The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, branded as NCAA March Madness and commonly called March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 college basketball teams from the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), to determine the national champion. The tournament was created in 1939 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, and was the idea of Ohio State coach Harold Olsen. Played mostly during March, it has become one of the most popular annual sporting events in the United States.

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It has become extremely common in popular culture to predict the outcomes of each game, even among non-sports fans; it is estimated that tens of millions of Americans participate in a bracket pool contest every year. Mainstream media outlets such as ESPN, CBS Sports and Fox Sports host tournaments online where contestants can enter for free. Employers have also noticed a change in the behavior of employees during this time: they have seen an increase in the number of sick days used, extended lunch breaks and even the rescheduling of conference calls to allow for more tournament watching. Many handicappers and pundits also offer advice for winning their own bracket.

THE 2023 MARCH MADNESS SCHEDULE

The 2023 men’s NCAA tournament for March Madness starts with First Four games in Dayton, Ohio and continues through to the 2023 Final Four in Houston.

The complete men’s 2023 March Madness tournament schedule dates and locations are:

Stream: Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 12 (6 p.m. ET on CBS)
First Four: March 14-15 on truTV (Games begin at 6:40 p.m.)
First round: March 16-17 on CBS, truTV, TBS and TNT (Games begin at 12:15 p.m.)
Second round: March 18-19 on CBS, truTV, TBS and TNT (Games begin at 12:10 p.m.)
Sweet 16: March 23-24 on CBS and TBS (Games begin at 6:30 p.m.)
Elite Eight: March 25-26 on CBS and TBS (First Saturday game begins at 6:09 p.m. First Sunday game starts at 2:20 p.m.)
Final Four: April 1 on CBS (First game at 6:09 p.m.)
NCAA championship game: April 3 on CBS (Game starts at 9:20 p.m.)
You can get a printable 2023 NCAA bracket here.

Here is the game-by-game schedule for the 2023 men’s tournament, including TV networks. Click or tap on each game to be taken to the live streams.

2023 March Madness live streams, TV times, schedule (All times Eastern)

Tuesday, March 14 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio. All times Eastern)

No. 16 SE Missouri State vs. No. 16. Texas A&M CC | 6:30 p.m. | truTV
No. 11 Pitt vs. No. 11 Mississippi St. | 9 p.m. | truTV

Wednesday, March 15 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio. All times Eastern)

No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. No. 16 Texas Southern| 6:30 p.m. | truTV
No. 11 Nevada vs. No. 11 Arizona State | 9 p.m. | truTV

Thursday, March 16 (Round of 64. All times Eastern)

No. 9 West Virginia vs. No. 8 Maryland | noon| CBS
No. 13 Furman vs. No. 4 Virginia |12:30 p.m.| truTV
No. 10 Utah St. vs. No. 7 Missouri |1:20 p.m. | TNT
No. 16 Howard vs. No. 1 Kansas |1:50 p.m. | TBS
No. 16 SE Missouri St./Texas A&M CC vs. No. 1 Alabama |2:30 p.m. | CBS
No. 12 College of Charleston vs. No. 5 San Diego St.|3 p.m. | truTV
No. 15 Princeton vs. No. 2 Arizona |3:50 p.m. | TNT
No. 9 Illinois vs. No. 8 Arkansas |4:20 p.m. | TBS
No. 9 Auburn vs. No. 8 Iowa |6:45 p.m. | TNT
No. 12 Oral Roberts vs. No. 5 Duke |7 p.m. | CBS
No. 15 Colgate vs. No. 2 Texas |7:15 p.m. | TBS
No. 10 Boise St. vs. No. 7 Northwestern |7:25 p.m. | truTV
No. 16 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 1 Houston |9:15 p.m. | TNT
No. 13 Louisiana vs. No. 4 Tennessee |9:30 p.m. | CBS
No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 7 Texas A&M |9:45 p.m. | TBS
No. 15 UNC Asheville vs. No. 2 UCLA |9:55 p.m. | truTV

Friday, March 17 (Round of 64. All times Eastern)

No. 10 USC vs. No. 7 Michigan State |noon |CBS
No. 14 Kennesaw St. vs. No. 3 Xavier | 12:30 p.m. | truTV
No. 14 UC Santa Barbra vs. No. 3 Baylor | 1:20 p.m. | TNT
No. 12 VCU vs. No. 5 Saint Mary’s | 1:50 p.m. | TBS
No. 15 Vermont vs. No. 2 Marquette| 2:30 p.m. | CBS
No. 11 Mississippi State/Pitt vs. No. 6 Iowa State | 3 p.m. | truTV
No. 11 N.C. State vs. No. 6 Creighton| 3:50 p.m. | TNT
No. 13 Iona vs. No. 4 UConn | 4:20 p.m. | TBS
No. 16 Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson vs. No. 1 Purdue| 6:45 p.m. | TNT
No. 11 Providence vs. No. 6 Kentucky | 7 p.m. | CBS
No. 12 Drake vs. No. 5 Miami | 7:15 p.m | TBS
No. 14 Grand Canyon vs. No. 3 Gonzaga| 7:25 p.m. | truTV
No. 9 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 8 Memphis | 9:15 p.m.| TNT
No. 14 Montana St. vs. No. 3 Kansas St. | 9:30 p.m. | CBS
No. 13 Kent State vs. No. 4 Indiana | 9:45 p.m. | TBS
No. 11 Arizona St/Nevada vs. No. 6 TCU | 9:55 p.m. | truTV

Saturday, March 18 (Round of 32. All times Eastern)

TBD vs. TBD live stream | noon | CBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream| 2:30 p.m. | CBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream| 5 p.m. | CBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream |6 p.m. | TNT
TBD vs. TBD live stream |7 p.m. | TBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream |7:30 p.m. | CBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream |8:30 p.m. | TNT
TBD vs. TBD live stream |9:30 p.m. | TBS

Sunday, March 19 (Round of 32. All times Eastern)

TBD vs. TBD live stream | noon | CBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream | 2:30 p.m. | CBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream | 5 p.m. | CBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream | 6 p.m. | TNT
TBD vs. TBD live stream | 7 p.m. | TBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream | 7:30 p.m. | truTV
TBD vs. TBD live stream | 8:30 p.m. | TNT
TBD vs. TBD live stream | 9:30 p.m. | TBS

Thursday, March 23 (Sweet 16. All times Eastern)

TBD vs. TBD live stream | 6:15 p.m. | TBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream |7 p.m. | CBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream |8:45 p.m. | TBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream |9:30 p.m. | CBS

Friday, March 24 (Sweet 16. All times Eastern)

TBD vs. TBD live stream |6:15 p.m. | TBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream |7 p.m. | CBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream |8:45 p.m. | TBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream |9:30 p.m. | CBS

Saturday, March 25 (Elite 8. All times Eastern)

TBD vs. TBD live stream |6 p.m. | TBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream |8:30 p.m. | TBS

Sunday, March 26 (Elite 8. All times Eastern)

TBD vs. TBD live stream |2 p.m. | CBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream |4:55 p.m. | CBS

Saturday, April 1 (Final Four. All times Eastern)

TBD vs. TBD live stream|6 p.m.| CBS
TBD vs. TBD live stream |8:30 p.m. | CBS

Monday, April 3 (National championship game).

TBD vs. TBD live stream |9 p.m. ET | CBS

WATCH THE FINAL SECONDS FROM EVERY MARCH MADNESS MEN’S TITLE GAME

March Madness: Future sites, dates
Here are the future sites for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball Final Four:

FINAL FOUR DATES	CITY, REGION	FACILITY	HOST
April 1 and 3, 2023	Houston	NRG Stadium	Rice University, University of Houston,
			Houston Baptist University, Texas Southern University
April 6 and 8, 2024	Phoenix	State Farm Stadium	Arizona State University
April 5 and 7, 2025	San Antonio	Alamodome	University of Texas at San Antonio, University of the Incarnate Word
April 4 and 6, 2026	Indianapolis	Lucas Oil Stadium	Horizon League, IUPUI
April 3 and 5, 2027	Detroit	Ford Field	Michigan State University
April 1 and 3, 2028	Las Vegas	Allegiant Stadium	UNLV
March 31 and April 2, 2029	Indianapolis	Lucas Oil Stadium	Horizon League, IUPUI
April 6 and 8, 2030	North Texas	AT&T Stadium	Big 12 Conference