March Madness 2025 on TV in UK: Channel, schedule and live stream
Your complete guide on how to watch March Madness 2025 on TV and live stream, including full broadcast details.
The jewel in the crown of college basketball returns this week: March Madness 2025 is here.
Two separate men's and women's tournaments will tip off with 68 teams in each, and huge prizes to aim for in the ultimate knockout competition.
Teams will be whittled down through a small preliminary and two regular rounds, before the Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four and Championship Games go ahead.
UConn Huskies won their sixth title in the men's 2024 Championship Game with a victory over the Purdue Boilermakers.
In the women's tournament, the South Carolina Gamecocks secured their third title against the Iowa Hawkeyes.
RadioTimes.com brings you all the details about how to watch March Madness 2025.
When is March Madness 2025?
March Madness 2025 begins on Tuesday 18th March 2025.
The tournament will run until Monday 7th April 2025, with the men's Championship Game taking place on that day.
Games will take place from approximately 4pm UK time running through into the early hours of the morning. As the rounds progress, there will be fewer games, starting at later times.
How to watch March Madness 2025 on TV and live stream
You can watch March Madness 2025 live on Sky Sports+.
Every game from the entire men's tournament will be shown live on Sky, either on the Sky Sports+ front channel or individual Sky Sports+ streaming channels.
There will be 26 women's games shown throughout the tournament, including every game from the Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four and Championship Game rounds.
Sky Sports can be added to any Sky TV package for just £22 per month for all nine sports channels, or you can pick up the complete sports package plus Netflix for £43 per month.
Sky Sports customers can live stream the tournament via the Sky Go app on a variety of devices including most smartphones and tablets as part of their subscription.
You can also watch the action via NOW with a day membership (£14.99) or month membership (£34.99).
NOW can be streamed through a computer or apps found on most smart TVs, phones and consoles. NOW is also available via TNT Sports.
March Madness 2025 schedule
Men's
- First Four: 18th-19th March
- First Round: 20th-21st March
- Second Round: 22nd-23rd March
- Sweet 16: 27th-28th March
- Elite Eight: 29th-30th March
- Final Four: 5th April
- Championship Game: 7th April
Women's
- First Four: 19th-20th March
- First Round: 21st-22nd March
- Second Round: 23rd-24th March
- Sweet 16: 28th-29th March
- Elite Eight: 30th-31st March
- Final Four: 4th April
- Championship Game: 6th April
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