Watch March Madness games streaming free; Saturday, March 22 NCAA Tournament schedule, scores

The second round of games tips off this weekend as the 2025 NCAA Tournament resumes with 16 matchups taking place this weekend (eight of them today) starting at 9:10 a.m. PT on Saturday, March 22.

• WATCH NOW: Stream March Madness live for free with DirecTV Stream (free trial), or with Sling (first month costs less than $25) or see more streaming options listed below.

Here’s a look at the complete schedule of second round games and what channel each matchup is on today. That’s followed by a streaming guide that outlines several ways you can watch March Madness games for free through the end of the month.

Saturday, March 22 (all times Pacific)

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

Sunday, March 23

(1) Florida vs. (8) UConn, 9:10 a.m. | CBS
(1) Duke vs. (9) Baylor, 11:40 a.m. | CBS
(3) Kentucky vs. (6) Illinois, 2:15 p.m. | CBS
(2) Alabama vs. (7) Saint Mary’s, 3:10 p.m. | TNT
(4) Maryland vs. (12) Colorado State, 4:10 p.m. | TBS
(3) Iowa State vs. (6) Ole Miss, 4:45 p.m. | truTV
(2) Michigan State vs. (10) New Mexico, 5:40 p.m. | TNT
(4) Arizona vs. (5) Oregon, 6:40 p.m. | TBS

Schedule, dates for remaining rounds of the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament

Complete final scores from Round 1
Round 2 takes place March 22-23 (check the latest final scores)
Sweet 16 takes place March 27-28
Elite Eight takes place March 29-30
Final Four tips off on April 5.
The NCAA championship game takes place on April 7.

What TV Channels are NCAA Tournament games on today?

Most NCAA Tournament games will air on channels like TNT, TBS and TruTV and some games on your local CBS affiliate TV station. The Final Four and national championship game will air on TBS. Find out more about which channels CBS, TNT, TBS and TruTV are on in your area by using the channel finders here: Comcast Xfinity, DIRECTV, Dish, Verizon Fios, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice.

Where can I watch March Madness basketball games streaming for free?

• DirecTV Stream is the only streaming service that will have every game of March Madness available. The service has a free trial and is the best option to sign up with for college hoops this month. DirecTV Stream carries all of the channels that will broadcast all men’s and women’s NCAA tournament games this month. With the free trial, you can at least watch a handful of games for free before deciding if it’s worth paying to watch the rest of both the the men’s and women’s tournaments.

• The second best option for watching the men’s NCAA tournament is Sling (select the “Orange” plan), which is running a half-off your first-month promotional offer (costs just $23) and has the cheapest overall streaming plans. However, if you go this route, you will need to purchase an HDTV antenna if you don’t have one already. This way, you won’t miss the men’s tournament games being broadcast on CBS, which is not included in the Sling streaming service.

• For cord-cutters: The cheapest way to watch the men’s tournament only is to sign up for the Max streaming service (plans start at $9.99/month), which will get all tournament games airing on TNT, TBS and truTV, but not those airing on CBS. If you want to add the CBS games, you could pair up your Max subscription with a free trial of Paramount Plus (choose the Paramount+ with Showtime plan), or get an HDTV antenna to add the CBS games as we mentioned above.

• If you already have cable, you can watch every NCAA Tournament game live through the March Madness Live app when you sign in with your cable provider login information.