How to watch and live stream NCAA college basketball in 2023

A great option for college basketball enthusiasts on a budget is a subscription to ESPN+ ($10.99/mo).

While the standard ESPN channel isn’t available through ESPN+, a significant number of college games are shown on ESPN+ across conferences, particularly during NCAA's “March Madness”.

It's is perfect for basketball fans who like to stream on the go, as its app format is compatible with most smart devices. You can download the app for free from the App Store on your device, or search online.

ESPN+ also features impressive sports archives, so you can deep dive into historic NBA leagues and basketball docuseries on demand.

With a stable connection and a screen in your hand, commutes never looked so good.

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DirectTV is a premium satellite TV provider. Of the four subscriptions on offer, Choice ($84.99/mo) is the best for live sports. Choice includes:

ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CNBC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FS1, SEC Network, TNT, TruTV

These channels give college basketball fans broadcast coverage of the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference and Southeastern Conference Networks, as well as the best of “March Madness”.

DirectTV provides regional sports networks like ABC, Fox, Bally Sports, and CBS (locale dependent), so you never miss the latest games and news on your favourite teams.

Subscription tends to be pricey no matter which DirectTV subscription you go for, ranging from $64.99 to $154.99/mo, but with DirectTV you're paying for a variety channels and it's not only college basketball on offer.

Extras/Add-ons

DirectTV’s sports package another great investment for college sports fans. At $14.99/mo, it includes more than 20 additional sports channels. Of these channels, FS2, Longhorn Network and CBS Sports Network boost your ways to watch NCAA basketball.

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The first 3 months of sports package subscription is free for new customers.

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Sling is one of the best value internet streaming providers on the market. The Orange subscription is considered its sports package and runs at $40/mo(currently $20/mo for the first month). While Orange provides a slimmed down channel line-up, it features ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN3 and TNT which gives you a good amount of college basketball.

However, the optimum subscription to watch college basketball through Sling is to upgrade Orange with the Sports Extra add-on ($11/mo). Sports Extra brings a number of conference channels, including ACC Network, Longhorn Network, SEC Network, Pac-12 Network and ESPNU to your line up for only $51/mo. That’s a bargain price compared to its premium competitors.

The availability of regional channels is a weakness of Sling TV, but this is easily solved with the one time purchase of an OTA antenna which will carry many local channels to you.

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Hulu TV is an internet streaming provider offering one standard subscription plan at $76.99/Mo. It’s one of the best TV providers for sporting events on the market and has a great sports bundle that runs at only $9.99/Mo.

Hulu channel list

ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, FOX, FS1, FS2, NBC, NFL Network, SEC Network, The CW

It’s a worthy investment for any basketball fan wanting to watch college games, the best of "March Madness" and coverage of your favorite teams.

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What is Fubo?

Fubo TV is a premium streaming service that is particularly great for NFL fans. Its Elite subscription includes ABC, CBS Sports Network, NBC and NFL Network with subscription, as well as all other must have's for live sports like ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPN3.

7 day free trial available.

When you purchase Fubo Extra ($7.99) on top, this gets you a number of college sports channels on top such as ACC Network, ESPNU,Pac-12 Networks, and SEC Network

Fubo features

• Cloud DVR storage [1000 hours]
• Unlimited streams [Watch on up to 10 devices across Pro, Elite and Ultimate]
• Regional networks [including CBS, NBC and ABC]
• Huge sports channel lineup
• Offers and promotions [7 day free trial]

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