2024 March Madness TV schedule: How to watch NCAA Tournament, Sweet 16 live stream, tipoff times, announcers

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The Sweet 16 is already down to 12 as the 2024 NCAA Tournament continues this week with a second of four straight nights of action set for Friday. We have already seen plenty of dominant victories, shocking upsets and shining moments from this edition of March Madness, and there’s eight more games to go before we hit the Final Four.

The top eight teams in the nation — entering March Madness — were all still alive in the Sweet 16 for just the fifth time since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, but we have already seen those numbers dwindle.

On Thursday, No. 1 seed UConn blew out No. 5 seed San Diego State, marking its ninth straight double-digit March Madness win. No. 6 Clemson provided a somewhat-surprising upset out in Los Angeles, knocking off No. 2 seed Arizona in the West Regional semifinal and putting the Tigers into the Elite Eight for the first time in 44 years. No. 1 seed North Carolina went down to No. 4 seed Alabama behind a tremendous individual effort from Grant Taylor, and No. 2 seed Iowa State was ousted by No. 3 seed Illinois in a hard-fought battle

Friday’s games will again be played across CBS and TBS with the best in the business bringing you the action from Dallas and Detroit. The Elite Eight then commences Saturday on TBS, continuing Sunday on CBS.

Once we get to the Final Four, you will notice veteran Ian Eagle stepping in as the lead play-by-play announcer, replacing the legendary Jim Nantz, who stepped away in 2023. Eagle will be alongside mainstays Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and reporter Tracy Wolfson on the top announcing team. A longtime staple of NCAA Tournament coverage, Eagle was not alone as someone stepping into a new role on the team. Former Purdue star Robbie Hummel called his first NCAA Tournament broadcast during the first week.

CBS and TBS are leading the way televising 21 games apiece during the NCAA Tournament, while truTV and TNT carried 13…

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Author : Matt Norlander

Publish date : 2024-03-29 14:01:07

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