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# Your guide to March Madness 2020

 Published by [ Soraya Herbert ](https://blog.gvtc.com/author/soraya-herbert) on  Mar 05, 2020

March Madness is arguably the most popular college sporting event on TV, raking in money commensurate with the Super Bowl or World Cup.

## When does March Madness start?

![March Madness Infographic](https://gvtc-stage.gvtc.com/gvtcimages/default-source/gvtc-blog-images/640045_march-madness-schedule-infographic_020620.png?sfvrsn=67972bcc_0&MaxWidth=300&MaxHeight=&ScaleUp=false&Quality=High&Method=ResizeFitToAreaArguments&Signature=87D809470F75041B29B7A808516527C6 "March Madness Infographic")

The Madness officially begins on March 15th, 2020 with Selection Sunday. Then, things pick up quickly soon after.

## Schedule:

- First Four play-in games: March 17th–18th
- 1st and 2nd Rounds: March 19th–22nd (you might want to take work off)
- Sweet 16 and Regional Finals: March 26th–29th
- Final Four: April 4th
- National Championship: April 6th 

## What channels play March Madness?

Trust us when we say, you don’t want to miss any March Madness games! And with [GVTC TV](https://gvtc.com/residential/tv/tv-packages) packages, you'll never miss a game.

|   | **Local Tier Channel** | **Top 100 Tier Channel** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TruTV |   | 75 - SD 575 - HD |
| CBS | 5 - SD 505 - HD | 5 - SD 505 - HD |
| TNT |   | 28 - SD 528 - HD |
| TBS |   | 23 - SD 523 - HD |

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