Broadcast Info
CBS Sports and Turner Sports will continue to show all 67 games of the tournament across TBS, CBS, TNT, truTV and their digital platforms, including March Madness Live. Here is the schedule, as it stands now. These dates are tentative because of changing conditions brought about by COVID-19.
| ROUND | DATES | Times | Networks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selection Sunday | Sunday, March 14 | 6 p.m. | CBS |
| First Four | |||
| Locations and Hosts: Mackey Arena (Purdue), Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (Indiana) | |||
| Game #1 | Thursday, March 18 | 5 p.m. | TruTV |
| Game #2 | Thursday, March 18 | 6:20 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #3 | Thursday, March 18 | 8:30 p.m. | TruTV |
| Game #4 | Thursday, March 18 | 9:50 p.m. | TBS |
| First Round | |||
| Locations and Hosts: Mackey Arena (Purdue), Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (Indiana), Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Ball State), Hinkle Fieldhouse (Butler), Indiana Farmers Coliseum (IUPUI), Lucas Oil Stadium (Horizon League) |
|||
| Game #5 | Friday, March 19 | 12 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #6 | Friday, March 19 | 12:30 p.m. | TruTV |
| Game #7 | Friday, March 19 | 1 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #8 | Friday, March 19 | 1:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Game #9 | Friday, March 19 | 2:45 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #10 | Friday, March 19 | 3:20 p.m. | TruTV |
| Game #11 | Friday, March 19 | 3:50 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #12 | Friday, March 19 | 4:20 p.m. | TNT |
| Game #13 | Friday, March 19 | 6:15 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #14 | Friday, March 19 | 7:00 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #15 | Friday, March 19 | 7:00 p.m. | TruTV |
| Game #16 | Friday, March 19 | 7:15 p.m. | TNT |
| Game #17 | Friday, March 19 | 9:10 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #18 | Friday, March 19 | 9:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #19 | Friday, March 19 | 9:45 p.m. | TruTV |
| Game #20 | Friday, March 19 | 9:50 p.m. | TNT |
| Game #21 | Saturday, March 20 | 12 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #22 | Saturday, March 20 | 12:30 p.m. | TruTV |
| Game #23 | Saturday, March 20 | 1 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #24 | Saturday, March 20 | 1:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Game #25 | Saturday, March 20 | 2:45 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #26 | Saturday, March 20 | 3:20 p.m. | TruTV |
| Game #27 | Saturday, March 20 | 3:50 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #28 | Saturday, March 20 | 4:20 p.m. | TNT |
| Game #29 | Saturday, March 20 | 6:15 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #30 | Saturday, March 20 | 7 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #31 | Saturday, March 20 | 7 p.m. | TruTV |
| Game #32 | Saturday, March 20 | 7:15 p.m. | TNT |
| Game #33 | Saturday, March 20 | 9:10 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #34 | Saturday, March 20 | 9:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #35 | Saturday, March 20 | 9:45 p.m. | TruTV |
| Game #36 | Saturday, March 20 | 9:50 p.m. | TNT |
| Second Round | |||
| Locations and Hosts: Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Ball State), Hinkle Fieldhouse (Butler), Indiana Farmers Coliseum (IUPUI), Lucas Oil Stadium (Horizon League) |
|||
| Game #37 | Sunday, March 21 | 12 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #38 | Sunday, March 21 | 2:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #39 | Sunday, March 21 | 5 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #40 | Sunday, March 21 | 6 p.m. | TNT |
| Game #41 | Sunday, March 21 | 7 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #42 | Sunday, March 21 | 7:30 p.m. | TruTV |
| Game #43 | Sunday, March 21 | 8:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Game #44 | Sunday, March 21 | 9:30 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #45 | Monday, March 22 | 12 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #46 | Monday, March 22 | 2:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #47 | Monday, March 22 | 5 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #48 | Monday, March 22 | 6 p.m. | TNT |
| Game #49 | Monday, March 22 | 7 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #50 | Monday, March 22 | 7:30 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #51 | Monday, March 22 | 8:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Game #52 | Monday, March 22 | 9:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Sweet Sixteen | Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28 | ||
| Locations and Hosts: Bankers Life Fieldhouse (Ball State), Hinkle Fieldhouse (Butler) | |||
| Game #53 | Saturday, March 27 | 2:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #54 | Saturday, March 27 | 5 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #55 | Saturday, March 27 | 7:15 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #56 | Saturday, March 27 | 9:45 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #57 | Sunday, March 28 | 2 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #58 | Sunday, March 28 | 4:45 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #59 | Sunday, March 28 | 7 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #60 | Sunday, March 28 | 9:30 p.m. | TBS |
| Elite Eight | Monday, March 29 and Tuesday, March 30 | ||
| Location and Host: Lucas Oil Stadium (Horizon League) | |||
| Game #61 | Monday, March 29 | 7 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #62 | Monday, March 29 | 9:45 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #63 | Tuesday, March 30 | 7 p.m. | TBS |
| Game #64 | Tuesday, March 30 | 9:45 p.m. | TBS |
| Final Four | Saturday, April 3 and Monday, April 5 | ||
| Location and Host: Lucas Oil Stadium (Horizon League) | |||
| Game #65 | Saturday, April 3 | 5 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #66 | Saturday, April 3 | 8:30 p.m. | CBS |
| Game #67 | Monday, April 5 | 9 p.m. | CBS |
- Illinois at Ohio State and 14 more college hoops picks this week
- 2021 Big East tournament: Bracket, schedule, scores, seeds
- Semifinalists announced for the men's basketball Naismith Trophy
- 2021 NCAA bracketology: March Madness predictions by Andy Katz
- 2021 NCAA bracket: Printable March Madness bracket .PDF
- 2021 March Madness: Complete schedule, dates
- 2021 NCAA conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, scores, auto bids
- 10 schools with the best combined men's and women's basketball programs this season, ranked
- 2021 NIT to feature 16 teams, all rounds in Dallas-Fort Worth
- Tracking 9 leading contenders for the men's college basketball National Player of the Year
DI Men's Basketball News
Presented By
What winning March Madness brackets have in common
Presented By
