March Madness 2025: Sweet 16 Times

TNT Sports and CBS Sports announced the tip times and commentators for the Regional Semifinals as March Madness heads into its penultimate weekend. By the end of the weekend, we’ll know the makeup of who will be playing in the NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals in San Antonio, Texas. This year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 5, and Men’s National Championship on Monday, April 7, will air on CBS.

TNT Sports and CBS Sports have announced tip times and commentator teams for Regional Semifinals coverage of the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Thursday, March 27, and Friday, March 28 (7 p.m. ET each day). Exclusive live coverage will begin on TBS and truTV both days with Nissan NCAA Tip-Off at 6:30 p.m. ET and will conclude with Inside March Madness presented by Buick following the network’s second game.

Saturday’s Regional Finals will air on TBS and truTV while Sunday’s Regional Finals will air on CBS.

CBS Sports and TNT Sports provide live coverage of all 67 games from the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – with all games streamed on NCAA March Madness Live. Games airing on TBS, TNT and truTV also stream live on Max. Games airing on CBS also stream live on Paramount+.

Following are the tip times and commentator assignments for Thursday and Friday’s Regional Semifinal games.

Commentator assignments:

  • South Regional/Atlanta: Ian Eagle/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson
  • East Regional/Newark: Brian Anderson/Jim Jackson/Allie LaForce
  • West Regional/San Francisco: Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner and Stan Van Gundy/Lauren Shehadi
  • Midwest Regional/Indianapolis: Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Evan Washburn

All times are displayed in ET.

South Region (Friday)

No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 5 Michigan (Atlanta, approx 9:39 PM, CBS)

No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 6 Ole Miss (Atlanta, 7:09 PM, CBS)

East Region (Thursday)

No. 1 Duke vs. No. 4 Arizona (Newark, approx 9:39 PM, CBS)

No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 6 BYU (Newark, 7:09 PM, CBS)

Midwest Region (Friday)

No. 1 Houston vs. No. 4 Purdue (Indianapolis, approx 10:09 PM, TBS/truTV)

No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Kentucky (Indianapolis, 7:39 PM, TBS/truTV)

West Region (Thursday)

No. 1 Florida vs. No. 4 Maryland (San Francisco, 7:39 PM, TBS/truTV)

No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 10 Arkansas (San Francisco, approx 10:09 PM, TBS/truTV)

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

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Danielle Solzman

Danielle Solzman is native of Louisville, KY, and holds a BA in Public Relations from Northern Kentucky University and a MA in Media Communications from Webster University. She roots for her beloved Kentucky Wildcats, St. Louis Cardinals, Indianapolis Colts, and Boston Celtics. Living less than a mile away from Wrigley Field in Chicago, she is an active reader (sports/entertainment/history/biographies/select fiction) and involved with the Chicago improv scene. She also sees many movies and reviews them. She has previously written for Redbird Rants, Wildcat Blue Nation, and Hidden Remote/Flicksided. From April 2016 through May 2017, her film reviews can be found on Creators.

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