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March Madness 2025: Timetable for NCAA tournament, where games and more can stream

Are you ready for March Madness 2025? (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sport)

It is almost March and you know what that means: the NCAA tournament 2025 – also known as March Madness – is almost there. The selection on Sunday begins on March 16 on March 16 on CBS and ESPN. The first four games on March 18. This year's tournament is broadcast via CBS, TBS, TNT, TRUTV, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWs. Auburn has clearly established itself as a favorite for the men's NCAA tournament. There is also the possibility that the SEC could sweep all four top seeds this year. Here is what you should know before March Madness 2025.

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Data: March 18 – April 7th

TV channel (s): CBS, TBS, TNT, TRUTV, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS

Streaming: Paramount+, Max, DirectV, Fubo

Both the NCAA tournaments for men and the men's NCAA tournaments begin on Sunday, March 16, with the unveiling of the official March Madness Brackets. Then the games start on Tuesday, March 18 with the first four games.

The entire March Madness campaign begins on Sunday with the selection committee with the selection committee the full NCAA tournament class for the NCAA teams for men and women. The selection on Sunday 2025 will fall on March 16 of this year.

The selection on Sunday is unveiled the men's class at 6 p.m. ET on CBS. The women's holder is unveiled at ESPN at 8 p.m.

Games in the men's NCAA tournament are broadcast via CBS, TBS, TNT and Trutv. The NCAA tournament of women is broadcast in the ESPN suite -ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWS.

You don't have a cable? Don't worry. You can stream the men's games with a subscription to Paramount+ and Max or a live TV streaming service such as DirectV, Fubo or Sling. The women's games are also accessible via a live TV streaming service that contains the ESPN suite.

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Max, also known as “The One To Watch”, has selected live sports via the Bleacher Report Sports Add-On, which is free of charge for ad-free max subscribers. (If you are currently subscribing to Max's display plan, you should be able to access the B/R-Add-on content by March 30th.)

On the March Madness games on TBS, TNT and Trutv, Max Buzzy shows including The white lotus, the last of us, Haus des Drachen, Dune: Prophecy and more.

AD-assisted Max starts at 10 USD/month. The standard plan (which includes free B/R Sports) costs $ 17/month.

$ 16.99/month at Max

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Paramount+ has two levels: a $ 8/month $-supported level and a premium level of $ 13 per month, which is ad-free and contains live access to your local CBS channel (and access to show time).

At the moment Paramount+ still offers a free trial version – this is how new subscribers can register to see the selection on Sunday and the first four, and look at the rest of the Paramount+ library free of charge for seven days.

Try it for free at Paramount+

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While Sling does not offer a free test version these days, since March Madness takes longer than her standard version, it is a solid option anyway to catch most of the games in the tournament. The focus is the most, because a big blind spot for the loop is that it does not wear CBS.

For $ 33 for your first month Sling Orange + the Sports Extra add-on you can catch all games on TBS, TNT, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWs.

$ 33 for your first month at Sling

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The tournament begins with the selection on Sunday, but we will only see measures on the square on March 18.

Selection Sunday: 6 p.m. ET Sunday, March 16 on CBS

First four: 18 to 19 March

First round: 20th to March 21st

Second round: 22nd to March 23rd

Sweet 16: 27. To March 28th

Elite eight: 29 to 30 March

Final Four: April 5th in the alamodome in San Antonio, Texas

NCAA championship game: April 7th in the alamodome in San Antonio, Texas

Selection Sunday: 8 p.m. ET Sunday, March 16 on ESPN

First four: 19th to March 20th

First round: March 21 to March 22nd

Second round: 23rd to March 24th

Sweet 16: 28. To 29 March

Elite eight: March 30th to March 31st

Final Four: Friday, April 4th in the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida

NCAA championship game: Sunday, April 6th in the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida

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