Vanderbilt basketball’s game time is set for its first-round game against McNeese in March Madness 2026.
The No. 5 seed Commodores (26-8) will face the No. 12 seed Cowboys (28-5) at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on March 19.
The other teams in Vanderbilt’s bracket are No. 4 Nebraska and No. 13 Troy. That game will tip off at 11:40 a.m. CT, with Vanderbilt’s game scheduled to begin at approximately 2:15 p.m. CT.
Vanderbilt was named a 5-seed despite its run to the finals of the SEC tournament, in which it lost to Arkansas. The Commodores beat Florida and Tennessee in the tournament at Bridgestone Arena.
Date: Thursday, March 19
Time: Approximately 2:15 p.m. CT
TV: TruTV
Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X @aria_gerson.
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