The 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament is officially underway, with the First Four starting up on March 15. Over the next three weeks, favorites will be taken down, Cinderellas will make their runs and one team will cut down the net and drape it over the championship trophy as the new national champion.
With so many games going on in March Madness, there’s a lot to keep track of regarding where to watch each game and when to tune in to the matchups.
Sporting News is tracking how to watch each March Madness game throughout the NCAA tournament, including times, TV channels and live stream options.
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How to watch March Madness games in 2022
TV channels: TruTV, CBS, TBS, TNT Live streams: NCAA March Madness Live, Sling TV
The NCAA men’s tournament will be carried live on four different channels throughout the weeks: TruTV, CBS, TNT and TBS. TBS will broadcast both the Final Four and national championship and split broadcasting with CBS, TNT, TBS and TruTV during the first and second rounds. CBS and TBS will handle the broadcast of the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight.
College basketball fans can watch every tournament game live with NCAA March Madness Live, but there will be other streaming options to tune into the games as well.
Sling TV features the best value to watch games on TBS, TNT and TruTV as it will have access to 49 of the 67 total games during March Madness. New subscribers can sign up for a $25 special rate to Sling TV’s blue bundle. After the trial period, it is a $35 per month cost.
The remaining 18 games can be streamed with a Paramount+ premium subscription for $9.99 to watch the matchups on CBS. That, combined with Sling TV, will be the cheapest option to stream every game.
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March Madness schedule 2022
First Four
Tuesday, March 15
Wednesday, March 16
Round 1
Thursday, March 17
Friday, March 18
Round 2
Saturday, March 19
Sunday, March 20
Sweet 16
Thursday, March 24
Friday, March 25
Elite Eight
Saturday, March 26
Sunday, March 27
Final Four
Saturday, April 2
National championship
Monday, April 4