America’s first all-sports network, ESPN, broadcast the 16 first-round games, 12 on tape delay, in 1980. CBS wrested the broadcast rights away from NBC in 1982 with a three-year deal for $16 million annually and the promise of expanded coverage including the first televised selection show.

With 68 teams making it to the Big Dance, March Madness is upon us and the 2025 NCAA Tournament is set to begin. You're ready, we're ready, and we know you will need an NCAA bracket to print out now that the teams have officially been put into place.

The NCAA Tournament is upon us. Every year, the first round is full of surprises and intriguing matchups. In a season where few teams separated themselves as proverbial title favorites, there appears to be quite a bit of parity in this year's field.