2022 NCAA March Madness Tournaments
The 2022 NCAA March Madness basketball tournaments for men’s and women’s start mid-March and conclude the first week of April. Thrilling, awesome, shocking and exciting are always part of these great tournaments and recognition for the elite teams in NCAA D1 basketball. How do you plan to watch every game? You don’t have to spend $150/month or overpay for expensive streaming bundles to enjoy live college sports. Instead, request a free consultation and save money on TV with StreamWise Solutions.
- NCAA Men’s D1 – view details, TV schedule and bracket.
- NCAA Women’s D1 – view details, TV schedule and bracket.
2022 NCAA Men’s March Madness Tournament
For the men, the “First Four” pigtail matches will happen on March 15 – 16. Round 1 of the tournament – 64 teams, will happen March 17 – 18. Round 2 – 32 teams, will happen March 19 – 20. The Sweet 16 is set for March 24 – 25. The Elite Eight is set for March 26 – 27. The Final Four will be on April 2. And, the National Championship game will air on April 4. See the full 2022 NCAA March Madness TV schedule and bracket for men below.
Men’s D1 tournament games will be broadcast on TBS, truTV, TNT and CBS with TBS (Turner Sports) having full broadcasting rights of every game. However, Round 1, Round 2, the Sweet 16 and the Elite 8 games can all be watched via local CBS broadcast for FREE, with a properly installed whole home antenna. With multiple streaming options, tricky free trials, and other limitations – only StreamWise Solutions can help you make the right (personalized) choice to watch every game without buffering.
2022 Men’s TV Schedule and Bracket
Round (Men’s) | Teams | Channels |
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First Four | Selections held March 13 – view schedule | TBS and truTV |
Round 1 | TBD | TBS, TNT, CBS, truTV |
Round 2 | TBD | TBS, TNT, CBS, truTV |
Sweet 16 | TBD | TBS, CBS |
Elite 8 | TBD | TBS, CBS |
Final 4 | TBD | TBS |
National Championship | TBD | TBS |
View and download a printable version of the 2022 NCAA Men’s March Madness Bracket from NCAA. NCAA.com also offers an interactive bracket to monitor matchups and scores. Team selections are held March 13 at 4:00pm MT and will be televised on CBS.
2022 NCAA Women’s March Madness Tournament
For the women, the “First Four” pigtail matches will happen March 16 – 17. Round 1 will happen March 18 – 19. Round 2 will happen March 20 – 21. Sweet 16 Women’s is set for March 25 – 26. The Elite 8 Women’s is set for March 27 – 28. The Final Four will happen on April 1 and the National Championship Women’s will air on April 3. See the full 2022 NCAA March Madness TV schedule and bracket for women below.
Women’s tournament games will only be broadcast on the ESPN family of networks. We’re still waiting for ESPN to release an exact broadcast schedule for each game, but they did say that “all games would be available online via the ESPN App.” You don’t need expensive cable or satellite subscriptions to watch ESPN. And it is easy to get tangled with multiple streaming options that include ESPN, tricky free trials, crazy streaming bundles and hidden limitations. Only StreamWise Solutions can help you make the right (personalized) choice for watching every game.
2022 Women’s TV Schedule and Bracket
Round (Women’s) | Teams | Channels |
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First Four | Selections held March 13 – view schedule | ESPN, ESPN App |
Round 1 | TBD | ESPN, ESPN App |
Round 2 | TBD | ESPN, ESPN App |
Sweet 16 | TBD | ESPN, ESPN App |
Elite 8 | TBD | ESPN, ESPN App |
Final 4 | TBD | ESPN, ESPN App |
National Championship | TBD | ESPN, ESPN App |
View and download a printable version of the 2022 NCAA Women’s March Madness Bracket from NCAA. NCAA.com also offers an interactive bracket to monitor matchups and scores. Team selections are held March 13
at 6:00pm MT and will be televised on ESPN.
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Dates, times and channel lineups sourced from multiple websites including ncaa.com, espn.com, cbssports.com and sportingnews.com. Stay tuned as updates happen; we’ll publish them here.