OMAHA, NE – MARCH 22: Fred VanVleet #23 of the Wichita State Shockers reacts with teammate Shaquille Morris #24 against the Kansas Jayhawks in the second half during the third round of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at the CenturyLink Center on March 22, 2015 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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First 68 became 64.  Then 64 became 32.  And now we have our final 16 teams competing for the 2015 NCAA Tournament title.  The Round of 32 brought more upsets, our first top seed crashing out, and plenty of intriguing storylines.  Oh, and there’s still unbeaten Kentucky.  Here’s your Sweet 16 announcing schedule including dates/times/announcers for Thursday and Friday.  First, the announcing assignments by region…

Midwest: Marv Albert, Chris Webber, Len Elmore, Lewis Johnson
West: Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Reggie Miller, Rachel Nichols
South: Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson
East: Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce

Once again, there will be 2 studios in New York and Atlanta.  Greg Gumbel will be in New York while Ernie Johnson will host from Atlanta.  Georgia State head coach Ron Hunter, who could basically run for president at this point, will serve as a guest analyst in the Atlanta studio.  Here’s each of those lineups:

New York Studio: Greg Gumbel, Clark Kellogg, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, Doug Gottlieb
Atlanta Studio: Ernie Johnson, Steve Smith, Seth Davis, Ron Hunter

And finally, here’s the tip times for the Sweet 16 Thursday and Friday night…

Thursday, March 26

7:15 CBS Cleveland I
3) Notre Dame vs 7) Wichita State
Marv Albert, Chris Webber, Len Elmore, Lewis Johnson

7:47 TBS Los Angeles I
1) Wisconsin vs 4) North Carolina
Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Reggie Miller, Rachel Nichols

~9:45 CBS Cleveland II
1) Kentucky vs 5) West Virginia
Marv Albert, Chris Webber, Len Elmore, Lewis Johnson

~10:17 TBS Los Angeles II
2) Arizona vs 6) Xavier
Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Reggie Miller, Rachel Nichols

Friday March 27

7:15 CBS Houston I
2) Gonzaga vs 11) UCLA
Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson

7:37 TBS Syracuse I
4) Louisville vs 8) NC State
Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce

~9:45 CBS Houston II
1) Duke vs 5) Utah
Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson

~10:07 TBS Syracuse II
3) Oklahoma vs 7) Michigan State
Verne Lundquist, Jim Spanarkel, Allie LaForce

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