The 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament is upon us! The First Four has wrapped up and the first round gets underway Thursday at 12:15 p.m. ET. The first game of the first round will feature #8 Louisville facing #9 Creighton in Lexington, Kentucky, and it will air on CBS. Over the rest of the week, truTV, TNT, and TBS will join in so that at any given point we could have as many as four games going at one.
March Madness announcers: Who is calling each of the first round games on Thursday, Friday
March Madness will feature eight different announcer crews for the first weekend of the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
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It will be a fun next four days, in part because of the excitement the announcers bring to the games. The talent on the court is what matters, but some announcers bring a little something extra to the viewing experience.
With so many games each day, we get numerous announcing crews. Some are better than others, but all are bringing their A-game for arguably the most exciting time on the sports calendar.
Below is a rundown of every announcer crew for each game during the two days of the first round.
Thursday announcer schedule
12:15 p.m., CBS: (9) Creighton vs. (8) Louisville || Lexington || Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce
12:40 p.m., truTV: (13) High Point vs. (4) Purdue || Providence || Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Evan Washburn
1:30 p.m., TNT: (14) Montana vs. (3) Wisconsin || Denver || Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson
2 p.m., TBS: (16) SIU Edwardsville vs. (1) Houston || Wichita || Tom McCarthy / Deb Antonelli, Steve Smith // AJ Ross
2:50 p.m., CBS: (16) Alabama State vs. (1) Auburn || Lexington || Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce
3:15 p.m., truTV: (12) McNeese vs. (5) Clemson || Providence || Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Evan Washburn
4:05 p.m., TNT: (11) VCU vs. (6) BYU || Denver || Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson
4:35 p.m., TBS: (9) Georgia vs. (8) Gonzaga || Wichita || Tom McCarthy / Deb Antonelli, Steve Smith // AJ Ross
6:50 p.m., TNT: (15) Wofford vs. (2) Tennessee || Lexington || Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce
7:10 p.m., CBS: (10) Arkansas vs. (7) Kansas || Providence || Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Evan Washburn
7:25 p.m., TBS: (13) Yale vs. (4) Texas A&M || Denver || Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson
7:35 p.m., truTV: (11) Drake vs. (6) Missouri || Wichita || Tom McCarthy / Deb Antonelli, Steve Smith // AJ Ross
9:25 p.m., TNT: (10) Utah State vs. (7) UCLA || Lexington || Brian Anderson / Jim Jackson // Allie LaForce
9:45 p.m., CBS: (15) Omaha vs. (2) St. John’s || Providence || Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas // Evan Washburn
10 p.m., TBS: (12) UC San Diego vs. (5) Michigan || Denver || Brad Nessler / Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson
10:10 p.m., truTV: (14) UNCW vs. (3) Texas Tech || Wichita || Tom McCarthy / Deb Antonelli, Steve Smith // AJ Ross
Friday announcer schedule
12:15 p.m., CBS: (9) Baylor vs. (8) Mississippi State || Raleigh || Ian Eagle // Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
12:40 p.m., truTV: (15) Robert Morris vs. (2) Alabama || Cleveland || Spero Dedes / Jim Spanarkel // Jon Rothstein
1:30 p.m., TNT: (14) Lipscomb vs. (3) Iowa State || Milwaukee || Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi
2 p.m., TBS: (12) Colorado State vs. (5) Memphis || Seattle || Lisa Byington / Robbie Hummel, Jalen Rose // Andy Katz
2:50 p.m., CBS: (16) Mount St. Mary’s vs. (1) Duke || Raleigh || Ian Eagle // Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
3:15 p.m., truTV: (10) Vanderbilt vs. (7) Saint Mary’s || Cleveland || Spero Dedes / Jim Spanarkel // Jon Rothstein
4:05 p.m., TNT: (11) North Carolina vs. (6) Ole Miss || Milwaukee || Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi
4:35 p.m., TBS: (13) Grand Canyon vs. (4) Maryland || Seattle || Lisa Byington / Robbie Hummel, Jalen Rose // Andy Katz
6:50 p.m., TNT: (16) Norfolk State vs. (1) Florida || Raleigh || Ian Eagle // Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
7:10 p.m., CBS: (14) Troy vs. (3) Kentucky || Milwaukee || Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi
7:25 p.m., TBS: (10) New Mexico vs. (7) Marquette || Cleveland || Spero Dedes / Jim Spanarkel // Jon Rothstein
7:35 p.m., truTV: (13) Akron vs. (4) Arizona || Seattle || Lisa Byington / Robbie Hummel, Jalen Rose // Andy Katz
9:25 p.m., TNT: (9) Oklahoma vs. (8) UConn || Raleigh || Ian Eagle // Bill Raftery, Grant Hill // Tracy Wolfson
9:45 p.m., CBS: (11) Xavier vs. (6) Illinois || Milwaukee || Kevin Harlan / Dan Bonner, Stan Van Gundy // Lauren Shehadi
10 p.m., TBS: (15) Bryant vs. (2) Michigan State || Cleveland || Spero Dedes / Jim Spanarkel // Jon Rothstein
10:10 p.m., truTV: (12) Liberty vs. (5) Oregon || Seattle || Lisa Byington / Robbie Hummel, Jalen Rose // Andy Katz
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