The first 2023 March Madness games kick off on Tuesday, March 14 with Missouri State vs Texas A&M and Pitt vs Mississippi State with the full first-round game days happening on March 16 and 17.
The men’s NCAA tournament games will be broadcast on CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV. While the NCAA’s website will feature some live coverage, all of the games will be live streaming on the NCAA March Madness Live app which has been updated this year with iOS 16’s Live Activities, CarPlay, and more.
And the women’s tournament kicks off on March 15 and will be broadcast by ESPN and available to stream with the ESPN app and online.
Below we’ll cover how to watch March Madness 2023 on iPhone and more plus the full schedule and where each game will be broadcast.
How to watch March Madness 2023 on iPhone, Apple TV, web
March Madness Live app
You can watch all the March Madness 2023 games in one place with the NCAA March Madness Live app on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV – but a TV provider login is required If you don’t have cable/a provider login, you can pick up a streaming live TV plan with DirecTV Stream, YouTube TV, or fuboTV or similar to get full access through the March Madness Live app Free trials available with DirecTV Stream and YouTube TVParamount+, TBS, TNT, and truTV
Alternatively, you can watch any of the games on CBS with an over-the-air antenna You can watch the CBS broadcast games with Paramount+ Premium on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and the web (free trial, $9.99/month after) Make sure to pick the Premium plan to get live March Madness games (skip the Showtime add-on) and use promo code “ADVANCE” to get a 30-day trial instead of the standard 7-day trial (via Hip2Save) Also, T-Mobile customers should have access to Paramount+ free for a year If you don’t want to use the March Madness Live app, you can also use the TBS, TNT, or truTV apps – but a TV provider login is requiredMarch Madness 2023 schedule and channel – all times Eastern
March 14
No. 16 SE Missouri State vs. No. 16. Texas A&M CC | 6:30 p.m. | truTV No. 11 Pitt vs. No. 11 Mississippi St. | 9 p.m. ET | truTVMarch 15
No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. No. 16 Texas Southern| 6:30 p.m. | truTV No. 11 Nevada vs. No. 11 Arizona State | 9 p.m. | truTVMarch 16
No. 9 West Virginia vs. No. 8 Maryland | 12:00 pm. | CBS No. 13 Furman vs. No. 4 Virginia | 12:30 p.m. | truTV No. 10 Utah St. vs. No. 7 Missouri | 1:20 p.m. | TNT No. 16 Howard vs. No. 1 Kansas | 1:50 p.m. | TBS No. 16 SE Missouri St./Texas A&M CC vs. No. 1 Alabama | 2:30 p.m. | CBS No. 12 College of Charleston vs. No. 5 San Diego St. | 3 p.m. | truTV No. 15 Princeton vs. No. 2 Arizona | 3:50 p.m. | TNT No. 9 Illinois vs. No. 8 Arkansas | 4:20 p.m. | TBS No. 9 Auburn vs. No. 8 Iowa | 6:45 p.m. | TNT No. 12 Oral Roberts vs. No. 5 Duke | 7 p.m. | CBS No. 15 Colgate vs. No. 2 Texas | 7:15 p.m. | TBS No. 10 Boise St. vs. No. 7 Northwestern | 7:25 p.m. | truTV No. 16 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 1 Houston | 9:15 p.m. | TNT No. 13 Louisiana vs. No. 4 Tennessee | 9:30 p.m. | CBS No. 10 Penn State vs. No. 7 Texas A&M | 9:45 p.m. | TBS No. 15 UNC Asheville vs. No. 2 UCLA | 9:55 p.m. | truTVMarch 17
No. 10 USC vs. No. 7 Michigan State | 12:00 p.m. | CBS No. 14 Kennesaw St. vs. No. 3 Xavier | 12:30 p.m. | truTV No. 14 UC Santa Barbra vs. No. 3 Baylor | 1:20 p.m. | TNT No. 12 VCU vs. No. 5 Saint Mary’s | 1:50 p.m. | TBS No. 15 Vermont vs. No. 2 Marquette | 2:30 p.m. | CBS No. 11 Mississippi State/Pitt vs. No. 6 Iowa State | 3 p.m. | truTV No. 11 N.C. State vs. No. 6 Creighton | 3:50 p.m. | TNT No. 13 Iona vs. No. 4 UConn | 4:20 p.m. | TBS No. 16 Texas Southern/Fairleigh Dickinson vs. No. 1 Purdue | 6:45 p.m. | TNT No. 11 Providence vs. No. 6 Kentucky | 7 p.m. | CBS No. 12 Drake vs. No. 5 Miami | 7:15 p.m | TBS No. 14 Grand Canyon vs. No. 3 Gonzaga | 7:25 p.m. | truTV No. 9 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 8 Memphis | 9:15 p.m.| TNT No. 14 Montana St. vs. No. 3 Kansas St. | 9:30 p.m. | CBS No. 13 Kent State vs. No. 4 Indiana | 9:45 p.m. | TBS No. 11 Arizona St/Nevada vs. No. 6 TCU | 9:55 p.m. | truTVMarch 18
TBD vs. TBD live stream | 12:00 p.m. | CBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 2:30 p.m. | CBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 5 p.m. | CBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 6 p.m. | TNT TBD vs. TBD live stream | 7 p.m. | TBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 7:30 p.m. | CBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 8:30 p.m. | TNT TBD vs. TBD live stream | 9:30 p.m. | TBSMarch 19
TBD vs. TBD live stream | 12:00 p.m | CBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 2:30 p.m. | CBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 5 p.m. | CBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 6 p.m. | TNT TBD vs. TBD live stream | 7 p.m. | TBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 7:30 p.m. | truTV TBD vs. TBD live stream | 8:30 p.m. | TNT TBD vs. TBD live stream | 9:30 p.m. | TBSMarch 23 – Sweet 16
TBD vs. TBD live stream | 6:15 p.m. | TBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 7 p.m. | CBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 8:45 p.m. | TBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 9:30 p.m. | CBSMarch 24 – Sweet 16
TBD vs. TBD live stream | 6:15 p.m. | TBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 7 p.m. | CBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 8:45 p.m. | TBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 9:30 p.m. | CBSMarch 25 – Elite 8
TBD vs. TBD live stream | 6 p.m. | TBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 8:30 p.m. | TBSMarch 26 – Elite 8
TBD vs. TBD live stream | 2 p.m. | CBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 4:55 p.m. | CBSApril 1 – Final Four
TBD vs. TBD live stream | 6 p.m. | CBS TBD vs. TBD live stream | 8:30 p.m. | CBSApril 3 – National Championship
TBD vs. TBD live stream | 9 p.m. ET | CBS