How to stream the ncaa championship game

It all comes down to the Jayhawks and the Tar Heels. Two of the most storied programs in college basketball will play for the national championship tonight in New Orleans. On Saturday, No. 1 Kansas trounced No. 2 Villanova and No. 8 North Carolina edged No. 2 Duke to eliminate the Blue Devils and end coach Mike Krzyzewski's career. Kansas is looking for its fourth national championship and first since 2008. North Carolina is gunning for its seventh title and last won it all in 2017.

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March Madness 2022 championship game schedule
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The national championship game tips off on Monday at 9:20 p.m. ET (6:20 p.m. PT) on TBS. Here's how you can watch with or without cable.

Caleb Love led North Carolina past Duke in the semifinals. The Tar Heels take on the Kansas Jayhawks on Monday night for college basketball's national championship.

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Yes, you can. There are two ways to watch UNC-Kansas tonight.

The March Madness Live app and website offer a free three-hour preview, after which point you'll need to prove you're a pay-TV subscriber. Three hours should be enough to get you through tonight's game.

The other way is to sign up for a live TV streaming service. Each of the major five services offers a free trial. YouTube TV and Hulu With Live TV offer seven-day trials, while DirecTV Stream gives you five days. Sling TV doesn't have a free trial, but does offer a $10 discount on the first month of service.

You can stream every game of March Madness on the NCAA's March Madness Live site or app. You can watch for three hours for free, but then you'll need to log in to prove you have a pay TV subscription that includes the channels that televise the tournament. It should be noted that in addition to cable and satellite providers, you can use a YouTube TV, Hulu With TV, DirecTV Stream or Sling TV subscription to access March Madness Live.

Latency is an issue with any streaming service and particularly with live sports, where you might also be following along on Twitter and could see a final score before the game actually ends. The NCAA says this year's streams will offer a 20% latency improvement compared with last year's. While that is welcome, March Madness Live streams will likely still be behind cable and satellite TV and could also trail streams from YouTube TV and the other live TV services.

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All of the live TV streaming services above offer free trials, allow you to cancel anytime and require a solid internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our live-TV streaming services guide.

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The NCAA basketball tournament, also known as March Madness, officially began on March 15. After a month filled with upsets and tight games, the men's championship will be held on April 4 in New Orleans.

In the men's tournament, coach Mike Krzyzewski led Duke to the Final Four for the 13th time before losing to rival UNC (University of North Carolina). UNC will now face a top-seeded Kansas team in the championship game. Meanwhile, the women's tournament came to an end on April 3 when South Carolina beat the University of Connecticut.

The NCAA men's basketball championship game will be broadcast on TBS live from New Orleans starting at 9:20 p.m. ET on April 4.

March Madness 2022 championship game schedule

How to watch the March Madness NCAA championship game

To watch the 2022 March Madness men's championship game you need a cable or live TV streaming service with TBS.

If you already have a pay-TV provider with access to TBS, the easiest way to stream the national championship game is to use the official March Madness website, the NCAA March Madness Live app, the TBS app, or the TBS website.

If you don't have a pay-TV provider with access to TBS, you can watch the March Madness 2022 finale through a live TV streaming service like Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV, or YouTube TV.

Sling TV's Blue plan is one of the most affordable ways to watch the March Madness 2022 championship. This plan has a total of 42 channels, including TBS, for $35 a month. New members can get $10 off their first month.

If you're willing to pay a bit more, Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV also include TBS. Both services also feature a larger overall channel selection than Sling.

Hulu + Live TV costs $70 a month, while YouTube TV starts at $15 for your first month, and then goes up to $65 a month. As an added bonus, Hulu + Live TV includes Disney Plus and ESPN+ at no extra cost.

March Madness 2022 brackets

The NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments each feature 68 teams in a single-loss format. Teams are seeded into four regions that decide where they play during the tournament.

You can find printable brackets below:

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