CBS Sports and Turner Sports have announced tip times and matchups for Second Round coverage of the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Sunday, March 21 (Noon-Midnight ET), with all 67 games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – and via NCAA March Madness Live.
Following are the tip times and commentator assignments for Sunday’s Second Round games. Tip times for the Second Round games on Monday, March 22 will be announced on Saturday after the conclusion of the day’s games.
This year’s NCAA Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 3, along with the National Championship on Monday, April 5, will air on CBS.
| Second Round Games – Sunday, March 21 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 12:10 PM | CBS | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (8) Loyola Chicago vs. (1) Illinois | Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery // Tracy Wolfson |
| 2:40 PM | CBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (9) Wisconsin vs. (1) Baylor | Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner // Dana Jacobson |
| 5:15 PM | CBS | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (11) Syracuse vs. (3) West Virginia | Nantz / Raftery // Wolfson |
| 6:10 PM | TNT | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (6) Texas Tech vs. (3) Arkansas | Harlan / Bonner // Jacobson |
| 7:10 PM | TBS | Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South) | (10) Rutgers vs. (2) Houston | Spero Dedes / Brendan Haywood// Lauren Shehadi |
| 7:45 PM | truTV | Indiana Farmers Coliseum | (15) Oral Roberts vs. (7) Florida | Lisa Byington / Steve Smith // TBD |
| 8:45 PM | TNT | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (13) North Texas vs. (5) Villanova | Nantz / Raftery // Wolfson |
| 9:40 PM | TBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (12) Oregon St. vs. (4) Oklahoma St. | Harlan / Bonner // Jacobson |
Below are the previously announced tip times and commentator assignments for Saturday’s First Round.
| First Round Games – Saturday Afternoon, March 20 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 12:15 PM | CBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (12) Georgetown vs. (5) Colorado | Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // AJ Ross |
| 12:45 PM | truTV | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (13) UNC Greensboro vs. (4) Florida St. | Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce |
| 1:15 PM | TBS | Indiana Farmers Coliseum | (14) Eastern Washington vs. (3) Kansas | Brad Nessler / Steve Lavin // Evan Washburn |
| 1:45 PM | TNT | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall | (9) St. Bonaventure vs. (8) LSU | Carter Blackburn / Debbie Antonelli // Dana Jacobson |
| 3:00 PM | CBS | Mackey Arena | (16) Texas Southern vs. (1) Michigan | Ian Eagle / Grant Hill // Jamie Erdahl |
| 3:30 PM | truTV | Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South) | (12) UC Santa Barbara vs. (5) Creighton | Lisa Byington / Steve Smith // Lauren Shehadi |
| 4:00 PM | TBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (15) Iona vs. (2) Alabama | Catalon / Lappas // Ross |
| 4:30 PM | TNT | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (11) Drake vs. (6) USC | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
| First Round Games – Saturday Evening, March 20 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 6:25 PM | TBS | Indiana Farmers Coliseum | (15) Grand Canyon vs. (2) Iowa | Nessler / Lavin // Washburn |
| 7:10 PM | CBS | Mackey Arena | (10) Maryland vs. (7) UConn | Eagle / Hill // Erdahl |
| 7:15 PM | truTV | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall | (13) Ohio vs. (4) Virginia | Blackburn / Antonelli // Jacobson |
| 7:25 PM | TNT | Lucas Oil Stadium Equality (North) | (9) Missouri vs. (8) Oklahoma | Tom McCarthy / Avery Johnson // Shehadi |
| 9:20 PM | TBS | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | (16) Norfolk St. vs. (1) Gonzaga | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
| 9:40 PM | CBS | Hinkle Fieldhouse | (11) UCLA vs. (6) BYU | Catalon / Lappas // Ross |
| 9:50 PM | truTV | Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South) | (14) Abilene Christian vs. (3) Texas | Byington / Smith // Shehadi |
| 9:57 PM | TNT | Indiana Farmers Coliseum | (10) VCU vs. (7) Oregon | Nessler / Lavin // Washburn |
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