The 2025 NCAA Tournament for men’s basketball kicked off Thursday with 16 first-round games and another 16 games scheduled for Friday; check out how to watch the March Madness games with a free live stream below. Sportsbooks currently show No. 1 seed Duke as the outright favorite, per the latest BetOnline?odds.

How To Watch March Madness With Free Live Stream

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• ?? 2025 March Madness Dates: March 16-April 7
• ?? Final Four Venue: Alamodome | San Antonio, TX
• ???TV Channel(s): CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV
• ?? Affordable Streaming Services: Max, Paramount Plus
• ?? Watch Free March Madness Game Live Stream:?Jazz Sports
• ???National Championship Odds: Duke (+300) | Florida (+350) | Houston (+550)

2025 March Madness Schedule

• Selection Sunday: 6 p.m. ET Sunday, March 16 | CBS
• First Four: March 18-19
• First Round: March 20-21
• Second Round: March 22-23
• Sweet 16: March 27-28
• Elite Eight: March 29-30
• Final Four: April 5
• National Championship: April 7

Friday, March 21 (First Round/Round of 64)

• (8) Mississippi State vs. (9) Baylor, 12:15 p.m. | CBS
• (2) Alabama vs. (15) Robert Morris, 12:40 p.m. | truTV
• (3) Iowa State vs. (14) Lipscomb, 1:30 p.m. | TNT
• (5) Memphis vs. (12) Colorado State, 2 p.m. | TBS
• (1) Duke vs. (16) Mount St. Mary’s, 2:50 p.m. | CBS
• (7) Saint Mary’s vs. (10) Vanderbilt, 3:15 p.m. | truTV
• (6) Ole Miss vs. (11) North Carolina, 4:05 p.m. | TNT
• (4) Maryland vs. (13) Grand Canyon, 4:35 p.m. | TBS
• (1) Florida vs. (16) Norfolk State, 6:50 p.m. | TNT
• (3) Kentucky vs. (14) Troy, 7:10 p.m. | CBS
• (7) Marquette vs. (10) New Mexico, 7:25 p.m. | TBS
• (4) Arizona vs. (13) Akron, 7:35 p.m. | truTV
• (8) UConn vs. (9) Oklahoma, 9:25 p.m. | TNT
• (6) Illinois vs. (11) Xavier, 9:45 p.m. | CBS
• (2) Michigan State vs. (15) Bryant, 10 p.m. | TBS
• (5) Oregon vs. (12) Liberty, 10:10 p.m. | truTV

Saturday, March 22 (Second Round/Round of 32)

• (4) Purdue vs. (12) McNeese, 12:10 p.m. | CBS
• (2) St. John’s vs. (10) Arkansas, 2:40 p.m. | CBS
• (4) Texas A&M vs. (5) Michigan, 5:15 p.m. | CBS
• (3) Texas Tech vs. (11) Drake, 6:10 p.m. | TNT
• (1) Auburn vs. (9) Creighton, 7:10 p.m. | TBS
• (3) Wisconsin vs. (6) BYU, 7:45 p.m. | CBS
• (1) Houston vs. (8) Gonzaga, 8:40 p.m. | TNT
• (2) Tennessee vs. (7) UCLA, 9:40 p.m. | TBS

Sunday, March 23 (Second Round/Round of 32)

• TBA

Thursday, March 27 (Sweet 16)

• TBA

Friday, March 28 (Sweet 16)

• TBA

Saturday, March 29 (Elite Eight)

• TBA

Sunday, March 30 (Elite Eight)

• TBA

Saturday, April 5 (Final Four)

• 6:09 p.m. on CBS
• 8:49 p.m. on CBS

Monday, April 7 (National Championship)

• 8:50 p.m. on CBS

2025 NCAA Tournament Bracket

Celebrity March Madness Brackets

• Alex Bregman
• Andy Katz?
• Barack Obama
• CC Sybathia
• Charles Barkley
• Clark Kellogg?
• Colin Cowherd
• Doug Edert
• Dwight Howard
• Jack Gohlke
• Jimmer Fredette
• Joe Lunardi
• Maxx Crosby
• Quinshon Judkins
• Roll Tide Willie
• Seth Davis
• Seth Greenberg
• Shaq
• Stephen A. Smith