NCAA TV Basketball Schedule – Here is the 2008 NCAA Basketball Tournament TV schedule plus the TV broadcast game times for each bracket in the NCAA Tournament schedule through the Final Four.

2008 NCAA Tournament Bracket

In the NCAA TV basketball schedule, CBS is once again hosting March Madness – the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament – and providing extensive television coverage of all the games through the Final Four in San Antonio and the championship game on April 7, 2008.

CBS TV broadcast schedules will primarily feature the top eight seeds – North Carolina, Tennessee, Duke, Memphis, UCLA, Texas, Kansas, and Georgetown – along with interesting regional matchups with strong fan appeal.

2008 NCAA Tournament TV Schedule
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2008 NCAA TV Basketball Schedule

Thursday, March 20 – NCAA Men’s Basketball Game Times

TV Schedule: 12:00 Noon-5:00 PM FIRST ROUND DOUBLEHEADER
Washington, D.C.
Omaha, Neb.
Denver, Col.
Anaheim, Calif.

Regional TV Coverage
12:15 pm EST CBS – NCAA First round game
2:30 pm EST CBS – NCAA First round game

14 Georgia
3 Xavier 12:20pm

16 Portland St.
1 Kansas 12:25pm

12 Temple
5 Michigan St. 12:30pm

11 Kentucky
6 Marquette 2:30pm

11 Baylor
6 Purdue 2:40pm

9 Kent St.
8 UNLV 2:45pm

13 Oral Roberts
4 Pittsburgh 2:50pm

14 Cornell
3 Stanford 4:40pm

7:00 PM-12:00 AM FIRST ROUND DOUBLEHEADER
(same sites as above TV listing)
7:30 pm EST CBS – NCAA First round game
10:00 pm EST CBS – NCAA First round game

Regional TV Coverage 
11 Kansas St.
6 USC 7:10pm

15 Belmont
2 Duke 7:10pm

13 Winthrop
4 Washington St. 7:20pm

9 Texas A&M
8 BYU 7:25pm

14 Cal St. Fullerton
3 Wisconsin 9:30pm

10 Arizona
7 West Virginia 9:30pm

12 George Mason
5 Notre Dame 9:40pm

16 Mississippi Val.
1 UCLA 9:40pm

Sites:
Honda Center in Anaheim, California
Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado
Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska
Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

Friday, March 21 – NCAA Men’s Basketball Game Times

TV Schedule: Noon-5:00 PM FIRST ROUND DOUBLEHEADER
Raleigh, N.C.
Tampa, Fla.
Birmingham, Ala.
Little Rock, Ark.

Regional TV Coverage
12:15 pm EST CBS – NCAA First round game
2:30 pm EST CBS – NCAA First round game

15 American
2 Tennessee 12:15pm

10 Davidson
7 Gonzaga 12:25pm

10 St. Mary’s
7 Miami (Fla.) 12:30pm

12 Western Kentucky
5 Drake 12:30pm

10 South Alabama
7 Butler 2:30pm

15 Maryland-Baltimore County
2 Georgetown 2:35pm

13 San Diego
4 Connecticut 2:45pm

15 Austin Peay
2 Texas 2:50pm

7:00 PM-12:00 AM FIRST ROUND DOUBLEHEADER
(same sites as above listing)

Regional TV Coverage
7:30 pm EST CBS – NCAA First round game
10:00 pm EST CBS – NCAA First round game

11 Saint Joseph’s
6 Oklahoma 7:10pm

16 Mount St. Mary’s
1 North Carolina 7:10pm

13 Siena
4 Vanderbilt 7:20pm

9 Oregon
8 Mississippi State 7:25pm

14 Boise State
3 Louisville 9:30pm

9 Arkansas
8 Indiana 9:30pm

12 Villanova
5 Clemson 9:40pm

16 Texas-Arlington
1 Memphis 9:40pm

Sites:
BJCC Arena in Birmingham, Alabama
Alltel Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas
RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina
St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida

Saturday, March 22 – NCAA Men’s Basketball
Noon -1:00 PM THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR
National TV Coverage

1:00 -10:00 PM SECOND ROUND QUADRUPLEHEADER
Washington, D.C.
Omaha, Neb.
Denver, Col.
Anaheim, Calif.

Regional TV Coverage
1:00 pm EST CBS – NCAA Second round game
3:30 pm EST CBS – NCAA Second round game
5:45 pm EST CBS – NCAA Second round game
8:00 pm EST CBS – NCAA Second round game

Sites:
Honda Center in Anaheim, California
Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado
Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska
Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

Sunday, March 23 – NCAA Men’s Basketball

TV Schedule: Noon-7:00 PM SECOND ROUND TRIPLEHEADER
Raleigh, N.C.
Tampa, Fla.
Birmingham, Ala.
Little Rock, Ark.

Regional TV Coverage
1:00 pm EST CBS – NCAA Second round game
3:30 pm EST CBS – NCAA Second round game
5:45 pm EST CBS – NCAA Second round game
8:00 pm EST CBS – NCAA Second round game

Sites:
BJCC Arena in Birmingham, Alabama
Alltel Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas
RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina
St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida

Thursday, March 27 – NCAA Men’s Basketball Sweet Sixteen
7:00 PM-12:00 AM REGIONAL SEMIFINAL DOUBLEHEADER

Regional TV Coverage
7:30 pm EST CBS – NCAA Regional semifinal
10:30 pm EST CBS – NCAA Regional semifinal

Sites:
East Regional – Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina
West Regional – US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona

Friday, March 28 – NCAA Men’s Basketball Sweet Sixteen
TV Schedule: 7:00 PM-12:00 AM REGIONAL SEMIFINAL DOUBLEHEADER

Regional TV Coverage
7:30 pm EST CBS – NCAA Regional semifinal
10:30 pm EST CBS – NCAA Regional semifinal

Sites:
Midwest Regional – Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan
South Regional – Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas

Saturday, March 29 – NCAA Men’s Basketball Elite Eight

TV Schedule:
3:00-4:30 PM THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR
National Coverage

4:30-9:00 PM REGIONAL FINAL DOUBLEHEADER
Charlotte, N.C.
Phoenix, Ariz.

National TV Coverage
5:30 pm EST CBS – NCAA Regional final
8:00 pm EST CBS – NCAA Regional final

Sites:
East Regional – Charlotte Bobcats Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina
West Regional – US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona

Sunday, March 30 – NCAA Men’s Basketball Elite Eight

TV schedule: 2:00-7:00 PM REGIONAL FINAL DOUBLEHEADER
Detroit, Mich.
Houston, Texas

National TV Coverage
2:30 pm EST CBS – NCAA Regional final
5:00 pm EST CBS – NCAA Regional final

Sites:
Midwest Regional – Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan
South Regional – Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas

2008 NCAA Tournament Final Four TV Schedule

2008 NCAA Final Four

Saturday, April 5 – 2008 NCAA Tournament Final Four
Tv Schedule: 3:30-4:00 PM THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR
“Outside the Games”
National Coverage

4:00-6:00 PM THE FINAL FOUR SHOW
National Coverage

6:00-11:00 PM NCAA MEN’S FINAL FOUR
Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas

National TV Coverage
6:00 pm EST CBS – NCAA National semifinal
8:30 pm EST CBS – NCAA National semifinal

Monday, April 7 – 2008 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
TV Schedule:
8:00-8:30 PM PRELUDE TO A CHAMPIONSHIP

National TV Coverage
8:30 pm EST CBS – 2008 NCAA Championship Game

Jim Nantz and Billy Packer will cover the Final Four for CBS and Greg Gumbel will coordinate all the NCAA basketball tournament TV coverage from the studio.

And that’s all the men’s basketball teams, game times, and TV schedules for the 2008 NCAA TV basketball schedule.

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