The first round of March Madness is in the books, and 32 of the best 64 teams in men's college basketball have been eliminated. With the exception of No. 2 Kentucky -- which fell to No. 15 Saint Peter's in a massive upset on day one -- and No. 5 seeds UConn and Iowa, most of the top schools won their bouts and earned the right to play again this weekend.

Before the Sweet Sixteen and Final Four take place next week we get the Second Round, a flurry of win-or-go-home matchups to determine who advances. No. 1 seeds Baylor, Kansas and Gonzaga all play Saturday, and a loss by any one of them will again break brackets nationwide. And in a primetime matchup on CBS, Saint Peter's will look to continue its Cinderella bid against Murray State.

Here's all you need to know to watch March Madness all weekend and beyond, with or without cable.

When does March Madness start and what games are on today? Here's the schedule for all of the games this weekend (all times ET): No. 8 North Carolina vs. No. 1 Baylor, 12:10 p.m. on CBS No. 9 Creighton vs. No. 1 Kansas, 2:40 p.m. on CBS No. 11 Michigan vs. No. 3 Tennessee, 5:15 p.m. on CBS No. 12 Richmond vs. No. 4 Providence, 6:10 p.m. ET on TNT No. 5 Saint Mary's vs. No. 4 UCLA, 7:10 p.m. on TBS No. 15 Saint Peter's vs. No. 7 Murray State, 7:45 p.m. on CBS No. 12 New Mexico State vs. No. 4 Arkansas, 8:40 p.m. on TNT No. 9 Memphis vs. No. 1 Gonzaga, 9:40 p.m. on TBS No. 4 Illinois vs. No. 5 Houston, 12:10 p.m. on CBS No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Villanova, 2:40 p.m. on CBS No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Duke, 5:15 p.m. on CBS

No. 11 Iowa State vs. No. 3 Wisconsin, 6:10 p.m. on TNT No. 11 Notre Dame vs. No. 3 Texas Tech on TBS

No 10 Miami (Fla.) vs. No. 2 Auburn, 7:45 p.m. on TruTV No. 6 Texas vs. No. 3 Purdue, 8:40 p.m. on TNT

No. 9 TCU vs. No. 1 Arizona, 9:40 p.m. on TBS You can check out the full schedule here.

Games for the NCAA tournament will air on CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV. Per the NCAA, here is the breakdown of where you can find games:  CBS will broadcast 21 games throughout the tournament, including the Elite 8, Sweet 16 and first and second rounds. TBS will televise 21 games, including the National Championship, Final Four, Elite 8, Sweet 16 and first- and second-round games. TruTV will air a total of 13 games, including the First Four and the first and second rounds. TNT will televise 12 games, including first- and second-round matchups. Three of the streaming services -- YouTube TV, Hulu Plus Live TV and DirecTV Stream -- offer all four of the above channels needed to catch all of the madness this month. You can also stream the games live at with NCAA March Madness Live. There is a free three-hour preview, but then you'll need to log in with a TV provider to prove you are a pay-TV subscriber. You can also watch the games broadcast on CBS with Paramount Plus... but that's less than ideal because the Final Four games and national championship game will be shown on TBS this year, not CBS.

You'll need to locate TruTV on your channel lineup for the first two rounds of the tournament if you don't want to miss any of the games and potential buzzer-beaters. Here's where you can find it on some of the biggest cable and satellite providers: Xfinity: Varies by location (search by street address and ZIP code) Spectrum: Varies by location (search by street address and ZIP code)

Yes, you can. There are two ways, but neither will get you through the entire tournament by itself. The March Madness Live app and website offers a free, three-hour preview, after which point you'll need to prove you are a pay-TV subscriber.  The other way is to sign up for a live TV streaming service. Each of the major five services offers a free trial. YouTube TV, Hulu With Live TV and FuboTV offer seven-day trials, while DirecTV Stream gives you five days and Sling TV has the shortest trial with three.

You can stream every game of March Madness on the NCAA's March Madness Live site or app. You can watch for three hours for free, but then you will need to log in to prove you have a pay TV subscription that includes the channels that televise the tournament. It should be noted that in addition to cable and satellite providers, you can use a YouTube TV, Hulu With TV, DirecTV Stream or Sling TV subscription to access March Madness Live. (FuboTV is the lone exception among the live TV streaming services because it doesn't offer any of the Turner-owned stations.)  Latency is an issue with any streaming service and particularly with live sports, where you might also be following along on Twitter and could see a final score before the game actually ends. The NCAA says this year's streams will offer a 20% latency improvement compared to last year's. While that is welcomed, March Madness Live streams will likely still be behind cable and satellite TV and could also trail streams from YouTube TV and the other live TV services.

All of the live TV streaming services above offer free trials, allow you to cancel anytime and require a solid internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our live-TV streaming services guide.

Source: CNET

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