CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ exclusive coverage of the 2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will tip off with the NCAA First Fouron truTV, Tuesday, March 15, and Wednesday, March 16 (6 p.m. ET, both days). First round game coverage will be held on Thursday, March 17, and Friday, March 18 (Noon-Midnight, both days), with all games available live in their entirety across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – and NCAA March Madness Live.
The following are tip times and commentator assignments for the NCAA First Fourand first round games. Tip times for Saturday’s second round games will be announced after the conclusion of Thursday’s games. Sunday’s tip times will be released after the conclusion of play on Friday.
This year’s NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 2, along with the National Championship on Monday, April 4, will air on TBS.
| NCAA First Four – Tuesday, March 15 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton, OH | (16) Texas Southern vs. (16) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Tom McCarthy / Steve Lavin / Avery Johnson // Jon Rothstein |
| 9:10 p.m. | truTV | Dayton, OH | (12) Indiana vs. (12) Wyoming | McCarthy / Lavin / Johnson // Rothstein |
| NCAA First Four – Wednesday, March 16 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 6:40 p.m. | truTV | Dayton, OH | (16) Bryant vs. (16) Wright St. | McCarthy / Lavin / Johnson // Rothstein |
| 9:10 p.m. | truTV | Dayton, OH | (11) Notre Dame vs. (11) Rutgers | McCarthy / Lavin / Johnson // Rothstein |
| First Round Games – Thursday Afternoon, March 17 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Indianapolis, IN | (11) Michigan vs. (6) Colorado St. | Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkel // Jamie Erdahl |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Buffalo, NY | (13) South Dakota St. vs. (4) Providence | Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Evan Washburn |
| 1:45 p.m. | TNT | Portland, OR | (9) Memphis vs. (8) Boise St. | Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Andy Katz |
| 2:00 p.m. | TBS | Fort Worth, TX | (16) Norfolk St. vs. (1) Baylor | Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce |
| 2:45 p.m. | CBS | Indianapolis, IN | (14) Longwood vs. (3) Tennessee | Eagle / Spanarkel // Erdahl |
| 3:10 p.m. | truTV | Buffalo, NY | (12) Richmond vs. (5) Iowa | Nessler / Haywood // Washburn |
| 4:15 p.m. | TNT | Portland, OR | (16) Georgia St. vs. (1) Gonzaga | Catalon / Lappas // Katz |
| 4:30 p.m. | TBS | Fort Worth, TX | (9) Marquette vs. (8) North Carolina | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
| First Round Games – Thursday Evening, March 17 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 6:50 p.m. | TNT | Buffalo, NY | (12) New Mexico St. vs. (5) UConn | Nessler / Haywood // Washburn |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Indianapolis, IN | (15) Saint Peter’s vs. (2) Kentucky | Eagle / Spanarkel // Erdahl |
| 7:20 p.m. | TBS | Portland, OR | (12) Wyoming/Indiana vs. (5) Saint Mary’s (CA) | Catalon / Lappas // Katz |
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | Fort Worth, TX | (9) Creighton vs. (8) San Diego St. | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
| 9:20 p.m. | TNT | Buffalo, NY | (13) Vermont vs. (4) Arkansas | Nessler / Haywood // Washburn |
| 9:40 p.m. | CBS | Indianapolis, IN | (10) San Francisco vs. (7) Murray St. | Eagle / Spanarkel // Erdahl |
| 9:50 p.m. | TBS | Portland, OR | (13) Akron vs. (4) UCLA | Catalon / Lappas // Katz |
| 9:57 p.m. | truTV | Fort Worth, TX | (16) Texas Southern/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. (1) Kansas | Anderson / Jackson // LaForce |
| First Round Games – Friday Afternoon, March 18 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 12:15 p.m. | CBS | Pittsburgh, PA | (10) Loyola Chicago vs. (7) Ohio St. | Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner / Reggie Miller // Dana Jacobson |
| 12:40 p.m. | truTV | Greenville, SC | (15) Jacksonville St. vs. (2) Auburn | Jim Nantz / Bill Raftery / Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson |
| 1:45 p.m. | TNT | San Diego, CA | (14) Montana St. vs. (3) Texas Tech | Lisa Byington / Steve Smith / Avery Johnson // Lauren Shehadi |
| 2:00 p.m. | TBS | Milwaukee, WI | (14) Yale vs. (3) Purdue | Spero Dedes / Deb Antonelli // AJ Ross |
| 2:45 p.m. | CBS | Pittsburgh, PA | (15) Delaware vs. (2) Villanova | Harlan / Bonner / Miller // Jacobson |
| 3:10 p.m. | truTV | Greenville, SC | (10) Miami (FL) vs. (7) Southern California | Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson |
| 4:15 p.m. | TNT | San Diego, CA | (11) Rutgers/Notre Dame vs. (6) Alabama | Byington / Smith / Johnson // Shehadi |
| 4:30 p.m. | TBS | Milwaukee, WI | (11) Virginia Tech vs. (6) Texas | Dedes / Antonelli // Ross |
| First Round Games – Friday Evening, March 18 | ||||
| Tip (ET) | Network | Site | Game | Play-by-Play/Analyst//Reporter |
| 6:50 p.m. | TNT | Pittsburgh, PA | (13) Chattanooga vs. (4) Illinois | Harlan / Bonner / Miller // Jacobson |
| 7:10 p.m. | CBS | Greenville, SC | (15) Cal St. Fullerton vs. (2) Duke | Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson |
| 7:20 p.m. | TBS | Milwaukee, WI | (11) Iowa St. vs. (6) LSU | Dedes / Antonelli // Ross |
| 7:27 p.m. | truTV | San Diego, CA | (16) Wright St./Bryant vs. (1) Arizona | Byington / Smith / Johnson // Shehadi |
| 9:20 p.m. | TNT | Pittsburgh, PA | (12) UAB vs. (5) Houston | Harlan / Bonner / Miller // Jacobson |
| 9:40 p.m. | CBS | Greenville, SC | (10) Davidson vs. (7) Michigan St. | Nantz / Raftery / Hill // Wolfson |
| 9:50 p.m. | TBS | Milwaukee, WI | (14) Colgate vs. (3) Wisconsin | Dedes / Antonelli // Ross |
| 9:57 p.m. | truTV | San Diego, CA | (9) TCU vs. (8) Seton Hall | Byington / Smith / Johnson // Shehadi |
