With just one week left in the college basketball regular season, teams are fighting for postseason seeds in their favor.
Here is a look at the upcoming schedule for the postseason
- Selection Sunday — 6 p.m. ET March 14
- First Four — 4 p.m. start on Thursday, March 18
- First round — 12 p.m. start on Friday, March 19, and Saturday, March 20
- Second round — 12 p.m. start on Sunday, March 21, and Monday, March 22
- Sweet 16 — 2 p.m. start on Saturday, March 27, and 1 p.m. start on Sunday, March 28
- Elite Eight — 7 p.m. start on Monday, March 29, and 6 p.m. start on Tuesday, March 30
- Final Four — 5 p.m. start on Saturday, April 3
- NCAA championship game — 9 p.m. Monday, April 5
Games will be played:
- Lucas Oil Stadium (2 courts, only one used at a time)
- Bankers Life Fieldhouse
- Hinkle Fieldhouse
- Indiana Farmers Coliseum
- Mackey Arena in West Lafayette
- Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington
- Teams will practice at the Indiana Convention Center with multiple courts set up inside the venue.
- All teams will be housed on dedicated hotel floors, with physically distanced meeting and dining rooms, as well as secure transportation to and from competition venues.
CBS Sports and Turner Sports will continue to show all 67 games of the tournament across TBS, CBS, TNT, truTV and their digital platforms, including March Madness Live.
2021 March Madness: Complete schedule, dates
2021 March Madness: TV schedule
| ROUND | TIME, DATES | TV CHANNELS |
|---|---|---|
| Selection Show | 6 p.m. Sunday, March 14 | CBS |
| First Four | 4 p.m. coverage start on Thursday, March 18 | truTV, TBS |
| First Round | 12 p.m. coverage start on Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20 |
TBS, CBS, TNT, truTV |
| Second Round | 12 p.m. starts on Sunday, March 21 and Monday, March 22 |
TBS, CBS, TNT, truTV |
| Sweet 16 | 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 27 and 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 28 |
CBS (afternoon games), TBS (primetime games) |
| Elite Eight | 7 p.m. start on Monday, March 29 and 6 p.m. coverage start on Tuesday, March 30 |
CBS (Monday) and TBS (Tuesday) |
| Final Four | Games start 5 p.m. Saturday, April 3 | CBS |
| National Championship | 9 p.m. Monday, April 5 | CBS |
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Author: David Keech
David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
