How to watch the Mississippi State vs. Baylor NCAA Tournament First Round basketball game today, with TV channel and live streaming The No. 10-seed Vanderbilt Commodores take on the No. 7 Saint Mary's Gaels in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday afternoon.
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No. 12 seed McNeese dominated Clemson through the first half before surviving a late comeback scare in the second half, securing the program's first-ever March Madness win with a 69-67 victory. Then, No. 11 seed Drake took down Missouri, earning a 67-57 win in Ben McCollum's first season as head coach.
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Arkansas also handed Kansas a 79-72 loss, marking the Jayhawks' first loss in the first round since 2006. The win also sets up an all-time coaching matchup between the Razorbacks' John Calipari and St. John's Rick Pitino, who both won national championships at Kentucky.
The bracket was then whittled down to 64 teams after the First Four on Tuesday and Wednesday with Alabama State, North Carolina, Mount St. Mary's and Xavier advancing to the first round.
The opening day of the first round was packed with upsets, including No. 12 McNeese beating No. 5 Clemson. No. 11 Drake also took down sixth-seeded Missouri,
What TV networks will broadcast March Madness games?
Four different networks are carrying March Madness games in 2025. During the first round of the tournament, TruTV, CBS, TNT and TBS will carry various games. TruTV is channel 246 on DirecTV. It's listed as channel 242 on Dish. It varies on other providers.
Game times and TV networks have not been announced for the second round, Sweet 16 or Elite Eight at this time. Both Final Four games and the national championship will air on CBS.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 01: A March Madness basketball rests on a stand before the game between the UCLA Bruins and the Michigan Wolverines at UCLA Pauley Pavilion on January 01, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
March Madness begins March 18 with the First Four and ends April 7 with the national championship. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
March Madness 2025 full schedule, TV networks
Once the final 64 teams are set, the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament can begin. Below is a full schedule of each tournament game, including start times and TV networks for each matchup. All times are Eastern.
Tuesday, March 18 (First Four)
No. 16 Alabama State 70, No. 16 St. Francis 68
No. 11 North Carolina 95, No. 11 San Diego State 68
Wednesday, March 19 (First Four)
No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s 83, No. 16 American 72
No. 11 Xavier 86, No. 11 Texas 80
Thursday, March 20 (First Round)
No. 9 Creighton 89, No. 8 Louisville 75
No. 4 Purdue 75, No. 13 High Point 63
No. 3 Wisconsin 85, No. 14 Montana 66
No. 1 Houston 78, No. 16 SIU Edwardsville 40
No. 1 Auburn 83, No. 16 Alabama State 63
No. 12 McNeese 69, No. 5 Clemson 67
No. 6 BYU 80, No. 11 VCU 71
No. 8 Gonzaga 89, No. 9 Georgia 68
No. 2 Tennessee 77, No. 15 Wofford 62
No. 10 Arkansas 79, No. 7 Kansas 72
No. 4 Texas A&M 80, No. 13 Yale 71
No. 11 Drake 67, No. 6 Missouri 57
No. 7 UCLA 72, No. 10 Utah State 47
No. 2 St. John’s 83, No. 15 Omaha 53
No. 5 Michigan 68, No. 12 UC San Diego 65
No. 3 Texas Tech 82, No. 14 UNC Wilmington 72
Friday, March 21 (First Round)
12:15 p.m.: No. 9 Baylor vs. No. 8 Mississippi State (CBS)
12:40 p.m.: No. 15 Robert Morris vs. No. 2 Alabama (TruTV)
1:30 p.m.: No. 14 Lipscomb vs. No. 3 Iowa State (TNT)
2 p.m.: No. 12 Colorado State vs. No. 5 Memphis (TBS)
2:50 p.m.: No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s vs. No. 1 Duke (CBS)
3:15 p.m.: No. 10 Vanderbilt vs. No. 7 St. Mary’s (TruTV)
4:05 p.m.: No. 11 North Carolina vs. No. 6 Ole Miss (TNT)
4:35 p.m.: No. 13 Grand Canyon vs. No. 4 Maryland (TBS)
6:50 p.m.: No. 16 Norfolk State vs. No. 1 Florida (TNT)
7:10 p.m.: No. 14 Troy vs. No. 3 Kentucky (CBS)
7:25 p.m.: No. 10 New Mexico vs. No. 7 Marquette (TBS)
7:35 p.m.: No. 13 Akron vs. No. 4 Arizona (TruTV)
9:25 p.m.: No. 9 Oklahoma vs. No. 8 UConn (TNT)
9:45 p.m.: No. 11 Xavier vs. No. 6 Illinois (TNT)
10 p.m.: No. 15 Bryant vs. No. 2 Michigan State (TBS)
10:10 p.m.: No. 12 Liberty vs. No. 5 Oregon (TruTV)
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Saturday, March 22 (Second Round)
12:10 p.m.: No. 12 McNeese vs. No. 4 Purdue (CBS)
2:40 p.m.: No. 10 Arkansas vs. No. 2 St. John's (CBS)
5:15 p.m.: No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 4 Texas A&M (CBS)
6:10 p.m.: No. 11 Drake vs. No. 3 Texas Tech (TNT)
7:10 p.m.: No. 9 Creighton vs. No. 1 Auburn (TBS/TruTV)
7:45 p.m.: No. 6 BYU vs. No. 3 Wisconsin (CBS)
8:40 p.m.: No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 1 Houston (TNT)
9:40 p.m.: No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 2 Tennessee (TBS/TruTV)
Sunday, March 23 (Second Round)
Game times and TV networks have not been announced at this time
Thursday, March 27 (Sweet 16)
Game times and TV networks have not been announced at this time
Friday, March 28 (Sweet 16)
Game times and TV networks have not been announced at this time
Saturday, March 29 (Elite Eight)
Game times and TV networks have not been announced at this time
Sunday, March 30 (Elite Eight)
Game times and TV networks have not been announced at this time
Saturday, April 5 (Final Four)
6:09 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA (CBS)
8:49 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA (CBS)
Monday, April 7 (National Championship)
8:50 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA (CBS)
USA TODAY Sports chronicled the action from all of Thursday's games, including highlights and more. Scroll below for a recap of all the games.
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Here's March Madness 2025 Live Online Men's & Women's NCAA tournament
2025 March Madness: Men's & Women's NCAA tournament schedule, dates
Follow live action as the men's NCAA Tournament gets into full swing with 32 first-round games over Thursday and Friday
mcneese-thumb.jpg
No. 12 seed McNeese dominated Clemson through the first half before surviving a late comeback scare in the second half, securing the program's first-ever March Madness win with a 69-67 victory. Then, No. 11 seed Drake took down Missouri, earning a 67-57 win in Ben McCollum's first season as head coach.
Watch March Madness 2025 Live Online
Arkansas also handed Kansas a 79-72 loss, marking the Jayhawks' first loss in the first round since 2006. The win also sets up an all-time coaching matchup between the Razorbacks' John Calipari and St. John's Rick Pitino, who both won national championships at Kentucky.
The bracket was then whittled down to 64 teams after the First Four on Tuesday and Wednesday with Alabama State, North Carolina, Mount St. Mary's and Xavier advancing to the first round.
The opening day of the first round was packed with upsets, including No. 12 McNeese beating No. 5 Clemson. No. 11 Drake also took down sixth-seeded Missouri,
What TV networks will broadcast March Madness games?
Four different networks are carrying March Madness games in 2025. During the first round of the tournament, TruTV, CBS, TNT and TBS will carry various games. TruTV is channel 246 on DirecTV. It's listed as channel 242 on Dish. It varies on other providers.
Game times and TV networks have not been announced for the second round, Sweet 16 or Elite Eight at this time. Both Final Four games and the national championship will air on CBS.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 01: A March Madness basketball rests on a stand before the game between the UCLA Bruins and the Michigan Wolverines at UCLA Pauley Pavilion on January 01, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
March Madness begins March 18 with the First Four and ends April 7 with the national championship. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
March Madness 2025 full schedule, TV networks
Once the final 64 teams are set, the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament can begin. Below is a full schedule of each tournament game, including start times and TV networks for each matchup. All times are Eastern.
Tuesday, March 18 (First Four)
No. 16 Alabama State 70, No. 16 St. Francis 68
No. 11 North Carolina 95, No. 11 San Diego State 68
Wednesday, March 19 (First Four)
No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s 83, No. 16 American 72
No. 11 Xavier 86, No. 11 Texas 80
Thursday, March 20 (First Round)
No. 9 Creighton 89, No. 8 Louisville 75
No. 4 Purdue 75, No. 13 High Point 63
No. 3 Wisconsin 85, No. 14 Montana 66
No. 1 Houston 78, No. 16 SIU Edwardsville 40
No. 1 Auburn 83, No. 16 Alabama State 63
No. 12 McNeese 69, No. 5 Clemson 67
No. 6 BYU 80, No. 11 VCU 71
No. 8 Gonzaga 89, No. 9 Georgia 68
No. 2 Tennessee 77, No. 15 Wofford 62
No. 10 Arkansas 79, No. 7 Kansas 72
No. 4 Texas A&M 80, No. 13 Yale 71
No. 11 Drake 67, No. 6 Missouri 57
No. 7 UCLA 72, No. 10 Utah State 47
No. 2 St. John’s 83, No. 15 Omaha 53
No. 5 Michigan 68, No. 12 UC San Diego 65
No. 3 Texas Tech 82, No. 14 UNC Wilmington 72
Friday, March 21 (First Round)
12:15 p.m.: No. 9 Baylor vs. No. 8 Mississippi State (CBS)
12:40 p.m.: No. 15 Robert Morris vs. No. 2 Alabama (TruTV)
1:30 p.m.: No. 14 Lipscomb vs. No. 3 Iowa State (TNT)
2 p.m.: No. 12 Colorado State vs. No. 5 Memphis (TBS)
2:50 p.m.: No. 16 Mount St. Mary’s vs. No. 1 Duke (CBS)
3:15 p.m.: No. 10 Vanderbilt vs. No. 7 St. Mary’s (TruTV)
4:05 p.m.: No. 11 North Carolina vs. No. 6 Ole Miss (TNT)
4:35 p.m.: No. 13 Grand Canyon vs. No. 4 Maryland (TBS)
6:50 p.m.: No. 16 Norfolk State vs. No. 1 Florida (TNT)
7:10 p.m.: No. 14 Troy vs. No. 3 Kentucky (CBS)
7:25 p.m.: No. 10 New Mexico vs. No. 7 Marquette (TBS)
7:35 p.m.: No. 13 Akron vs. No. 4 Arizona (TruTV)
9:25 p.m.: No. 9 Oklahoma vs. No. 8 UConn (TNT)
9:45 p.m.: No. 11 Xavier vs. No. 6 Illinois (TNT)
10 p.m.: No. 15 Bryant vs. No. 2 Michigan State (TBS)
10:10 p.m.: No. 12 Liberty vs. No. 5 Oregon (TruTV)
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Saturday, March 22 (Second Round)
12:10 p.m.: No. 12 McNeese vs. No. 4 Purdue (CBS)
2:40 p.m.: No. 10 Arkansas vs. No. 2 St. John's (CBS)
5:15 p.m.: No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 4 Texas A&M (CBS)
6:10 p.m.: No. 11 Drake vs. No. 3 Texas Tech (TNT)
7:10 p.m.: No. 9 Creighton vs. No. 1 Auburn (TBS/TruTV)
7:45 p.m.: No. 6 BYU vs. No. 3 Wisconsin (CBS)
8:40 p.m.: No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 1 Houston (TNT)
9:40 p.m.: No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 2 Tennessee (TBS/TruTV)
Sunday, March 23 (Second Round)
Game times and TV networks have not been announced at this time
Thursday, March 27 (Sweet 16)
Game times and TV networks have not been announced at this time
Friday, March 28 (Sweet 16)
Game times and TV networks have not been announced at this time
Saturday, March 29 (Elite Eight)
Game times and TV networks have not been announced at this time
Sunday, March 30 (Elite Eight)
Game times and TV networks have not been announced at this time
Saturday, April 5 (Final Four)
6:09 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA (CBS)
8:49 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA (CBS)
Monday, April 7 (National Championship)
8:50 p.m.: TBA vs. TBA (CBS)
USA TODAY Sports chronicled the action from all of Thursday's games, including highlights and more. Scroll below for a recap of all the games.
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