What time does the NCAA championship start? TV schedule, channel for 2026 college basketball title game
Here's how you can tune into the 2026 NCAA Men's Championship game.
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With just two teams standing atop the collegiate basketball sphere, the 2026 national championship matchup is set. UConn is back in the title game for the third time in four years after holding Illinois to just 62 points in Saturday's semifinal. The Huskies didn't enter the NCAA Tournament with the same kind of expectations as two years ago, but their personal expectations never wavered.
Dan Hurley expects to win championships, and he is one win away from a third that would put him in rare territory in college basketball history. In a shift from UConn's first two championship game appearances under Hurley, the Huskies are considerable underdogs. Michigan looks like a juggernaut after dismantling Arizona in the national semifinals, even as Yaxel Lendeborg battled injuries and early foul trouble.
Lendeborg's health is a story entering Monday's game, but the Wolverines looked fully capable of playing championship basketball with him at less than 100 percent. A UConn win would cement a dynasty in Storrs, but Michigan has a chance to win its first national championship since 1989 and the first for the Big Ten since 2000. For Dusty May, the opportunity to start building a historic legacy is on the line.