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The First Four served as a nice appetizer, but the 2026 NCAA Tournament got underway in earnest in the first round, though the upsets and shocking results that were rampant on Thursday did not exactly carry over into Friday. Still, there are now just 32 teams left in March Madness on the men’s side, and the national championship contenders will be whittled down to a mere 16 before the weekend is out.

March Madness continues across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV on Saturday and Sunday. Paramount+ subscribers will be able to watch every game airing on CBS, while the March Madness Live app will have every game, period. There’s also HBO Max, which carries all the games going up on TBS, TNT and truTV.

Saturday begins with three straight games on CBS as No. 1 seeds Duke and Michigan look to hold off expected tough tests from No. 9 seeds TCU and Saint Louis, respectively. The nightcap comes on TBS with No. 12 High Point aiming to keep its hot-shooting and upset-minded run rolling against a No. 4 seed Arkansas team that is surging at the right time. In between are four other tremendous games featuring the likes of No. 2 seed Houston and No. 11 seeds Texas and VCU.

Below are the announcing teams, channel assignments and tip times for every second round game on Saturday and Sunday.

2026 March Madness announcing teams

Play-by-Play | Analyst(s) || Reporter
* Regional Weekend announce teams | ~ Final Four team

  • Ian Eagle | Bill Raftery, Grant Hill || Tracy Wolfson*~
  • Brian Anderson | Jim Jackson || Allie LaForce*
  • Kevin Harlan | Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy || Lauren Shehadi*
  • Andrew Catalon | Steve Lappas || Evan Washburn*
  • Brad Nessler | Wally Szczerbiak || Jared Greenberg
  • Spero Dedes | Jim Spanarkel || Jon Rothstein
  • Tom McCarthy | Candice Parker, Dan Bonner || AJ Ross
  • Brandon Gaudin | Chris Webber || Andy Katz
  • Rules analyst: Gene Steratore

2026 NCAA Tournament schedule, dates

Second round

Saturday, March 21
KeyBank Center (Buffalo), Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville), Paycom Center (Oklahoma City), Moda Center (Portland)

Time (ET) Game TV / Stream
12:10 p.m. (9) Saint Louis vs (1) Michigan
Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce		 CBS (watch live)
2:45 p.m. (6) Louisville vs. (3) Michigan State
Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce		 CBS (watch live)
5:15 p.m. (9) TCU vs. (1) Duke
Ian Eagle / Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson		 CBS (watch live)
6:10 p.m. (10) Texas A&M vs. (2) Houston
Brandon Gaudin / Chris Webber // Andy Katz		 TNT (watch live)
7:10 p.m. (11) Texas vs. (3) Gonzaga
Brad Nessler / Wally Szczerbiak // Jared Greenberg		 TBS (watch live)
7:50 p.m. (11) VCU vs. (3) Illinois
Ian Eagle / Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson		 CBS (watch live)
8:45 p.m. (5) Vanderbilt vs. (4) Nebraska
Brandon Gaudin / Chris Webber // Andy Katz		 TNT (watch live)
9:45 p.m. (12) High Point vs. (4) Arkansas
Brad Nessler / Wally Szczerbiak // Jared Greenberg		 TBS (watch live)

Sunday, March 22
Benchmark International Arena (Tampa), Xfinity Mobile Arena (Philadelphia), Viejas Arena (San Diego), Enterprise Center (St. Louis)

Time (ET) Game TV / Stream
12:10 p.m. (7) Miami (FL) vs. (2) Purdue
Spero Dedes / Jim Spanarkel // Jon Rothstein		 CBS (watch live)
2:45 p.m. (7) Kentucky vs. (2) Iowa State
Spero Dedes / Jim Spanarkel // Jon Rothstein		 CBS (watch live)
5:15 p.m. (5) St. John’s vs. (4) Kansas
Kevin Harlan / Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi		 CBS (watch live)
6:10 p.m. (6) Tennessee vs. (3) Virginia
Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Evan Washburn		 TNT (watch live)
7:10 p.m. (9) Iowa vs. (1) Florida
Tom McCarthy / Candace Parker, Dan Bonner // AJ Ross		 TBS (watch live)
7:50 p.m. (9) Utah State vs. (1) Arizona
Kevin Harlan / Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi		 truTV (watch live)
8:45 p.m. (7) UCLA vs. (2) UConn
Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Evan Washburn		 TNT (watch live)
9:45 p.m. (5) Texas Tech vs. (4) Alabama
Tom McCarthy / Candace Parker, Dan Bonner // AJ Ross		 TBS (watch live)