From what I have been able to gather, this is my best guess at what the NCAA Tournament schedule will look like under the CBS Sports/Turner Sports consortium. None of the times are official, but from articles I have culled, this is what the NCAA Tournament will look like. I’ll start it from Selection Sunday which will be Sunday, March 13 through the Final Four. I’ll also do my best to give times and this is based on the press release CBS/Turner provided earlier this month. All times will be Eastern.
Sunday, March 13
Selection Sunday
NCAA Tournament Selection Show – CBS, 6 p.m.
Monday, March 14
National Bracket Day
Programming on CBS College Sports and TNT or truTV to preview the NCAA Tournament
Tuesday, March 15
FIRST FOUR Doubleheader
NCAA Tip-Off – truTV, 6 p.m.
Game 1 – truTV, 6:30 p.m.
Game 2 – truTV, 9 p.m.
Inside March Madness – truTV, 11:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 16
FIRST FOUR Doubleheader
NCAA Tip-Off – tru TV, 6 p.m.
Game 3 – truTV, 6:30 p.m.
Game 4 – truTV, 9 p.m.
Inside March Madness – truTV, 11:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 17 & Friday, March 18
2nd Round Games
NCAA Tip-Off – truTV, 11 a.m.
Afternoon games
Game 1 – CBS, noon/truTV, 12:30 p.m./TBS, 1:30 p.m./TNT, 2 p.m.
Game 2 – CBS, 2:30 p.m./truTV, 3 p.m./TBS, 4 p.m./TNT, 4:30 p.m.
NCAA Tip-Off – truTV, 7 p.m.
Primetime games
Game 3 – TBS, 6:45 p.m./CBS, 7 p.m./TNT & truTV, 7:15 p.m.
Game 4 – TBS, 9:15 p.m./CBS, 9:30 p.m./TNT, 9:45 p.m./truTV, 9:55 p.m.
Inside March Madness – truTV, 12:30 a.m.
Saturday, March 19
3rd Round Games
NCAA Tip-Off – truTV, 11 a.m.
Afternoon games
Game 1 – CBS, noon
Game 2 – CBS, 2:30 p.m.
Game 3 – CBS, 5 p.m.
Primetime games
Game 1 – TNT, 6 p.m./TBS, 7 p.m./CBS, 7:30 p.m.
Game 2 – TNT, 8:30 p.m./TBS, 9:30 p.m.
Inside March Madness – TBS, midnight
Sunday, March 20
3rd Round Games
NCAA Tip-Off – truTV, 11 a.m.
Afternoon games
Game 1 – CBS, noon
Game 2 – CBS, 2:30 p.m.
Game 3 – CBS, 5 p.m.
Primetime games
Game 1 – TNT, 6 p.m./TBS, 7 p.m./tru TV, 7:30 p.m.
Game 2 – TNT, 8:30 p.m./TBS, 9:30 p.m.
Inside March Madness – TBS, midnight
Thursday, March 24 & Friday, March 25
Regional Semifinals Games
NCAA Tip-Off – truTV, 6 p.m./TBS, 7 p.m.
Game 1 – CBS, 7 p.m./TBS, 7:15 p.m.
Game 2 – CBS, 9:30 p.m./TBS, 9:55 p.m.
Inside March Madness – TBS, 12:30 a.m.
Saturday, March 26
NCAA Tip-Off – truTV, noon
NCAA Men’s Division II Championship – CBS, 1 p.m.
Road to the Final Four – CBS, 3 p.m.
Regional Final Games
Game 1- CBS, 4:20 p.m.
Game 2 – CBS, 6:55 p.m.
Inside March Madness – truTV, 10 p.m.
Sunday, March 27
NCAA Tip-Off – truTV, 1 p.m.
Road to the Final Four – CBS, 2 p.m.
Regional Final Games
Game 1 – CBS, 2:10 p.m.
Game 2 – CBS, 4:55 p.m.
Inside March Madness – truTV, 8 p.m.
Saturday, April 2
NCAA Tip-Off – truTV, 3 p.m.
Road to the Final Four – CBS, 4 p.m.
Final Four – National Semifinal Games
Game 1 – CBS, 6 p.m.
Game 2 – CBS, 8:30 p.m.
Inside March Madness – truTV, 11:30 p.m.
Monday, April 4
NCAA Tip-Off – truTV, 8 p.m.
National Championship Game
CBS, 9 p.m.
Inside March Madness – truTV, midnight
And that is your preliminary schedule. When the times are made official, I’ll do another post.
