
The First Four served as a nice appetizer, but the 2026 NCAA Tournament got underway in earnest in the first round, though the upsets and shocking results that were rampant on Thursday did not exactly carry over into Friday. Still, there are now just 32 teams left in March Madness on the men's side, and the national championship contenders will be whittled down to a mere 16 before the weekend is out.
March Madness continues across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV on Saturday and Sunday. Paramount+ subscribers will be able to watch every game airing on CBS, while the March Madness Live app will have every game, period. There's also HBO Max, which carries all the games going up on TBS, TNT and truTV.
Saturday begins with three straight games on CBS as No. 1 seeds Duke and Michigan look to hold off expected tough tests from No. 9 seeds TCU and Saint Louis, respectively. The nightcap comes on TBS with No. 12 High Point aiming to keep its hot-shooting and upset-minded run rolling against a No. 4 seed Arkansas team that is surging at the right time. In between are four other tremendous games featuring the likes of No. 2 seed Houston and No. 11 seeds Texas and VCU.
Below are the announcing teams, channel assignments and tip times for every second round game on Saturday and Sunday.
2026 March Madness announcing teams
Play-by-Play | Analyst(s) || Reporter
* Regional Weekend announce teams | ~ Final Four team
- Ian Eagle | Bill Raftery, Grant Hill || Tracy Wolfson*~
- Brian Anderson | Jim Jackson || Allie LaForce*
- Kevin Harlan | Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy || Lauren Shehadi*
- Andrew Catalon | Steve Lappas || Evan Washburn*
- Brad Nessler | Wally Szczerbiak || Jared Greenberg
- Spero Dedes | Jim Spanarkel || Jon Rothstein
- Tom McCarthy | Candice Parker, Dan Bonner || AJ Ross
- Brandon Gaudin | Chris Webber || Andy Katz
- Rules analyst: Gene Steratore
2026 NCAA Tournament schedule, dates
Second round
Saturday, March 21
KeyBank Center (Buffalo), Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville), Paycom Center (Oklahoma City), Moda Center (Portland)
Sunday, March 22
Benchmark International Arena (Tampa), Xfinity Mobile Arena (Philadelphia), Viejas Arena (San Diego), Enterprise Center (St. Louis)