{"id":6213,"date":"2026-03-30T20:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/march-madness-2026-how-to-watch-the-duke-vs-uconn-elite-eight-game-today-in-the-mens-ncaa-basketball-tournament\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T20:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:44:18","slug":"march-madness-2026-how-to-watch-the-duke-vs-uconn-elite-eight-game-today-in-the-mens-ncaa-basketball-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/march-madness-2026-how-to-watch-the-duke-vs-uconn-elite-eight-game-today-in-the-mens-ncaa-basketball-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"March Madness 2026: How to watch the Duke vs. UConn Elite Eight game today in the men’s NCAA basketball tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The NCAA basketball action continues this Sunday with more March Madness during the Elite Eight. Up next: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 UConn. The game tips off at 5:05 on CBS (and will stream live on Paramount+ Premium).<\/p>\n

For a list of key dates, teams, and how to watch every March Madness game, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a look at how to watch the entire NCAA tournament, from the Elite Eight right up to the Championship Final.<\/p>\n

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How to watch the Duke vs. UConn game:<\/h2>\n

Dates:<\/strong> Sunday, March 29, 2026<\/p>\n

Time: <\/strong>5:05 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

TV channel:<\/strong> CBS<\/p>\n

Streaming: <\/strong>DirecTV, Paramount+, and more<\/p>\n

UConn vs. Duke game time:<\/h2>\n

The Duke-UConn game is this Sunday, March 29. Tipoff is at 5:05 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

Where to watch the Duke vs. UConn game<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n

Sunday’s Duke vs. UConn game airs on CBS.<\/p>\n

Paramount+ offers subscribers access to loads of sports, including some March Madness games, the NFL, soccer and more. Plus, you get access to great shows like Survivor<\/em>, The Challenge<\/em> and others.<\/p>\n

There are two Paramount+ tiers to choose from: the ad-supported Essential plan or its ad-free Premium plan, which also gives you ad-free streaming of on-demand content, live access to your local CBS station and full streaming access to Showtime. <\/p>\n

You’ll need the Paramount+ Premium tier to watch March Madness games. Luckily, right now, Paramount+ is running a deal: Get any plan of your choosing for $2.99\/month for the first two months. That means you can catch live March Madness games on CBS throughout the tournament for just $6. <\/p>\n

Where to stream March Madness games without cable: <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Every game of the 2026 men’s March Madness Tournament that’s on CBS will stream on Paramount+ Premium. You’ll also be able to access the game on live TV services like DirecTV.<\/p>\n

Men’s NCAA tournament Elite Eight schedule:<\/h2>\n

All times Eastern<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sunday, March 29 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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    No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 6 Tennessee: 2:15 p.m. (CBS)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 UConn: 5:05 p.m. (CBS)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Men’s NCAA tournament key dates:<\/h2>\n

    All times Eastern<\/em><\/p>\n

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      Selection Sunday:<\/strong> 6 p.m. ET Sunday, March 15 on CBS<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      First Four: <\/strong>Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      First round: <\/strong>Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Second round:<\/strong> Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Sweet 16:<\/strong> Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Elite Eight: <\/strong>Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Final Four: <\/strong>Saturday, April 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      NCAA championship game:<\/strong> Monday, April 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The NCAA basketball action continues this Sunday with more March Madness during the Elite Eight. Up next: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 UConn. The game tips off at 5:05 on CBS (and will stream live on Paramount+ Premium). For a list of key dates, teams, and how to watch every March Madness game, we’ve<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6214,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[5187,177,5371,206,5772,4417,4578,5765,4100,4426,6213,2350],"class_list":{"0":"post-6213","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upcoming-games","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-duke","10":"tag-elite","11":"tag-game","12":"tag-madness","13":"tag-march","14":"tag-mens","15":"tag-ncaa","16":"tag-today","17":"tag-tournament","18":"tag-uconn","19":"tag-watch"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beteja.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}