March Madness bracket 2024: Updated schedule, TV channels for every Sweet 16, Elite Eight game

Craig Meyer, USA TODAY NETWORK

A tournament that began with 68 teams holding on to a dream of a championship and the one shining moment it provides is now down to 16.

After the reliably eventful and occasionally chaotic first and second rounds of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, March Madness rolls on this week as the field will once again get chopped to a quarter over a handful of days — first with the Sweet 16, and then the Elite Eight.

MORE: Watch select NCAA Tournament games live with Sling TV

While the tournament has offered its share of upsets — who could forget Oakland beating Kentucky or Yale rallying to knock off Auburn? — all four 1 seeds and all four 2 seeds have advanced to the Sweet 16, keeping the top championship contenders alive in their pursuit of a title.

In fact, only one team seeded higher than sixth remains: 11 seed NC State. While the Wolfpack lacks the traditional bona fides of a Cinderella — having two national championships to its name — it’s the closest thing remaining to a plucky upstart. Kevin Keatts' team rebounded from a 17-14 regular season to win five games in five days to capture the ACC Tournament championship and earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, where it has won its first two games.

Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming Sweet 16 and Elite Eight, including the schedule, scores (once finalized) and TV channels:

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2024 NCAA Tournament schedule, scores

All times Eastern

Sweet 16

Thursday, March 28

  • (2) Arizona vs. (6) Clemson | 7:09 p.m. | CBS

  • (1) UConn vs. (5) San Diego State | 7:39 p.m. | TBS/truTV (Sling TV)

  • (1) North Carolina vs. (4) Alabama | 9:39 p.m. (approx.) | CBS

  • (2) Iowa State vs. (3) Illinois | 10:09 p.m. (approx.) | TBS/truTV (Sling TV)

Friday, March 29

  • (2) Marquette vs. (11) NC State | 7:09 p.m. | CBS

  • (1) Purdue vs. (5) Gonzaga | 7:39 p.m. | TBS/truTV (Sling TV)

  • (1) Houston vs. (4) Duke | 9:39 p.m. (approx.) | CBS

  • (2) Tennessee vs. (3) Creighton | 10:09 p.m. (approx.) |TBS/truTV (Sling TV)

Elite Eight

This section will be updated.

Final Four

This section will be updated.

Saturday, April 6

NCAA Tournament national championship game

This section will be updated.

Monday, April 8

  • TBD vs. TBD | 9:20 p.m. | TBS (Sling TV)

How to watch, stream March Madness games

  • TV channel: TBS | CBS

  • Streaming: NCAA March Madness Live app | Sling TV

The remainder of the 2024 NCAA Tournament will air on either TBS or CBS. The two networks will split the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight rounds before TBS airs the Final Four and national championship game. Streaming options include the NCAA March Madness Live app or Sling TV, which carries select March Madness games.

NCAA Tournament sites 2024

Sweet 16, Elite Eight

  • South Regional: American Airlines Center (Dallas)

  • East Regional: TD Garden (Boston)

  • Midwest Regional: Little Caesars Arena (Detroit)

  • West Regional: Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles)

Final Four, national championship

  • State Farm Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: March Madness bracket 2024: Updated schedule for every Sweet 16, Elite Eight game

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