Mark your calendar for the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament with this March Madness TV schedule on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV.
CBS games stream on Paramount+ and TBS, TNT and truTV games stream on HBO Max. New this year, games across all four networks are available to stream via March Madness Live via all devices. (In the past, CBS games could only be streamed on March Madness live on mobile devices.)
Men’s March Madness TV Schedule 2026
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Past Games
Postseason
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| 8:50 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament UConn vs Michigan National Championship - Indianapolis, IN TBS, TNT, truTV, HBO Max | TSN1/3/4/5 |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| 6:09 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Illinois vs UConn Final Four - Indianapolis, IN TBS, TNT, truTV, HBO Max | TSN3, TSN4 |
| 8:49 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Michigan vs Arizona Final Four - Indianapolis, IN TBS, TNT, HBO Max | TSN3, TSN4 |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| 2:20 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Tennessee vs Michigan Midwest Regional Final - Chicago, IL CBS, Paramount+ | TSN3 |
| 5:05 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament UConn vs Duke East Regional Final - Washington, DC CBS, Paramount+ | TSN3 |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| 6:09 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Iowa vs Illinois South Regional Final - Houston, TX TBS, truTV, HBO Max | TSN4, JIP on TSN5 (7/et) and TSN3 (8:30/et) |
| 8:49 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Purdue vs Arizona West Regional Final - San Jose, CA TBS, truTV, HBO Max | TSN4/5 |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| 7:10 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament St. John's vs Duke East Regional Semifinal - Washington, DC CBS, Paramount+ | TSN4 |
| 7:30 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Alabama vs Michigan Midwest Regional Semifinal - Chicago, IL TBS, truTV, HBO Max | TSN3/4 |
| 9:45 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament UConn vs Michigan State East Regional Semifinal - Washington, DC CBS, Paramount+ |
| 10:05 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Tennessee vs Iowa State Midwest Regional Semifinal - Chicago, IL TBS, truTV, HBO Max |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| 7:10 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Texas vs Purdue West Regional Semifinal - San Jose, CA CBS, Paramount+ | TSN4, TSN1 (JIP at 7:30pm et) |
| 7:30 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Iowa vs Nebraska South Regional Semifinal - Houston, TX TBS, truTV, HBO Max | TSN1/4 |
| 9:45 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Arkansas vs Arizona West Regional Semifinal - San Jose, CA CBS, Paramount+ | TSN1/4, TSN3/5 (JIP at 11:30pm et) |
| 10:05 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Illinois vs Houston South Regional Semifinal - Houston, TX TBS, truTV, HBO Max | TSN1/4, TSN3/5 (JIP at 11:30pm et) |
| Time | Game / TV |
|---|---|
| 12:10 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Miami-FL vs Purdue West Second Round - St. Louis, MO CBS, Paramount+ | TSN+ |
| 2:45 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Kentucky vs Iowa State Midwest Second Round - St. Louis, MO CBS, Paramount+ | TSN+ |
| 5:00 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Second round whiparound coverage TSN3, TSN4 |
| 5:15 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament St. John's vs Kansas East Second Round - San Diego, CA CBS, Paramount+ | TSN+ |
| 6:10 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Tennessee vs Virginia Midwest Second Round - Philadelphia, PA TNT, HBO Max | TSN+ |
| 7:10 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Iowa vs Florida South Second Round - Tampa, FL TBS, HBO Max | TSN+ |
| 7:50 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Utah State vs Arizona West Second Round - San Diego, CA truTV, HBO Max | TSN+ |
| 8:45 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament UCLA vs UConn East Second Round - Philadelphia, PA TNT, HBO Max | TSN+ |
| 9:45 pm | NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament Texas Tech vs Alabama Midwest Second Round - Tampa, FL TBS, HBO Max | TSN+ |
For the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, see the preceding link. For the full 2025-26 men’s college basketball schedule, which includes other postseason tournaments such as the NIT, see the main page.
How to stream March Madness
All games on TBS, TNT and truTV can be streamed through the HBO Max app as part of the Standard ($18.49/mo) or Premium ($22.99/mo) plans. All CBS games can be streamed on Paramount+. With cable/satellite/streaming authentication, all games across all four networks can be streamed on March Madness Live via all devices.
You can also stream the entire men’s NCAA basketball tournament through the following streaming services: DIRECTV STREAM, YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV, each of which has all of CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV.
Subscribers to Fubo TV will only have access to the CBS games as that service does not have TNT, TBS or truTV.
Sling has TBS, TNT and truTV — plus HBO Max as an add-on — but does not have CBS (as it does not have local channels). It does have Paramount+ as an add-on.
Notes on this year’s schedule
The Men’s Final Four and National Championship will be on cable this season, airing on TBS, TNT and truTV. For the second-straight year, the national title game is scheduled for an 8:50 PM ET tip — a half-hour earlier than had been the norm.
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