2023 March Madness TV schedule, announcers: How to watch NCAA Tournament, tipoff times, TV channels, stream

March Madness is officially upon us. The 2023 NCAA Tournament kicks off with a bang Thursday with more than a dozen first-round games to start the week from early afternoon to late in the evening across multiple channels in multiple time zones.

Action tips Thursday at 12:15 p.m. ET with No. 8 seed Maryland and No 9 seed West Virginia battling in the first game of the first round in a battle in the South Region, where the winner likely draws No. 1 overall seed Alabama. Thursday action finishes with No. 2 seed UCLA in the West Region looking to advance to the second round with a meeting with No. 15 seed UNC-Asheville. In between, there are 14 glorious games scattered about the day as teams look to inch one step closer to a championship.

Three No. 1 seeds will be among the 32 teams in action to kick off this year’s tourney with a banger as No. 1 overall seed Alabama, No. 1 seed Houston and No. 1 seed Kansas are set to go off. Each of the three are heavy favorites to advance into Round 2. There’s also a grand total of three No. 2 seeds starting their respective runs Thursday with No. 2 seed Texas, No. 2 seed UCLA and No. 2 seed Arizona all on the board as the week kicks off with a bang.  

Let’s take a look at the 2023 March Madness announcing teams as well as the complete schedule for the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

2023 March Madness announcing teams

Play-by-Play / Analyst // Reporter

• Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson*
• Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce*
• Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Evan Washburn*
• Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi*
• Lisa Byington / Steve Smith / Avery Johnson // Andy Katz
• Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl
• Spero Dedes / Deb Antonelli // AJ Ross
• Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson
• Tom McCarthy / Avery Johnson // Jon Rothstein

* Regional Weekend announce teams

2023 NCAA Tournament schedule, dates

First round

Thursday, March 16
Legacy Arena — Birmingham | Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines | Amway Center — Orlando | Golden 1 Center — Sacramento

Friday, March 17
MVP Arena — Albany | Nationwide Arena — Columbus | Ball Arena — Denver | Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro

Second round

Saturday, March 18 — 12:10 p.m. start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Legacy Arena — Birmingham | Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines | Amway Center — Orlando | Golden 1 Center — Sacramento

Sunday, March 19 — 12:10 p.m. start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
MVP Arena — Albany | Nationwide Arena — Columbus | Ball Arena — Denver | Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro

Sweet 16

Thursday, March 23 — 6:30 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Madison Square Garden — New York | T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas

Friday, March 24 — 6:30 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
T-Mobile Center — Kansas City | KFC Yum! Center — Louisville

Elite Eight

Saturday, March 25 — 6:09 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Madison Square Garden — New York | T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas

Sunday, March 26 — 2:20 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
T-Mobile Center — Kansas City | KFC Yum! Center — Louisville

Final Four

Saturday, April 1 — 6:09 p.m. start (CBS)
NRG Stadium — Houston

National Championship

Monday, April 3 — 9:20 p.m. (CBS)
NRG Stadium — Houston