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

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.

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2021 NCAA Tournament bracket, scores South

First round (Friday)

Midwest

First round (Friday)

West

First Four (Thursday)

First round (Saturday)

East

First Four (Thursday)

First round (Saturday)

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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