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The Men’s NCAA March Madness National Championship game starts on Monday, Apr. 7 with the two best teams in college.
The action tips off with No. 1-ranked Florida Gators taking on No. 1-ranked Houston Cougars at 8:50 p.m. ET/5:50 p.m. PT. The game take place at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, while it airs on CBS and livestreams on Paramount+. Check out a complete NCAA March Madness schedule here.
While there’s still time to buy tickets to see the NCAA Championship game in person on sites, such as StubHub, Vivid Seats and SeatGeek, there are plenty of ways to watch the game from home. The game will broadcast on CBS Sports Network. This means that whether you’re watching on cable or online, you’ll need access to CBS in order to catch the game.
Cable-cutters can access these networks on a variety of Live TV streamers such as Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV and DirecTV Stream.
Below, check out the best ways to stream March Madness 2025:
Because some of the TV rights for March Madness 2025 are held with CBS Sports Network, Paramount+ is another leading destination for streaming the NCAA tournament game on CBS live online. You can catch the game on CBS through the Paramount+ with Showtime plan.
Not a subscriber? Sign up for the streaming service’s 7-day free trial to try it out before you commit, while plans start at $7.99/month for the basic ad-supported plan.
However, if you want to go ad-free, Paramount+ with Showtime is priced at $12.99/month. This plan includes programming from Showtime at no additional cost.
Fubo is one of the best options for streaming the NCAA March Madness game. The service features CBS for the game, while it has additional channels for analysis, like CBS Sports Network. It even has more than 100 live TV channels for cable-free streaming.
Hulu + Live TV plan is one of the best ways to watch the college basketball game. The live TV streamer has CBS, so you can tune-in to every match ups throughout the tournament.
Plus, Hulu + Live TV boasts a 3-day free trial, as well as an unlimited DVR at no additional cost so you can record the game to watch later. A subscription to Hulu + Live TV also gets you access to Hulu’s full streaming library –- a $7.99/month value –- with thousands of shows and movies. The best deal for Hulu + Live TV is through the Disney Bundle, which wraps in ESPN+ and Disney starts at $82.99/month.
Currently, Sling Orange starts at $23 for your first month of service and $45.99/month afterwards. Although Sling itself doesn’t come with CBS, you can use a Sling TV login to watch the National Championship on the March Madness Live app.
Please note: Prices and channel availability depends on your local TV market.
With DirecTV Stream’s basic entertainment package, which starts at $74.99/month, you’ll get access to CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV to catch all of NCAA March Madness tournament.
