We need to have a serious discussion about these Sweet 16 tip times.
Here ya go, Sweet Sixteen tip-off times for Thursday and Friday. pic.twitter.com/81eYcJ2xoJ
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace) March 23, 2026
With games set to tip off past 10 pm ET on both days of the Sweet 16, is it time to change the schedule to make the games more accessible to fans around the country?
Tipping off a tournament game after 10pm is so dumb https://t.co/0SsfMDxHi5
— Russell Smith (@Russell___Smith) March 23, 2026
I’m SORRY WHAT????
Not 1 game starting at 5 or 6? Like this is getting ridiculous man
— BKS Sports (@BKSecretsports) March 23, 2026
East coast consistently gets the shit end of the stick, gonna be up at 1am with work Friday, unreal https://t.co/akSEItlXuk
— TC (@TMC_Time) March 23, 2026
Fans of all ages, anywhere but the West Coast, are impacted by this schedule.
With postseason games already running long, a 1-2 am finish means a tough next day at work or school.
I’ll watch the first games a skip the second both nights
— GolfRhetoric (@GolfRhetoric) March 23, 2026
Should the NCAA look into changing the schedule for next year’s tournament?
