Committee chair Bernard Muir fields questions about the selection process
The 2019 NCAA March Madness Selection Show on CBS, produced in partnership between CBS Sports and Turner Sports, earned a 4.0 rating, the highest in five years (4.2 in 2014).
The Selection Show peaked at a 4.3 from 6:30-6:45 p.m. ET.
Top 5 Markets:
- Louisville, 16.4
- Columbus, 11.8
- Indianapolis, 11.3
- Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, 10.3
- Kansas City & Cincinnati, 9.8
Below is a full schedule of all NCAA tournament games:
| Game | Livestream | Time (ET) | TV | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Four, Tuesday, March 19 | ||||
| Prairie View vs. Farleigh Dickinson | March Madness Live | 6:30 pm | truTV | Dayton, OH |
| Temple vs. Belmont | March Madness Live | 9:00 pm | TruTV | Dayton, OH |
| First Four, Wednesday, March 20 | ||||
| NC Central vs. North Dakota State | March Madness Live | 6:30 pm | truTV | Dayton, OH |
| St. John's vs. Arizona State | March Madness Live | 9:00 pm | truTV | Dayton, OH |
| First round, Thursday, March 21 | ||||
| Minnesota vs. Louisville | March Madness Live | 12:00 pm | CBS | Des Moines, IA |
| Yale vs. LSU | March Madness Live | 12:30 pm | truTV | Jacksonville, FL |
| New Mexico St. vs. Auburn | March Madness Live | 1:20 pm | TNT | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Vermont vs. Florida St. | March Madness Live | 1:50 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Bradley vs. Michigan St. | March Madness Live | 2:30 pm | CBS | Des Moines, IA |
| Belmont/Temple vs. Maryland | March Madness Live | 3:00 pm | truTV | Jacksonville, FL |
| Northeastern vs. Kansas | March Madness Live | 3:50 pm | TNT | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Murray St. vs. Marquette | March Madness Live | 4:20 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Florida vs. Nevada | March Madness Live | 6:45 pm | TNT | Des Moines, IA |
| Abilene Christian vs. Kentucky | March Madness Live | 7:00 pm | CBS | Jacksonville, FL |
| Saint Mary's vs. Villanova | March Madness Live | 7:15 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Farleigh Dickinson/ Prairie View vs. Gonzaga | March Madness Live | 7:15 pm | truTV | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Montana vs. Michigan | March Madness Live | 9:15 pm | TNT | Des Moines, IA |
| Seton Hall vs. Wofford | March Madness Live | 9:30 pm | CBS | Jacksonville, FL |
| Old Dominion vs. Purdue | March Madness Live | 9:45 pm | TBS | Hartford, CT |
| Baylor vs. Syracuse | March Madness Live | 9:55 pm | truTV | Salt Lake City, UT |
| First round, Friday, March 22 | ||||
| Iowa vs. Cincinnati | March Madness Live | 12:00 pm | CBS | Columbus, OH |
| Oklahoma vs. Mississippi | March Madness Live | 12:30 pm | truTV | Columbia, SC |
| Northern Kentucky vs. Texas Tech | March Madness Live | 1:20 pm | TNT | Tulsa, OK |
| UC Irvine vs. Kansas St. | March Madness Live | 1:50 pm | TBS | San Jose, CA |
| Colgate vs. Tennessee | March Madness Live | 2:30 pm | CBS | Columbus, OH |
| Gardner-Webb vs. Virginia | March Madness Live | 3:00 pm | truTV | Columbia, SC |
| Arizona St./St. John's vs. Buffalo | March Madness Live | 3:50 pm | TNT | Tulsa, OK |
| Oregon vs. Wisconsin | March Madness Live | 4:20 pm | TBS | San Jose, CA |
| Washington vs. Utah St. | March Madness Live | 6:45 pm | TNT | Columbus, OH |
| NC Central/ North Dakota St. vs. Duke | March Madness Live | 7:00 pm | CBS | Columbia, SC |
| Georgia St. vs. Houston | March Madness Live | 7:15 pm | TBS | Tulsa, OK |
| Liberty vs. Mississippi St. | March Madness Live | 7:15 pm | truTV | San Jose, CA |
| Iona vs. North Carolina | March Madness Live | 9:15 pm | TNT | Columbus, OH |
| UCF vs. VCU | March Madness Live | 9:30 pm | CBS | Columbia, SC |
| Ohio St. vs. Iowa St. | March Madness Live | 9:45 pm | TBS | Tulsa, OK |
| Saint Louis vs. Virginia Tech | March Madness Live | 9:55 pm | truTV | San Jose, CA |
| Second round, Saturday, March 23 | ||||
| TBD | March Madness Live | 12:00 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 2:30 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 5:00 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 6:00 pm | TNT | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 7:00 pm | TBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 7:30 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 8:30 pm | TNT | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 9:30 pm | TBS | |
| Second round, Sunday, March 24 | ||||
| TBD | March Madness Live | 12:00 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 2:30 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 5:00 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 6:00 pm | CBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 7:00 pm | TBS | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 7:30 pm | truTV | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 8:30 pm | TNT | |
| TBD | March Madness Live | 9:30 pm | TBS | |
| March 28-31 | ||||
| South Regional | March Madness Live | March 28/30 | Louisville, KY | |
| West Regional | March Madness Live | March 28/30 | Anaheim, CA | |
| East Regional | March Madness Live | March 29/31 | Washington, D.C. | |
| Midwest Regional | March Madness Live | March 29/31 | Kansas City, MO | |
| Saturday, April 6 | ||||
| Final Four | March Madness Live | 6:00 pm | CBS | Minneapolis, MN |
| Final Four | March Madness Live | 8:30 pm | CBS | Minneapolis, MN |
| Monday, April 8 | ||||
| National Championship | March Madness Live | 9:00 pm | CBS | Minneapolis, MN |
