2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament TV schedule and channel guide

This week’s men’s NCAA Tournament TV schedule.

All times Eastern. Announcing crew in parentheses.

Tuesday’s NCAA Tournament games on TV

First Four

•(16) UMBC vs. (16) Howard, 6:40 p.m., TruTV (Jordan Kent, Jim Spanarkel, Jenny Dell)

•(11) Texas vs. (11) NC State, 9:15 p.m., TruTV (Brian Anderson, Charles Barkley, Dick Vitale, Jenny Dell)

Wednesday’s NCAA Tournament games on TV

First Four

•(16) Prairie View vs. (16) Lehigh, 6:40 p.m., TruTV (Jordan Kent, Jim Spanarkel, Jenny Dell)

•(11) Miami (Ohio) vs. (11) SMU, 9:15 p.m., TruTV (Jordan Kent, Jim Spanarkel, Jenny Dell)

Thursday’s NCAA Tournament games on TV

•(8) Ohio State vs. (9) TCU, 12:15 p.m., CBS (Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson)

•(4) Nebraska vs. (13) Troy, 12:40 p.m., TruTV (Brandon Gaudin, Chris Webber, Andy Katz)

•(6) Louisville vs. (11) South Florida, 1:30 p.m., TNT (Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce)

•(5) Wisconsin vs. (12) High Point, 1:50 p.m., TBS (Brad Nessler, Wally Szczerbiak, Jared Greenberg)

• (1) Duke vs. (16) Siena, 2:50 p.m., CBS (Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson)

•(12) McNeese vs. (5) Vanderbilt, 3:15 p.m., TruTV (Brandon Gaudin, Chris Webber, Andy Katz)

•(3) Michigan State vs. (14) North Dakota State, 4:05 p.m., TNT (Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce)

•(4) Arkansas vs. (13) Hawaii, 4:25 p.m., TBS (Brad Nessler, Wally Szczerbiak, Jared Greenberg)

•(6) North Carolina vs. (11) VCU, 6:50 p.m, TNT (Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson)

•(1) Michigan vs. (16) UMBC/Howard, 7:10 p.m., CBS (Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce)

•(6) BYU vs. (11) Texas/NC State, 7:25 p.m., TBS (Brad Nessler, Wally Szczerbiak, Jared Greenberg)

•(7) St. Mary’s vs. (10) Texas A&M, 7:35 p.m., TruTV (Brandon Gaudin, Chris Webber, Andy Katz)

•(3) Illinois vs. (14) Penn, 9:25 p.m., TNT (Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson)

•(8) Georgia vs. (9) Saint Louis, 9:45 p.m., CBS (Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce)

•(3) Gonzaga vs. (14) Kennesaw State, 10 p.m., TBS (Brad Nessler, Wally Szczerbiak, Jared Greenberg)

•(2) Houston vs. (15) Idaho, 10:10 p.m., TruTV (Brandon Gaudin, Chris Webber, Andy Katz)

Friday’s NCAA Tournament games on TV

•(7) Kentucky vs. (10) Santa Clara, 12:15 p.m., CBS (Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel, Jon Rothstein)

•(5) Texas Tech vs. (12) Akron, 12:40 p.m., TruTV (Tom McCarthy, Candace Parker, Dan Bonner, AJ Ross)

•(1) Arizona vs. (16) LIU, 1:35 p.m., TNT (Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi)

•(3) Virginia vs. (14) Wright State, 1:50 p.m., TBS (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn)

•(2) Iowa State vs. (15) Tennessee State, 2:50 p.m., CBS (Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel, Jon Rothstein)

•(4) Alabama vs. (13) Hofstra, 3:15 p.m., TruTV (Tom McCarthy, Candace Parker, Dan Bonner, AJ Ross)

•(8) Villanova vs. (9) Utah State, 4:10 p.m., TNT (Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi)

•(6) Tennessee vs. (11) Miami (Ohio)/SMU, 4:25 p.m., TBS (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn)

•(8) Clemson vs. (9) Iowa, 6:50 p.m., TNT (Tom McCarthy, Candace Parker, Dan Bonner, AJ Ross)

•(5) St. John’s vs. (12) UNI, 7:10 p.m., CBS (Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi)

•(7) UCLA vs. (10) UCF, 7:25 p.m., TBS (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn)

•(2) Purdue vs. (15) Queens (NC), 7:35 p.m., TruTV (Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel, Jon Rothstein)

•(1) Florida vs. (16) Lehigh, 9:25 p.m., TNT (Tom McCarthy, Candace Parker, Dan Bonner, AJ Ross)

•(4) Kansas vs. (13) Cal Baptist, 9:45 p.m., CBS (Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi)

•(2) UConn vs. (15) Furman, 10 p.m., TBS (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn)

•(7) Miami (Florida) vs. (10) Missouri, 10:10 p.m., TruTV (Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel, Jon Rothstein)