- March Madness began on March 13.
- There are “First Four” games on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the real fun starts on Thursday, March 15.
- The Final Four is on March 31, with the championship on April 2.
March Madness is here and once you have your brackets filled out, it will be time to watch the games.
While there are two “First Four” games on Tuesday and two more on Wednesday — don’t call them “play-in games” — the real fun starts on Thursday, March 15.
Below is a complete schedule for all 67 games, complete with when they start and what network you can watch them on. All times are listed in Eastern Daylight Time.
Here’s a full roundup of how to watch March Madness.
First Four
Tuesday, March 13
(16) Radford 71, (16) LIU Brooklyn 61 (11) St. Bonaventure 65, (11) UCLA 58
Wednesday, March 14
(16) NC Central vs. (16) Texas Southern 6:40 p.m. truTV (11) Arizona State vs. (11) Syracuse 9:10 p.m. truTV
First Round
Thursday, March 15
(10) Oklahoma vs. (7) Rhode Island 12:15 p.m. CBS (14) Wright State vs. (3) Tennessee 12:40 p.m. truTV (13) UNCG vs. (4) Gonzaga 1:30 p.m. TNT (16) Penn vs. (1) Kansas 2 p.m. TBS (15) Iona vs. (2) Duke 2:45 p.m. CBS (11) Loyola-Chicago vs. (6) Miami (Fla.) 3:10 p.m. truTV (12) South Dakota State vs. (5) Ohio State 4 p.m. TNT (9) NC State vs. (8) Seton Hall 4:30 p.m. TBS (16) Radford vs. (1) Villanova 6:45 p.m. TNT (12) Davidson vs. (5) Kentucky 7:10 p.m. CBS (11) San Diego State vs. (6) Houston 7:20 p.m. TBS (14) Stephen F. Austin vs. (3) Texas Tech 7:27 p.m. truTV (9) Alabama vs. (8) Virginia Tech 9:20 p.m. TNT (13) Buffalo vs. (4) Arizona 9:40 p.m. CBS (14) Montana vs. (3) Michigan 9:50 p.m. TBS (11) St. Bonaventure vs. (6) Florida 9:55 p.m. truTV
Friday, March 16
(10) Providence vs. (7) Texas A&M 12:15 p.m. CBS (15) CSU Fullerton vs. (2) Purdue 12:40 p.m. truTV (13) Marshall vs. (4) Wichita State 1:30 p.m. TNT (15) Georgia State vs. (2) Cincinnati 2 p.m. TBS (15) Lipscomb vs. (2) UNC 2:45 p.m. CBS (10) Butler vs. (7) Arkansas 3:10 p.m. truTV (12) Murray State vs. (5) West Virginia 4 p.m. TNT (10) Texas vs. (7) Nevada 4:30 p.m. TBS (9) Kansas State vs. (8) Creighton 6:50 p.m. TNT (14) Bucknell vs. (3) Michigan State 7:10 p.m. CBS (16) NC Central/Texas Southern vs. (1) Xavier 7:20 p.m. TBS (13) Charleston vs. (4) Auburn 7:27 p.m. truTV (16) UMBC vs. (1) Virginia 9:20 p.m. TNT (11) Arizona State/Syracuse vs. (6) TCU 9:40 p.m. CBS (9) Florida State vs. (8) Missouri 9:50 p.m. TBS (12) New Mexico State vs. (5) Clemson 9:57 p.m. truTV
Second Round
Saturday, March 17
TBA vs. TBA 12:10 p.m. CBS TBA vs. TBA 2:40 p.m. CBS TBA vs. TBA 5:15 p.m. CBS TBA vs. TBA 6:10 p.m. TNT TBA vs. TBA 7:10 p.m. TBS TBA vs. TBA 7:45 p.m. CBS TBA vs. TBA 8:40 p.m. TNT TBA vs. TBA 9:40 p.m. TBS
Sunday, March 18
TBA vs. TBA 12:10 p.m. CBS TBA vs. TBA 2:40 p.m. CBS TBA vs. TBA 5:15 p.m. CBS TBA vs. TBA 6:10 p.m. TNT TBA vs. TBA 7:10 p.m. TBS TBA vs. TBA 7:40 p.m. truTV TBA vs. TBA 8:40 p.m. TNT TBA vs. TBA 9:40 p.m. TBS
Sweet 16
Thursday, March 22
TBA vs. TBA 7:09 p.m. CBS TBA vs. TBA 7:27 p.m. TBS TBA vs. TBA 9:39 p.m. CBS TBA vs. TBA 9:57 p.m. TBS
Friday, March 23
TBA vs. TBA 7:09 p.m. CBS TBA vs. TBA 7:27 p.m. TBS TBA vs. TBA 9:39 p.m. CBS TBA vs. TBA 9:57 p.m. TBS
Elite Eight
Saturday, March 24
TBA vs. TBA 6:09 p.m. TBS TBA vs. TBA 8:49 p.m. TBS
Sunday, March 25
TBA vs. TBA 2:20 p.m. CBS TBA vs. TBA 5:05 p.m. CBS
Final Four
Saturday, March 31
TBA vs. TBA 6:09 p.m. TBS TBA vs. TBA 8:49 p.m. TBS
National championship
Monday, April 2TBA vs. TBA 9:20 p.m. TBS
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