The Sweet Sixteen begins their two days worth of action on Thursday, March 28th at around 7 PM Eastern Time, so what channels are broadcasting the NCAA tournament games? You’ve come to the right place, we have your March Madness tv schedule below.
The first game pits the #1 seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. the #4 Florida State Seminoles. That game will be broadcast on CBS. Approximately 20 minutes later, another Sweet 16 match up will commence when #3 Purdue goes up against #2 Tennessee in Louisville on TBS. Here’s the full television schedule for the Sweet Sixteen round of games on Thursday.
Date | Day | Time (ET) | Match Up | Location | Watch on |
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March 28 | Thurs | 7:09 PM | Florida State vs. Gonzaga | Anaheim CA | CBS |
March 28 | Thurs | 7:29 PM | Purdue vs. Tennessee | Louisville KY | TBS |
March 28 | Thurs | 9:39 PM | Texas Tech vs. Michigan | Anaheim CA | CBS |
March 28 | Thurs | 9:57 PM | Oregon vs. Virginia | Louisville KY | TBS |
The two final match ups are #3 Texas Tech vs #2 Michigan and #1 UVA taking on the lowest seed in the tournament, the #12 ranked Oregon Ducks.
Sweet Sixteen Friday TV Schedule
Following the same time schedule as Thursday’s games, the first game starts at 7:09 (ET) with #3 LSU taking on the #2 Michigan State Spartans. On CBS at 7:29 PM, the #1 seeded North Carolina Tar Heels will compete against the #5 Auburn Tigers to move on to the Elite Eight.
Date | Day | Time (ET) | Match Up | Location | Watch on |
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March 29 | Fri | 7:09 PM | LSU vs. Michigan State | Washington D.C. | CBS |
March 29 | Fri | 7:29 PM | Auburn vs. North Carolina | Kansas City MO | TBS |
March 29 | Fri | 9:39 PM | Virginia Tech vs. Duke | Washington D.C. | CBS |
March 29 | Fri | 9:57 PM | Houston vs. Kentucky | Kansas City MO | TBS |
The final two games of the night begins with #1 Duke vs #4 Virginia Tech at 9:39 PM on CBS followed closely by the commencement of the 9:57 PM start time of the #3 Houston vs #2 Kentucky game. To see how these eight games and sixteen teams look in a bracket, go ahead and check out this post that provides printable brackets for this third stage of the NCAA March Madness Tournament.
As mentioned, the winners that come out victorious will move on to play on Saturday and Sunday in the Elite Eight. From there, the four teams that survive the weekend will come together in Minneapolis, Minnesota and play the following weekend in the 2019 Final Four on April 6th, 2019 to see who plays on Monday, April 9th in the championship match.
The games in the final few days of play will be televised on CBS.