Ready for three glorious weeks of wall-to-wall hoops hoopla? Here’s how to watch a March Madness live stream of the 2023 NCAA basketball tournament from anywhere.
Watch March Madness live stream
You can watch March Madness 2023 across CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV in the US. Every game that’s on CBS is also being live streamed on Paramount Plus, which is currently offering new users a 30-day FREE trial (use code PICARD). Basketball fans can watch every single game on TSN in Canada, BT Sport in the UK, and Kayo Sports in Australia. Full details on how to watch March Madness and the best deals just below.March Madness 2023 preview
Deny it all you want, but everybody knows that, deep down, you secretly think you’ve got a degree in bracketology and an incomparable eye for an unheralded Cinderella story. We all do. It’s just part of the magic of March Madness, one of the world’s great sports events – and that applies whether or not you’re a basketball fan.
March Madness, officially the NCAA Division I basketball tournament, is the pinnacle of college sports, an event that casts the nation under its spell for three glorious weeks of wall-to-wall hoops hoopla.
They might not realize it, but these kids are about to embark on adventure that they’ll hold dear for as long as they live. In a few decades’ time, one or two of them may even be NBA greats. Whatever the future holds, nothing compares to playing for a national championship alongside their best friends, all for the love of the game.
No.3 overall seed the Kansas Jayhawks became March Madness winners for the fourth time a year ago, but the curse of the reigning champions makes them a difficult sell. Nobody has managed to run it back since 2007, and in the last five tournaments the defending champs have bowed out before the Sweet 16 stage.
The Alabama Crimson Tide enters as the No.1 overall seed, having never tasted NCAA Division I glory in 23 previous attempts. Meanwhile, the Houston Cougars are the No.2 overall seed and the Purdue Boilermakers are at No.4.
They’re privileged positions to be in, given that the top seeds are handed the easiest route through the tournament, at least on paper. However, the fact that all four No.1 seeds have made it to the Final Four just once in the history of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament shows why they call it March Madness.
Read on for details on how to watch a March Madness live stream online from anywhere.Best deal for March Madness 2023: $20 for all games
If you don’t already have cable, by far and away the best deal for watching March Madness is pairing Sling (opens in new tab) with Paramount Plus.
March Madness 2023: watch every game for $20 (opens in new tab).
TBS, TNT and TruTV are all available with Sling Blue, which normally comes in at $40 per month, but new Sling customers can get their first month for half price (opens in new tab) and then you can cancel when you’re done. There are no long contracts.
While you can’t get CBS on Sling, streaming service Paramount Plus will be showing every CBS March Madness 2023 game. Given that you can get a 30-day free trial of Paramount Plus (opens in new tab) with the code ‘PICARD’, that adds all the missing matches for nothing. Just don’t forget to cancel – or keep it if you like it.
Outside the US? For those away from home, remember that you can use a VPN to access Sling and Paramount Plus from abroad. (opens in new tab)How to watch March Madness: live stream 2023 NCAA basketball online in the US without cable
In the US, coverage of March Madness is shared between CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV.
