Here's a breakdown of who will be calling NCAA tournament games in 2026.

The Georgia Bulldogs got a late-night tip time for their NCAA Tournament game against the Saint Louis Billikens

High Point University’s Cinderella run in the NCAA Tournament is already capturing the imagination of college basketball fans, but the blossoming love affair with the small North Carolina school isn’t limited to the players on the court.

NCAA Tournament game schedule, announcers, TV channels, times for first-round March Madness men's basketball games on CBS, TNT, TBS, TruTV this week.

CBS Sports adds that analysts for this year's tournament will include "Clark Kellogg, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Renee Montgomery in New York, and Bruce Pearl, Jamal Mashburn, Jalen Rose and Seth Davis in Atlanta."

March Madness revs up for real starting Thursday with all 67 games of the men's tournament broadcast across CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. 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.

What time do Nate Oats' Alabama Crimson Tide play the Auburn Tigers this weekend? Start time, channel, streaming info, TV announcers and more.

Since Texas challenged the call on the court, the officiating crew was able to come to the conclusion that it was briefly a held ball. Since N.C. State had possession of the ball at the time, they were awarded the ball after the Longhorns won the challenge.

Women's NCAA Tournament game schedule, announcers, TV channels, times for first-round women's March Madness basketball games on ESPN this week.

What time do Nate Oats' Alabama Crimson Tide play the LSU Tigers this weekend? Start time, channel, streaming info, TV announcers and more.

The 2026 NCAA Tournament begins Tuesday, March 17 with the First Four in Dayton, Ohio. That's when March Madness truly kicks into gear with 68 teams all vying to become the 2025-26 national champion.