The Field of 68 is down to the Sweet 16.
Stealing a line from Kenny Smith: The first weekend of March Madness you make your name. The second weekend you make your fame.
The Sweet 16 starts Thursday in San Jose with Purdue vs. Texas and ends late Friday night with Tennessee vs. Iowa State in Chicago.
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Here's a look at the full schedule with TV listings for the 2026 Sweet 16:
When are next March Madness games? Sweet 16 schedule, game times
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
- 7:10 p.m.: No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 11 Texas (West), CBS
- 7:30 p.m.: No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Iowa (South), TBS/truTV
- 9:45 p.m.: No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 4 Arkansas (West), CBS
- 10:05 p.m.: No. 2 Houston vs. No. 3 Illinois (South), TBS/truTV
FRIDAY, MARCH 27
- 7:10 p.m.: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 St. John's (East), CBS
- 7:35 p.m.: Texas Tech/Alabama winner vs. No. 1 Michigan (Midwest), TBS/truTV
- 9:45 p.m.: No. 2 UConn vs. No. 3 Michigan State (East), CBS
- 10:10 p.m.: No. 2 Iowa State vs. No. 6 Tennessee (Midwest), TBS/truTV
Where is Sweet 16, Elite 8? 2026 Sweet 16 locations, venues
- SOUTH: Houston; Toyota Center
- WEST: San Jose, Calif.; SAP Center
- MIDWEST: Chicago; United Center
- EAST: Washington, D.C.; Capital One Arena
Sweet 16 TV info, announcer assignments: Who is calling Sweet 16 games?
Thursday games
Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce
- No. 2 Purdue vs. No. 11 Texas, 7:10 p.m. (CBS)
- No. 1 Arizona vs. No. 4 Arkansas, 9:45 p.m. (CBS)
Kevin Harlan, Robbie Hummel, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Shehadi
- No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Iowa, 7:30 p.m. (TBS, truTV)
- No. 2 Houston vs. No. 3 Illinois, 10:05 p.m. (TBS, truTV)
Friday's games
Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson
- No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 St. John's, 7:10 p.m. (CBS)
- No. 2 UConn/No. 7 UCLA vs. No. 3 Michigan State, 9:45 p.m. (CBS)
Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn
- No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Alabama/No. 5 Texas Tech, 7:35 p.m. (TBS, truTV)
- No. 2 Iowa State vs. No. 6 Tennessee, 10:10 p.m. (TBS, truTV)
Sweet 16 predictions: Who will advance to Elite 8?
∎ USA TODAY Sports staff made their picks. Check them out here.
∎ How'd we do in our original predictions? We grade our selections.
Who will advance to Final Four?
Some of us have revised our Final Four predictions after Florida's loss to Iowa busted our brackets.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 2026 Sweet 16 schedule, game times, TV info, brackets for NCAA Tournament
