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You can watch March Madness 2023 across CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV in the US. Every game that's on CBS is also being live streamed on Paramount Plus, which is currently offering new users a 30-day FREE trial (use code PICARD). Basketball fans can watch a March Madness live stream on TSN in Canada, BT Sport in the UK, and Kayo Sports in Australia. Full details on how to watch March Madness and the best deals just below.
Dates: Tuesday, March 14 - Monday, April 3 |
TV channels: CBS, TBS, TNT, TruTV (US) |
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March Madness First Round men's matchups today
Friday, March 17 2023 (All times ET)
- No. 10 USC vs. No. 7 Michigan State | 12:15 p.m. |CBS
- No. 14 Kennesaw St. vs. No. 3 Xavier | 12:40 p.m. | truTV
- No. 14 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 3 Baylor | 1:30 p.m. | TNT
- No. 12 VCU vs. No. 5 Saint Mary's | 2 p.m. | TBS
- No. 15 Vermont vs. No. 2 Marquette| 2:45 p.m. | CBS
- No. 11 Pitt vs. No. 6 Iowa State | 3:10 p.m. | truTV
- No. 11 NC State vs. No. 6 Creighton| 4 p.m. | TNT
- No. 13 Iona vs. No. 4 UConn | 4:30 p.m. | TBS
- No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. No. 1 Purdue| 6:50 p.m. | TNT
- No. 11 Providence vs. No. 6 Kentucky | 7:10 p.m. | CBS
- No. 12 Drake vs. No. 5 Miami | 7:25 p.m | TBS
- No. 14 Grand Canyon vs. No. 3 Gonzaga| 7:35 p.m. | truTV
- No. 9 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 8 Memphis | 9:20 p.m.| TNT
- No. 14 Montana St. vs. No. 3 Kansas St. | 9:40 p.m. | CBS
- No. 13 Kent State vs. No. 4 Indiana | 9:55 p.m. | TBS
- No. 11 Arizona St/Nevada vs. No. 6 TCU | 10:05 p.m. | truTV
Today's best First Round matches
New York in the house! My first pick is 12 VCU vs 5 Saint Mary’s (2pm ET / 7pm GMT). Expect an absolute thriller from the tip-off as Saint Mary's, under coach Randy Bennett, aim to try to bounce back from their defeat to Gonzaga. It won't be easy, but these guys can defend for days.
And watch out for 16 Fairleigh Dickinson vs 1 Purdue (6.50pm ET / 11.50pm GMT). The Boilermakers have established themselves as one of America's top teams thanks to Zach Edey, who is is hotly-tipped to win a National Player of the Year award. Fairleigh are out of their depth, so prepare for an NCAA massacre.
March Madness 2023 preview
No.3 overall seed the Kansas Jayhawks became March Madness winners for the fourth time a year ago, but the curse of the reigning champions makes them a difficult sell. Nobody has managed to run it back since 2007, and in the last five tournaments the defending champs have bowed out before the Sweet 16 stage.
The Alabama Crimson Tide enters as the No.1 overall seed, having never tasted NCAA Division I glory in 23 previous attempts. Meanwhile, the Houston Cougars are the No.2 overall seed and the Purdue Boilermakers are at No.4.
They're privileged positions to be in, given that the top seeds are handed the easiest route through the tournament, at least on paper. However, the fact that all four No.1 seeds have made it to the Final Four just once in the history of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament shows why they call it March Madness.
March Madness, officially the NCAA Division I basketball tournament, is the pinnacle of college sports, an event that casts the nation under its spell for three glorious weeks of wall-to-wall hoops hoopla.
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2023 March Madness TV times (March 17)
Friday, 17th March 2023 (Round of 64. All times Eastern)
- No. 10 USC vs. No. 7 Michigan State | 12:15 p.m. |CBS
- No. 14 Kennesaw St. vs. No. 3 Xavier | 12:40 p.m. | truTV
- No. 14 UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 3 Baylor | 1:30 p.m. | TNT
- No. 12 VCU vs. No. 5 Saint Mary's | 2 p.m. | TBS
- No. 15 Vermont vs. No. 2 Marquette| 2:45 p.m. | CBS
- No. 11 Pitt vs. No. 6 Iowa State | 3:10 p.m. | truTV
- No. 11 NC State vs. No. 6 Creighton| 4 p.m. | TNT
- No. 13 Iona vs. No. 4 UConn | 4:30 p.m. | TBS
- No. 16 Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson vs. No. 1 Purdue| 6:50 p.m. | TNT
- No. 11 Providence vs. No. 6 Kentucky | 7:10 p.m. | CBS
- No. 12 Drake vs. No. 5 Miami | 7:25 p.m | TBS
- No. 14 Grand Canyon vs. No. 3 Gonzaga| 7:35 p.m. | truTV
- No. 9 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 8 Memphis | 9:20 p.m.| TNT
- No. 14 Montana St. vs. No. 3 Kansas St. | 9:40 p.m. | CBS
- No. 13 Kent State vs. No. 4 Indiana | 9:55 p.m. | TBS
- No. 11 Arizona St/Nevada vs. No. 6 TCU | 10:05 p.m. | truTV
2023 March Madness dates and schedule
FIRST FOUR
Tuesday, March 14 - Wednesday, March 15
ROUND OF 64
Thursday, March 16 - Friday, March 17
ROUND OF 32
Saturday, March 18 - Sunday, March 19
SWEET 16
Thursday, March 23 - Friday, March 24
ELITE EIGHT
Saturday, March 25 - Sunday, March 26
FINAL FOUR
Saturday, April 1
2023 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Monday, April 3
March Madness seeds and regions 2023
West Regional
- Kansas
- UCLA
- Gonzaga
- Connecticut
- Saint Mary's
- TCU
- Northwestern
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Boise State
- Arizona State/Nevada
- VCU
- Iona
- Grand Canyon
- UNC Asheville
- Howard
East Regional
- Purdue
- Marquette
- Kansas State
- Tennessee
- Duke
- Kentucky
- Michigan State
- Memphis
- Florida Atlantic
- USC
- Providence
- Oral Roberts
- Louisiana
- Montana State
- Vermont
- Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson
South Regional
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Baylor
- Virginia
- San Diego State
- Creighton
- Missouri
- Maryland
- West Virginia
- Utah State
- North Carolina State
- Charleston
- Furman
- UC Santa Barbara
- Princeton
- Texas A&M - Corpus Christi/Southeast Missouri State
Midwest Regional
- Houston
- Texas
- Xavier
- Indiana
- Miami (FL)
- Iowa State
- Texas A&M
- Iowa
- Auburn
- Penn State
- Mississippi State/Pittsburgh
- Drake
- Kent State
- Kennesaw State
- Colgate
- Northern Kentucky
2023 March Madness venues
The 2023 National Championship Game will take place at NRG Stadium, the 72,220-seat home of the NFL's Houston Texans, while other big-name venues include Madison Square Garden, T-Mobile Arena, Amway Center, Nationwide Arena, Ball Arena and Wells Fargo Center.
The full list of venues follows:
- University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio
- Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
- Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama
- Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
- Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
- MVP Arena, Albany, New York
- Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio
- Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
- Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
- T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
- KFC Yum! Center, Louisville, Kentucky
- T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri
- NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas