NCAA March Madness | Tournament Preview & Broadcast Info
We have reached the peak of the college basketball season as its time for the annual NCAA March Madness. 69 college basketball teams will fight for the glorious and prestigious national championship trophy. The tournament will proceed from March 15 through April 4 when the Championship game will conclude the 2022 years edition in New Orleans, Louisiana.
CBS covers live from the 2022 NCAA March Madness, giving you all the action from the most prestigious and challenging college basketball tournament. Right now, you can subscribe to CBS and get full access to upcoming games for as low as $1/month for the first 3 months.
NCAA March Madness is one of the most watched sporting events every year and is a sacred event for sports fans. This year’s tournament will air on CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV. Here at Livesportsontv.com you can find all the information you need on how, when and where to watch the upcoming games. Please check out our basketball TV- and live streaming schedule here.
Tournament Format
The NCAA March Madness has been played since 1939 and ever since its beginning been regarded as the most prestigious college tournament where the best teams from all over the US come together to fight for the national championship trophy. UCLA is the most successful team with 11 titles, though the last one came back in 1995. UCLA had its prime back in the 60’s and 70’s when they managed to win the NCAA March Madness 10 times.
In recent years, Villanova (3 titles), UConn (4 titles) and Duke (5 titles) are among the most successful teams in the March Madness. The challenge and great difficulty of winning the tournament is obvious when looking at previous champions as there’s rarely any time that has managed to defend a champions title for two consecutive years.
The tournament is played through four different stages. First, all 69 teams will feature in the First Four-stage. This is the first elimination round which leads the winning teams into the next round, the First and Second Rounds. In the First and Second Round the teams will be divided into four regions with 16 teams in each group. The top seeded team in each region will play the 16th-seeded team, the 2nd-seeded team takes on the 15th-seeded team and so on.
The teams that advance from the First and Second Round will later feature in the Regional semifinals and finals, also known as the Sweet Sixteen and the Elite Eight. Further, the winners of each region will proceed to the Final Four which is the last round before the two final contestants go up against each other in the final of the NCAA March Madness 2022.
How to watch the NCAA March Madness
The annual March Madness tournament has been covered by CBS and Turner Broadcasting since 2011. CBS is the main sponsor of the tournament and provides the NCAA with $500+ million every year, making up for more than 90% of the tournament’s total revenue. Revenues from the television contracts are intended for the Division I basketball schools in order to promote and develop the college basketball.
If you are interested in signing up for CBS and watch all the action from the NCAA March Madness, there is right now a limited-time offer where you can subscribe to their plan for as low as $1/month for the first three months. With CBS you will not only have access to the NCAA March Madness, but you will also be able to watch the UEFA Champions League, NFL and SEC Sports.
MEN'S TOURNAMENT:
Subscribe to CBS here - $1/month for the first 3 months
WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT:
Subscribe to ESPN+ here - $6.99/month or $69.99/year
Author: Dan Anderson