March Madness 2026: Game Times, TV Channels and Full NCAA Tournament Schedule

Here is the full television schedule for the men’s NCAA tournament with the 68-team bracket officially set.

Yaxel Lendeborg and No. 1 Michigan have been dominant so far in March Madness entering the Sweet 16. | Mark Konezny-Imagn Images

Buckle up, March Madness is here.

The 68-team men’s NCAA tournament field has been whittled down to 16 after four raucous days of basketball. The Sweet 16 is set to tip off on Thursday, and it will be an all-power conference affair. The Big Ten and SEC lead the way, combining for 10 of the 16 teams remaining in the field, though it isn’t all chalk, especially with second-round upsets like No. 9 Iowa over No. 1 Florida.

No. 1 overall seed Duke entered the tournament as one of the favorites to win it all, after cruising through the ACC tournament. The Blue Devils captured both the regular season and conference tournament championships for the second year in a row, and are riding high led by Cameron Boozer, who is enjoying one of the greatest freshman seasons in college basketball. It hasn’t been all easy for the Blue Devils, which struggled against No. 16 Siena and much of the second-round game against No. 9 TCU.

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Duke is joined by Michigan, and Arizona on the top-seed line, with Florida bowing out Sunday— programs that have dominated the sport for much of the season and have earned these coveted top seeds. Purdue earned a No. 2 seed after beating the Wolverines for the Big Ten championship, while Houston—another team in the mix for a top seed—will play in its home city with a chance to return to the Final Four.

Get your multi-screen setups ready. Here is the full schedule, starting with the first round.

Full 2026 March Madness broadcast schedule

First Four
Tuesday, March 17
UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)

• No. 16 Howard 86, No. 16 UMBC 83
• No. 11 Texas 68, No. 11 NC State

First Four
Wednesday, March 18
UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio)

• No. 16 Prairie View A&M 67, No. 16 Lehigh 55
• No. 11 Miami (Ohio) 89, No. 11 SMU 79

First round
Thursday, March 19

• No. 9 TCU 66, No. 8 Ohio State 64
• No. 4 Nebraska 76, No. 13 Troy 47
• No. 6 Louisville 83, No. 11 South Florida 79
• No. 12 High Point 83, No. 5 Wisconsin 82
• No. 1 Duke 71, No. 16 Siena 65
• No. 5 Vanderbilt 78, No. 12 McNeese 68
• No. 3 Michigan State 92, No. 14 North Dakota State 67
• No. 4 Arkansas 97, No. 13 Hawai’i 78
• No. 11 VCU 82, No. 6 North Carolina 78
• No. 1 Michigan 101, No. 16 Howard 80
• No. 11 Texas 79, No. 6 BYU 71
• No. 10 Texas A&M 63, No. 7 Saint Mary’s 50
• No. 3 Illinois 105, No. 14 Penn 70
• No. 9 Saint Louis 102, No. 8 Georgia 77
• No. 3 Gonzaga 73, No. 14 Kennesaw State 64
• No. 2 Houston 78, No. 15 Idaho 47

First round
Friday, March 20

• No. 7 Kentucky 89, No. 10 Santa Clara 84 (OT)
• No. 5 Texas Tech 91, No. 12 Akron 71
• No. 1 Arizona 92, No. 16 LIU 58
• No. 3 Virginia 82, No. 14 Wright State 73
• No. 2 Iowa State 108, No. 15 Tennessee State 74
• No. 4 Alabama 90, No. 13 Hofstra 70
• No. 9 Utah State 86, No. 8 Villanova 76
• No. 6 Tennessee 78, No. 11 Miami (Ohio) 56
• No. 9 Iowa 67, No. 8 Clemson 61
• No. 5 St. John’s 79, No. 12 Northern Iowa 53
• No. 7 UCLA 75, No. 10 UCF 71
• No. 2 Purdue 104, No. 15 Queens University 71
• No. 1 Florida 114, No. 16 Prairie View A&M 55
• No. 4 Kansas 68, No. 13 California Baptist 60
• No. 2 UConn 82, No. 15 Furman 71
• No. 7 Miami (Fla.) 80, No. 10 Missouri 66

Second round
Saturday, March 21

• No. 1 Michigan 95, No. 9 Saint Louis 72
• No. 3 Michigan State 77, No. 6 Louisville 69
• No. 1 Duke 81, No. 9 TCU 58
• No. 2 Houston 88, No. 10 Texas A&M 57
• No. 11 Texas 74, No. 3 Gonzaga 68
• No. 3 Illinois 76, No. 11 VCU 55
• No. 4 Nebraska 74, No. 5 Vanderbilt 72
• No. 4 Arkansas 94, No. 12 High Point 88

Second round
Sunday, March 22

• No. 2 Purdue 79, No. 7 Miami 69
• No. 2 Iowa State 82, No. 7 Kentucky 63
• No. 5 St. John’s 67, No. 4 Kansas 65
• No. 6 Tennessee 79, No. 3 Virginia 72
• No. 9 Iowa 73, No. 1 Florida 72
• No. 1 Arizona 78, No. 9 Utah State 66
• No. 2 UConn 73, No. 7 UCLA 57
• No. 4 Alabama 90, No. 5 Texas Tech 65

Sweet 16
Thursday, March 26

• No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 11 Texas, 7:10 p.m. ET | CBS (Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce) | San Jose
• No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Iowa, 7:30 p.m. ET | TBS/truTV (Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi) | Houston
• No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 4 Arkansas, ~9:45 p.m. ET | CBS (Anderson, Jackson, LaForce) | San Jose
• No. 2 Houston vs. No. 3 Illinois, ~10:05 p.m. ET | TBS/truTV (Harlan, Hummel, Van Gundy, Shehadi) | Houston

Sweet 16
Friday, March 27

• No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 St. John’s, 7:10 p.m. ET | CBS (Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson) | Washington, D.C.
• No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Alabama, 7:35 p.m. ET | TBS/truTV (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn) | Chicago
• No. 2 UConn vs. No. 3 Michigan State, ~9:45 p.m. ET | CBS (Eagle, Raftery, Hill, Wolfson) | Washington, D.C.
• No. 2 Iowa State vs. No. 6 Tennessee, ~10:10 p.m. ET | TBS/truTV (Catalon, Lappas, Washburn) | Chicago

Elite Eight
Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29

• South Regional at Toyota Center, Houston: Saturday
• West Regional at SAP Center, San Jose: Saturday
• Midwest Regional at United Center, Chicago: Sunday
• East Regional at Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.: Sunday

Final Four
Saturday, April 4

• Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis

National championship
Monday, April 6

• Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
  

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