the elite 8 2026 NCAA Tournament Saturday begins with four games over two days to determine the Final Four. Are you ready?! march madness The excitement is building across CBS and TBS, taking you to the Big Dance finale.
Paramount+ Subscriber Will be able to watch every game broadcast on CBS, while March Madness Live App Every game, period. It also has HBO Max, which provides all the games that air on TBS.
CBS carries a significant burden of the tournament slate, broadcasting 21 games up to the Elite 8. Since it is an even year, TBS similarly had 21 games, but it will also serve as the home of the Final Four.
Below are the team announcements, channel assignments and tip times for each Elite 8 game on Saturday and Sunday. keep checking march madness tv schedule The final four will be finalized throughout the weekend and will be updated before midnight on Monday morning.
2026 March Madness teams announced
Game by game Analyst(s) || reporter
*Announcement of regional weekend teams. ~ Final Four Team
- Ian Eagle | Bill Raftery, Grant Hill || Tracy Wolfson*~
- Brian Anderson (Jason Benetti) Jim Jackson || Eli LaForce*
- Kevin Harlan | Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy || Lauren Shehadi*
- Andrew Catalan | Steve Lappas || Evan Washburn*
- Brad Nestler | Wally Szczerbiak || Jared Greenberg
- Sparrow Deads | Jim Spannerkel || John Rothstein
- Tom McCarthy Candice Parker, Dan Bonner || aj ross
- Brandon Gaudin | Chris Webber || andy katz
- Rules Analyst: Gene Steratore
2026 NCAA Tournament schedule, dates
elite 8
Saturday, March 28
Toyota Center (Houston), SAP Center (San Jose)
| 6:09 pm | (9) Iowa vs. (3) Illinois || houston Kevin Harlan / Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi |
TBS (watch live) |
| 8:49 pm | (2) Purdue vs. (1) Arizona || San Jose Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Eli LaForce |
TBS (watch live) |
Sunday, March 29
United Center (Chicago), Capital One Arena (Washington, DC)
