March Madness 2024: How to watch Selection Sunday for the men’s and women’s NCAA tournament tonight

It’s almost time for March Madness to tip off, but first, Selection Sunday will reveal the brackets for both the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournament. In the coming three weeks, 68 teams in both the men’s and women’s divisions will play a combined 135 games. With so much still up in the air headed into the tournament, like who takes the final No. 1 seed? Will Caitlin Clark’s success continue with Iowa getting a No. 1 seed? The madness begins tonight, when Selection Sunday airs across CBS (men’s) and ESPN (women’s) starting at 6 p.m. ET. Are you ready to tune in? Here’s what to know about Selection Sunday, plus how to watch the rest of March Madness.

How to watch Selection Sunday:

Date: Sunday, Mar. 17

Time: 6 p.m. ET (men’s), 8 p.m. ET (women’s)

TV Channel: CBS, ESPN

Streaming: Paramount+, ESPN+

When is Selection Sunday?

The men’s and women’s Selection Sunday bracket reveal will be held, as the title suggests, this Sunday, Mar. 17, 2024.

What time is Selection Sunday?

The men’s bracket reveal tips off this Sunday at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. The women’s bracket reveal begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Selection Sunday channel:

Selection Sunday will air across CBS and ESPN. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Selection Show will air on CBS, and the NCAA Women’s Selection Special will air on ESPN.

If you don’t already have access to CBS, we recommend looking into an old school TV antenna, or signing up for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, which includes access to live CBS coverage, including Sunday night’s Men’s March Madness bracket reveal.

For the women’s bracket reveal, if you don’t already have ESPN, you can stream Selection Sunday coverage on ESPN+. If you want one service to watch all the action on Selection Sunday, we recommend trying out a live TV streaming service like Sling, DirecTV or YouTube TV.

How to watch Selection Sunday without cable:

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Paramount+

Stream the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Selection Show

For streaming March Madness, you'll need the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME tier for $12. The subscription is ad-free and includes live access to your local CBS channel.  

In addition to sporting events like March Madness, Premier League and Champions League games, Paramount+ offers a host of other hit shows, new and classic movies and live sporting events. Unlike a lot of other streaming services these days, Paramount+ still offers a one-week free trial — so new subscribers can sign up to watch Selection Sunday this weekend and check out the rest of the Paramount+ library totally free for seven days.

Try free at Paramount+

How to watch March Madness 2024:

While in the past, watching every March Madness game may have been as complicated as building your March Madness bracket, this year streaming the NCAA tournament has gotten so much simpler. You can watch the full tournament across just two streaming platforms: Paramount+ with SHOWTIME and HBO’s Max, which is currently offering its sports add-on, where you can catch live games airing on TBS, TNT, and truTV, completely free. Of course, you can also sign up for a live TV streaming service that offers all those channels, like Fubo or DirecTV.

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Max + B/R Sports

Watch live games TBS, TNT and truTV

Max has been "the one to watch" for entertainment fans for quite some time, but now, it's drawing sports fans in, too. For a limited time, Max subscribers can get the new B/R Sports add-on totally free. That includes live NBA games on TBS, TNT, and truTV. 

$9.99/month at Max

(Paramount)

Paramount+

Stream the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Selection Show

For streaming March Madness, you'll need the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME tier for $12. The subscription is ad-free and includes live access to your local CBS channel.  

In addition to sporting events like March Madness, Premier League and Champions League games, Paramount+ offers a host of other hit shows, new and classic movies and live sporting events. Unlike a lot of other streaming services these days, Paramount+ still offers a one-week free trial — so new subscribers can sign up to watch Selection Sunday this weekend and check out the rest of the Paramount+ library totally free for seven days.

Try free at Paramount+

(Sling)

Sling TV Orange & Blue

Watch CBS, ESPN, TNT, TBS and TruTV

Starting at $30 for your first month, Sling TV's Orange & Blue plan offers CBS, ESPN, TNT, TBS and TruTV — AKA every channel you'll need to watch March Madness (along with 30+ other channels). A Sling subscription also includes 50 hours of free DVR storage, so if you’re worried about missing any of the NCAA action, you can always record games.

$30 for your first month at Sling

March Madness schedule: Key dates for NCAA Tournament

• Sunday, March 17: NCAA Tournament Selection Show

• March 19-20: First Four games in Dayton, Ohio

• March 21-22: First round games at various locations

• March 23-24: Second round games at various locations

• March 28-29: Sweet 16 games at various locations

• March 30-31: Elite Eight games at various locations

• April 6: Final Four games at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona

• April 8: NCAA Championship Game at Start Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona