2022 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket & TV Schedule Set, Let The March Madness Begin
Let the March Madness begin.
The 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule was set today, with First Four games in Dayton, Ohio, and the Final Four set for New Orleans. Click here for a printable bracket.
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Here is a quick timeline with schedules and channels (all times are ET):
First Four: March 15
No. 16 Texas Southern vs. No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – 6:40 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
No. 12 Wyoming vs. No. 12 Indiana – 9:10 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
First Four: March 16
No. 16 Wright State vs. No. 16 Bryant – 6:40 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
No. 11 Rutgers vs. No. 11 Notre Dame – 9:10 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
First round: March 17
No. 6 Colorado State vs. No. 11 Michigan – 12:15 p.m.; CBS
No. 4 Providence vs. No. 13 South Dakota State – 12:40 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
No. 8 Boise State vs. No. 9 Memphis – 1:45 p.m.; TNT, Sling TV
No. 1 Baylor vs. No. 16 Norfolk State – 2 p.m.; TBS, Sling TV
No. 3 Tennessee vs. No. 14 Longwood – 2:45 p.m.; CBS
No. 5 Iowa vs. No. 12 Richmond – 3:10 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 16 Georgia State – 4:15 p.m.; TNT, Sling TV
No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 9 Marquette – 4:30 p.m.; TBS, Sling TV
No. 5 UConn vs. No. 12 New Mexico State – 6:50 p.m.; TNT, Sling TV
No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 15 Saint Peter’s – 7:10 p.m.; CBS
No. 5 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 12 Indiana/Wyoming – 7:20 p.m.; TBS, Sling TV
No. 8 San Diego State vs. No. 9 Creighton – 7:27 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 13 Vermont – 9:20 p.m.; TNT, Sling TV
No. 7 Murray State vs. No. 10 San Francisco – 9:40 p.m.; CBS
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 13 Akron – 9:50 p.m.; TBS, Sling TV
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 16 Texas Southern/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi – 9:57 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
First round: March 18
No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Loyola-Chicago – 12:15 p.m.; CBS
No. 2 Auburn vs. No. 15 Jacksonville State – 12:40 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 Montana State – 1:45 p.m.; TNT, Sling TV
No. 3 Purdue vs. No. 14 Yale – 2 p.m.; TBS, Sling TV
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 15 Delaware – 2:45 p.m.; CBS
No. 7 USC vs. No. 10 Miami – 3:10 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 11 Notre Dame/Rutgers – 4:15 p.m.; TNT, Sling TV
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech – 4:30 p.m.; TBS, Sling TV
No. 4 Illinois vs. No. 13 Chattanooga – 6:50 p.m.; TNT, Sling TV
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Cal State Fullerton – 7:10 p.m.; CBS
No. 6 LSU vs. No. 11 Iowa State – 7:20 p.m.; TBS, Sling TV
No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 16 Bryant/Wright State -7:27 p.m.; truTV, Sling TV
Second round: March 19-20
Matchups TBD. Games will air on TBS, TNT, truTV, CBS.
Sweet 16: March 24-25
Matchups TBD. Games will air on TBS, CBS
Elite Eight: March 26-27
Matchups TBD. Games will air on CBS, TBS, Sling TV
Final Four: April 2
Matchups TBD. Games will air on TBS, Sling TV
NCAA championship game: April 4
Matchup TBD. Game will air at 9 p.m. on TBS, Sling TV
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