November 8, 2024

2021 NCAA Tournament bracket: College basketball scores, March Madness TV schedule, live stream by region

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March Madness has finally returned as the 2021 NCAA Tournament returned on Thursday night. If the First Four games were any indication, the excitement that we missed out on in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic canceled the greatest event in sports has returned with a vengeance. Now, it’s time to get down to the full slate of action. 

Over the next four days, the field will shrink from 64 to 16. Friday’s frenzied day should be a genuine delight of daytime hoops to whet your whistle, too. Between No. 1 seeds Baylor and Illinois and No. 2 seeds Ohio State and Houston, some of this year’s top dogs will use Friday as their launchpad.

As the home of March Madness, CBS Sports will be tracking every game and every score as we keep you apprised of notable developments in our continuously updating live NCAA Tournament Bracket with matchup analysis for every game. And the schedule? It’s hard to keep up with on that printable bracket of yours. So we’ve got you covered on that front right here with an easy-to-digest version featuring viewing information for each game.

Fill out your bracket now for your chance to win a brand new Nissan Rogue and a trip to the 2022 Final Four. Don’t wait, brackets lock soon!

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2021 NCAA Tournament bracket, scores South

First round (Friday)

  • (1) Baylor vs. (16) Hartford — 3:30 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
  • (8) North Carolina vs. (9) Wisconsin — 7:10 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
  • (5) Villanova vs. (12) Winthrop — 9:57 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
  • (4) Purdue vs. (13) North Texas — 7:25 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
  • (6) Texas Tech vs. (11) Utah State — 1:45 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
  • (3) Arkansas vs. (14) Colgate — 12:45 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
  • (7) Florida vs. (10) Virginia Tech — 12:15 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
  • (2) Ohio State vs. (15) Oral Roberts — 3 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
  • Midwest

    First round (Friday)

  • (1) Illinois vs. Drexel — 1:15 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
  • (8) Loyola Chicago vs. Georgia Tech — 4 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
  • (5) Tennessee vs. (12) Oregon State — 4:30 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
  • (4) Oklahoma State vs. (13) Liberty — 6:25 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
  • (6) San Diego State vs. (11) Syracuse — 9:40 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
  • (3) West Virginia vs. (14) Morehead State — 9:50 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
  • (7) Clemson vs. (10) Rutgers — 9:20 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
  • (2) Houston vs. (15) Cleveland State — 7:15 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
  • West

    First Four (Thursday)

  • (11) Drake 53, (11) Wichita State 52 — Recap
  • (16) Norfolk State 54, (16) Appalachian State 53 — Recap
  • First round (Saturday)

  • (1) Gonzaga vs. (16) Norfolk State — 9:20 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
  • (8) Oklahoma vs. (9) Missouri — 7:25 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
  • (5) Creighton vs. (12) UC Santa Barbara — 3:30 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
  • (4) Virginia vs. (13) Ohio — 7:15 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
  • (6) USC vs. (11) Drake — 4:30 p.m. | TNT (watch live)
  • (3) Kansas vs. (14) Eastern Washington — 1:15 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
  • (7) Oregon vs. (10) VCU — 9:20 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
  • (2) Iowa vs. (15) Grand Canyon — 6:25 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
  • East

    First Four (Thursday)

  • (11) UCLA 86, (11) Michigan State 80 — Recap
  • (16) Texas Southern 60, (16) Mount St. Mary’s 52 — Recap
  • First round (Saturday)

  • (1) Michigan vs. (16) Texas Southern — 3 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
  • (8) LSU vs. (9) St. Bonaventure — 1:45 p.m.| TNT (watch live)
  • (5) Colorado vs. (12) Georgetown — 12:15 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
  • (4) Florida State vs. (13) UNC Greensboro — 12:45 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
  • (6) BYU vs. (11) UCLA — 9:40 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
  • (3) Texas vs. (14) Abilene Christian — 9:50 p.m. | truTV (watch live)
  • (7) UConn vs. (10) Maryland — 7:10 p.m. | CBS (watch live)
  • (2) Alabama vs. (15) Iona — 4 p.m. | TBS (watch live)
  • 2021 NCAA Tournament schedule Second round

    Sunday, March 21 — Noon start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)Monday, March 22 — Noon start (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Lucas Oil Stadium

    Sweet 16

    Saturday, March 27 — 2 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)Sunday, March 28 — 1 p.m. start (CBS, TBS)Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse

    Elite Eight

    Monday, March 29 — 7 p.m. start (CBS)Tuesday, March 30 — 6 p.m. start (TBS)Lucas Oil Stadium

    Final Four

    Saturday, April 3 — 5 p.m. start (CBS)Lucas Oil Stadium

    National Championship

    Monday, April 5 — 9 p.m. (CBS)Lucas Oil Stadium

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