March Madness has finally begun. The field of 68 was determined by the selection committee on Sunday, and while some of its choices invited controversy, the show must go on.

The bracket was then whittled down to 64 teams after the First Four on Tuesday and Wednesday with Alabama State, North Carolina, Mount St. Mary’s and Xavier advancing to the first round.

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The opening day of the first round had some notable upsets, including No. 12 McNeese beating No. 5 Clemson. No. 11 Drake also took down sixth-seeded Missouri. Day 2 followed with another big upset when No. 12 Colorado State beat No. 5 Memphis. Since then, college basketball’s elite have reigned over the tournament.

Only one double-digit seed advanced to the Sweet 16: Arkansas, which upset St. John’s in the second round. Only four conferences — SEC, Big 12, Big Ten and ACC — make up the Sweet 16, with the first four games scheduled for Thursday.

All four top-seeded teams reached the Elite Eight, and Florida and Duke are already onto the Final Four.

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Four different networks are carrying March Madness games in 2025. During the first round of the tournament, TruTV, CBS, TNT and TBS will carry various games. TruTV is channel 246 on DirecTV. It’s listed as channel 242 on Dish. It varies on other providers.

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The Sweet 16 round of games will be carries on two networks: CBS and TBS. The TV schedule for the Elite Eight games will be announced later.

Streaming games is also an option. Any streaming service that has access to CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV, including YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling TV, is also showing the games.

Both Final Four games and the national championship will air on CBS.

March Madness begins March 18 with the First Four and ends April 7 with the national championship. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

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Once the final 64 teams are set, the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament can begin. Below is a full schedule of each tournament game, including start times and TV networks for each matchup. All times are Eastern.

• No. 16 Alabama State 70, No. 16 St. Francis 68
• No. 11 North Carolina 95, No. 11 San Diego State 68
• No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s 83, No. 16 American 72
• No. 11 Xavier 86, No. 11 Texas 80
• No. 9 Creighton 89, No. 8 Louisville 75
• No. 4 Purdue 75, No. 13 High Point 63
• No. 3 Wisconsin 85, No. 14 Montana 66
• No. 1 Houston 78, No. 16 SIU Edwardsville 40
• No. 1 Auburn 83, No. 16 Alabama State 63
• No. 12 McNeese 69, No. 5 Clemson 67
• No. 6 BYU 80, No. 11 VCU 71
• No. 8 Gonzaga 89, No. 9 Georgia 68
• No. 2 Tennessee 77, No. 15 Wofford 62
• No. 10 Arkansas 79, No. 7 Kansas 72
• No. 4 Texas A&M 80, No. 13 Yale 71
• No. 11 Drake 67, No. 6 Missouri 57
• No. 7 UCLA 72, No. 10 Utah State 47
• No. 2 St. John’s 83, No. 15 Omaha 53
• No. 5 Michigan 68, No. 12 UC San Diego 65
• No. 3 Texas Tech 82, No. 14 UNC Wilmington 72
• No. 9 Baylor 75, No. 8 Mississippi State 72
• No. 2 Alabama 90, No. 15 Robert Morris 81
• No. 3 Iowa State 82, No. 14 Lipscomb 55
• No. 12 Colorado State 78, No. 5 Memphis 70
• No. 1 Duke 93, No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s 49
• No. 7 St. Mary’s 59, No. 10 Vanderbilt 56
• No. 6 Ole Miss 71, No. 11 North Carolina 64
• No. 4 Maryland 81, No. 13 Grand Canyon 49
• No. 1 Florida 95, No. 16 Norfolk State 69
• No. 3 Kentucky 76, No. 14 Troy 57
• No. 10 New Mexico 75, No. 7 Marquette 66
• No. 4 Arizona 93, No. 13 Akron 65
• No. 8 UConn 67, No. 9 Oklahoma 59
• No. 6 Illinois 86, No. 11 Xavier 73
• No. 2 Michigan State 87, No. 15 Bryant 62
• No. 5 Oregon 81, No. 12 Liberty 52

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• No. 4 Purdue 76, No. 12 McNeese 62
• No. 10 Arkansas 75, No. 2 St. John’s 66
• No. 5 Michigan 91, No. 4 Texas A&M 79
• No. 3 Texas Tech 77, No. 11 Drake 64
• No. 1 Auburn 82, No. 9 Creighton 70
• No. 6 BYU 91, No. 3 Wisconsin 89
• No. 1 Houston 81, No. 8 Gonzaga 76
• No. 2 Tennessee 67, No. 7 UCLA 58
• No. 1 Florida 77, No. 8 UConn 75
• No. 1 Duke 89, No. 9 Baylor 66
• No. 3 Kentucky 84, No. 6 Illinois 75
• No. 2 Alabama 80, No. 7 St. Mary’s 66
• No. 4 Maryland 72, No. 12 Colorado State 71
• No. 6 Ole Miss 91, No. 3 Iowa State 78
• No. 2 Michigan State 71, No. 10 New Mexico 63
• No. 4 Arizona 87, No. 5 Oregon 83
• No. 2 Alabama 113, No. 6 BYU 88
• No. 1 Florida 87, No. 4 Maryland 71
• No. 1 Duke 100, No. 4 Arizona 93
• No. 3 Texas Tech 85, No. 10 Arkansas 83
• No. 2 Michigan State 73, No. 6 Ole Miss 70
• No. 2 Tennessee 78, No. 3 Kentucky 65
• No. 1 Auburn 78, No. 5 Michigan 65
• No. 1 Houston 62, No. 4 Purdue 60
• No. 1 Florida 84, No. 3 Texas Tech 79
• No. 1 Duke 85, No. 2 Alabama 65
• 1:20 p.m.: No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 1 Houston (CBS)
• 4:05 p.m.: No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 1 Auburn (CBS)
• 6:09 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA (CBS)
• 8:49 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA (CBS)
• 8:50 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA (CBS)

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