Yidio March Madness Central: TV Schedules, Apps, Online Viewing Options

After years of making it difficult to watch your favorite game when and where ever you want, the NCAA has finally made it simple to follow the college basketball championships, with a boatload of options for watching games on TV, online and on your mobile device.

For the first time, every game will be televised across four networks: CBS, TNT, TBS, and TruTV. The tourney kicks off with First Round games on truTV at 6:30 ET on March 15th and ends April 4th with the championship game in Houston.

Here’s what we know so far about the March Madness schedule for TV, online and mobile devices. Check back for regular updates on viewing schedules and tournament information.

Watching March Madness Online:

The NCAA March Madness on Demand Player allows you to watch every game streaming live, fill out your own bracket and check out a schedule of all the games.

Click here to watch every game online through the NCAA March Madness On Demand Player.

Watching March Madness On Your Mobile Device:

To watch every game in the tournament on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, download the free NCAA® March Madness® On Demand app through iTunes. It allows you to stream every game, follow scores and check your bracket all in real time. Oh, and it’s free. Which is sort of great and a little ridiculous, but we're not complaining.

TV Schedule:

All games will be televised on CBS, TNT, TBS, and TruTV. Times are ET.

FIRST ROUND

Date                    Time (ET)           Game                                                                Network            

March 15             6:30 p.m.            UNC Asheville vs. Arkansas Little Rock            truTV

March 15             9 p.m.                 UAB vs. Clemson                                              truTV

March 16             6:30 p.m.            UTSA vs. Alabama State                                   truTV

March 16             9 p.m.                 USC vs. VCU                                                     truTV

SECOND ROUND

Date                  Time (ET)             Game                                                                Network

March 17           Noon                    UAB / Clemson vs. West Virginia                       CBS

                          12:30 p.m.           Old Dominion vs. Butler                                      truTV

                          1:30 p.m.             Morehead State vs. Louisville                             TBS

                          2 p.m.                  Penn State vs. Temple                                        TNT

                          2:30 p.m.             Princeton vs. Kentucky                                       CBS

                          3 p.m.                  UNC Asheville /UALR vs. Pittsburgh                  truTV

                          4 p.m.                  Richmond vs. Vanderbilt                                     TBS

                          4:30 p.m.             Northern Colorado vs. San Diego State             TNT

                          6:45 p.m.             UC Santa Barbara vs. Florida                            TBS

                          7 p.m.                  Wofford vs. BYU                                                 CBS

                          7:15 p.m              Bucknell vs. Connecticut                                    TNT

                          7:15 p.m.             Belmont vs. Wisconsin                                       truTV

                          9:15 p.m.             Michigan State vs. UCLA                                   TBS

                          9:30 p.m.             Gonzaga vs. St. John's                                      CBS

                          9:45 p.m.             Missouri vs. Cincinnati                                       TNT

                          9:55 p.m.             Utah State vs. Kansas State                              truTV

March 18           Noon                   Oakland vs. Texas                                              CBS

                          12:30 p.m.         Tennessee vs. Michigan                                       truTV

                          1:30 p.m.            Akron vs. Notre Dame                                         TBS

                          2 p.m.                 Villanova vs. George Mason                                TNT

                          2:30 p.m.            Memphis vs. Arizona                                           CBS

                          3 p.m.                 Hampton vs. Duke                                               truTV

                          4 p.m.                 Florida State vs. Texas A&M                               TBS

                          4:30 p.m.            UTSA / Alabama State vs. Ohio State                 TNT

                          6:45 p.m.            Boston University vs. Kansas                              TBS

                          7 p.m.                 Long Island vs. North Carolina                            CBS

                          7:15 p.m             St Peter's vs. Purdue                                           TNT

                          7:15 p.m.            Marquette vs. Xavier                                            truTV

                          9:15 p.m.            Illinois vs. UNLV                                                   TBS

                          9:30 p.m.            Georgia vs. Washington                                      CBS

                          9:45 p.m.            USC / VCU vs. Georgetown                                TNT

                          9:55 p.m.            Indiana State vs. Syracuse                                  truTV

Tournament Highlights:

In case you’re in need of extra motivation to get excited about this year’s tourney, check out this highlight reel from tournament’s past. It all starts here, and ends with "One Shining Moment."