Dylan Cardwell and the Auburn Tigers will face the Michigan Wolverines during the NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen round – here’s how to catch the game. (Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
(Tyler Schank via Getty Images)
No. 1 seed Auburn will play No. 5 Michigan this Friday night in the men’s NCAA tournament Sweet 16 South Regional semi-final. The winner will then head to the Elite Eight where they’ll face the winner of Friday’s Michigan State vs. Ole Miss matchup. It all leads to this year’s championship final which will take place at the Alamodome in San Antonio on April 7. Here’s everything you need to know to watch Auburn vs. Michigan, and check out our constantly-updated bracket to keep track of every team and game of the tournament.
How to watch the Auburn vs. Michigan game:
Date: Friday, March 28
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Time: 9:39 p.m. ET
Location: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA
TV channel: CBS
Streaming: Paramount+, DirecTV, Hulu with Live TV
Where to watch the Auburn vs. Michigan game:
You can tune into Auburn vs. Michigan on CBS, which is available on platforms like DirecTV and Hulu with Live TV. The game will also be streaming on Paramount+.
Paramount+ has two tiers available: an $8/month ad-supported tier and a $13/month premium tier that’s ad-free and includes live access to your local CBS channel (and access to Showtime), which you’ll need to stream select March Madness games.
Right now, Paramount+ is still offering a free trial — so new subscribers could sign up to watch Selection Sunday and the First Four, plus check out the rest of the Paramount+ library free for seven days.
Try free at Paramount+
2025 March Madness Men’s Sweet Sixteen Schedule:
Thursday, March 27
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(2) Alabama vs. (6) BYU, 7:09 p.m. | CBS, Paramount+
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(1) Florida vs. (4) Maryland, 7:39 p.m. | TBS, Max
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(1) Duke vs. (4) Arizona, 9:39 p.m. | CBS, Paramount+
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(3) Texas Tech vs. (10) Arkansas, 10:09 p.m. | TBS, Max
Friday, March 28
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(2) Michigan State vs. (6) Ole Miss, 7:09 p.m. | CBS, Paramount+
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(2) Tennessee vs. (3) Kentucky, 7:39 p.m. | TBS, Max
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(1) Auburn vs. (5) Michigan, 9:39 p.m. | CBS, Paramount+
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(1) Houston vs. (4) Purdue, 10:09 p.m. | TBS, Max
How to watch March Madness basketball games:
Games will air across CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV. The women’s NCAA tournament will air across the ESPN suite — so ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU and ESPNews.
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Don’t have cable? Don’t worry. You can stream the men’s games easily with a subscription to Paramount+ and Max, or a live TV streaming service like DirecTV, Fubo or Sling. The women’s games will also be accessible via a live TV streaming service that includes the ESPN suite.
Every way to watch NCAA March Madness games this season:
Max, aka “the one to watch,” has select live sports available through its Bleacher Report Sports add-on, which is included free of charge for ad-free Max subscribers. (If you subscribe to Max’s ad-supported plan, you should be able to access the B/R add-on content until March 30).
On top of March Madness games on TBS, TNT and TruTV, Max has buzzy shows including The White Lotus, The Last of Us, House of the Dragon, Dune: Prophecy and more.
Ad-supported Max starts at $10/month. The standard plan (which includes B/R Sports free of charge) costs $17/month.
$16.99/month at Max
Sling doesn’t offer a free trial these days, and March Madness lasts longer than your standard trial would. It’s still a solid option to catch most games in the tournament. Emphasis on most, because one big blindspot for Sling is that it doesn’t carry CBS — though you can still authenticate via Sling on the march Madness website to watch CBS coverage live through your phone or laptop, but not your TV.
That said, for $45 for your first month of Sling Orange + Blue and the Sports Extra add-on, you can catch all the games on TBS, TNT, TruTV, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPNews and ABC.
$48 for your first month at Sling
Paramount+ has two tiers available: an $8/month ad-supported tier and a $13/month premium tier that’s ad-free and includes live access to your local CBS channel (and access to Showtime), which you’ll need to stream select March Madness games.
Right now, Paramount+ is still offering a free trial — so new subscribers could sign up to watch Selection Sunday and the First Four, plus check out the rest of the Paramount+ library free for seven days.
Try free at Paramount+
