2022 NCAA tournament TV info: Start times, networks and announcers
Here is the TV information, including the announcer pairings, for the next three days of the NCAA tournament. (The games also are available via streaming.)
Want to brush up on the NCAA tournament by region? Here are the bracket breakdowns: East, South, Midwest and West.
Friday 1st-round games
Time | Network | Game | Play-by-play / analyst(s) |
12:15 pm | CBS | Loyola vs Ohio State | Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner, Reggie Miller |
12:40 pm | truTV | Jacksonville State vs Auburn | Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery, Grant Hill |
1:45 pm | TNT | Montana State vs Texas Tech | Lisa Byington / Steve Smith, Avery Johnson |
2 pm | TBS | Yale vs Purdue | Spero Dedes / Deb Antonelli |
2:45 pm | CBS | Delaware vs Villanova | Harlan / Bonner, Miller |
3:10 pm | truTV | Miami vs USC | Nantz / Raftery, Hill |
4:15 pm | TNT | Rutgers/Notre Dame vs Alabama | Byington / Smith, Johnson |
4:30 pm | TBS | Virginia Tech vs Texas | Dedes / Antonelli |
6:50 pm | TNT | Chattanooga vs Illinois | Harlan / Bonner, Miller |
7:10 pm | CBS | Cal State Fullerton vs Duke | Nantz / Raftery, Hill |
7:20 pm | TBS | Iowa State vs LSU | Dedes / Antonelli |
7:27 pm | truTV | Wright State/Bryant vs Arizona | Byington / Smith, Johnson |
9:20 pm | TNT | UAB vs Houston | Harlan / Bonner, Miller |
9:40 pm | CBS | Davidson vs Michigan State | Nantz / Raftery, Hill |
9:50 pm | TBS | Colgate vs Wisconsin | Dedes / Antonelli |
9:57 pm | truTV | TCU vs Seton Hall | Byington / Smith, Johnson |
Saturday 2nd-round games
Time | Network | Game | Play-by-play / analyst |
12:10 pm | CBS | North Carolina vs. Baylor | Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson |
2:40 pm | CBS | Creighton vs. Kansas | Anderson / Jackson |
5:15 pm | CBS | Michigan vs. Tennessee | Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel |
6:10 pm | TNT | Richmond vs. Providence | Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood |
7:10 pm | TBS | Saint Mary’s vs. UCLA | Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas |
7:45 pm | CBS | Saint Peter’s vs. Murray State | Eagle / Spanarkel |
8:40 pm | TNT | New Mexico State vs. Arkansas | Nessler / Haywood |
9:40 pm | TBS | Memphis vs. Gonzaga | Catalon / Lappas |
NOTE: The schedule is TBA for 2nd-round games Sunday, though the first game starts at noon.
The Sweet 16 games are March 24 and 25. They will be on CBS and TBS, and the first games each night will start at 7 p.m.
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The Elite Eight games are March 26 and 27. Games on the 26th are on TBS and the first one starts at 6 p.m. Games on the 27th are on CBS and the first one starts at 2 p.m.
The Final Four is in New Orleans. The national semifinals on April 2 will be on TBS, with the first one scheduled to start at 6 p.m. TBS also will show the final on April 4, with a start time of 9 p.m.
And in case you’re interested in attending games in person next year and not watching on TV, the 2023 NCAA tournament sites are listed here.