March Madness: How to Watch the Men’s First Round on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More on March 18

March Madness continues after an exciting First Four round, where four teams played their way into the 2022 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Tournament. The remaining 64 teams look to cement their place in the eternal lore of college basketball by advancing to the Round of 32.

32 games will take place over the next 48 hours and brackets will be busted as upsets occur. Cord cutters can find out how to watch all of the First Round drama unfold on the hardwood below.

Schedule

Thursday, March 17

Game	Time (ET)	Channel	City	Venue
No. 6 Colorado State 63 vs. No. 11 Michigan 75	12:15 p.m.	CBS	Indianapolis, Indiana	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
No. 4 Providence 66 vs. No. 13 South Dakota State 57	12:40 p.m.	truTV	Buffalo, New York	KeyBank Center
No. 8 Boise State 53 vs. No. 9 Memphis 64	1:45 p.m.	TNT	Portland, Oregon	Moda Center
No. 1 Baylor 85 vs. No. 16 Norfolk State 49	2 p.m.	TBS	Fort Worth, Texas	Dickies Arena
No. 3 Tennessee 88 vs. No. 14 Longwood 56	2:45 p.m.	CBS	Indianapolis, Indiana	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
No. 5 Iowa 63 vs. No. 12 Richmond 67	3:10 p.m.	truTV	Buffalo, New York	KeyBank Center
No. 1 Gonzaga 93 vs. No. 16 Georgia State 72	4:15 p.m.	TNT	Portland, Oregon	Moda Center
No. 8 North Carolina 95 vs. No. 9 Marquette 63	4:30 p.m.	TBS	Fort Worth, Texas	Dickies Arena
No. 5 UConn 63 vs. No. 12 New Mexico State 70	6:50 p.m.	TNT	Buffalo, New York	KeyBank Center
No. 2 Kentucky 79 vs. No. 15 Saint Peter’s 85	7:10 p.m.	CBS	Indianapolis, Indiana	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
No. 5 Saint Mary’s (CA) 82 vs. No. 12 Indiana 53	7:20 p.m.	TBS	Portland, Oregon	Moda Center
No. 8 San Diego State 69 vs. No. 9 Creighton 72	7:27 p.m.	truTV	Fort Worth, Texas	Dickies Arena
No. 4 Arkansas 75 vs. No. 13 Vermont 71	9:20 p.m.	TNT	Buffalo, New York	KeyBank Center
No. 7 Murray State 92 vs. No. 10 San Francisco 87	9:40 p.m.	CBS	Indianapolis, Indiana	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
No. 4 UCLA 57 vs. No. 13 Akron 53	9:50 p.m.	TBS	Portland, Oregon	Moda Center
No. 1 Kansas 83 vs. No. 16 Texas Southern 56	9:57 p.m.	truTV	Fort Worth, Texas	Dickies Arena

Friday, March 18

Game	Time	Channel	City	Venue
No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Loyola Chicago	12:15 p.m.	CBS	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	PPG Paints Arena
No. 2 Auburn vs. No. 15 Jacksonville State	12:40 p.m.	truTV	Greenville, South Carolina	Bon Secours Wellness Arena
No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 14 Montana State	1:45 p.m.	TNT	San Diego, California	Viejas Arena
No. 3 Purdue vs. No. 14 Yale	2 p.m.	TBS	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Fiserv Forum
No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 15 Delaware	2:45 p.m.	CBS	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	PPG Paints Arena
No. 7 Southern California vs. No. 10 Miami (Fla.)	3:10 p.m.	truTV	Greenville, South Carolina	Bon Secours Wellness Arena
No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 11 Notre Dame	4:15 p.m.	TNT	San Diego, California	Viejas Arena
No. 6 Texas vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech	4:30 p.m.	TBS	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Fiserv Forum
No. 4 Illinois vs. No. 13 Chattanooga	6:50 p.m.	TNT	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	PPG Paints Arena
No. 2 Duke vs. Cal State Fullerton	7:10 p.m.	CBS	Greenville, South Carolina	Bon Secours Wellness Arena
No. 6 LSU vs. No. 11 Iowa State	7:20 p.m.	TBS	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Fiserv Forum
No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 16 Wright State	7:27 p.m.	truTV	San Diego, California	Viejas Arena
No. 5 Houston vs. No. 12 UAB	9:20 p.m.	TNT	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	PPG Paints Arena
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Davidson	9:40 p.m.	CBS	Greenville, South Carolina	Bon Secours Wellness Arena
No. 3 Wisconsin vs. No. 14 Colgate	9:50 p.m.	TBS	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Fiserv Forum
No. 8 Seton Hall vs. No. 9 TCU	9:57 p.m.	truTV	San Diego, California	Viejas Arena

How to Watch

Cord cutters have a few different options to watch the drama unfold and Cinderella stories get told throughout March Madness.

AntennaWeb is a great tool you can use to find out which affiliate in your area will broadcast games on your local CBS.

Paramount+: All CBS games will be available live to Paramount+ Premium subscribers for $9.99/month or $99.99/year. When combined with a Sling Blue subscription, this is the cheapest option for watching all March Madness games.

Subscribers to live TV streaming services can check out our chart below to see if your service will be streaming March Madness games.

	Starting Price	CBS	TBS	TNT	truTV
Sling Blue	$35.00		✓	✓	✓
Hulu + Live TV	$69.99	✓	✓	✓	✓
fubo TV	$64.99	✓
DIRECTV STREAM	$69.99	✓	✓	✓	✓
YouTube TV	$64.99	✓	✓	✓	✓