{"id":892304,"date":"2026-03-18T02:11:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/your-college-basketball-championship-saturday-viewing-guide-march-14-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T02:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:11:53","slug":"your-college-basketball-championship-saturday-viewing-guide-march-14-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/18\/your-college-basketball-championship-saturday-viewing-guide-march-14-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Your College Basketball Championship Saturday Viewing Guide: March 14, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vermont\u2019s one of the few teams that I know is battling for a conference championship on Saturday as I build this post on Friday, so they get to be in the picture. | Photo by Mitchell Layton\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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The Good News: There\u2019s 27 nationally televised college basketball games on today.<\/p>\n

The Better News: 17 of the 27 are tournament championship games, meaning that there is an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament on the line.<\/p>\n

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The Slightly Less Great News: I\u2019m putting this together on Friday afternoon so it can publish very early on Saturday morning, and right now, 16 of the 17 title games are still without at least one of the two teams participating. That\u2019s because the semifinals for those conferences are going on today and Semifinal Friday is really only just now getting going.<\/p>\n

And so, I will drop this schedule of events in for you, and as possible, I will update it with the important things like \u201cwho is actually in the game.\u201d The day gets started very early with the men\u2019s America East final between Vermont and UMBC as well as the women\u2019s MAC final between Miami and a mystery partner. Business picks up at 5pm Central time tonight, as every game that starts after that point \u2014 10 of them! \u2014 will have an automatic bid on the line. Hopefully we get some drama out of all of this, right?<\/p>\n

Feel free to use the comments section as a Live Thread\/Open Thread\/Chat Thread\/whatever for the day!<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the full national television schedule for the day, with all times Central, as always.<\/p>\n

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10:00 AM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ivy League Semifinal: Cornell vs Yale<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPNU<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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America East Final: Vermont at UMBC<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPN2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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MAC Final: Toledo vs Miami<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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CBS Sports Network<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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12:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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SEC Semifinal: #22 Vanderbilt vs #4 Florida<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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MEAC Final: North Carolina Central vs Howard<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPN2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Big Ten Semifinal: #23 Wisconsin vs #3 Michigan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Atlantic 10 Semifinal: Dayton vs Saint Louis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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CBS Sports Network<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SWAC Final: Southern vs Alabama State<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPNU<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Ivy League Semifinal: Penn vs Harvard<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPN News<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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American Semifinal: Charlotte vs South Florida<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPN2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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SEC Semifinal: Ole Miss vs #17 Arkansas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Big Ten Semifinal: #18 Purdue vs UCLA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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CBS<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Atlantic 10 Semifinal: Saint Joseph\u2019s vs VCU<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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CBS Sports Network<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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WAC Final: Abilene Christian vs Cal Baptist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPNU<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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MEAC Final: Norfolk State vs Howard<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPN News<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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American Semifinal: Tulsa vs Wichita State<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPN2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ivy League Final: Harvard vs #23 Princeton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPNU<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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CUSA Final: Missouri State vs Louisiana Tech<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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CBS Sports Network<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Mountain West Final: San Diego State vs Utah State<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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CBS<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Big 12 Final: #5 Houston vs #2 Arizona<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Big East Final: #6 UConn vs #13 St. John\u2019s<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Fox<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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SWAC Final: Prairie View A&M vs Southern<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPNU<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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MAC Final: Toledo vs Akron<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPN2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ACC Final: #10 Virginia vs #1 Duke<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPN<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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CUSA Final: Kennesaw State vs Louisiana Tech<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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CBS Sports Network<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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8:30 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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American Final: UTSA vs Rice<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPNU<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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9:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Big West Final: Hawaii vs UC Irvine<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPN2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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11:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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WAC Final: Cal Baptist vs Utah Valley<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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ESPN2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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