The second round of the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament starts on Saturday, March 22, 2025 (3/22/25).

The 2025 NCAA tournament will be broadcast on CBS, TBS, TNT, or truTV, so cord-cutting fans have plenty of options to choose from to watch every game.

How to watch without cable:

Fans can watch the tournament via free trials to DirecTV Stream and fuboTV, or via a subscription to Sling TV, which offers 50% off the first month.

Saturday, March 22 (Second Round/Round of 32), via CBS:

(4) Purdue vs. (12) McNeese, 12:10 p.m. on CBS

Live stream: DirecTV Stream and fuboTV

(2) St. John’s vs. (10) Arkansas, 2:40 p.m. on CBS

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(4) Texas A&M vs. (5) Michigan, 5:15 p.m. on CBS

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(3) Texas Tech vs. (11) Drake, 6:10 p.m. on TNT

Live stream: DirecTV Stream and Sling TV

(1) Auburn vs. (9) Creighton, 7:10 p.m. on TBS

Live stream: DirecTV Stream and Sling TV

(3) Wisconsin vs. (6) BYU, 7:45 p.m. on CBS

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(1) Houston vs. (8) Gonzaga, 8:40 p.m. on TNT

Live stream: DirecTV Stream and Sling TV

(2) Tennessee vs. (7) UCLA, 9:40 p.m. on TBS

Live stream: DirecTV Stream and Sling TV

Sunday, March 23 (Second Round/Round of 32)

(1) Florida vs. (8) UConn, 12:10 p.m. on CBS

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(1) Duke vs. (9) Baylor, 2:40 p.m. on CBS

Live stream: DirecTV Stream and fuboTV

(3) Kentucky vs. (6) Illinois, 5:15 p.m. on CBS

Live stream: DirecTV Stream and fuboTV

(2) Alabama vs. (7) Saint Mary’s, 6:10 p.m. on TNT

Live stream: DirecTV Stream and Sling TV

(4) Maryland vs. (12) Colorado State, 7:10 p.m. on TBS

Live stream: DirecTV Stream and Sling TV

(3) Iowa State vs. (6) Ole Miss, 7:45 p.m. on truTV

Live stream: DirecTV Stream and Sling TV

(2) Michigan State vs. (10) New Mexico, 8:40 p.m. on TNT

Live stream: DirecTV Stream and Sling TV

(4) Arizona vs. (5) Oregon, 9:40 p.m. on TBS

Live stream: DirecTV Stream and Sling TV

• March Madness Round of 32 FREE LIVE STREAMS (3/22/25): Watch every NCAA Tournament game online | Times, TV channels, schedule for Auburn, Houston, Michigan, St. John’s
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• Oklahoma vs. Florida Gulf Coast FREE LIVE STREAM (3/22/25): Watch Women’s March Madness online: Time, TV, Channel for First Round of 2025 NCAA Tournament
• NC State vs. Vermont FREE LIVE STREAM (3/22/25): Watch Women’s March Madness online: Time, TV, Channel for First Round of 2025 NCAA Tournament
• West Virginia vs. Columbia FREE LIVE STREAM (3/22/25): Watch Women’s March Madness online: Time, TV, Channel for First Round of 2025 NCAA Tournament

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