Fans can finally enjoy an NCAA Tournament brace again after a two-year hiatus, which is a great feeling. Let us now help you plan for the coming week by laying out each March Madness match on each channel – teams and venues have been announced.
Included below: tip times, a full TV schedule, locations and announcements of teams or all games on CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV during March Madness. While you are here, do not forget to hold on and grab NCAA Tournament Printable Bracket so you can pick and print.
CBS offers coverage of this year’s Final Four on Saturday 3 April along with the national championship on Monday 5 April. The coverage for the Final Four starts at 14:00 ET with the first match taking place at 17:00. at 9 p.m., Jim Nantz, Grant Hill, Bill Raftery and Tracy Wolfson will be on call for the Final Four and national championship games.
In total, CBS will broadcast 24 matches, while Turner Sports will broadcast 43 in its three networks (TBS, TNT and truTV). March Madness Live will once again be your home for live access to the 2021 NCAA Tournament, with all 67 matches broadcast live online. All times Oriental
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2021 March Madness Announcement Teams
Play-by-Play / Analyst // Reporter (key)
- Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson * (a)
Hinkle Fieldhouse - Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce * (b)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse - Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Jamie Erdahl * (c)
Mackey Arena - Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson * (d)
Boere-Coliseum - Carter Blackburn / Debbie Antonelli // Evan Washburn (e)
Meeting Room - Lisa Byington / Steve Smith // AJ Ross (v)
Lucas Oil Stadium - Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // AJ Ross (g)
Hinkle Fieldhouse - Spero Dedes / Brendan Haywood // Lauren Shehadi (h)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse - Tom McCarthy / Avery Johnson // AJ Ross (i)
Lucas Oil Stadium - Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin // Evan Washburn (j)
Boere-Coliseum
2021 NCAA Tournament Dates, Schedule
First Four
Thursday 18 March
| 17:10 | (16) Texas Southern vs. (16) Mount St. Mary’s Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin / Avery Johnson // Evan Washburn |
truTV |
| 18:27 | (11) Drake vs. (11) Wichita State Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce |
TBS |
| 20:40 | (16) Appalachian State vs. (16) Norfolk State Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin / Avery Johnson // Evan Washburn |
truTV |
| 21:57 | (11) UCLA teen (11) Michigan State Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce |
TBS |
First round
Friday 19 March 2021
| 12:15 pm | (10) Virginia Tech teen (7) Florida (a) | CBS |
| 12:45 pm | (14) Colgate Vs. (3) Arkansas (h) | truTV |
| 13:15 | (16) Drexel vs. (1) Illinois (d) | TBS |
| 13:45 | (11) Utah State vs. (6) Texas Tech (e) | TNT |
| 3 nm | (15) Oral Roberts teen (2) Ohio State (c) | CBS |
| 3:30 pm | (16) Hartford vs. (1) Baylor (f) | truTV |
| 4 nm | (9) Georgia Tech Vs. (8) Loyola Chicago (a) | TBS |
| 16:30 | (12) Oregon State vs. (5) Tennessee (h) | TNT |
| 18:25 | (13) Liberty Vs. (4) Oklahoma State (d) | TBS |
| 19:10 | (9) Wisconsin vs. (8) North Carolina (c) | CBS |
| 19:15 | (15) Cleveland State vs. (2) Houston (e) | truTV |
| 19:25 | (13) North Texas vs. (4) Purdue (i) | TNT |
| 21:20 | (10) Rutgers vs. (7) Clemson (h) | TBS |
| 21:40 | (11) Syracuse vs. (6) San Diego State (a) | CBS |
| 21:50 | (14) Morehead State vs. (3) West Virginia (f) | truTV |
| 21:57 | (12) Winthrop vs. (5) Villanova (d) | TNT |
Saturday 20 March
| 12:15 pm | (12) Georgetown vs. (5) Colorado (g) | CBS |
| 12:45 pm | (13) UNC Greensboro vs. (4) Florida State (b) | truTV |
| 13:15 | (14) East Washington vs. (3) Kansas (j) | TBS |
| 13:45 | (9) St. Bonaventure Vs. (8) LSU (e) | TNT |
| 3 nm | (16) Mount St. Mary’s / Texas Southern vs. (1) Michigan (c) | CBS |
| 3:30 pm | (12) UC Santa Barbara vs. (5) Creighton (f) | truTV4 |
| 4 nm | (15) Iona vs. (2) Alabama (g) | TBS |
| 16:30 | (11) Wichita St./Drake vs. (6) USC (b) | TNT |
| 18:25 | (15) Grand Canyon vs. (2) Iowa (j) | TBS |
| 19:10 | (10) Maryland vs. (7) UConn (c) | CBS |
| 19:15 | (13) Ohio vs. (4) Virginia (e) | truTV |
| 19:25 | (9) Missouri teen (8) Oklahoma (i) | TNT |
| 21:20 | (16) Norfolk St. / Appalachian St. vs. (1) Gonzaga (b) | TBS |
| 21:40 | (11) Michigan St./UCLA vs. (6) BYU (g) | CBS |
| 21:50 | (14) Abilene Christian vs. (3) Texas (f) | truTV |
| 21:57 | (10) VCU vs. (7) Oregon (j) | TNT |
Second round
Sunday 21 March – Afternoon start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Monday 22 March – Afternoon start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Lucas Oil Stadium
Sweet 16
Saturday 27 March – 14:00 start (CBS, TBS)
Sunday 28 March – 13:00 start (CBS, TBS)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse
Elite Eight
Monday 29 March – 19:00 start (CBS)
Tuesday 30 March – 18:00 start (TBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium
Final four
Saturday 3 to 5 pm (CBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium
National Championship
Monday 5 April – 21:00 (CBS)
Lucas OIl Stadium
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