How To Watch 2022 March Madness Without Cable: UNC Vs. Kansas

Selection Sunday, the official start to March Madness, is set for Sunday, March 16. The 68-team fields for the men’s tournament will be announced on Selection Sunday on CBS and the women’s on ESPN. Then, the First Four games starting on March 18 will kick off the tournament and whittle down the 68 teams to the final bracket of 64. The men’s tournament starts in Dayton, Ohio, with the first and second rounds playing out in Providence, Rhode Island; Seattle, Washington; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Lexington, Kentucky. More information about specific games will become available after Selection Sunday.

March Madness men’s games will be broadcast across CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV. Women’s games will be available on ESPN, ABC, and ESPN2. That makes it easy to tune in with cable, but what if you’ve cut the cord? The tournament has official streaming partners: Max for TBS, TNT, and TruTV games, and Paramount+ for CBS games.

However, the official platforms aren’t the only way to tune in. Skinny bundle streaming services let you watch the games on your streaming platform of choice. These services have on-demand content as well as hundreds of live TV channels to add to your subscription. It’s a more affordable and less restrictive option than cable. Streamers like Hulu + Live TV and FuboTV offer live TV channels including CBS, TBS, and many more, allowing you to catch live March Madness games with your subscription.

CBS is a “Big Four” network broadcast through affiliate stations across the country. If your area broadcasts local TV channels from a nearby TV tower, you can most likely pick up CBS games for free over the air using an HD TV antenna.

Here’s the full list of options to watch March Madness without cable:

• DIRECTV
• FuboTV
• Sling TV
• Hulu + Live TV
• ESPN+
• Paramount+
• Max
• YouTube TV
• March Madness Live
• Free Over-the-Air TV