March Madness Sweet 16 schedule: Times, matchups, TV info and how to watch

Breaking down the March Madness schedule for the Sweet 16 with matchups, tip times, TV info and everything you need to watch the NCAA Tournament.

There is truly nothing worse than the Monday through Wednesday immediately following the first weekend of March Madness. Especially after how wild the First and Second Round were in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, it just feels wrong to have three straight days without more of this college basketball extravaganza. But don’t worry, the Sweet 16 is here.

The Sweet 16 of March Madness will be played on Thursday, March 23 and Friday, March 24 with eight games across the two days. We’ll get to see the top seeds still left like Alabama and Houston play but also get another look at 15-seed Princeton, 9-seed FAU, and even a team like the Tom Izzo magic-led 7-seed Michigan State.

But what is the March Madness schedule for the Sweet 16? We’ve got you covered with what you need to get back into the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

March Madness schedule, Sweet 16: Times, matchups, TV info and how to watch

Here’s a look at the full March Madness schedule for the Sweet 16 with tip times, the TV channel, and the links to stream the action on Thursday and Friday.

• 7 Michigan State vs. 3 Kansas State – Thursday, March 23 – 6:30 p.m. ET, TBS (FuboTV, March Madness Live)
• 8 Arkansas vs. 4 UConn – Thursday, March 23 – 7:15 p.m. ET, CBS (FuboTV, March Madness Live)
• 9 FAU vs. 4 Tennessee – Thursday, March 23 – 9:00 p.m. ET, TBS (FuboTV, March Madness Live)
• 3 Gonzaga vs. 2 UCLA – Thursday, March 23 – 9:45 p.m. ET, CBS (FuboTV, March Madness Live)
• 5 San Diego State vs. 1 Alabama – Friday, March 24 – 6:30 p.m. ET, TBS (FuboTV, March Madness Live)
• 5 Miami vs. 1 Houston – Friday, March 24 – 7:15 p.m. ET, CBS (FuboTV, March Madness Live)
• 15 Princeton vs. 6 Creighton – Friday, March 24 – 9:00 p.m. ET, TBS (FuboTV, March Madness Live)
• 3 Xavier vs. 2 Texas – Friday, March 24 – 9:45 p.m. ET, CBS (FuboTV, March Madness Live)

While it might not be the Sweet 16 that we imagined — as evidenced by the how many perfect brackets are left after the first weekend of games — it should still be wildly entertaining.

The big question after all of the craziness we’ve seen already, though, is whether the cream of the crop like Alabama and Texas will start to separate themselves, or if the dark horses like Princeton, FAU, Arkansas and so on will continue to make this another cinderella-heavy March Madness.

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