NCAA Finally Moves Start Of March Madness Championship Game

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When the calendar flips to March, the days start to get longer and baseball season nears. That’s all well and good, but the first question sports fans ask is simple: When does the NCAA Tournament start?
March Madness: NCAA men's basketball tournament title game moved to earlier start time
The NCAA has moved up the start of the NCAA men's basketball championship game, beginning with the 2025 title game
March Madness: NCAA moves up start time of men's national championship game by 30 minutes
The NCAA announced Tuesday that the March Madness game’s tip-off time had been moved up to 8:50 p.m. ET from its traditional start time of 9:20 p.m. It’s a welcome move for many after the game has long taken more than two hours to complete and pushed up against midnight in the Eastern time zone.
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The NCAA finally moved up the March Madness championship start time, but it’s still way too late
But there’s one element of the NCAA tournament that most viewers ... the championship game will begin at… 8:50 p.m. Oh, no. While a start time pushed back 30 minutes is certainly better ...
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NCAA tournament moves men’s championship game tip-off to earlier time
The NCAA has turned back the clock 30 minutes for the Monday night start of the men’s basketball championship game. Gone is the 9:20 p.m. tip-off time that challenged all but the biggest fans to ...
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2025 NCAA softball bracket: Women's College World Series scores, schedule
Everything to know leading up to the 2025 Women's College World Series, including the tournament bracket, scores and ...
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Women's Bracketology: 2025 NCAA tournament
ESPN's Bracketology efforts are focused on projecting the NCAA tournament field just as we expect the NCAA Division I basketball committee to select the field in March. ESPN bracketologist ...
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NCAA Tournament Projections: ESPN releases updated Bracketology after chaotic start to conference play
ESPN has released its updated Bracketology projections for the NCAA Tournament after a chaotic start to conference play.