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Five local college teams are playing in the postseason this weekend — and four of them will be on TV:
• In the first round of the NCAA men's tournament, Weber State faces Xavier (Friday, 7:20 p.m., TNT)
If Weber State can pull off the upset, the Wildcats will face the winner of Friday's Wisconsin-Pitt game on Sunday (time and channel TBA).
• In the second round of the men's NIT, BYU hosts Virginia Tech (Friday, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU.
If the Cougars beat the Hokies, their next game will be against the Creighton-Wagner winner — site, date and time TBA.
• In the first round of the NCAA women's tournament, BYU faces Missouri (4:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2).
If the Cougars win, they'll face the winner of the Texas-Alabama game on Monday — time and channel TBA
• In the second round of the NCAA men's tournament, it's Utah vs. Gonzaga (Saturday, 6:40 pm., TNT).
If the Utes win, their next game will be Friday, March 25, against Dayton, Syracuse, Michigan State or Middle Tennessee State — time and channel TBA.
• By the way, Utah is hosting a first-round game against Montana State in the Women's NIT (Friday, 7 p.m.), but it will not be televised.
If the Utes win, they'll play at Gonzaga on Monday at 7 p.m.
Friday on TV …
• NCAA men's basketball tournament: Dayton vs. Syracuse (10:15 a.m., CBS/Ch. 2); UNC Asheville vs. Villanova (10:40 a.m., TruTV); Oregon State vs. VCU (11:30 a.m., TNT); California vs. Hawaii (noon, TBS); Michigan State vs. Middle Tennessee (12:45 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2); Iowa vs. Temple (1:10 p.m., TruTV); CSU Bakersfield vs. Oklahoma (2 p.m., TNT); Maryland vs. South Dakota State (2:30 p.m., TBS); Pittsburgh vs. Wisconsin (4:50 p.m., TNT); Stephen F. Austin vs. West Virginia (5:10 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2); Wisconsin-Green Bay vs. Texas A&M (5:20 p.m., TBS); Holy Cross vs. Oregon (5:27 p.m., TruTV); Michigan vs. Notre Dame (7:40 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2); Northern Iowa vs. Texas (7:50 p.m., TBS); Cincinnati vs. Saint Joseph's (7:57 p.m., TruTV)
• "Last Man Standing" (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Mike tries to do business with an ex-girlfriend who's a now famous rock climber.
• "Sleepy Hollow" (7 p.m., Fox/Ch 13): A supernatural event forces Abby and Ichabod to ally themselves with their enemies.
• Men's college volleyball (7 p.m., BYUtv): Pepperdine at BYU
• "Dr. Ken" (7:30 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Ken is called as an expert witness at a trial, and the plaintiff's lawyer mercilessly attacks his credibility.
• "Shark Tank" (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Two beer enthusiasts from Pittsburgh believe they have come up with the second-best invention of all time; a former aerospace engineer tries to reinvent the vending machine.
• "Grimm" (8 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): An ancient Wesen warrior tradition finds its way into the modern world of Luchador wrestling thanks to a local mask-maker.
• "Second Chance" (8 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): Albert Lin's real identity and who created him present a dilemma for Pritchard and Duva.
Saturday on TV ...
• NCAA men's basketball tournament: Wichita State vs. Miami (10:10 a.m., CBS/Ch. 2); Yale vs. Duke (12:40 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2); Indiana vs. Kentucky (3:15 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2); Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Iowa State (4:10 p.m., TNT); Butler vs. Virginia (5:10 p.m. TBS); Connecticut vs. Kansas (5:45 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2); Providence vs. North Carolina (7:40 p.m., TBS)
• College baseball (1 p.m., BYUtv): Pacific at BYU
• NBA (6 p.m., ROOT): Utah Jazz at Chicago Bulls
• "School of Rock" (6:30 p.m., Nickelodeon): Tomika wants to be the group's lead singer.
• Men's college volleyball (7 p.m., BYUtv): Pepperdine at BYU
• "Beowulf" (8 p.m., Esquire): Rheda and Abrecan come into conflict.
• MLS (8:30 p.m., KMYU): Real Salt Lake at Portland Timbers
• "Black Sails" (10 p.m., Starz): Eleanor risks everything to save Rogers; Flint and Silver prepare for war.
Sunday on TV ...
• NCAA men's basketball tournament: Eight games will air on CBS, TBS and TNT — the matchups will be set after Friday's game re over.
• NBA (5 p.m., ROOT): Utah Jazz at Milwaukee Bucks
• "60 Minutes" (6 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): A report on a unique high school in New Jersey that has a 98 percent graduation rate — and 85 percent of those graduates get college degrees.
• "Race for the White House" (6 p.m., CNN): A look back at the George H.W. Bush vs. Michael Dukakis race in 1988.
• "Ice Age: The Great Egg-scapade" (6:30 p.m., Fox/Ch. 13): In this animated special, Sid's egg-sitting business is disrupted when Squint steals, disguises and hides the eggs in what becomes the world's first Easter egg hunt.
• "Once Upon a Time" (7 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Gold finds motivation to help Emma rescue Hook as Hades begins to unleash his fury on the heroes.
• "Madam Secretary" (7 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): On a college visit with Alison, Elizabeth becomes the center of attention when she's ambushed by groups protesting a Chilean mining operation
• "Little Big Shots" (7 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): The competition continues.
• "The Passion" (7 p.m, Fox/Ch. 13): This two-hour "live" event — tape-delayed in this time zone — modernizes the story of Jesus' last hours and sets it to contemporary music.
• "Karen Kingsbury's The Bridge" (7 p.m., Hallmark): In this TV movie, two college students bond at a beloved coffee shop and bookstore, where they share their dreams for the future and grow close with the shop's owners.
• "The Good Wife" (8 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): Diane, Cary and Lucca defend the father of a shooting victim when he's sued over a billboard he put up calling a gun store owner a murderer.
• "The Family" (8 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Meyer and Clements hunt a child kidnapper whose M.O. is similar to Adam's abductor.
• "Crowded" (8:30 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Mike's stepbrother Ethan, who's Bob's favorite, visits.
• "Elementary" (9 p.m., CBS/Ch. 2): A man who fought crime dressed as a superhero is murdered. (New night)
• "Quantico" (9 p.m., ABC/Ch. 4): Simon faces a new reality in the aftermath of what's occurred.
• "Hollywood Game Night" (9 p.m., NBC/Ch. 5): Laverne Cox, Shemar Moore, Molly Sims, Brandon Routh, Iliza Shlesinger and Brooke Burke are the celebrity players.
• "The Walking Dead" (10 p.m., AMC): Two groups leave Alexandria on supply runs, which do not go well.
• "I Am Cait" (10 p.m., E!): Cait reveals her deepest fears about dating men after she Candis is stood because she's trans.
• "Vinyl" (10 p.m., HBO): Richie continues to descend into a lifestyle of debauchery.
• "Shameless" (10 p.m., Showtime): Sean moves into the Gallagher house; Fiona plans a traditional wedding.
• "Girls" (11 p.m., HBO): Hannah goes away with her mom, who's still trying to figure out her relationship with her husband.
• "Billions" (11 p.m., Showtime): A sudden, mysterious disappearance throws Axe and Chuck for a loop.
• "Togetherness" (11:30 p.m., HBO): Alex clashes with a director; Brett's new side job comes with pluses and minuses.