Is your favorite team in the NCAA tournament? How to watch Florida schools play

The University of Miami men's basketball team didn't make the NCAA Tournament, but you can still root for a few Florida schools.

Zoom out: Tournament play begins today and tomorrow and runs through the first weekend in April.

• Men's tournament: Live game coverage will air on CBS affiliates and nationally on TNT, TBS and TruTV.
• Women's tournament: Live game coverage will air nationally on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.

What we're watching: Keep track with all the Florida schools as they open the first round of play this week.

On the men's side: No. 7 University of Florida will play the winner of Wednesday's game between Colorado and Boise State. The Gators will play Friday at 4:30pm .

• No. 8 Florida Atlantic University plays No. 9 Northwestern on Friday at 12:15pm .
• No. 16 Stetson University plays No. 1 UCONN on Friday at 2:45pm .

On the women's side: No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast University plays No. 5 Oklahoma on Saturday at 4pm .

• No. 9 Florida State plays No. 8 Alabama on Friday at 5:30pm .

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