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NCAA tournament TV schedule: Where can you watch March Madness Elite Eight games?

NCAA tournament TV schedule: Where can you watch March Madness Elite Eight games?

Yahoo23-04-2025

March Madness has finally begun. The field of 68 was determined by the selection committee on Sunday, and while some of its choices invited controversy, the show must go on.
The bracket was then whittled down to 64 teams after the First Four on Tuesday and Wednesday with Alabama State, North Carolina, Mount St. Mary's and Xavier advancing to the first round.
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The opening day of the first round had some notable upsets, including No. 12 McNeese beating No. 5 Clemson. No. 11 Drake also took down sixth-seeded Missouri. Day 2 followed with another big upset when No. 12 Colorado State beat No. 5 Memphis. Since then, college basketball's elite have reigned over the tournament.
Only one double-digit seed advanced to the Sweet 16: Arkansas, which upset St. John's in the second round. Only four conferences — SEC, Big 12, Big Ten and ACC — make up the Sweet 16, with the first four games scheduled for Thursday.
All four top-seeded teams reached the Elite Eight, and Florida and Duke are already onto the Final Four.
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What TV networks will broadcast March Madness games?
Four different networks are carrying March Madness games in 2025. During the first round of the tournament, TruTV, CBS, TNT and TBS will carry various games. TruTV is channel 246 on DirecTV. It's listed as channel 242 on Dish. It varies on other providers.
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The Sweet 16 round of games will be carries on two networks: CBS and TBS. The TV schedule for the Elite Eight games will be announced later.
Streaming games is also an option. Any streaming service that has access to CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, including YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling TV, is also showing the games.
Both Final Four games and the national championship will air on CBS.
March Madness begins March 18 with the First Four and ends April 7 with the national championship. (Photo by)
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March Madness 2025 full schedule, TV networks
Once the final 64 teams are set, the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament can begin. Below is a full schedule of each tournament game, including start times and TV networks for each matchup. All times are Eastern.
Tuesday, March 18 (First Four)
No. 16 Alabama State 70, No. 16 St. Francis 68
No. 11 North Carolina 95, No. 11 San Diego State 68
Wednesday, March 19 (First Four)
No. 16 Mount St. Mary's 83, No. 16 American 72
No. 11 Xavier 86, No. 11 Texas 80
Thursday, March 20 (First Round)
No. 9 Creighton 89, No. 8 Louisville 75
No. 4 Purdue 75, No. 13 High Point 63
No. 3 Wisconsin 85, No. 14 Montana 66
No. 1 Houston 78, No. 16 SIU Edwardsville 40
No. 1 Auburn 83, No. 16 Alabama State 63
No. 12 McNeese 69, No. 5 Clemson 67
No. 6 BYU 80, No. 11 VCU 71
No. 8 Gonzaga 89, No. 9 Georgia 68
No. 2 Tennessee 77, No. 15 Wofford 62
No. 10 Arkansas 79, No. 7 Kansas 72
No. 4 Texas A&M 80, No. 13 Yale 71
No. 11 Drake 67, No. 6 Missouri 57
No. 7 UCLA 72, No. 10 Utah State 47
No. 2 St. John's 83, No. 15 Omaha 53
No. 5 Michigan 68, No. 12 UC San Diego 65
No. 3 Texas Tech 82, No. 14 UNC Wilmington 72
Friday, March 21 (First Round)
No. 9 Baylor 75, No. 8 Mississippi State 72
No. 2 Alabama 90, No. 15 Robert Morris 81
No. 3 Iowa State 82, No. 14 Lipscomb 55
No. 12 Colorado State 78, No. 5 Memphis 70
No. 1 Duke 93, No. 16 Mount St. Mary's 49
No. 7 St. Mary's 59, No. 10 Vanderbilt 56
No. 6 Ole Miss 71, No. 11 North Carolina 64
No. 4 Maryland 81, No. 13 Grand Canyon 49
No. 1 Florida 95, No. 16 Norfolk State 69
No. 3 Kentucky 76, No. 14 Troy 57
No. 10 New Mexico 75, No. 7 Marquette 66
No. 4 Arizona 93, No. 13 Akron 65
No. 8 UConn 67, No. 9 Oklahoma 59
No. 6 Illinois 86, No. 11 Xavier 73
No. 2 Michigan State 87, No. 15 Bryant 62
No. 5 Oregon 81, No. 12 Liberty 52
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Saturday, March 22 (Second Round)
No. 4 Purdue 76, No. 12 McNeese 62
No. 10 Arkansas 75, No. 2 St. John's 66
No. 5 Michigan 91, No. 4 Texas A&M 79
No. 3 Texas Tech 77, No. 11 Drake 64
No. 1 Auburn 82, No. 9 Creighton 70
No. 6 BYU 91, No. 3 Wisconsin 89
No. 1 Houston 81, No. 8 Gonzaga 76
No. 2 Tennessee 67, No. 7 UCLA 58
Sunday, March 23 (Second Round)
No. 1 Florida 77, No. 8 UConn 75
No. 1 Duke 89, No. 9 Baylor 66
No. 3 Kentucky 84, No. 6 Illinois 75
No. 2 Alabama 80, No. 7 St. Mary's 66
No. 4 Maryland 72, No. 12 Colorado State 71
No. 6 Ole Miss 91, No. 3 Iowa State 78
No. 2 Michigan State 71, No. 10 New Mexico 63
No. 4 Arizona 87, No. 5 Oregon 83
Thursday, March 27 (Sweet 16)
No. 2 Alabama 113, No. 6 BYU 88
No. 1 Florida 87, No. 4 Maryland 71
No. 1 Duke 100, No. 4 Arizona 93
No. 3 Texas Tech 85, No. 10 Arkansas 83
Friday, March 28 (Sweet 16)
No. 2 Michigan State 73, No. 6 Ole Miss 70
No. 2 Tennessee 78, No. 3 Kentucky 65
No. 1 Auburn 78, No. 5 Michigan 65
No. 1 Houston 62, No. 4 Purdue 60
Saturday, March 29 (Elite Eight)
No. 1 Florida 84, No. 3 Texas Tech 79
No. 1 Duke 85, No. 2 Alabama 65
Sunday, March 30 (Elite Eight)
1:20 p.m.: No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 1 Houston (CBS)
4:05 p.m.: No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 1 Auburn (CBS)
Saturday, April 5 (Final Four)
6:09 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA (CBS)
8:49 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA (CBS)
Monday, April 7 (National Championship)
8:50 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA (CBS)
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