March Madness: How to watch the NCAA tournament 2025 and what you can look out for

March Madness is here and Auburn is the overall name of the men's NCAA tournament.

The beloved annual tradition, which is the NCAA tournament, opens this week. Tens of thousands will fill out brackets in the hope of winning the office survey or at least a little respect.

Who will win everything? Auburn, Duke, Florida and Houston are the top seeds. But everything can happen as soon as the tournament starts on Tuesday and the first round on Thursday.

Games to see

No. 5 Seed and Big Ten Champion Michigan, according to BetmGM Sportsbook, only opened a 2.5-point favorite compared to UC San Diego No. 12.

The seed No. 8 Louisville had one of the hottest routes in the country late in the ACC season, but pulled Big East Stalwart Creighton.

No. 8 Seed Uconn will open its offer for a third national championship in a row as a 4.5-point favorite compared to 9 Seed Oklahoma.

How can I watch?

Every game of the men's tournament is broadcast – here is a schedule that is updated with matchups – either on CBS, TBS, TNT or Trutv and their digital platforms, including paramount+. CBS will take over the Final Four and National Title Game this year.

The NCAA will also stream games about its March Madness Live option.

Who are the favorites?

The top favorites at the one -tournament are Florida, Duke, Auburn and Houston, according to BetmGM Sportsbook (in order).

Who plays?

There are 31 automatic offers that have been filled with liget tournaments and were combined with 37 AT large picks from the NCAA selection committee. All surprises were unveiled in the bracket matchups on Sunday.

When are the games?

The first four are on Tuesday and Wednesday in Dayton, Ohio, and the games in the first and second round are Thursday and Friday and extend from Providence, Rhode Island to Seattle.

On the Sweet 16 weekend, games will take place from March 27th to 30th in Newark, New Jersey (East Regional), Atlanta (South), Indianapolis (Middle West) and San Francisco (West).

The Final Four are on Saturday, April 5, in San Antonio and the championship game on the night of Monday, April 7th.

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