March Madness kicks into full gear on Tuesday and Wednesday with the First Four–First Round action will follow on Thursday and Friday.

CBS Sports and TNT Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Four on truTV, Tuesday, March 17, and Wednesday, March 18 (6 PM, ET, both days). First Round game coverage will be held on Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20 (Noon ET, both days), with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – and NCAA March Madness Live. Games airing on CBS will also stream live on Paramount+. Games airing on TBS, TNT and truTV will also stream live on HBO Max.

The following are tip times and commentator assignments for the NCAA First Four and First Round games. Tip times for Saturday’s Second Round games will be announced after the conclusion of Thursday’s games. Sunday’s tip times will be released after the conclusion of play on Friday.

This year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 4, and Men’s National Championship on Monday, April 6, will air on TBS.

Commentator assignments:

Greenville: Ian Eagle/Bill Raftery/Grant Hill/Tracy Wolfson
Buffalo: Brian Anderson/Jim Jackson/Allie LaForce
San Diego: Kevin Harlan/Robbie Hummel/Stan Van Gundy/Lauren Shehadi
Philadelphia: Andrew Catalon/Steve Lappas/Evan Washburn
Oklahoma City: Brandon Gaudin/Chris Webber/Andy Katz
St. Louis: Spero Dedes/Jim Spanarkel/Jon Rothstein
Tampa: Tom McCarthy/Candace Parker/Dan Bonner/AJ Ross
Portland: Brad Nessler/Wally Szczerbiak/Jared Greenberg
Dayton: Jordan Kent/Jim Sparnakel/Jenny Dell
Dayton (March 17, Game 2 only): Brian Anderson/Charles Barkley/Dick Vitale/Jenny Dell

All times are displayed in ET.

NCAA First Four

Midwest Region: (16) UMBC vs. (16) Howard (Dayton, Tuesday, 6:40 PM, truTV)

West Region: (11) Texas vs. (11) NC State (Dayton, Tuesday, approx 9:15 PM, truTV)

Midwest Region: (11) Miami (OH) vs. (11) SMU (Dayton, Wednesday, approx 9:15 PM, truTV)

South Region: (16) Prairie View A&M vs. (16) Lehigh (Dayton, Wednesday, 6:40 PM, truTV)

East Region (Washington D.C.)

(1) Duke (32-2) vs. (16) Siena (23-11) (Greenville, Thursday, approx 2:50 PM, CBS)

(8) Ohio State (21-12) vs. (9) TCU (22-11) (Greenville, Thursday, 12:15 PM, CBS)

(5) St. John’s vs. (12) Northern Iowa (San Diego, Friday, 7:10 PM, CBS)

(4) Kansas vs. (13) Cal Baptist (San Diego, Friday, approx 9:45 PM, CBS)

(6) Louisville vs. (11) USF (Buffalo, Thursday, 1:30 PM, TNT)

(3) Michigan State vs. (14) North Dakota State (Buffalo, Thursday, approx 4:05 PM, TNT)

(7) UCLA vs. (10) UCF (Philadelphia, Friday, 7:25 PM, TBS)

(2) UConn vs. (15) Furman (Philadelphia, Friday, approx 10 PM, TBS)

West Region (San Jose)

(1) Arizona vs. (16) LIU (San Diego, Friday, 1:35 PM, TNT)

(8) Villanova vs. (9) Utah State (San Diego, Friday, approx 4:10 PM, TNT)

(5) Wisconsin vs. (12) High Point (Portland, Thursday, 1:50 PM, TBS)

(4) Arkansas vs. (13) Hawaii, (Portland, Thursday, approx 4:25 PM, TBS)

(6) BYU vs. (11) Texas-NC State (Portland, Thursday, 7:25 PM, TBS)

(3) Gonzaga vs. (14) Kennesaw State (Portland, Thursday, 1:50 PM, TBS)

(7) Miami (FL) vs. 10) Missouri (St. Louis, Friday, 7:35 PM, truTV)

(2) Purdue vs. 15) Queens (St. Louis, Friday, approx 10:10, truTV)

Midwest Region (Chicago)

(1) Michigan vs. 16) UMBC/Howard (Buffalo, Thursday, 7:10 PM, CBS)

(8) Georgia vs. 9) Saint Louis (Buffalo, Thursday, approx 9:45 PM, CBS)

(5) Texas Tech vs. 12) Akron (Tampa, Friday, 12:40 PM, truTV)

(4) Alabama vs. 13) Hofstra (Tampa, Friday, approx 3:15 PM, truTV)

(6) Tennessee vs. 11) Miami (OH)/SMU (Philadelphia, Friday, approx 4:25 PM, TBS)

(3) Virginia vs. 14) Wright State (Philadelphia, Friday, 1:50 PM, TBS)

(7) Kentucky vs. 10) Santa Clara (St. Louis, Friday, 12:15 PM, CBS)

(2) Iowa State vs. 15) Tennessee State (St. Louis. Friday, approx 2:50 PM, CBS)

South Region (Houston)

(1) Florida vs. (16) Prairie View A&M/Lehigh (Tampa, Friday, approx 9:25 PM, TNT)

(8) Clemson vs. (9) Iowa (Tampa, Friday, 6:50 PM, TNT)

(5) Vanderbilt vs. (12) McNeese (Oklahoma City, Thursday, approx 3:15 PM, truTV)

(4) Nebraska vs. (13) Troy (Oklahoma City, Thursday, 12:40 PM, truTV)

6) UNC vs. (11) VCU (Greenville, Thursday, 6:50 PM, TNT)

(3) Illinois vs. (14) Penn (Greenville, Thursday, approx 9:25 PM, TNT)

(7) Saint Mary’s vs. (10) Texas A&M (Oklahoma City, Thursday, 7:35 PM, truTV)

(2) Houston vs. (15) Idaho (Oklahoma City, Thursday, approx 10:10 PM, truTV)

NCAA Tournament production teams (Site/Producer/Director) are as follows:

Greenville, SC – Ken Mack and Mark Grant

Buffalo, NY – Tom Heitz and Matt Lipp

San Diego, CA – Craig Silver and Andy Freedman

Philadelphia, PA – Jonathan Segal and Andy Goldberg

Oklahoma City, OK – Bert Bondi and Jonathan Bywaters

St. Louis, MO – Bill Thayer and Mike Arnold

Tampa, FL – Deb Boulac and Matt Plundo // Kimani Morales and Chris Svendsen

Portland, OR – Ryan Galvin/Steve McKee and Jim Cornell

Dayton, OH (First Four) – Jason Ross/Tom Heitz and Cory Fishman