Get those brackets ready. It’s time for some March Madness.
Like we always do this time, the stage has been set for the 2022 NCAA Men’s Tournament, with the First Four games in Dayton, Ohio, and the Final Four in New Orleans. The NCAA dropped the full schedule for the annual tourney on Sunday (Mar.13) that can be watched by college basketball fans on CBS, SlingTV, TBS, TNT, and TruTV.
The action officially begins on Tuesday (Mar.15) and Wednesday (Mar.16) with the following slate of games:
No. 16 Texas Southern vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – 6:40 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
No. 12 Wyoming vs. No. 12 Indiana – 9:10 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
The college basketball action ramps on March 17 when the first round of games officially begins:
No. 6 Colorado State vs. No. 11 Michigan – 12:15 p.m.; CBS
No. 4 Providence vs. No. 13 South Dakota State – 12:40 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
No. 8 Boise State vs. No. 9 Memphis – 1:45 p.m.; TNT, Sling TV
No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 16 Norfolk State – 2 p.m.; TBS, Sling TV
No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Longwood – 2:45 p.m.; CBS
No. 5 Iowa vs. No. 12 Richmond – 3:10 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 16 Georgia State – 4:15 p.m.; TNT, Sling TV
No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 9 Marquette – 4:30 p.m.; TBS, Sling TV
No. 5 UConn vs. No. 12 New Mexico State – 6:50 p.m.; TNT, Sling TV
No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 15 Saint Peter’s – 7:10 p.m.; CBS
No. 5 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 12 Indiana/Wyoming – 7:20 p.m.; TBS, Sling TV
No. 8 San Diego State vs. No. 9 Creighton – 7:27 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 13 Vermont – 9:20 p.m.; TNT, Sling TV
No. 7 Murray State vs. No. 10 San Francisco – 9:40 p.m.; CBS
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 13 Akron – 9:50 p.m.; TBS, Sling TV
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Texas Southern/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – 9:57 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
First-round matchups continue on March 18:
No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Loyola-Chicago – 12:15 p.m.; CBS
No. 2 Auburn vs. No. 15 Jacksonville State – 12:40 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 Montana State – 1:45 p.m.; TNT, Sling TV
No. 3 Purdue vs. No. 14 Yale – 2 p.m.; TBS, Sling TV
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 15 Delaware – 2:45 p.m.; CBS
No. 7 USC vs. No. 10 Miami – 3:10 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 11 Notre Dame/Rutgers – 4:15 p.m.; TNT, Sling TV
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech – 4:30 p.m.; TBS, Sling TV
No. 4 Illinois vs. No. 13 Chattanooga – 6:50 p.m.; TNT, Sling TV
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Cal State Fullerton – 7:10 p.m.; CBS
No. 6 LSU vs. No. 11 Iowa State – 7:20 p.m.; TBS, Sling TV
No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 16 Bryant/Wright State -7:27 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
Those games will not only make or break your brackets but will determine who will play in the second round (March 19-20), Sweet 16 (March 24-25), Elite Eight (March 26-27), Final Four (April 2), and finally the NCAA Championship (April 4). All games will be shown on either TBS, TNT, SlingTV, TruTV, or CBS, check your local listings.
Good luck to all the schools and we hope your brackets won’t be busted.