The first two days of March Madness are widely celebrated, but the third and fourth days of the tournament are often just as wild.
Below is the second round schedule for the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Included are start times and TV channel information.
March Madness second round schedule
Here is a look at the March Madness second round schedule. Early Cinderella favorite McNeese will tip off the Saturday action when it faces No. 4 seed Purdue.
Saturday, March 22
All times listed below are Eastern Standard.
- McNeese vs. Purdue (12:10 p.m. ET, CBS)
- Arkansas vs. St. John's (2:40 p.m., CBS)
- Michigan vs. Texas A&M (5:15 p.m., CBS)
- Drake vs. Texas Tech (6:10 p.m., TNT)
- Creighton vs. Auburn (7:10 p.m., TBS)
- BYU vs. Wisconsin (7:45 p.m., CBS)
- Gonzaga vs. Houston (8:40 p.m., TNT)
- UCLA vs. Tennessee (9:40 p.m., TBS)
Second round Saturday games will take place in the following locations:
- Rupp Arena: Lexington, Kentucky
- Amica Mutual Pavilion: Providence, Rhode Island
- Intrust Bank Arena: Wichita, Kansas
- Ball Arena: Denver, Colorado
Sunday, March 23
Sunday will begin with a banger as defending national champion UConn faces No. 1 seeded Florida.
- UConn vs. Florida (12:10 p.m., CBS)
- Baylor vs. Duke (2:40 p.m., CBS)
- Illinois vs. Kentucky (5:15 p.m., CBS)
- Saint Mary's vs. Alabama (6:10 p.m., TNT)
- Colorado State vs. Maryland (7:10 p.m., TBS)
- Ole Miss vs. Iowa State (7:45 p.m., truTV)
- New Mexico vs. Michigan State (8:40 p.m., TNT)
- Oregon vs. Arizona (9:40 p.m., TBS)
Second round Sunday games will take place in the following locations:
- Climate Pledge Arena: Seattle, Washington
- Rocket Arena: Cleveland, Ohio
- Fiserv Forum: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Lenovo Center: Raleigh, North Carolina
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Second round NCAA Tournament odds
Second round March Madness odds will be revealed by sportsbooks shortly after matchups are learned.
While game lines for Saturday and Sunday games are not yet available, there are NCAA men’s basketball National Title odds available to bet on now.
March Madness TV broadcast info
Round 2 NCAA Tournament games on Saturday and Sunday will be broadcast live on CBS, truTV, TNT and TBS. Ernie Johnson will be the host for the lead studio team. He will be joined by Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Clark Kellogg.
Here is a list of game announcers:
- Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson
- Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce
- Kevin Harlan, Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi
- Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn
- Lisa Byington, Robbie Hummel, Jalen Rose, Andy Katz
- Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel, Jon Rothstein
- Tom McCarthy, Deb Antonelli, Steve Smith, AJ Ross
- Brad Nessler, Brendan Haywood, Dana Jacobson
