How to watch Selection Sunday 2018: Start time, live stream, TV channel, predictions
March Madness is officially here. Selection Sunday kicks off tonight to reveal the upcoming NCAA men's basketball matchups and the road to the Final Four. TBS is hosting the show for the first time. Coverage begins Sunday evening at 6 p.m. ET (9 p.m. PT).
How to watch Selection Sunday:
TV channel: TBS
Date: March 11, 2018
Time: 6 p.m. ET, 9 p.m. PT
Live Stream: ncaa.com/march-madness-live
The show will reveal all 68 tournament teams that have made the Big Dance within the first 10 minutes of the broadcast. Ernie Johnson and Greg Gumbel will share hosting duties. They'll be joined by analysts Clark Kellogg, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Seth Davis from Atlanta in front of a live audience.
Eight teams will compete in "first four" games on Tuesday and Wednesday to determine the 16th seed in each region. The first round of games begins Thursday, March 15.
The full bracket and all matchups are expected to be revealed by 6:30 p.m. ET.
Predictions:
CBS Sports staffers revealed their predictions before the big show, including Final Four teams no one predicted and teams destined for early exits.
CBS Sports' Clark Kellogg has been involved in the broadcasting of March Madness for 25 years, and played on two teams at Ohio State that made it to the tournament. On Sunday, he revealed what teams he thinks will be the sleepers in this year's tournament.
"I think Texas A&M would be a team that could be very dangerous. I don't know where Michigan will be seeded because of how well they've played, but they're worthy of that kind of notoriety. Clemson intrigues me, they have really good guard play and an underrated big guy," Kellogg said.
"Outside the power five teams, I look at Harvard or Penn, whoever wins the Ivy League. Either one would be a hard out. Bucknell tested themselves greatly in the non-conference and has a good team with size and perimeter play," he continued. "New Mexico State, they've got a kid Zach Lofton who can put it in the basket, and Jemerrio Jones is a strong big man. So I've given you a few, and that list will expand when the bracket is out."
