March Madness for Cord Cutters
March Madness 2016 is starting this weekend. Here is how to watch every game without cable or satellite. All the games are going to be shown on either CBS, TNT, TBS, or truTV. CBS is free over-the-air with an antenna. TNT, TBS, and truTV are available on Sling TV. Sling TV is streaming TV service that is as low as $20 a month with no contract. Normally truTV is available for an additional $5 with the Liftstyle Extra add-on pack. This month though they are giving you a free preview of truTV with the basic $20 package so you can watch the NCAA tournament. Thanks Sling TV.
To watch Sling TV on you home TV you will need either a Roku, Amazon FireTV, Google Chromecast, Android TV, Channel Master, or ZTE. Sorry Apple TV owners. My recommendation is to get a Roku.
Another way to watch all the games is with the NCAA March Madness App. The app is available on IOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, and Google Chromecast. You will need to have a login from cable or satellite provider though to watch the TNT, TBS, and truTV games (the CBS games doen’t need a login). If you know someone that has cable or satellite and they share their password with you then you can watch all the games on the app. I did find that Comcast isn’t a login option to watch the games. Comcast said that they automatically authenticate the NCAA March Madness App if your internet is from Comcast and you have their TV service. But I think it was meant to stop the sharing of the Comcast passwords for March Madness.
Here is the schedule for Thursday and Friday.
Thursday, March 17
Duke vs. UNC Wilmington (11:00am, CBS)
Texas Tech vs. Butler (11:40am, truTV)
Colorado vs. Connecticut (12:30pm, TNT)
Iowa State vs. Iona (1:00pm, TBS)
Baylor vs. Yale (after Duke/UNC Wilmington, CBS)
Virginia vs. Hampton (after Texas Tech/ Butler, truTV)
Kansas vs. Austin Peay (after Colorado/UConn, TNT)
Purdue vs. Little Rock (after Iowa State/Iona, TBS)
Miami vs. Buffalo (5:50pm, TNT)
Indiana vs. Chattanooga (6:00pm, CBS)
North Carolina vs. Florida Gulf Coast (6:20pm, TBS)
Utah vs. Fresno State (6:27pm, truTV)
Arizona vs. Wichita State (after Miami/Buffalo, TNT)
Kentucky vs. Stoney Brook (after Indiana/Chattanooga, CBS)
USC vs. Providence (after North Carolina/UFGC or FD, TBS)
Seton Hall vs. Gonzaga (after Utah/Fresno State, truTV)
Friday, March 18
Daytona vs. Syracuse (11:00am, CBS)
Villanova vs. UNC Asheville (11:40am, truTV)
Oregon St. vs. VCU (12:30pm, TNT)
California vs. Hawaii (1pm, TBS)
Michigan State vs. Middle Tennessee State (after Daytona/Syracuse, CBS)
Iowa vs. Temple (after Villanova/UNC Asheville, truTV)
Oklahoma vs. CSU Bakersfield (after Oregon St./VCU, TNT)
Maryland vs. South Dakota St. (after California/Hawaii, TBS)
Wisconsin vs. Pittsburgh (5:50pm, TNT)
West Virginia vs. Stephen F. Austin (6:00pm, CBS)
Texas A&M vs. UW-Green Bay (6:20pm, TBS)
Oregon vs. Holy Cross or Southern winner (6:27pm, truTV)
Xavier vs. Weber State (after Wisconsin/Pittsburgh, TNT)
Notre Dame vs Michigan-Tulsa winner (after W Virginia/SFA, CBS)
Texas vs. Northern Iowa (after Texas A&M/UW-Green Bay, TBS)
St. Joseph’s vs. Cincinnati (after Oregon/Holy Cross or Southern, truTV)