St. Mary’s

3 p.m. ESPN2: 3-seed Georgia (21-6) vs. 6-seed Oregon (14-8) at Alamodome-S

5 p.m. ESPN2: 2-seed Louisville (24-3) vs. 7-seed Northwestern (16-8) at Alamodome-N

7 p.m. ESPN2: 2-seed Texas A&M (24-2) vs. 7-seed Iowa State (17-10) at Alamodome-S

9 p.m. ESPN2: 3-seed UCLA (17-5) vs. 6-seed Texas (19-9) at Alamodome-N

ESPNU

3 p.m. ESPNU: 5-seed Missouri State (22-2) vs. 13-seed Wright State (19-7) at UTSA

5 p.m. ESPNU: 4-seed Indiana (19-5) vs, 12-seed Belmont (21-5) at St. Mary’s

7 p.m. ESPNU: 3-seed Arizona (17-5) vs. 11-seed BYU (19-5) at UTSA

BY SCHOOL VIEWING ABILITY ON WEDNESDAY

Alabama 1 p.m. ESPN2

Arizona 7 p.m. ESPNU

Belmont 5 p.m. ESPNU

BYU 7 p.m. ESPNU

Georgia 3 p.m. ESPN2

Indiana 5 p.m. ESPNU

Iowa State 7 p.m. ESPN2

Louisville 5 p.m. ESPN2

Maryland 1 p.m. ESPN2

Missouri State  3 p.m. ESPNU

Northwestern 5 p.m. ESPN2

Oregon 3 p.m. ESPN2

Texas 9 p.m. ESPN2

Texas A&M: 7 p.m. ESPN2

UCLA 9 p.m. ESPN2

Wright State 3 p.m. ESPNU

 

 THE SKINNY - GAMES OF INFORMATION WEDNESDAY VIEWING 

CHRONOLOGICAL VIEWING (EDT) (Seed numbers not AP ranking slots)

Afternoon

1 p.m. ESPN2. No. 2 Maryland vs. No. 7 Alabama. It’s the explosive Maryland offense against one of the SEC survivors looking to hit the Sweet 16.

3 p.m. ESPN2. No. 3 Georgia vs, No. 6 Oregon. Despite the seed differential this could go either way. It’s the Bulldogs of the SEC on the high end against the Ducks of the PAC-12.

3 p.m. ESPNU. No. 5 Missouri State vs. No. 13 Wright State. One of the top mid-majors taking on a Cinderella winner from the first round.

Early Evening

5 p.m. ESPNU. No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 12 Belmont. The Hoosiers of the Big Ten look to continue on their best year playing another Cinderella in the Ohio Valley champions.

5 p.m. ESPN2. No. 2 Louisville vs. No. 7 Northwestern. The regular season champions of the ACC going against another Big Ten aspirant. 

7 p.m. ESPNU. No. 3 Arizona vs. No. 11 BYU. One of two PAC-12 powers on display Wednesday night playing the Cinderella Cougars who took down Rutgers.

7 p.m. ESPN2. No. 2 Texas A&M vs. No. 7 Iowa State. It’s the regular season SEC champs who barely escaped the last round playing the Cyclones of the Big 12.

Late Evening

9 p.m. ESPN2. No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 6 Texas. The other PAC-12 power below Stanford, which advanced to the Sweet 16 Tuesday night. On the other side is the nearby hometown Longhorns from Austin. There are two high WNBA draft picks in this game in Michaela Onyenwere from the Bruins of L.A. and Charli Collier from Texas.