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March Madness schedule 2024: Day-by-day TV coverage, streams to watch NCAA Tournament games

By Jordan Greer,

2024-03-18

With unlikely conference tournament winners stealing so many automatic bids, the NCAA Tournament selection committee had an extremely difficult assignment. But after around-the-clock discussions and several changes to the seedings, college basketball fans can finally fill out their brackets.

UConn sits at the top of the East Region as the No. 1 overall seed and is looking to become the first back-to-back national champion since Florida won two consecutive titles in 2006 and 2007. Houston, Purdue and North Carolina also locked up No. 1 seeds in their regions.

Tennessee, Arizona, Marquette and Iowa State landed on the No. 2 line. Baylor, Creighton, Kentucky and Illinois earned the No. 3 seeds.

This year's NCAA Tournament will start with First Four games on March 19 and 20, and it will end with the championship game on April 8.

Here is everything you need to know about March Madness, including key dates and TV and streaming options for each round of the NCAA Tournament.

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March Madness schedule today

Wednesday, March 20

Game	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
No. 16 Grambling vs. No. 16 Montana State	6:40 p.m.	TruTV, Sling
No. 10 Colorado vs. No. 10 Boise State	9:10 p.m.	TruTV, Sling

NCAA Tournament bracket 2024

If you want to fill out a bracket ahead of the NCAA Tournament, you can click on the link below. It has a printable bracket and tips from TSN's college basketball experts.

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0dlzN7_0rvrXjwC00

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GET YOUR PRINTABLE BRACKET: Printable PDF

How to watch, stream 2024 March Madness games

NCAA Tournament games will air on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. Viewers can also stream March Madness games on Paramount+ (CBS) and Sling (TBS, TNT and truTV).

Sling is the home for sports fans, as it offers a wide a range of channels. You can always cheer for your favorite teams with channels like ESPN, TBS, TNT, NFL Network, FS1 and more.

Round	TV channel	Live stream
First Four	truTV	Sling
First Round	CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV	Paramount+ , Sling
Second Round	CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV	Paramount+ , Sling
Sweet 16	CBS, TBS	Paramount+ , Sling
Elite Eight	CBS, TBS	Paramount+ , Sling
Final Four	TBS	Sling
Championship	TBS	Sling

March Madness schedule 2024

First Four

Tuesday, March 19

Game	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
No. 16 Wagner 71 , No. 16 Howard 68	6:40 p.m.	TruTV, Sling
No. 10 Colorado State 67 , No. 10 Virginia 42	9:10 p.m.	TruTV, Sling

Wednesday, March 20

Game	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
No. 16 Grambling vs. No. 16 Montana State	6:40 p.m.	TruTV, Sling
No. 10 Colorado vs. No. 10 Boise State	9:10 p.m.	TruTV, Sling

Round 1

Thursday, March 21

Game	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 8 Mississippi State	12:15 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
No. 11 Duquesne vs. No. 6 BYU	12:40 p.m.	TruTV, Sling
No. 14 Akron vs. No. 3 Creighton	1:30 p.m.	TNT, Sling
No. 15 Long Beach State vs. No. 2 Arizona	2 p.m.	TBS, Sling
No. 16 Wagner vs. No. 1 North Carolina	2:45 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
No. 14 Morehead State vs. No. 3 Illinois	3:10 p.m.	TruTV, Sling
No. 11 Oregon vs. No. 6 South Carolina	4 p.m.	TNT, Sling
No. 10 Nevada vs. No. 7 Dayton	4:30 p.m.	TBS, Sling
No. 10 Colorado State vs. No. 7 Texas	6:50 p.m.	TNT, Sling
No. 14 Oakland vs. No. 3 Kentucky	7:10 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
No. 12 McNeese vs. No. 5 Gonzaga	7:25 p.m.	TBS, Sling
No. 15 South Dakota State vs. No. 2 Iowa State	7:35 p.m.	TruTV, Sling
No. 15 Saint Peter's vs. No. 2 Tennessee	9:20 p.m.	TNT, Sling
No. 11 NC State vs. No. 6 Texas Tech	9:40 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
No. 13 Samford vs. No. 4 Kansas	9:55 p.m.	TBS, Sling
No. 10 Drake vs. No. 7 Washington State	10:05 p.m.	TruTV, Sling

Friday, March 22

Game	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
No. 9 Northwestern vs. No. 8 Florida Atlantic	12:15 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
No. 14 Colgate vs. No. 3 Baylor	12:40 p.m.	TruTV, Sling
No. 12 UAB vs. No. 5 San Diego State	1:45 p.m.	TNT, Sling
No. 15 Western Kentucky vs. No. 2 Marquette	2 p.m.	TBS, Sling
No. 16 Stetson vs. No. 1 UConn	2:45 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
No. 11 New Mexico vs. No. 6 Clemson	3:10 p.m.	TruTV, Sling
No. 13 Yale vs. No. 4 Auburn	4:15 p.m.	TNT, Sling
No. 10 Colorado/Boise State vs. No. 7 Florida	4:30 p.m.	TBS, Sling
No. 9 Texas A&M vs. No. 8 Nebraska	6:50 p.m.	TNT, Sling
No. 13 Vermont vs. No. 4 Duke	7:10 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
No. 16 Grambling/Montana State vs. No. 1 Purdue	7:25 p.m.	TBS, Sling
No. 13 College of Charleston vs. No. 4 Alabama	7:35 p.m.	TruTV, Sling
No. 16 Longwood vs. No. 1 Houston	9:20 p.m.	TNT, Sling
No. 12 James Madison vs. No. 5 Wisconsin	9:40 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
No. 9 TCU vs. No. 8 Utah State	9:55 p.m.	TBS, Sling
No. 12 Grand Canyon vs. No. 5 Saint Mary's	10:05 p.m.	TruTV, Sling

Round 2

Saturday, March 23

Game	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
TBD vs. TBD	12 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
TBD vs. TBD	2:30 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
TBD vs. TBD	5 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
TBD vs. TBD	6 p.m.	TNT, Sling
TBD vs. TBD	7 p.m.	TBS, Sling
TBD vs. TBD	7:30 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
TBD vs. TBD	8:30 p.m.	TNT, Sling
TBD vs. TBD	9:30 p.m.	TBS, Sling

Sunday, March 24

Game	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
TBD vs. TBD	12 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
TBD vs. TBD	2:30 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
TBD vs. TBD	5 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
TBD vs. TBD	6 p.m.	TNT, Sling
TBD vs. TBD	7 p.m.	TBS, Sling
TBD vs. TBD	7:30 p.m.	truTV, Sling
TBD vs. TBD	8:30 p.m.	TNT, Sling
TBD vs. TBD	9:30 p.m.	TBS, Sling

Sweet 16

Thursday, March 28

Game	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
TBD vs. TBD	7 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
TBD vs. TBD	7:30 p.m.	TBS, Sling
TBD vs. TBD	9:30 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
TBD vs. TBD	10 p.m.	TBS, Sling

Friday, March 29

Game	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
TBD vs. TBD	7 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
TBD vs. TBD	7:30 p.m.	TBS, Sling
TBD vs. TBD	9:30 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
TBD vs. TBD	10 p.m.	TBS, Sling

Elite Eight

Saturday, March 30

Game	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
TBD vs. TBD	6 p.m.	TBS, Sling
TBD vs. TBD	8:30 p.m.	TBS, Sling

Sunday, March 31

Game	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
TBD vs. TBD	2 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+
TBD vs. TBD	4:55 p.m.	CBS, Paramount+

Final Four

Saturday, April 6

Game	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
TBD vs. TBD	6 p.m.	TBS, Sling
TBD vs. TBD	8:30 p.m.	TBS, Sling

National championship

Monday, April 8

Game	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
TBD vs. TBD	9 p.m.	TBS, Sling

NCAA Tournament sites 2024

Round	City	Venue
First Four	Dayton, Ohio	UD Arena
First/Second	Brooklyn, N.Y.	Barclays Center
First/Second	Charlotte, N.C.	Spectrum Center
First/Second	Indianapolis	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
First/Second	Omaha, Neb.	CHI Health Center
First/Second	Pittsburgh	PPG Paints Arena
First/Second	Salt Lake City	Vivint Smart Home Arena
First/Second	Spokane, Wash.	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
First/Second	Memphis, Tenn.	FedEx Forum
East Regional	Boston	TD Garden
South Regional	Dallas	American Airlines Center
Midwest Regional	Detroit	Little Caesars Arena
West Regional	Los Angeles	Crypto.com Arena
Final Four	Glendale, Ariz.	State Farm Stadium

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