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Hoops fans have some huge March Madness games to look forward to this weekend for the men's NCAA tournament and the women's tournament. If you are wondering how to watch all of the Elite Eight games today and tomorrow and the Final Four and national championship games next week, you've come to the right place.
We've done the work for you and figured out the best ways to watch or stream March Madness. You don't need a cable or satellite TV subscription to watch either tournament.
The NCAA men's and women's college basketball tournaments continue this weekend.
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For the men's tournament, you need only two apps for $23. Between Paramount Plus and Max, you can stream every game live. Paramount Plus will show every game broadcast on CBS, and Max has the games shown on TBS.
For the women's tournament, you will need a live TV streaming service to watch every game on ABC and ESPN.
Three of the five major live TV streaming services offer all four channels needed to watch the rest of the men's and women's tournaments.
YouTube TV costs $83 a month and includes CBS and TBS for the men's tournament and ABC and ESPN for the women's tournament. Right now, the first six months are discounted to $70 a month.
YouTube TV is our pick for March Madness. Not only is it the cheapest live TV streaming service (with the current discount) that offers all the channels for both tournaments, but it's also the only service that offers multiview so you can watch up to four games at once.
Not every local channel is available in every market, so you'll need to make sure ABC and CBS are offered in your area. Plug in your ZIP code on its welcome page to see which local networks you get.
Read our YouTube TV review.
See at YouTube TV
Hulu with Live TV costs the same per month as YouTube TV and features the four channels you need to watch the rest of both March Madness tournaments. On its live news page, you can enter your ZIP code under the "Can I watch local news in my area?" question at the bottom of the page to see which local channels you get.
Read our Hulu with Live TV review.
See at Hulu with Live TV
DirecTV Stream's basic $87 a month plan includes ABC, CBS, ESPN and TBS. Use the channel lookup tool to see which local channels are available where you live.
Read our DirecTV Stream review.
See at DirecTV Stream
For more, check out our live TV streaming services guide and our recommendations for the best sports streaming services.
A cheaper streaming option than a live TV streaming service is available for watching the men's tournament. The $13-a-month Paramount Plus with Showtime plan will get you the men's tournament games broadcast on CBS, and Max's $10-a-month Basic with Ads plan will show the men's games on TBS.
You'll need the $13 a month Paramount Plus with Showtime plan to livestream the men's March Madness games broadcast on CBS.
Read our Paramount Plus review.
See at Paramount Plus
The Basic with ads plan for Max costs $10 a month and will show the men's March Madness games on TBS.
Live sports on Max will soon require the $17 a month ad-free Standard plan but you won't need to shell out for it to watch this year's March Madness games. The change goes into effect on Sunday and the last games broadcast on TBS are today's two Elite Eight games. The Final Four and national championship will air on CBS, so you won't need Max after the Elite Eight round.
Read our Max review.
See at Max
Go to the NCAA's March Madness Live site or use its March Madness Live app and you'll be able to watch games free. You can watch March Madness Live on iOS and Android devices along with Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV and Xbox. The app also supports AirPlay and Chromecast. As with most things that are free, there's a catch. Without proving you're a pay TV subscriber, you get only a three-hour preview, after which point you'll need to log in to continue watching.
You can also use an indoor antenna hooked up to your TV to watch the men's games on CBS and the women's games on ABC. Quality antennas cost as little as $20. See our comparison of indoor antennas here.
Here are the remaining schedules, round by round, for the men's and women's tournaments:
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We've done the work for you and figured out the best ways to watch or stream March Madness. You don't need a cable or satellite TV subscription to watch either tournament.
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The NCAA men's and women's college basketball tournaments continue this weekend.
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How to watch March Madness
For the men's tournament, you need only two apps for $23. Between Paramount Plus and Max, you can stream every game live. Paramount Plus will show every game broadcast on CBS, and Max has the games shown on TBS.
For the women's tournament, you will need a live TV streaming service to watch every game on ABC and ESPN.
Three of the five major live TV streaming services offer all four channels needed to watch the rest of the men's and women's tournaments.
YouTube TV
YouTube TV costs $83 a month and includes CBS and TBS for the men's tournament and ABC and ESPN for the women's tournament. Right now, the first six months are discounted to $70 a month.
YouTube TV is our pick for March Madness. Not only is it the cheapest live TV streaming service (with the current discount) that offers all the channels for both tournaments, but it's also the only service that offers multiview so you can watch up to four games at once.
Not every local channel is available in every market, so you'll need to make sure ABC and CBS are offered in your area. Plug in your ZIP code on its welcome page to see which local networks you get.
Read our YouTube TV review.
See at YouTube TV
Hulu with Live TV
Hulu with Live TV costs the same per month as YouTube TV and features the four channels you need to watch the rest of both March Madness tournaments. On its live news page, you can enter your ZIP code under the "Can I watch local news in my area?" question at the bottom of the page to see which local channels you get.
Read our Hulu with Live TV review.
See at Hulu with Live TV
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream's basic $87 a month plan includes ABC, CBS, ESPN and TBS. Use the channel lookup tool to see which local channels are available where you live.
Read our DirecTV Stream review.
See at DirecTV Stream
For more, check out our live TV streaming services guide and our recommendations for the best sports streaming services.
A cheaper streaming option than a live TV streaming service is available for watching the men's tournament. The $13-a-month Paramount Plus with Showtime plan will get you the men's tournament games broadcast on CBS, and Max's $10-a-month Basic with Ads plan will show the men's games on TBS.
Paramount Plus with Showtime
You'll need the $13 a month Paramount Plus with Showtime plan to livestream the men's March Madness games broadcast on CBS.
Read our Paramount Plus review.
See at Paramount Plus
Max
The Basic with ads plan for Max costs $10 a month and will show the men's March Madness games on TBS.
Live sports on Max will soon require the $17 a month ad-free Standard plan but you won't need to shell out for it to watch this year's March Madness games. The change goes into effect on Sunday and the last games broadcast on TBS are today's two Elite Eight games. The Final Four and national championship will air on CBS, so you won't need Max after the Elite Eight round.
Read our Max review.
See at Max
How to watch the March Madness tournament free
Go to the NCAA's March Madness Live site or use its March Madness Live app and you'll be able to watch games free. You can watch March Madness Live on iOS and Android devices along with Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV and Xbox. The app also supports AirPlay and Chromecast. As with most things that are free, there's a catch. Without proving you're a pay TV subscriber, you get only a three-hour preview, after which point you'll need to log in to continue watching.
You can also use an indoor antenna hooked up to your TV to watch the men's games on CBS and the women's games on ABC. Quality antennas cost as little as $20. See our comparison of indoor antennas here.
March Madness tournament schedule
Here are the remaining schedules, round by round, for the men's and women's tournaments:
Men's March Madness schedule
- Elite Eight: March 29 to 30
- Final Four: Saturday, April 5
- National championship: Monday, April 7
Women's March Madness schedule
- Sweet 16: March 28 to 29
- Elite Eight: March 30 to 31
- Final Four: Friday, April 4
- National championship: Sunday, April 6
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