March Madness 2023: Men’s NCAA tournament complete schedule, dates, TV times

March Madness is about to get underway, with the start of the Men’s NCAA tournament. Here’s the complete schedule of the 68-team competition.

The most anticipated college sports event of the year has arrived. Of course, we are talking about the NCAA tournament, where 68 teams compete to become the national champions of their sport.

Last year’s Men’s NCAA tournament provided plenty of excitement, such as the underdog St. Peters Peacocks making a run all the way to the Elite Eight, North Carolina sending Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski into retirement with a Final Four win, and Kansas winning the entire NCAA Tournament for the fourth time.

College basketball fans will find out what the official brackets will look like after the Selection Sunday show on March 12 at 6:00 p.m. ET. From there, they will look to fill out the perfect bracket to win either a nationwide competition or their office pool.

For those wondering what the complete schedule for the 2023 Men’s NCAA tournament, including the dates of each round and what channels they will be on, we have you covered.

March Madness 2023: Men’s NCAA tournament complete schedule

Below is the full schedule for the Men’s NCAA tournament:

• First Four: March14-15, starts at 6:40 p.m. ET, truTV
• First Round: March 16-17, starts at 12:15 p.m. ET, CBS, truTV, TBS and TNT
• Second Round: March 18-19, starts at 12:10 p.m. ET, CBS, truTV, TBS and TNT
• Sweet 16: March 23-24, starts at 6:30 p.m. ET, CBS and TBS
• Elite Eight: March 25-26, 6:09 p.m. ET on March 25 and 2:20 p.m ET on March 26, CBS and TBS
• Final Four: Apr. 1, starts at 6:09 p.m. ET, CBS
• NCAA championship game: Apr. 3, starts at 9:20 p.m. ET, CBS

For those wondering when to begin submitting your official brackets, the First Four round will take place on Tuesday, March 14 and Wednesday, March 15. From there, the tournament goes from 68 teams to 64, and the first round kicks off on Thursday, March 16, and there will be games nearly every day until the NCAA tournament’s conclusion on Apr. 3.

The March Madness 2023 games will primarily air on CBS and TBS throughout the tournament, especially when it gets to the Sweet 16 and moves on to the NCAA championship game. In the early portions of the tournament, games can be found on truTV and TNT, in addition to CBS and TBS.

For those wondering how to stream the games, you can do so by watching March Madness Live, but that requires you to have a cable or satellite provider account. Other options to view all of these channels that don’t require a cable/satellite account include YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, SlingTV, and Paramount+.