The calendar has turned to March, which implies insanity will quickly ensue. The lads’s NCAA faculty basketball match — affectionately (and precisely) referred to as March Madness — will get underway subsequent week. And for the next three weeks, faculty basketball followers might be handled to small-school Cinderella runs and bracket-busting buzzer beaters.
This is all the pieces you want to know to prepare for March Madness, from Selection Sunday to the Last 4 and the Nationwide Championship recreation.
The College of Kansas is the defending NCAA males’s basketball champion, and the Jayhawks will enter the 2023 match as one of many high seeds.
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When does March Madness begin?
With 68 groups invited to the massive dance, the NCAA holds 4 play-in video games to get the sphere down to 64, after which level the maths works out to have 4 regional tournaments of 16 groups every. The winners of the 4 regional tournaments then advance to the Last 4, held this yr in Houston.
March Madness begins on Tuesday, March 14, with two play-in video games adopted by two extra play-in video games the following night time. After these First 4 video games, the sphere of 64 is ready and the match begins in earnest on Thursday, March 16, with a full slate of video games that may happen all afternoon and into the night time with not less than a couple of moments of insanity virtually assured.
Which groups are enjoying in March Madness?
The March Madness bracket and matchups might be revealed this Sunday, March 12. Selection Sunday begins at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT) on CBS.
What’s the March Madness schedule?
This is the schedule, spherical by spherical:
First 4: March 14-15First spherical: March 16-17Second spherical: March 18-19Candy 16: March 23-24Elite Eight: March 25-26Last 4: April 1NCAA championship recreation: April 3
How can I watch March Madness?
As in previous years, the match might be proven throughout 4 channels: CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV. Yep, the time has come once more to discover TruTV in your dial.
Can I stream March Madness without spending a dime?
Go to the NCAA’s March Madness Live site or use its March Madness Reside app and you will have the ability to watch video games without spending a dime. You possibly can watch March Madness Reside on iOS and Android gadgets together with Apple TV, Roku, Hearth TV and Xbox One. The app additionally helps AirPlay and Chromecast.
As with most issues which are free, there is a catch. With out proving you are a pay-TV subscriber, you get solely a three-hour preview, after which level you will want to log in to proceed watching.
What are my different streaming choices?
You should utilize a dwell TV streaming service to watch March Madness. Three of the 5 dwell TV streaming providers provide the 4 channels wanted to watch each match recreation, however needless to say not each service carries each native community, so examine every one utilizing the hyperlinks under to be certain it carries CBS in your space.
It’s also possible to use Paramount Plus to watch some, however not all, of March Madness. Solely the video games proven on CBS can be found on Paramount Plus.
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YouTube TV prices $65 a month and consists of CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV. Plug in your ZIP code on its welcome page to see which native networks can be found in your space. Learn our YouTube TV assessment.
Hulu
Hulu with Reside TV prices $70 a month and consists of CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV. Click on the “View channels in your space” hyperlink on its welcome page to see which native channels are provided in your ZIP code. Learn our Hulu with Reside TV assessment.
Paramount Plus prices $5 a month and will present March Madness video games broadcast on CBS. You possibly can’t, nonetheless, watch the remainder of the match proven on TBS, TNT or TruTV with Paramount Plus. Learn our Paramount Plus assessment.
Fubo TV
FuboTV’s fundamental plan prices $75 a month and consists of CBS however not TBS, TNT or TruTV. It isn’t the only option for March Madness however will allow you to watch some early-round video games, the Last 4 and championship recreation. Click here to see which native channels you get. Learn our FuboTV assessment.
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Sling TV’s $40-a-month Blue plan consists of TBS, TNT and TruTV. None of its plans embody CBS, which implies you’ll be able to’t watch the end result of March Madness on Sling. Learn our Sling TV assessment.
All the dwell TV streaming providers above provide free trials, permit you to cancel anytime and require a strong web connection. On the lookout for extra data? Try our live-TV streaming providers information.
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