March Madness 2022 comes to a close on April 4 — here's how to watch UNC and Kansas face off in the NCAA championship

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• March Madness 2022 began on March 15 and will end with the men's championship game on April 4.
• Kansas plays North Carolina at 9:20 p.m. ET to decide this year's NCAA men's basketball champion.
• TBS will broadcast the men's championship game live from New Orleans.

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

Date/Time	Event	Channel
April 4, 9:20 p.m. ET	UNC vs. Kansas, men's national championship game	TBS

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: