March Madness Live Stream: How To Watch Baylor Vs. Yale For Free

By Conrad Doucette @conrad
Published March 17, 2016, 1:45 p.m. ET

It’s March Madness, baby! Between now and April 4, 67 games will be played in the 2016 NCAA March Madness tournament. It’s the most exciting three weeks in all of sports, bar none. Here’s how to enjoy today’s West regional matchup between the #5 Baylor Bears and the #12 Yale Bulldogs.

WHAT TIME DOES THE BAYLOR VS. YALE GAME START?

The Bears and Bulldogs will tip off at approximately 2:45 p.m. ET.

HOW CAN I LIVE STREAM THE BAYLOR VS. YALE GAME?

CBS has the rights to broadcast this game. The Bears/Bulldogs game is being livestreamed across a variety of platforms: NCAA.com, the NCAA March Madness Live app, and over at CBS. You can also live stream the games if you are a Sling TV subscriber. (More on that below.)

WACO, TX – FEBRUARY 16: Taurean Prince #21 of the Baylor Bears celebrates after scoring against the Iowa State Cyclones in the first half at Ferrell Center on February 16, 2016 in Waco, Texas.Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images

HOW CAN I GET THE MARCH MADNESS APP?

The NCAA March Madness Live app is free to download (yay!), and available for iOS, Windows 10, and Android devices. March Madness Live is also available for Amazon Fire TV consoles, Apple TV (just search “NCAA March Madness Live” in the tvOS App Store), as well as your Roku unit.

Also, we have TERRIFIC news for you cord cutters out there. Since the game is being broadcast by CBS, you do NOT have to authenticate with your cable provider in order to watch the game on NCAA March Madness Live. Rejoice!

HOW CAN I GET THE CBS SPORTS APP?

CBS Sports is the best place to watch March Madness, as their network is the official home of the NCAA Basketball tournament. PC and tablet access to the games airing on CBS will be available at CBSSports.com, and fans can also tune into CBS Sports on Xbox One, Apple TV, Roku players and Roku TV models, and Chromecast. You can also watch the game on your phone or tablet by downloading the CBS Sports app for Windows, iOS and Android devices. Incredible news for cordcutters, too! You do not have to be a current cable subscriber to watch. Thanks, Moonvest!

HOW CAN I GET SLING TV?

This is a terrific time to check out Sling TV, which includes access to TBS and TNT (along with a bunch of other awesome networks like ESPN, HGTV and more). Sling TV is also currently offering subscribers a free one-week trial of the service, so what better time to give it a whirl than the next four days when nearly 40 different games will be played? If you’re a college hoops superfan, we have even better news for you! Sling TV’s “Best of Live TV” subscribers will have access to a free preview of truTV throughout the tournament (March 13-April 12), so they don’t need to upgrade to Lifestyle Extra (where truTV normally lives at an extra charge of $5/mo.) to see all the truTV coverage. Now that’s good customer service!