2023 March Madness TV Schedule, Announcers: How to Watch NCAA Tournament, Tipoff Times, TV Channels, Bracket

Are you ready for the madness that will unfold during the 2023 NCAA Tournament? You are good to be. With the first four games taking center stage in Dayton, Ohio on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, March Madness is ready for reference. The NCAA Tournament has 68 teams competing to become the 2022-23 national champion. This year’s call to action for March Madness festivities will feature a significant number of voices with some new names in visible roles.

This NCAA tournament marks the last for the icon’s TV coverage of the event. Lead play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz will step down from a college basketball broadcasting role after calling his 32nd Final Four. Nantes will remain with CBS for coverage of golf and the NFL, but will hand over his college basketball role to Ian Eagle, who will be the Final Four play-by-play voice starting in 2024.

Two new names in key positions include longtime NBA coach and current TNT television analyst Stan Van Gundy, who will serve as an analyst for game action, and former Villanova coach Jay Wright, who will step in as a studio analyst for the first time. Those watching CBS college basketball coverage throughout the regular season have already seen Wright in his new role, but this will be his first big dance in the studio after 21 years with the Wildcats and two national titles.

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Here’s a look at the 2023 March Madness announced teams and the complete schedule for the 2023 NCAA Tournament.

Announcing the 2023 March Madness Teams

Play-by-play / Analyst // Reporter

• Jim Nantes / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson*
• Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Ally LaForce*
• Ian Eagle / Jim Sparkle // Evan Washburn*
• Kevin Harlan / Don Bonner / Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehady*
• Lisa Byington / Steve Smith / Avery Johnson // Andy Katz
• Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Jamie Erdahl
• Spero Dedes / Deb Antonelli // AJ Rose
• Brad Nestler / Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson
• Tom McCarthy / Avery Johnson // John Rothstein

* Announces regional weekend teams

2023 NCAA Tournament Schedule, Dates

The first four

Tuesday, March 14
UT Arena, Dayton

Wednesday, March 15
UT Arena, Dayton

First round

Thursday, March 16
Legacy Arena — Birmingham | Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines | Amway Center — Orlando | Golden 1 Center — Sacramento

Friday, March 17
MVP Arena — Albany | Nationwide Arena — Columbus | Ballpark — Denver | Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro

Second round

Saturday, March 18 — 12:10 p.m. start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Legacy Arena — Birmingham | Wells Fargo Arena — Des Moines | Amway Center — Orlando | Golden 1 Center — Sacramento

Sunday, March 19 — 12:10 p.m. start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
MVP Arena — Albany | Nationwide Arena — Columbus | Ballpark — Denver | Greensboro Coliseum — Greensboro

Dessert 16

Thursday, March 23 — 6:30 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Madison Square Garden — New York | T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas

Friday, March 24 — 6:30 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
T-Mobile Center — Kansas City | KFC Yum! Center — Louisville

The Elite Eight

Saturday, March 25 — 6:09 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
Madison Square Garden — New York | T-Mobile Arena — Las Vegas

Sunday, March 26 — 2:20 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)
T-Mobile Center — Kansas City | KFC Yum! Center — Louisville

Final Four

Saturday, April 1 — 6:09 p.m. start (CBS)
NRG Stadium — Houston

National Championship

Monday, April 3 — 9:20 p.m. (CBS)
NRG Stadium — Houston