March Madness 2026: Game Times, TV Channels for the Second Round of the Men’s NCAA Tournament

The round of 32 is halfway done and on its way to a sweet, Sweet 16.

While favorites have ruled the day, we’ve had plenty of awesome basketball already, and the action is only going to keep heating up as we get further into the tournament.

Below is a breakdown of this weekend’s second-round schedule, with matchups, channels and broadcast teams that will be carrying the coverage.

Sunday, March 22

• No. 7 Miami vs. No. 2 Purdue, 12:10 p.m. ET | CBS (Dedes, Spanarkel, Rothstein) | St. Louis
• No. 7 Kentucky vs. No. 2 Iowa State, ~2:45 p.m. ET | CBS (Dedes, Spanarkel, Rothstein) | St. Louis
• No. 5 St. John’s vs. No. 4 Kansas, 5:15 p.m. ET | CBS (Harlan, Hummel, van Gundy, Shehadi) | San Diego
• No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Virginia, 6:10 p.m. ET | TNT (Catalon, Lappas, Washburn) | Philadelphia
• No. 9 Iowa vs. No. 1 Florida, 7:10 p.m. ET | TBS (McCarthy, Bonner, Ross) | Tampa
• No. 9 Utah State vs. No. 1 Arizona, ~7:50 p.m. ET | TruTV (Harlan, Hummel, van Gundy, Shehadi) | San Diego
• No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 2 UConn, ~8:45 p.m. ET | TNT (Catalon, Lappas, Washburn) | Philadelphia
• No. 5 Texas Tech vs. No. 4 Alabama, ~9:45 p.m. ET | TBS (McCarthy, Bonner, Ross) | Tampa

Saturday, March 21

• No. 1 Michigan 95, No. 9 Saint Louis 72
• No. 3 Michigan State 77, No. 6 Louisville 69
• No. 1 Duke 81, No. 9 TCU 58
• No. 2 Houston 88, No. 10 Texas A&M 57
• No. 11 Texas 74, No. 3 Gonzaga 68
• No. 3 Illinois 76, No. 11 VCU 55
• No. 4 Nebraska 74, No. 5 Vanderbilt 72
• No. 4 Arkansas 94, No. 12 High Point 88

Brackets, prepare to be busted.

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