As the March Madness tip-off approaches in 2025, both CBS Sports and TNT Sports have named their commentator teams for this year’s NCAA tournament.

TNT Sports and CBS Sports’ combined coverage of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will feature an experienced and deep lineup of announcers.

Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson will call this year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 5 and National Championship on Monday, April 7 from San Antonio on CBS. This is the second year in a row they will call the Final Four together.

Former Michigan star and NBA veteran Jalen Rose joins this year’s coverage as a game analyst for the first two rounds and as a studio analyst during the First Four and Final Four.

Gene Steratore will serve as rules analyst throughout the Tournament and will be on-site in San Antonio for the Final Four.

2025 Game Announcers

• Ian Eagle/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson (Lead announce team)
• Brian Anderson/Jim Jackson/Allie LaForce (through Regional Finals)
• Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner and Stan Van Gundy/Lauren Shehadi (through Regional Finals)
• Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Evan Washburn (through Regional Finals)
• Lisa Byington/Steve Smith/Robbie Hummel/Andy Katz (First and Second Rounds)
• Spero Dedes/Jim Spanarkel/Jon Rothstein (First Four, First and Second Rounds)
• Tom McCarthy/Debbie Antonelli/Avery Johnson/AJ Ross (First and Second Rounds)
• Brad Nessler/Brendan Haywood/Dana Jacobson (First and Second Rounds)

Studio Commentators

Ernie Johnson will host studio coverage from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York, joined by Charles Barkley, Clark Kellogg and Kenny Smith. Adam Lefkoe will host studio coverage from TNT Sports Studios in Atlanta alongside Jay Wright, Candace Parker and Seth Davis. Adam Zucker will also serve as a host from New York, while Wally Szczerbiak and Wright will also make appearances from the CBS Broadcast Center. Jamie Erdahl will provide game updates.

The tournament will tip off Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 19 with the NCAA First Four on truTV. Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel and reporter Jon Rothstein will call First Four action from Dayton, Ohio. Studio coverage for the First Four will originate from Atlanta with Lefkoe and analysts Wright, Rose and Davis.

In addition to cable television, audiences can watch tournament games through Max or Paramount+ with SHOWTIME. Check each streaming service for detailed listings on game day.

This year’s tournament marks the first March Madness since the passing of studio host Greg Gumbel in December. Gumbel had hosted the studio coverage since rejoining CBS in 1998. A contract extension in March 2023 allowed for Gumbel to continue hosting college basketball coverage on CBS. Unfortunately, his health issues prevented him from hosting tournament coverage in 2024. The reasoning at the time was “family health issues” but many of us found out in December that Gumbel was battling cancer. May his memory be a blessing.

The 2025 edition of March Madness runs March 18-April 7, 2025 across CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV.

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