Everything you need to know about watching the March Madness bracket reveals on Selection Sunday.
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March Madness is officially here, and it all starts with Selection Sunday on March 16, 2025, when the full brackets for the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be revealed. This is the moment when teams learn their tournament fate, from No. 1 seeds to underdog hopefuls looking to make a deep run. The men’s bracket will be unveiled at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT) on CBS, followed by the women’s bracket at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on ESPN.
With powerhouse programs like Auburn, Duke, and Houston leading the charge in the men’s field and UCLA, South Carolina, and UCONN dominating the women’s side of things, this year’s tournament promises to be full of excitement. The NCAA has focused on making the sports watching experience even better recently, with the new expanded 12-team College Football Playoff being a huge success earlier this school year. And now it’s time for college basketball’s biggest event to take center stage.
If you’re looking to stream Selection Sunday live, platforms like YouTube TV and Sling TV make it easy to watch all the bracket drama unfold without a cable subscription.
- What: NCAA March Madness Selection Sunday
- When: Sunday, March 16th at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT (men’s) and 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT (women’s)
- TV: CBS (men’s) and ESPN (women’s)
- Selection Sunday: March 16
- First Four: March 18-19
- First and Second Rounds: March 20-23
- Sweet 16: March 27-28
- Elite Eight: March 29-30
- Final Four: April 5
- National Championship: April 7
Both the men’s and women’s Selection Sunday shows will air on major networks, and streaming services offer a great way to watch live. The men’s bracket reveal will be on CBS, which is available through most major streaming platforms except Sling TV, but can also be streamed using the more affordable Paramount+. Meanwhile, the women’s bracket will air on ESPN, which is included with Sling TV and all of the other top streaming services.
These are the best streaming platforms to catch as much March Madness as possible, starting with Selection Sunday:
- Sling TV Orange, Blue, and Orange + Blue (either $46 or $61 per month, with half off your first month)
- fuboTV ($60 for the first month then $85/month with a 7-day free trial)
- Hulu + Live TV ($83/month with a 3-day free trial; also gives you access to Disney+ and ESPN+)
- YouTube TV ($83/month after six months at $70/month; 21-day free trial)
- Paramount+ ($8/month; includes all sports content played on CBS, including the men’s bracket reveal)
YouTube TV currently has a 10-day free trial, so if you sign up now, you can watch Selection Sunday and the first two rounds without spending a dime.
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