The 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, the 68-team competition that will determine the best college basketball team in the country, begins on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (3/18/24) with the First Four round at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
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 get their March fix.
HOW TO WATCH: Fans can watch most March Madness games via a free trial to fuboTV or DirecTV Stream . Fans can also watch via SlingTV’s Blue Package, which is offering 50% off for the first month.
TICKETS: Fans who want to attend the game can buy tickets at StubHub, SeatGeek or Vivid Seats. Book your flights at Expedia, CheapTickets or Priceline, and find a hotel with Hotels.com or Choice Hotels.
GEAR: If you want to gear up before the Madness begins, fans can view the entire NCAA college basketball collection on Fanatics here.
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Here are the top three March Madness 2025 streaming options
1. DirecTV Stream (FREE TRIAL)
DirecTV Stream is the premier option for college hoops this month since it carries every channel. Fans can try it for free using this link.
2. SlingTV
Price wise, SlingTV offers the best value for college basketball fanatics. SlingTV’s Blue Package ($22.50 per month) carries TBS, TNT and truTV, so fans can watch most of the tournament at a great price. It does not carry CBS, so fans may want to get a free trial to fuboTV or DirecTV Stream to watch the Final Four/National Championship games.
fuboTV is limited in its college basketball offerings (it does not carry TBS, TNT or truTV), but it does have CBS – which means that fans can pair its free trial with SlingTV’s cheap price to get the complete streaming package. fuboTV is $74.99 per month without the trial.
Here is the complete March Madness 2025 TV schedule.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
First four
(16) St. Francis (PA) vs. (16) Alabama State at 6:40 p.m. on TruTV
Live stream: DirecTV Stream and SlingTV
(11) North Carolina vs. (10) San Diego State at 9:10 p.m. on TruTV
Live stream: DirecTV Stream and SlingTV
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
16) Mount St. Mary’s vs. (16) American at 6:40 p.m. on TruTV
Live stream: DirecTV Stream and SlingTV
(11) Xavier vs. (11) Texas at 9:10 p.m. on TruTV
Live stream: DirecTV Stream and SlingTV
Thursday, March 20
(9) Creighton vs. (8) Louisville 12:15 p.m. on CBS
Live stream: DirecTV Stream
(13) High Point vs. (4) Purdue 12:40 p.m. on TruTV
Live stream: DirecTV Stream and SlingTV
(14) Montana vs. (3) Wisconsin at 1:30 p.m. on TNT
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(16) SIU Edwardsville vs. (1) Houston at 2 p.m. on TBS
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(16) Saint Francis/Alabama St. vs. (1) Auburn at 2:50 p.m. on CBS
Live stream: DirecTV Stream
(12) McNeese vs. (5) Clemson at 3:15 p.m. on truTV
Live stream: DirecTV Stream and SlingTV
(11) VCU vs. (6) BYU at 4:05 p.m. on TNT
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(9) Georgia vs. (8) Nevada at 4:35 p.m. on TBS
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15) Wofford vs. (2) Tennessee at 6:50 p.m. on TNT
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(10) Arkansas vs. (7) Kansas at 7:10 p.m. on CBS
Live stream: DirecTV Stream
(13) Yale vs. (4) Texas A&M at 7:25 p.m. on TBS
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(11) Drake vs. (6) Missouri at 7:35 p.m. on TruTV
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(10) Utah State vs. (7) UCLA at 9:25 p.m. on TNT
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15) Omaha vs. (2) St. John’s at 9:45 p.m. on CBS
Live stream: DirecTV Stream
(12) UC San Diego vs. (5) Michigan at 10 p.m. on TBS
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(14) UNCW vs. (3) Texas Tech at 10:10 p.m. on truTV
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Friday, March 21
(9) Baylor vs. (8) Mississippi State at 12:15 p.m. on CBS
Live stream: DirecTV Stream
(15) Robert Morris vs. (2) Alabama at 12:40 p.m. on TruTV
Live stream: DirecTV Stream and SlingTV
(14) Lipscomb vs. (3) Iowa State at 1:30 p.m. on TNT
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(12) Colorado State vs. (5) Memphis 2 p.m. on TBS
Live stream: DirecTV Stream and SlingTV
(16) Mount St. Mary’s/American vs. (1) Duke at 2:50 p.m. on CBS
Live stream: DirecTV Stream
10) Vanderbilt vs. (7) Saint Mary’s at 3:15 p.m. on truTV
Live stream: DirecTV Stream and SlingTV
(11) North Carolina/SDSU vs. (6) Ole Miss at 4:05 p.m. on TNT
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(13) Grand Canyon vs. (4) Maryland at 4:35 p.m. on TNT
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(16) Norfolk State vs. (1) Florida at 6:50 p.m. on TNT
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(14) Troy vs. (3) Kentucky at 7:10 p.m. on CBS
Live stream: DirecTV Stream and SlingTV
(10) New Mexico vs. (7) Marquette at 7:25 p.m. on TBS
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(13) Akron vs. (4) Arizona at 7:35 p.m. TruTV
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(9) Oklahoma vs. (8) UConn at 9:25 p.m. on TNT
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(11) Xavier/Texas vs. (6) Illinois at 9:45 p.m. on CBS
Live stream: DirecTV Stream
(15) Bryant vs. (2) Michigan State at 10 p.m. on TBS
Live stream: DirecTV Stream and SlingTV
(12) Liberty vs. (5) Oregon at 10:10 p.m. TruTV
Live stream: DirecTV Stream and SlingTV
Second round (round of 32): Saturday, March 22
Second round (round of 32): Sunday, March 23
Sweet 16 (regional semifinals): Thursday, March 27
Sweet 16 (regional semifinals): Friday, March 28
Elite Eight (regional finals): Saturday, March 29
Elite Eight (regional finals): Sunday, March 30
Final Four (semifinals): Sunday, April 5
National Championship (TBD vs. TBD): Monday, April 7
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