March Madness 2023 – Live Stream, Bracket, Final Four, Schedule

The annual feast of the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament is known as March Madness. The 2023 NCAA March Madness is one of the most-watched sporting events in the United States. Here’s all you need to know about March Madness 2023 schedule, bracket, final four, national championship game, and live stream.

What is March Madness?

If you happen to be unfamiliar, March Madness refers to the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament that begins every year in March. The very first tournament was held in 1939 and had just eight teams. This year 2023 March Madness college basketball is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, March 14 in Dayton Arena in Dayton, OH, and end on Monday, April 4 at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas.

Through the years, the tournament has evolved into one that now contains 68 teams all playing for the national championship. Each season, March Madness attracts over 100 million viewers. Nearly 75 million people fill out a tournament bracket attempting to pick the ultimate national champion and win some money while doing so.

How did it get so big?

From the first tournament’s eight teams, the NCAA increased the number of teams through the years. In 1979, two of basketball’s legends squared off in the national championship game. Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s Michigan State Spartans faced Larry Bird’s Indiana State Sycamores. Johnson’s team won and so did the fans.

The game became so popular that the NCAA continued to add teams to the tournament throughout the 1980s. By 1985, the tournament was up to 64 teams, and beginning in 2011 March Madness had its full contingent of its current 68 entrants.

When is March Madness 2023 start?

The March Madness 2022 is scheduled for Selected Sunday, March 12th, 2023, and will end with the final four-game game on April 3rd at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX. The CBS, TBS truTV, and TNT networks have exclusive broadcast rights in the 2023 March Madness competition.

Where is the NCAA Final Four in 2023?

The 2023 NCAA Final Four also known as National Semifinals will be held at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX is being scheduled for Saturday, April 1, 2023.

What time does the national championship 2023 game start?

UConn and San Diego State play for the 2023 NCAA national championship game live stream is scheduled to take place at NRG Stadium on Monday, April 3 at 9:20 pm ET.

How long does the NCAA March Madness tournament last?

The 84th annual college basketball tournament will begin on Tuesday, 14th March and will conclude on Monday, April 3 2023 with the NCAA National Championship game.

How do teams make the tournament?

There are 32 conferences and each conference holds an end-of-season tournament. The winner of each is awarded an automatic bid to March Madness. The other 36 teams are earned “at-large” by a committee of college basketball experts. Teams are selected based on factors such as their overall record and strength of schedule. This year, Selection Sunday takes place on March 12.

March Madness 2023 key dates

Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 12
First Four: March 14-15
First round: March 16-17
Second round: March 18-19
Sweet 16: March 23-24
Elite Eight: March 25-26
Final Four: April 1
NCAA championship game: April 3

How to watch March Madness 2023 live stream

The tournament begins with the First Four, a series of play-in games that all take place on the campus of the University of Dayton. Two games are played on Tuesday, March 14, and two more on Wednesday, March 15. All four games will be broadcast on truTV.

Television coverage of the first and second rounds of the 2023 NCAA tournament held on March 16-19 is carried by CBS, TNT, TBS, and truTV. The Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games play (March 23-26) that will be broadcast on TBS and CBS. The Final Four – with national semifinal games on Saturday, April 1, and a national championship on Monday, April 3 – will be broadcast exclusively on CBS. The 2023 Men’s March Madness games live stream is available on Pay TV streaming services Paramount+, FuboTV, Hulu+ Live TV, DirecTV Stream, etc.

How to live stream March Madness 2023 Free

Anyone can download the free March Madness Live app and watch all 68 tournament games, stream videos, and watch game highlights. The app will work with any number of streaming devices such as Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV.

Viewers can watch up to three hours of live streaming coverage for free. All CBS games are available for free on mobile devices and laptops. Other networks (TNT, TBS, etc.) games require a pay-TV account.

How to watch 2023 March Madness in Canada

Watching March Madness in Canada, or anywhere in the world, can be done via live streaming or cable. If you live in Canada, you can simply tune in to TSN to watch games. Without cable, you can live stream games using the truTV app for free or you can use a paid service such as Fubo TV. Regardless, the NCAA tournament is available in Canada.

How to watch 2023 March Madness in the UK

You can watch March Madness live with a Sky Sport monthly pass on the website or Sky Go app without signing up for a contract.

2023 March Madness games on social media

Fans can find more March Madness interaction on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can visit team pages on each platform for the latest news, highlights, and more. A number of users are even engaged in the NCAA tournament talk on Snapchat as well. Visit your favorite social media sites to learn more about your favorite teams as they head into the tournament.

Early March Madness predictions

Selection Sunday gets closer by the minute and the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament selection committee just recently revealed its top 16. If the season ended now, the top four seeds in the NCAA tournament would be Alabama, Arizona, Xavier, and UConn.

Alabama, the No. 1 team in the poll, would be the top overall seed. No. 2 Arizona gives Pac 12 two of the top four seeds in the most recent poll. Xavier is tearing its way through the Big East Conference and could very well enter the tournament on a 6-3.

The surprise in the top four in Virginia. The Aztecs (24-0) are the nation’s only unbeaten team, but many will question their overall schedule strength. Still, San Diego State is fourth in the country in points allowed per game giving up just 58.3. Defense alone could help the Aztecs advance come tournament time.

Possibly an even bigger surprise than San Diego State was the lack of Michigan State in the latest Top 25. The Spartans were the preseason No. 1 and were thought by many to be a favorite to win it all this year. Michigan State recently lost three games in a row and dropped out of the Top 25. The Spartans are tied for fourth in the Big Ten.

Louisville, Duke, and Florida State are the class of the ACC and all three teams were among the most recent top eight teams in the country. All three teams are projected to be among the No. 2 seeds in the upcoming NCAA tournament.

Last year, Auburn (21-2) surprised college basketball by winning the SEC tournament and then going on to the Final Four. Head coach Bruce Pearl and the Tigers are poised for a repeat. Currently, No. 11 Auburn, Kentucky, and LSU all sit atop the SEC standings. The Tigers hold the advantage though with wins over both the Wildcats and LSU.

There are plenty of teams that could pull off a surprise Final Four run as Auburn did last year. No. 6 Dayton is 21-2 and loaded with talent. Seton Hall (18-5) and Villanova (17-6) are the class of the Big East and Maryland (19-4) leads the race for the Big Ten regular-season championship.