Here are the tip times and commentator assignments for Saturday’s Second Round games and Friday First Round games. Tip times for the Second Round games on Sunday, March 19, will be announced on Friday after the conclusion of the day’s games.
This year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 1, along with the National Championship on Monday, April 3, will air on CBS.
| Second Round Games – Saturday, March 18 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 12:10 p.m. | CBS | Orlando, FL | (13) Furman vs.(5) San Diego St. | Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi |
| 2:40 p.m.* | CBS | Orlando, FL | (5) Duke vs. (4) Tennessee | Harlan / Bonner / Van Gundy // Shehadi |
| 5:15 p.m.* | CBS | Des Moines, IA | (8) Arkansas vs. (1) Kansas | Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce |
| 6:10 p.m. | TNT | Sacramento, CA | (15) Princeton vs.(7) Missouri | Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson |
| 7:10 p.m. | TBS | Birmingham, AL | (9) Auburn vs. (1) Houston | Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson |
| 7:45 p.m.* | CBS | Des Moines, IA | (10) Penn St. / (7)Texas A&M vs. (2) Texas | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
| 8:40 p.m.* | TNT | Sacramento, CA | (7) Northwestern vs. (15) UNC Asheville / (2) UCLA | Nessler / Haywood // Jacobson |
| 9:40 p.m.* | TBS | Birmingham, AL | (8) Maryland vs. (1) Alabama | Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson |
*Approximate tip times
Below are the previously announced tip times and commentator assignments for Friday’s First Round.
| First Round Games – Friday Afternoon, March 17 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Columbus, OH | (10) USC vs. (7) Michigan St. | Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Greensboro, NC | (14) Kennesaw St. vs. (3) Xavier | Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Evan Washburn |
| 1:30 p.m. | TNT | Denver, CO | (14) UC Santa Barbara vs. (3) Baylor | Lisa Byington / Steve Smith / Avery Johnson // Andy Katz |
| 2:00 p.m. | TBS | Albany, NY | (12) VCU vs. (5) Saint Mary’s | Spero Dedes / Deb Antonelli // AJ Ross |
| 2:45 p.m.* | CBS | Columbus, OH | (15) Vermont vs. (2) Marquette | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
| 3:10 p.m.* | truTV | Greensboro, NC | (11) Pitt vs. (6) Iowa St. | Eagle / Spanarkel // Washburn |
| 4:00 p.m.* | TNT | Denver, CO | (11) NC State vs. (6) Creighton | Byington / Smith / Johnson // Katz |
| 4:30 p.m.* | TBS | Albany, NY | (13) Iona vs. (4) UConn | Dedes / Antonelli // Ross |
| First Round Games – Friday Evening, March 17 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 6:50 p.m. | TNT | Columbus, OH | (16) Fairleigh Dickinson vs. (1) Purdue | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Greensboro, NC | (11) Providence vs. (6) Kentucky | Eagle / Spanarkel // Washburn |
| 7:25 p.m. | TBS | Albany, NY | (12) Drake vs. (5) Miami | Dedes / Antonelli // Ross |
| 7:35 p.m. | truTV | Denver, CO | (14) Grand Canyon vs. (3) Gonzaga | Byington / Smith / Johnson // Katz |
| 9:20 p.m.* | TNT | Columbus, OH | (9) Florida Atlantic vs. (8) Memphis | Catalon / Lappas // Erdahl |
| 9:40 p.m.* | CBS | Greensboro, NC | (14) Montana St. vs. (3) Kansas St. | Eagle / Spanarkel // Washburn |
| 9:55 p.m.* | TBS | Albany, NY | (13) Kent St. vs. (4) Indiana | Dedes / Antonelli // Ross |
| 10:05 p.m.* | truTV | Denver, CO | (11) Arizona St. vs. (6) TCU | Byington / Smith / Johnson // Katz |
*Approximate tip times
