Sweet Sixteen TV Schedule Locks in 2026 NCAA Tournament Showdowns

Awful Announcing outlines the 2026 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen announcing schedule, detailing the eight regional semifinal matchups, ET tip times, and broadcast crews across CBS, TBS, and truTV, with streaming options on Paramount+ (CBS games) and HBO Max (TBS/truTV games) for March 26–27. The slate features Texas–Purdue, Iowa–Nebraska, Arkansas–Arizona, Illinois–Houston on Thursday, and St. John’s–Duke, Alabama–Michigan, UConn–Michigan State, Tennessee–Iowa State on Friday, with most results keeping the field chalk and the potential for an all-Big Ten Final Four.