March Madness: 2018 NCAA Tournament TV Schedule
Let the madness begin!
The 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament starts March 13-14 in Dayton, Ohio, with the First Four games on truTV. Then the tournament begins in earnest with first-round action from around the country Thursday and Friday on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV.
All 67 tournament games will again be nationally televised across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, and stream online and on mobile devices via NCAA March Madness Live.
2018 NCAA Tournament Schedule at a Glance
First Four March 13-14 (truTV)
First Round March 15-16 (CBS, TBS, TNT & truTV)
Second Round March 17-18 (CBS, TBS, TNT & truTV)
Regionals March 22-25 (CBS & TBS)
Final Four March 31 (TBS)
Championship Game April 2 (TBS)
2018 NCAA Tournament Schedule on CBS and Turner Sports
All Times Eastern
FIRST FOUR
Tuesday, March 13
6:40pm (16) LIU Brooklyn vs. (16) Radford, truTV
Approx. 9:10pm (11) St. Bonaventure vs. (11) UCLA, truTV
Wednesday, March 14
6:40pm (16) N.C. Central vs. (16) Texas Southern, truTV
Approx. 9:10pm (11) Arizona St. vs. (11) Syracuse, truTV
FIRST ROUND
Thursday, March 15
12:15pm (10) Oklahoma vs. (7) Rhode Island, CBS
12:40pm (14) Wright St. vs. (3) Tennessee, truTV
1:30pm (13) UNCG vs. (4) Gonzaga, TNT
2pm (16) Penn vs. (1) Kansas, TBS
Approx. 2:45pm (15) Iona vs. (2) Duke, CBS
Approx. 3:10pm (11) Loyola (IL) vs. (6) Miami, truTV
Approx. 4pm (12) South Dakota St. vs. (5) Ohio St., TNT
Approx. 4:30pm (9) N.C. State vs. (8) Seton Hall, TBS
6:50pm (16) LIU Brooklyn/Radford vs. (1) Villanova, TNT
7:10pm (12) Davidson vs. (5) Kentucky, CBS
7:20pm (11) San Diego St. vs. (6) Houston, TBS
7:27pm (14) Stephen F. Austin vs. (3) Texas Tech, truTV
Approx. 9:20pm (9) Alabama vs. (8) Virginia Tech, TNT
Approx. 9:40pm (13) Buffalo vs. (4) Arizona, CBS
Approx. 9:50pm (14) Montana vs. (3) Michigan, TBS
Approx. 9:57pm (11) St. Bonaventure/UCLA vs. (6) Florida, truTV
Friday, March 16
12:15pm (10) Providence vs. (7) Texas A&M, CBS
12:40pm (15) Cal St. Fullerton vs. (2) Purdue, truTV
1:30pm (13) Marshall vs. (4) Wichita St., TNT
2pm (15) Georgia St. vs. (2) Cincinnati, TBS
Approx. 2:45pm (15) Lipscomb vs. (2) North Carolina, CBS
Approx. 3:10pm (11) (10) Butler vs. (7) Arkansas, truTV
Approx. 4pm (12) Murray St. vs. (5) West Virginia, TNT
Approx. 4:30pm (10) Texas vs. (7) Nevada, TBS
6:50pm (9) Kansas St. vs. (8) Creighton, TNT
7:10pm (14) Bucknell vs. (3) Michigan St., CBS
7:20pm (16) N.C. Central/Texas Southern vs. (1) Xavier, TBS
7:27pm (13) Charleston vs. (4) Auburn, truTV
Approx. 9:20pm (16) UMBC vs. (1) Virginia, TNT
Approx. 9:40pm (11) Arizona St./Syracuse vs. (6) TCU, CBS
Approx. 9:50pm (9) Florida St. vs. (8) Missouri, TBS
Approx. 9:57pm (12) New Mexico St. vs. (5) Clemson, truTV
SECOND ROUND
Saturday’s second-round games are announced at the conclusion of Thursday’s first-round games. Sunday’s second-round games are announced at the conclusion of Friday’s first-round games.
