March Madness Friday schedule: TV channels, how to watch every NCAA Tournament game today
There are 16 March Madness games on the first-round NCAA Tournament schedule on Friday, March 22.
The action gets started with No. 9 seed Northwestern against No. 8 seed Florida Atlantic at 9:15 a.m. Pacific time and ends with No. 12 seed Grand Canyon against No. 5 seed Saint Mary's at 7:05 p.m. Pacific time.
Three No. 1 seeds, UConn, Purdue and Houston, are in action. One No. 2 seed, Marquette, is also in action.
Here's what you need to know about how to watch the March Madness NCAA Tournament games on Friday, including time, TV channels, streaming information and announcers.
Friday's March Madness picks, predictions: Northwestern vs Florida Atlantic | Colgate vs Baylor | UAB vs San Diego State | Western Kentucky vs Marquette | Stetson vs UConn | New Mexico vs Clemson | Yale vs Auburn | Texas A&M vs Nebraska | Vermont vs Duke | Charleston vs Alabama | Longwood vs Houston | James Madison vs Wisconsin | TCU vs Utah State | Grand Canyon vs Saint Mary's | Colorado vs Florida | Grambling State vs. Purdue
Saturday's March Madness picks, predictions: Dayton vs Arizona | Gonzaga vs Kansas | Michigan State vs North Carolina | Washington State vs Iowa State | Oakland vs NC State | Texas vs Tennessee | Duquesne vs Illinois | Oregon vs Creighton
What teams play in March Madness on Friday?
Northwestern faces Florida Atlantic in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday, Colgate takes on Baylor, UAB plays San Diego State, Western Kentucky matches up against Marquette, Stetson takes on UConn, New Mexico plays against Clemson, Yale faces Auburn, Colorado takes on Florida, Texas A&M plays Nebraska, Vermont takes on Duke, Grambling State faces Purdue, College of Charleston faces Alabama, Longwood plays Houston, James Madison takes on Wisconsin, TCU faces Utah State and Grand Canyon takes on Saint Mary's.
What times are the March Madness games on Friday?
The first game on the Friday March Madness schedule starts at 9:15 a.m. PT, with the last game starting at 7:05 p.m. PT.
Early games are at 9:15 a.m., 9:40 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:10 p.m., 1:15 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. (all times Pacific).
Later games run at 3:50 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 4:25 p.m., 4:35 p.m., 6:20 p.m., 6:40 p.m., 6:55 p.m. and 7:05 p.m. (Pacific).
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What channels are the March Madness games on Friday on?
All games can be seen on TBS, TNT, truTV or CBS.
Each station is broadcasting four games on the day, with CBS airing Northwestern vs. Florida Atlantic, Stetson vs. UConn, Vermont vs. Duke and James Madison vs. Wisconsin.
Tru TV will show the Colgate vs. Baylor, New Mexico vs. Clemson, College of Charleston vs. Alabama and Grand Canyon vs. Saint Mary's games.
UAB vs. San Diego State, Yale vs. Auburn, Texas A&M vs. Nebraska and Longwood vs. Houston will air on TNT.
TBS will broadcast Western Kentucky vs. Marquette, Colorado vs. Florida, Grambling State vs. Purdue and TCU vs. Utah State games.
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How can I stream the March Madness games on Friday?
Games on CBS can be seen on streaming services that carry CBS, including FUBO (free trial).
The truTV, TNT and TBS games can be streamed on streaming sites that carry those stations, including Sling TV.
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Who are the announcers for Friday's March Madness games?
Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Grant Hill (analyst) and Tracy Wolfson (reporter) are scheduled to have the call of the Northwestern vs. Florida Atlantic, Stetson vs. UConn, Vermont vs. Duke and James Madison vs. Wisconsin games.
Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst) and Jon Rothstein (reporter) will be the announcing team for the Colgate vs. Baylor, New Mexico vs. Clemson, Texas A&M vs. Nebraska and Longwood vs. Houston games.
Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Steve Smith (analyst), Robbie Hummel (analyst) and Lauren Shehadi (reporter) will be broadcasting the UAB vs. San Diego State, Yale vs. Auburn, College of Charleston vs. Alabama and Grand Canyon vs. Saint Mary's games.
Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Stan Van Gundy (analyst) and Andy Katz (reporter) are the announcers for the Western Kentucky vs. Marquette, Colorado vs. Florida, Grambling State vs. Purdue and TCU vs. Utah State games.
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What is the complete March Madness Friday schedule for first-round NCAA Tournament games?
9:15 a.m.: (9) Northwestern vs. (8) Florida Atlantic, CBS, Brooklyn, NY (stream with free trial from FUBO)
9:40 a.m.: (14) Colgate vs. (3) Baylor, truTV, Memphis, TN (stream with Sling TV)
10:45 a.m.: (12) UAB vs. (5) San Diego State, TNT, Spokane, WA (stream with Sling TV)
11 a.m.: (15) Western Kentucky vs. (2) Marquette, TBS, Indianapolis, IN (stream with Sling TV)
11:45 a.m.: (16) Stetson vs. (1) UConn, CBS, Brooklyn, NY (stream with free trial from FUBO)
12:10 p.m.: (11) New Mexico vs. (6) Clemson, truTV, Memphis, TN (stream with Sling TV)
1:15 p.m.: (13) Yale vs. (4) Auburn, TNT, Spokane, WA (stream with Sling TV)
1:30 p.m.: (10) Colorado vs. (7) Florida, TBS, Indianapolis, IN (stream with Sling TV)
3:50 p.m.: (9) Texas A&M vs. (8) Nebraska, TNT, Memphis, TN (stream with Sling TV)
4:10 p.m.: (13) Vermont vs. (4) Duke, CBS, Brooklyn, NY (stream with free trial from FUBO)
4:25 p.m.: (16) Grambling State vs. (1) Purdue, TBS, Indianapolis, IN (stream with Sling TV)
4:35 p.m.: (13) College of Charleston vs. (4) Alabama, truTV, Spokane, WA (stream with Sling TV)
6:20 p.m.: (16) Longwood vs. (1) Houston, TNT, Memphis, TN (stream with Sling TV)
6:40 p.m.: (12) James Madison vs. (5) Wisconsin, CBS, Brooklyn, NY (stream with free trial from FUBO)
6:55 p.m.: (9) TCU vs. (8) Utah State, TBS, Indianapolis, IN (stream with Sling TV)
7:05 p.m.: (12) Grand Canyon vs. (5) Saint Mary’s (CA), truTV, Spokane, WA (stream with Sling TV)
-All times Pacific
March Madness TV schedule: Television channels, streaming, how to watch NCAA Tournament
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