March Madness schedule 2024: Day-by-day TV coverage, streams to watch NCAA Tournament games

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With unlikely conference tournament winners stealing so many automatic bids, the NCAA Tournament selection committee had an extremely difficult assignment. But after around-the-clock discussions and several changes to the seedings, college basketball fans can finally fill out their brackets.

UConn sits at the top of the East Region as the No. 1 overall seed and is looking to become the first back-to-back national champion since Florida won two consecutive titles in 2006 and 2007. Houston, Purdue and North Carolina also locked up No. 1 seeds in their regions.

Tennessee, Arizona, Marquette and Iowa State landed on the No. 2 line. Baylor, Creighton, Kentucky and Illinois earned the No. 3 seeds.

This year's NCAA Tournament will start with First Four games on March 19 and 20, and it will end with the championship game on April 8.

Here is everything you need to know about March Madness, including key dates and TV and streaming options for each round of the NCAA Tournament.

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National championship

Monday, April 8

Scores
No. 1 UConn 75, No. 1 Purdue 60

NCAA Tournament bracket 2024

If you want to fill out a bracket ahead of the NCAA Tournament, you can click on the link below. It has a printable bracket and tips from TSN's college basketball experts.

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GET YOUR PRINTABLE BRACKET: Printable PDF

How to watch, stream 2024 March Madness games

NCAA Tournament games will air on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. Viewers can also stream March Madness games on Paramount+ (CBS) and Sling (TBS, TNT and truTV).

Sling is the home for sports fans, as it offers a wide range of channels. You can always cheer for your favorite teams with channels like ESPN, TBS, TNT, NFL Network, FS1 and more.

Round	TV channel	Live stream
First Four	truTV	Sling
First Round	CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV	Paramount+, Sling
Second Round	CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV	Paramount+, Sling
Sweet 16	CBS, TBS	Paramount+, Sling
Elite Eight	CBS, TBS	Paramount+, Sling
Final Four	TBS	Sling
Championship	TBS	Sling

March Madness schedule 2024

First Four

Tuesday, March 19

Scores
No. 16 Wagner 71, No. 16 Howard 68
No. 10 Colorado State 67, No. 10 Virginia 42

Wednesday, March 20

Scores
No. 16 Grambling 88, No. 16 Montana State 81 (OT)
No. 10 Colorado 60, No. 10 Boise State 53

Round 1

Thursday, March 21

Scores
No. 9 Michigan State 69, No. 8 Mississippi State 51
No. 11 Duquesne 71, No. 6 BYU 67
No. 3 Creighton 77, No. 14 Akron 60
No. 2 Arizona 85, No. 15 Long Beach State 65
No. 1 North Carolina 90, No. 16 Wagner 62
No. 3 Illinois 85, No. 14 Morehead State 69
No. 11 Oregon 87, No. 6 South Carolina 73
No. 7 Dayton 62, No. 10 Nevada 60
No. 7 Texas 56, No. 10 Colorado State 44
No. 14 Oakland 80, No. 3 Kentucky 76
No. 5 Gonzaga 86, No. 12 McNeese 65
No. 2 Iowa State 82, No. 15 South Dakota State 65
No. 2 Tennessee 83, No. 15 Saint Peter's 49
No. 11 NC State 80, No. 6 Texas Tech 67
No. 4 Kansas 93, No. 13 Samford 89
No. 7 Washington State 66, No. 10 Drake 61

Friday, March 22

Scores
No. 9 Northwestern 77, No. 8 Florida Atlantic 65 (OT)
No. 3 Baylor 92, No. 14 Colgate 67
No. 5 San Diego State 69, No. 12 UAB 65
No. 2 Marquette 87, No. 15 Western Kentucky 69
No. 1 UConn 91, No. 16 Stetson 52
No. 6 Clemson 77, No. 11 New Mexico 56
No. 13 Yale 78, No. 4 Auburn 76
No. 10 Colorado 102, No. 7 Florida 100
No. 9 Texas A&M 98, No. 8 Nebraska 83
No. 4 Duke 64, No. 13 Vermont 47
No. 1 Purdue 78, No. 16 Grambling 50
No. 4 Alabama 109, No. 13 College of Charleston 96
No. 1 Houston 86, No. 16 Longwood 46
No. 12 James Madison 72, No. 5 Wisconsin 61
No. 8 Utah State 88, No. 9 TCU 72
No. 12 Grand Canyon 75, No. 5 Saint Mary's 66

Round 2

Saturday, March 23

Scores
No. 2 Arizona 78, No. 7 Dayton 68
No. 5 Gonzaga 89, No. 4 Kansas 68
No. 1 North Carolina 85, No. 9 Michigan State 69
No. 2 Iowa State 67, No. 7 Washington State 56
No. 11 NC State 79, No. 14 Oakland 73 (OT)
No. 2 Tennessee 62, No. 7 Texas 58
No. 3 Illinois 89, No. 11 Duquesne 63
No. 3 Creighton 86, No. 11 Oregon 73 (2OT)

Sunday, March 24

Scores
No. 2 Marquette 81, No. 10 Colorado 77
No. 1 Purdue 106, No. 8 Utah State 67
No. 4 Duke 93, No. 12 James Madison 55
No. 6 Clemson 72, No. 3 Baylor 64
No. 4 Alabama 72, No. 12 Grand Canyon 61
No. 1 UConn 75, No. 9 Northwestern 58
No. 1 Houston 100, No. 9 Texas A&M 95 (OT)
No. 5 San Diego State 85, No. 13 Yale 57

Sweet 16

Thursday, March 28

Scores
No. 6 Clemson 77, No. 2 Arizona 72
No. 1 UConn 82, No. 5 San Diego State 52
No. 4 Alabama 89, No. 1 North Carolina 87
No. 3 Illinois 72, No. 2 Iowa State 69

Friday, March 29

Scores
No. 11 NC State 67, No. 2 Marquette 58
No. 1 Purdue 80, No. 5 Gonzaga 68
No. 4 Duke 54, No. 1 Houston 51
No. 2 Tennessee 82, No. 3 Creighton 75

Elite Eight

Saturday, March 30

Scores
No. 1 UConn 77, No. 3 Illinois 52
No. 4 Alabama 89, No. 6 Clemson 82

Sunday, March 31

Scores
No. 1 Purdue 72, No. 2 Tennessee 66
No. 11 NC State 76, No. 4 Duke 64