2022 NCAA tournament TV info: Start times, networks and announcers

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Here is the TV information, including the announcer pairings, for the next three days of the NCAA tournament. (The games also are available via streaming.)

Want to brush up on the NCAA tournament by region? Here are the bracket breakdowns: East, South, Midwest and West.

Friday 1st-round games

TimeNetworkGamePlay-by-play / analyst(s)
12:15 pmCBSLoyola vs Ohio StateKevin Harlan / Dan Bonner, Reggie Miller
12:40 pmtruTVJacksonville State vs AuburnJim Nantz / Bill Raftery, Grant Hill
1:45 pmTNTMontana State vs Texas TechLisa Byington / Steve Smith, Avery Johnson
2 pmTBSYale vs PurdueSpero Dedes / Deb Antonelli
2:45 pmCBSDelaware vs VillanovaHarlan / Bonner, Miller
3:10 pmtruTVMiami vs USCNantz / Raftery, Hill
4:15 pmTNTRutgers/Notre Dame vs AlabamaByington / Smith, Johnson
4:30 pmTBSVirginia Tech vs TexasDedes / Antonelli
6:50 pmTNTChattanooga vs IllinoisHarlan / Bonner, Miller
7:10 pmCBSCal State Fullerton vs DukeNantz / Raftery, Hill
7:20 pmTBSIowa State vs LSUDedes / Antonelli
7:27 pmtruTVWright State/Bryant vs ArizonaByington / Smith, Johnson
9:20 pmTNTUAB vs HoustonHarlan / Bonner, Miller
9:40 pmCBSDavidson vs Michigan StateNantz / Raftery, Hill
9:50 pmTBSColgate vs WisconsinDedes / Antonelli
9:57 pmtruTVTCU vs  Seton HallByington / Smith, Johnson

Saturday 2nd-round games

TimeNetworkGamePlay-by-play / analyst
12:10 pmCBSNorth Carolina vs. BaylorBrian Anderson / Jim Jackson
2:40 pmCBSCreighton vs. KansasAnderson / Jackson
5:15 pmCBSMichigan vs. TennesseeIan Eagle / Jim Spanarkel
6:10 pmTNTRichmond vs. ProvidenceBrad Nessler / Brendan Haywood
7:10 pmTBSSaint Mary’s vs. UCLAAndrew Catalon / Steve Lappas
7:45 pmCBSSaint Peter’s vs. Murray StateEagle / Spanarkel
8:40 pmTNTNew Mexico State vs. ArkansasNessler / Haywood
9:40 pmTBSMemphis vs. GonzagaCatalon / Lappas

NOTE: The schedule is TBA for 2nd-round games Sunday, though the first game starts at noon.

The Sweet 16 games are March 24 and 25. They will be on CBS and TBS, and the first games each night will start at 7 p.m.

The Elite Eight games are March 26 and 27. Games on the 26th are on TBS and the first one starts at 6 p.m. Games on the 27th are on CBS and the first one starts at 2 p.m.

The Final Four is in New Orleans. The national semifinals on April 2 will be on TBS, with the first one scheduled to start at 6 p.m. TBS also will show the final on April 4, with a start time of 9 p.m.

And in case you’re interested in attending games in person next year and not watching on TV, the 2023 NCAA tournament sites are listed here.