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The 2025 NCAA Tournament is through its first full day of competition with the first round continuing Friday before 68 teams are whittled down to 32 entering the first weekend of March Madness. The long sprint to the Final Four in San Antonio continues unabated with electric play, shocking finishes and mesmerizing upsets aplenty.
Arguably the most exciting 48 hours on the American sports calendar will feature 32 games broadcast by CBS Sports and TNT Sports by the time first-round action concludes early Saturday morning on the East Coast. With 67 total games set to be televised across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, fans will be able to keep up with all the action no matter when they wish to tune in or how they choose to view the games.
On the call for the NCAA Tournament this year are a number of notable voices with Ian Eagle returning for the second straight season as lead play-by-play announcer and the voice of the Final Four alongside Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and reporter Tracy Wolfson. One year after former Purdue star Robbie Hummel joined the NCAA Tournament broadcast squad, former Michigan standout Jalen Rose steps in as the newest face to serve as an analyst across first- and second-round action.
CBS leads the way televising 24 games during the NCAA Tournament, including the Final Four, Elite 8 and Sweet 16. TBS is televising 18 games, including the Elite 8 and Sweet 16, while truTV is airing or simulcast 21 games and TNT is televising 12 games. In addition to the March Madness Live app, where you can watch every game, Paramount+ subscribers will be able to watch all the games televised by CBS, while Max subscribers can catch the games on TBS, TNT and truTV.
From the Selection Show all the way until the playing of “One Shining Moment” after a champion is crowned, CBS Sports and TNT Sports are thrilled to bring you all the magic of March.
Let’s take a look at the 2025 March Madness announcing teams as well as the complete remaining schedule for the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
2025 March Madness announcing teams
Play-by-Play | Analyst(s) || Reporter
* Regional Weekend announce teams | ~ Final Four team
- Ian Eagle | Bill Raftery, Grant Hill || Tracy Wolfson*~
- Brian Anderson | Jim Jackson || Allie LaForce*
- Kevin Harlan | Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy || Lauren Shehadi*
- Andrew Catalon | Steve Lappas || Evan Washburn*
- Lisa Byington | Robbie Hummel, Jalen Rose || Andy Katz
- Spero Dedes | Jim Spanarkel || Jon Rothstein
- Tom McCarthy | Deb Antonelli, Steve Smith || AJ Ross
- Brad Nessler | Brendan Haywood || Dana Jacobson
- Rules analyst: Gene Steratore
2025 NCAA Tournament schedule, dates
First round
Friday, March 21
Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle), Rocket Arena (Cleveland), Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee), Lenovo Center (Raleigh)
Time (ET)GameTV / Stream12:15 p.m.(9) Baylor vs. (8) Mississippi State || Raleigh
Ian Eagle // Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson CBS (watch live)12:40 p.m.(15) Robert Morris vs. (2) Alabama || Cleveland
Spero Dedes / Jim Spanarkel // Jon Rothstein
truTV (watch live)1:30 p.m.(14) Lipscomb vs. (3) Iowa State || Milwaukee
Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi TNT (watch live)2 p.m.(12) Colorado State vs. (5) Memphis || Seattle
Lisa Byington / Robbie Hummel, Jalen Rose // Andy KatzTBS (watch live)2:50 p.m.(16) Mount St. Mary’s vs. (1) Duke || Raleigh
Ian Eagle // Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
CBS (watch live)3:15 p.m.(10) Vanderbilt vs. (7) Saint Mary’s || Cleveland
Spero Dedes / Jim Spanarkel // Jon Rothstein
truTV (watch live)4:05 p.m.(11) North Carolina vs. (6) Ole Miss || Milwaukee
Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi TNT (watch live)4:35 p.m.(13) Grand Canyon vs. (4) Maryland || Seattle
Lisa Byington / Robbie Hummel, Jalen Rose // Andy Katz TBS (watch live)6:50 p.m.(16) Norfolk State vs. (1) Florida || Raleigh
Ian Eagle // Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson TNT (watch live)7:10 p.m.(14) Troy vs. (3) Kentucky || Milwaukee
Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi CBS (watch live)7:25 p.m.(10) New Mexico vs. (7) Marquette || Cleveland
Spero Dedes / Jim Spanarkel // Jon Rothstein TBS (watch live)7:35 p.m.(13) Akron vs. (4) Arizona || Seattle
Lisa Byington / Robbie Hummel, Jalen Rose // Andy Katz truTV (watch live)9:25 p.m.(9) Oklahoma vs. (8) UConn || Raleigh
Ian Eagle // Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson TNT (watch live)9:45 p.m.(11) Xavier vs. (6) Illinois || Milwaukee
Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi CBS (watch live)10 p.m.(15) Bryant vs. (2) Michigan State || Cleveland
Spero Dedes / Jim Spanarkel // Jon Rothstein TBS (watch live)10:10 p.m.(12) Liberty vs. (5) Oregon || Seattle
Lisa Byington / Robbie Hummel, Jalen Rose // Andy Katz truTV (watch live)
Second round
Saturday, March 22
Rupp Arena (Lexington), Amica Mutual Pavilion (Providence), Intrust Bank Arena (Wichita), Ball Arena (Denver)
Time (ET)GameTV / Stream12:10 p.m.(12) McNeese vs. (4) Purdue || Providence
Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Evan Washburn CBS (watch live)12:40 p.m.(10) Arkansas vs. (2) St. John’s || Providence
Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Evan Washburn CBS (watch live)5:15 p.m.(5) Michigan vs. (4) Texas A&M || Denver
Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson CBS (watch live)6:10 p.m.(11) Drake vs. (3) Texas Tech || Wichita
Tom McCarthy / Deb Antonelli, Steve Smith // AJ Ross TNT (watch live)7:10 p.m.(9) Creighton vs. (1) Auburn || Lexington
Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce
TBS (watch live)7:45 p.m.(6) BYU vs. (3) Wisconsin || Denver
Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Dana JacobsonCBS (watch live)8:40 p.m.(8) Gonzaga vs. (1) Houston || Wichita
Tom McCarthy / Deb Antonelli, Steve Smith // AJ RossTNT (watch live)9:40 p.m.(7) UCLA vs. (2) Tennessee || Lexington
Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForceTBS (watch live)
Sunday, March 23 — 12:10 p.m. start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle), Rocket Arena (Cleveland), Fiserv Forum (Milwaukee), Lenovo Center (Raleigh)
Sweet 16
Thursday, March 27 — 6:30 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Prudential Center (Newark), Chase Center (San Francisco)
Friday, March 28 — 6:30 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
State Farm Arena (Atlanta), Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
Elite 8
Saturday, March 29 — 6:09 p.m. start (TBS)
Prudential Center (Newark), Chase Center (San Francisco)
Sunday, March 30 — 2:20 p.m. start (CBS)
State Farm Arena (Atlanta), Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
Final Four
Saturday, April 5 — 6:09 p.m. start (CBS)
Alamodome (San Antonio)
National Championship
Monday, April 7 — 8:50 p.m. (CBS)
Alamodome (San Antonio)
