2026 March Madness TV schedule: Where to watch NCAA tournament, Sweet 16 broadcasters

The 2026 NCAA Tournament is officially down to the Sweet 16. Although teams will get an average of five days off between the second and third rounds of March Madness, the pressure and intensity will only increase next weekend as the list of national championship contenders is whittled down to the Final Four.

With all 67 games televised across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, fans can keep up with all the action no matter when they tune in or how they choose to watch. There have already been several upsets and broken brackets, including No. 1 seed Florida who was eliminated three times with the No. 9 seed Iowa on Sunday night.

This year’s NCAA Tournament call features several notable voices, with Ian Eagle returning for a third consecutive year as the lead play-by-play broadcaster and voice of the Final Four alongside Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and reporter Tracy Wolfson.

Ernie Johnson handles studio coverage of the Final Four with Nate Burleson, Adam Zucker and Adam Lefkoe serving as co-hosts and Jamie Erdhal provides game updates throughout the NCAA Tournament. Studio analysts include Clark Kellogg, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Renee Montgomery in New York, and Bruce Pearl, Jamal Mashburn, Jalen Rose and Seth Davis in Atlanta.

Robbie Hummel is on the way to the Regional Finals with Candace Parker and Wally Szczerbiak calling the games for the first time as Brandon Gaudin and Jared Greenberg join the team.

CBS leads the way, televising 21 games during the NCAA tournament, including the Elite 8 and Sweet 16. TBS follows suit by televising 21 games, including the Final Four, Elite 8 and Sweet 16, while truTV broadcasts or simulcasts 23 games and TNT broadcasts or simulcasts 15 games. In addition to the March Madness Live app, where you can watch every game, Paramount+ subscribers can watch every game televised by CBS, while HBO Max subscribers can catch games on TBS, TNT and truTV.

From the Selection Show to the performance of “One Shining Moment” after the champion is crowned, CBS Sports and TNT Sports will bring you the magic.

Let’s take a look at the announced teams for 2026 March Madness and the complete schedule for the 2026 NCAA tournament.

2026 March Madness announcing teams

Play-by-Play | Analyst(s) || A reporter
* Regional weekend announces teams | ~ Final Four team

• Ian Eagle | Bill Raftery, Grant Hill || Tracy Wolfson*~
• Brian Anderson | Jim Jackson || Allie LaForce*
• Kevin Harlan | Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy || Lauren Shehadi*
• Andrew Catalon | Steve Lappas || Evan Washburn*
• Brad Nessler | Wally Szczerbiak || Jared Greenberg
• Spero Dedes | Jim Spanarkel || Jon Rothstein
• Tom McCarthy | Candice Parker, Dan Bonner || AJ Ross
• Brandon Gaudin Chris Webber || Andy Katz
• Rules commentator: Gene Steratore

2026 NCAA Tournament schedule, dates

It’s fun 16

Thursday, March 26
Toyota Center (Houston), SAP Center (San Jose)

Friday, March 27
United Center (Chicago), Capital One Arena (Washington, DC)

Which is 8

Saturday, March 28 — 6:09 pm start (TBS)
Toyota Center (Houston), SAP Center (San Jose)

Sunday, March 29 — 2:15 pm start (CBS)
United Center (Chicago), Capital One Arena (Washington, DC)

The Final Four

Saturday, April 4 — 6:09 pm start (TBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

National Championship

Monday, April 6 –8:50 pm (TBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)