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

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The long marathon-like journey to determine a new national champion in NCAA Division I men’s basketball rolls right along into Thursday as the Sweet 16 begins on the heels of a wild opening weekend in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. The field has been whittled down from 68 teams to a Sweet 16 as the bracket starts to take its final shape.

The next step in this year’s NCAA Tournament begins Thursday with another four-day marathon where we will start with 16 teams and again break it all the way down. By this time next week, we’ll have ourselves a Final Four.

Sweet 16 play will begin on Thursday with four games and finish with another four Friday starting with No. 3 seed Kansas State and No. 7 seed Michigan State meeting in the East Region. Thursday also features No. 4 seed Tennessee taking on No. 9 seed FAU where the winner will face K-State or Michigan State for a shot at the Final Four. Arkansas-UConn and Gonzaga-UCLA will also kick off Sweet 16 action Thursday in two West Regional showdowns where the winner of each of those games will advance to face the other in the Regional Finals.

Sweet 16 TV schedule

Thursday, March 23

7:15 p.m.	(8) Arkansas vs. (4) UConn Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi	CBS (watch live)
9 p.m.	(9) FAU vs. (4) Tennessee Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce	TBS (watch live)
9:45 p.m.	(3) Gonzaga vs. (2) UCLA Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi	CBS (watch live)

Friday, March 24

6:30 p.m.	(5) San Diego St. vs. (1) Alabama Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Evan Washburn	TBS (watch live)
7:15 p.m.	(5) Miami vs. (1) Houston Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson	CBS (watch live)
9 p.m.	(15) Princeton vs. (6) Creighton Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Evan Washburn	TBS (watch live)
9:45 p.m.	(3) Xavier vs. (2) Texas Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson	CBS (watch live)