CBS, TNT Announce 2025 NCAA Tournament Plans

The 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship will be extensively covered by CBS Sports and TNT Sports, starting with the selection show on March 16 at 6 p.m. ET, where the tournament bracket will be announced live. The championship will include 67 games broadcast across CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV, with live streaming available on NCAA March Madness Live and Max for non-CBS games. The Final Four and National Championship will take place in San Antonio on April 5 and 7, respectively, with Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, and Grant Hill leading the broadcast team. Jalen Rose joins the coverage as a new analyst alongside returning hosts like Ernie Johnson and Charles Barkley. The Mid-American Conference tournaments are also underway, with winners securing automatic NCAA Tournament bids. Coverage of the First Four starts on March 18 on truTV, setting the stage for March Madness to fully commence.