March Madness schedule 2026: Day-by-day TV coverage, streams to watch NCAA Tournament games

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Led by Sporting News College Basketball Player of the Year Cameron Boozer, Duke (East Region) will enter the bracket as the No. 1 overall seed. Arizona (West Region), Florida (South Region) and Michigan (Midwest Region) earned the other No. 1 seeds in this year’s tournament.

Of course, there are also plenty of underdogs hoping to make Cinderella runs. Which teams will navigate their way through a challenging bracket and reach the Final Four?

Here is everything you need to know about the 2026 NCAA Tournament, including TV and streaming options for each round of March Madness.

How to watch 2026 March Madness games: TV channels, live streams

TV channels: CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV

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Round

TV channel

Live stream

First Four

truTV

DIRECTV

First Round

CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV

DIRECTV, Fubo, Paramount+

Second Round

CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV

DIRECTV, Fubo, Paramount+

Sweet 16

CBS, TBS, truTV

DIRECTV, Fubo, Paramount+

Elite Eight

CBS, TBS, truTV

DIRECTV, Fubo, Paramount+

Final Four

TBS, truTV

DIRECTV

Championship

TBS, truTV

DIRECTV

NCAA Tournament schedule, scores 2026

See scores from earlier rounds below

Elite Eight

Saturday, March 28

Game

Time (ET)

TV/Live stream

No. 3 Illinois vs. No. 9 Iowa

6:09 p.m.

TBS, truTV, DIRECTV

No. 1…

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