NCAA Tournament: CBS Sports Reveals Full March Madness 2025 Announcer Team

The NCAA Tournament is in full action! If you want to know who’s behind the mic for all the games, we have the details for you.

It’s time to determine how to watch every game or find the right channel for truTV, and to see who will be calling the action when the next buzzer beater or underdog story unfolds.

Among the top broadcasting names are Ian Eagle and Bill Raftery.

For the 15th consecutive season, CBS and Turner Sports are teaming up to air all 67 games of the NCAA Tournament, kicking off with the First Four on March 18. This marks the first March Madness on CBS since the passing of Greg Gumbel, the network’s long-time college basketball studio host and play-by-play announcer. However, fans will still see many familiar faces, as the TNT “Inside the NBA” trio—Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith—returns, along with the addition of former Michigan Fab Five star and ESPN NBA analyst Jalen Rose.

Since 2011, CBS and Turner Sports have collaborated on the men’s NCAA Tournament coverage. The two networks previously secured an 8-year, $8 billion contract extension with the NCAA, ensuring broadcasting rights to the tournament through 2032.

On Sunday, CBS will feature Adam Zucker as the host, joined by analysts Clark Kellogg, Kenny Smith, and Wally Szczerbiak. Additionally, Grant Hill will be reporting from the sidelines.

Here’s the full list of announcers:

Through Final Four/national championship: Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Grant Hill (analyst) and Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
Through Elite Eight: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Jim Jackson (analyst), Allie LaForce (sideline)
Through Elite Eight: Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Stan Van Gundy (analyst), Lauren Shehadi (sideline)
Through Elite Eight: Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), Steve Lappas (analyst), Evan Washburn (sideline)
First/second round: Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Robbie Hummel (analyst), Jalen Rose (analyst), Andy Katz (sideline)
First/second round: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Jim Spanarkel (analyst), Jon Rothstein (sideline)*
First/second round: Tom McCarthy (play-by-play), Debbie Antonelli (analyst), Steve Smith (analyst), AJ Ross (sideline)
First/second round: Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Brendan Haywood (analyst), Dana Jacobson (sideline)

March Madness 2025: NCAA Tournament studio commentators

In the 2025 NCAA Tournament, CBS and Turner Sports will continue their tradition of providing coverage from two distinct studio locations, either in New York or Atlanta.

From New York: Ernie Johnson (host), Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Clark Kellogg.
From Atlanta: Adam Lefkoe (host), Jay Wright, Candace Parker and Seth Davis

Adam Zucker (host), Wally Szczerbiak (analyst), Gene Steratore (rules analyst) and Jami Erdahl (game updates) will also work in studio roles during the the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Lefkoe, Wright, Rose and Davis will work as a team in studio during First Four action.

NCAA Tournament games can be streamed on the March Madness On Demand app, Paramount+, Sling or Fubo, which is offering a free trial.