March Madness: NCAA Tournament 2014 TV schedule

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March Madness: NCAA Tournament 2014 TV schedule: The 2014 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament airs on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV from March 18-April 7.

March Madness: NCAA Tournament 2014 TV schedule

 

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NCAA Tournament Schedule At A Glance
Selection Sunday March 16 (CBS)
First Four March 18-19 (truTV)
Second Round March 20-21 (CBS, TBS, TNT & truTV)
Third Round March 22-23 (CBS, TBS, TNT & truTV)
Regionals March 27-30 (CBS & TBS)
Final Four April 5 (TBS, TNT & truTV)
Championship Game April 7 (CBS)

 

NCAA Tournament 2014 TV schedule

All times Eastern. Schedule subject to change.

Sunday, March 16
6pm ET: NCAA Selection Show, CBS
7pm ET: Infiniti Selection Sunday, truTV

First Round
Tuesday, March 18

6pm ET: Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off, truTV
6:30pm ET: 16 Albany vs. 16 Mount St. Mary’s, truTV
9pm ET: 12 North Carolina State vs. 12 Xavier, truTV
11:30pm ET: Inside March Madness, truTV
Wednesday, March 19
6pm ET: Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off, truTV
6:30pm ET: 16 Cal Poly vs. 16 Texas Southern, truTV
9pm ET: 11 Iowa vs. 11 Tennessee, truTV
11:30pm ET: Inside March Madness, truTV

Second Round
Thursday, March 20
11am ET: Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off, truTV
12pm ET: 6 Ohio State vs. 11 Dayton, CBS
12:30pm ET: 2 Wisconsin vs. 15 American, truTV
1:30pm ET: 8 Colorado vs. 9 Pittsburgh, TBS
2pm ET: 5 Cincinnati vs. 12 Harvard, TNT
2:30pm ET: 3 Syracuse vs. 14 Western Michigan, CBS
3pm ET: 7 Oregon vs. 10 BYU, truTV
4pm ET: 1 Florida vs. 16 Albany, TBS
4:30pm ET: 4 Michigan State vs. 13 Delaware, TNT
5:30pm ET: Special TBA, truTV
6:30pm ET: NCAA Press Conferences, truTV
6:45pm ET: 7 Connecticut vs. 10 Saint Joseph’s, TBS
7pm ET: 2 Michigan vs. 15 Wofford, CBS
7pm ET: Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off, truTV
7:15pm ET: 5 Saint Louis vs. 12 N.C. State, TNT
7:15pm ET: 5 Oklahoma vs. 12 North Dakota State, truTV
9:15pm ET: 2 Villanova vs. 15 Wisconsin-Milwaukee, TBS
9:30pm ET: 7 Texas vs. 10 Arizona State, CBS
9:45pm ET: 4 Louisville vs. 13 Manhattan, TNT
9:55pm ET: 4 San Diego State vs. 13 New Mexico State, truTV
12:30am ET: Inside March Madness, truTV
Friday, March 21
11am ET: Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off, truTV
12pm ET: 3 Duke vs. 14 Mercer, CBS
12:30pm ET: 6 Baylor vs. 11 Nebraska, truTV
1:30pm ET: 7 New Mexico vs. 10 Stanford, TBS
2pm ET: 1 Arizona vs. 16 Weber State, TNT
2:30pm ET: 6 Massachusetts vs. 11 Tennessee, CBS
3pm ET: Creighton vs. Louisiana Lafayette, truTV
4pm ET: 2 Kansas vs. 15 Eastern Kentucky, TBS
4:30pm ET: 8 Gonzaga vs. 9 Oklahoma State, TNT
5:30pm ET: Special TBA, truTV
6:30pm ET: NCAA Press Conferences, truTV
6:45pm ET: 8 Memphis vs. 9 George Washington, TBS
7pm ET: 1 Wichita State vs. 16 Cal Poly, CBS
7pm ET: Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off, truTV
7:15pm ET: 6 North Carolina vs. 11 Providence, TNT
7:15pm ET: 5 VCU vs. 12 Stephen F. Austin, truTV
9:15pm ET: 1 Virginia vs. 16 Coastal Carolina, TBS
9:30pm ET: 8 Kentucky vs. 9 Kansas State, CBS
9:45pm ET: 3 Iowa State vs. 14 N.C. Central, TNT
9:55pm ET: 4 UCLA vs. 13 Tulsa, truTV
12:30am ET: Inside March Madness, truTV

Third Round
Saturday, March 22
12pm ET: 1 Florida vs. 9 Pittsburgh, CBS
2:30pm ET: 4 Louisville vs. 5 Saint Louis, CBS
5pm ET: 2 Michigan vs. 7 Texas, CBS
5pm ET: Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off, TNT
6pm ET: 4 San Diego State vs. 12 North Dakota State, TNT
7pm ET: 3 Syracuse vs. 11 Dayton, TBS
7:30pm ET: 2 Wisconsin vs. 7 Oregon, CBS
8:30pm ET: 4 Michigan State vs. 12 Harvard, TNT
9:30pm ET: 2 Villanova vs. 7 Connecticut, TBS
12am ET: Inside March Madness, TBS
Sunday, March 23
12pm ET: 2 Kansas vs. 10 Stanford, CBS
2:30pm ET: 1 Wichita State vs. 8 Kentucky, CBS
5pm ET: 3 Iowa State vs. 6 North Carolina, CBS
5pm ET: Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off, TNT
6pm ET:  11 Tennessee vs. 14 Mercer , TNT
7pm ET: 4 UCLA vs. 12 Stephen F. Austin, TBS
7:30pm ET: 3 Creighton vs. 6 Baylor, truTV
8:30pm ET: 1 Virginia vs. 8 Memphis, TNT
9:30pm ET: 1 Arizona vs. 8 Gonzaga, TBS
12am ET: Inside March Madness, TBS

Sweet 16 Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 27
6pm ET: Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off, TBS
7pm ET: 10 Stanford vs. 11 Dayton, CBS
7:15pm ET: 2 Wisconsin vs. 6 Baylor, TBS
9:30pm ET: 1 Florida vs. 4 UCLA, CBS
Approx. 10:17pm ET: 1 Arizona vs. 4 San Diego State, TBS
12:30am ET: Inside March Madness, TBS
Friday, March 28
6pm ET: Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off, TBS
7pm ET: 2 Michigan vs. 11 Tennessee, CBS
7:27pm ET: 3 Iowa State vs. 7 Connecticut, TBS
9:45pm ET: 4 Louisville vs. 8 Kentucky, CBS
9:57pm ET: 1 Virginia vs. 4 Michigan State, TBS
12:30am ET: Inside March Madness, TBS

Elite Eight Regional Finals
Saturday, March 29
3pm ET: NCAA Division II Championship Game, CBS
5pm ET: Infiniti NCAA Tip-Off, TBS
6:09pm ET: 1 Florida vs. 11 Dayton, TBS
8:49pm ET: 1 Arizona vs. 2 Wisconsin, TBS
11pm ET: Inside March Madness, TBS
Sunday, March 30
1pm ET: Road to the Final Four, CBS
2pm ET: Pregame Show, CBS
2:20pm ET: 7 Connecticut vs. 4 Michigan State, CBS
5:05pm ET: 8 Kentucky vs. 2 Michigan, CBS

Final Four National Semifinals
Saturday, April 5
12pm ET: Reese’s College All-Star Game, CBS
2pm ET: Special TBA, CBS
2:30pm ET: Special TBA, CBS
3pm ET: Road to the Final Four, TBS
4pm ET: The Final Four Show, TBS
6:09pm ET: 7 Connecticut vs. 1 Florida, TBS, TNT (Florida TeamCast) & truTV (UConn TeamCast)
8:49pm ET: 8 Kentucky vs. 2 Wisconsin, TBS, TNT (Kentucky TeamCast) & truTV (Wisconsin TeamCast)
11:30pm ET: Inside March Madness, TBS

Championship Game
Monday, April 7
9pm ET: 7 Connecticut vs. 8 Kentucky, CBS
11:30pm ET: Championship Post-Game Show, CBS
12am ET: Inside March Madness, TBS

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