2025 NCAA® March Madness®: Men's Tournament Schedule

The field for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is set. Here's the full schedule, updated by round, on Sling.

UPDATE: TBS has concluded its coverage of NCAA Men’s March Madness®. To watch the remaining games with CBS, download the NCAA March Madness Live app to watch on desktop or mobile, or subscribe to Paramount+ to stream the games).

It's arguably the busiest week of the year for printers and ball point pens: The bracket for the NCAA ® Men’s College Basketball Tournament has been released.

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The tournament begins Thursday, March 20 and crowns a champion on Monday, April 7. 68 teams will compete for the National Title, beginning with the First Four® games on Tuesday and Wednesday. When the Big Dance gets underway, Sling will have dozens of games on TBS, TNT, and truTV. You can also watch CBS games on desktop and mobile by downloading the NCAA March Madness Live app and signing in using your Sling credentials.

To watch most NCAA Tournament games live with Sling, plus select NIT games on ESPN, use the link below to subscribe to Sling Orange, then keep scrolling for the schedule.

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NCAA Men’s March Madness Schedule - Sweet 16®

Thursday, March 27 (Sweet 16)

(2) Alabama vs. (6) BYU, 7:09 p.m. - CBS

(1) Florida vs. (4) Maryland, 7:39 p.m. - TBS

(1) Duke vs. (4) Arizona, 9:39 p.m. - CBS

(3) Texas Tech vs. (10) Arkansas, 10:09 p.m. - TBS

Friday, March 28 (Sweet 16)

(2) Michigan State vs. (6) Ole Miss, 7:09 p.m. - CBS

(2) Tennessee vs. (3) Kentucky, 7:39 p.m. - TBS

(1) Auburn vs. (5) Michigan, 9:39 p.m. - CBS

(1) Houston vs. (4) Purdue, 10:09 p.m. - TBS

2025 NCAA® Men's March Madness® plus NIT Games on ESPN

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Key Dates

• First Four®: March 18-19 (truTV)
• Round of 64: March 20-21 (TBS, TNT, truTV, CBS)
• Round of 32: March 22-23 (TBS, TNT, truTV, CBS)
• Sweet 16®: March 27-28 (TBS, CBS)
• Elite 8®: March 29-30 (TBS, CBS)
• Final Four®: April 5 (CBS)
• Championship: April 7 (CBS)

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