Men's March Madness schedule today: Time, TV channel for Friday's first-round games in 2025 NCAA Tournament

The 2025 NCAA tournament begins today! This year's tournament will air across CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV on the men's side and ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU and ESPNews on the women's. There are 68 teams competing in the First Four and First Round in both the men's and women's tournaments, and we've got the complete schedule, featuring every matchup and where you can tune in to watch. c

Sportshistori.com Here's everything you need to know about March Madness, including how to watch the First Four and first round games this week.

2025 March Madness Friday First Round TV Schedule: Game Times, TV Channels, Streaming

Friday March 21 - Round of 64 games

(All times are Eastern.)

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 Saint 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

West region: No. 1 Florida vs. No. 16 Norfolk State, 6:50 p.m. on TNT

Midwest region: No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 14 Troy, 7:10 p.m. on CBS

South region: No. 7 Marquette vs. No. 10 New Mexico, 7:25 p.m. on TBS

East region: No. 4 Arizona vs. No. 13 Akron, 7:35 p.m. on truTV

West region: No. 8 UConn vs. No. 9 Oklahoma, 9:25 p.m. on TNT

Midwest region: No. 6 Illinois vs. No. 11 Texas/Xavier, 9:45 p.m. on CBS

South region: No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 15 Bryant, 10 p.m. on TBS

East region: No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 Liberty, 10:10 p.m. on truTV

What channel are men's NCAA Tournament first round games on today?

TV channel: CBS, TNT, TBS, truTV

Streaming: Paramount+ (CBS) | Max

(Warner Bros. Discovery) | Fubo (free trial) | Sling TV

First and second-round games of the mens' NCAA Tournament will air on CBS and the Warner Bros. Discovery family of networks (TNT, TBS, and truTV). CBS games can be streamed on Fubo, which offers a seven day free trial to new users, whereas Warner Bros. Discovery's family can be found on Sling.

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