March Madness games on TV today: Full schedule, times, channels, scores for Saturday NCAA Elite Eight
Three Big Ten teams and a No. 1 seed will be in action Saturday as the first two Final Four teams are determined. Here's when and where to watch.
March Madness games on TV today: Full schedule, times, channels, scores for Saturday NCAA Elite Eight originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Two teams will punch their tickets to Indianapolis on Saturday, with a pair of Elite Eight games set to fill out half the Final Four in the 2026 NCAA men's basketball tournament.
First up is an all-Big Ten showdown in the South Regional final between No. 3 seed Illinois and No. 9 Iowa, the nominal Cinderella in this year's bracket .
The Hawkeyes took down another conference rival, Nebraska, in the Sweet 16, while Illinois posted an impressive win over No. 2 Houston in what amounted to a road game. The Illini beat the Hawkeyes 75-69 in Iowa City during the regular season behind 19 points from Keaton Wagler, but the stakes are much higher this time.
Speaking of Big Ten teams, yet another will be in action later Saturday as West Region No. 2 seed Purdue faces top seed Arizona in San Jose. The Boilermakers survived an epic shootout with No.