The Bottom Line Official Purdue Boilermakers bar
Downtown DC watch site for the Purdue Alumni Club's Boilermakers basketball game watches.
Join the Purdue Alumni Club of Washington, DC. Join us on 2/17 at 6:30 PM at The Bottom Line. source
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Where to Watch College Basketball in Washington DC
Last updated July 25, 2026
The opening Thursday and Friday of March Madness are the two biggest bar-viewing days in American sport: dozens of games, most of them overlapping, and a room that needs every screen on a different one. These 13 venues in Washington DC carry a real signal that they show the tournament.
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Upcoming College Basketball games
- Eternal City Tip-off: Notre Dame vs Villanova (Men's) · Sun 1 Nov 2026, 14:30 UTC · Non-conference, season opener
- Eternal City Tip-off: Notre Dame vs Villanova (Women's) · Sun 1 Nov 2026, 17:00 UTC · Non-conference, season opener
- NCAA Men's Basketball Selection Sunday · Sun 14 Mar 2027 (time to be confirmed) · NCAA Tournament
- NCAA Women's Basketball Selection Sunday · Sun 14 Mar 2027 (time to be confirmed) · NCAA Tournament
- NCAA Men's Tournament Opening Round · Tue 16 Mar 2027 (time to be confirmed) · NCAA Tournament
- NCAA Women's Tournament Opening Round · Wed 17 Mar 2027 (time to be confirmed) · NCAA Tournament
- NCAA Men's Tournament First Round, Thursday · Thu 18 Mar 2027 (time to be confirmed) · NCAA Tournament
- NCAA Men's Tournament First Round, Friday · Fri 19 Mar 2027 (time to be confirmed) · NCAA Tournament
College Basketball fan bars & game-day HQs
Purdue Boilermakers
Shows College Basketball week in, week out
Tom's Watch Bar @ National Harbor. Md Shows College Basketball frequently
Shows college basketball regularly per Google reviews
Proper 21 Shows College Basketball frequently
Shows college basketball regularly per Google reviews
Looneys Pub @ College Park Shows College Basketball frequently
Shows college basketball regularly per its own posts
☀️Patio is open and acoustic is about to start! 🎶 Come try our bartenders cocktail menu for March Madness 🏀 with game sound inside all day Brunch and gameday menu till 2 Full menu and gameday menu after 2... source
☀️Patio is open and acoustic is about to start! 🎶 Come try our bartenders cocktail menu for March Madness 🏀 with game sound inside all day Brunch and gameday menu till 2 Full menu and gameday menu after 2... source
Crafthouse Fairfax Shows College Basketball frequently
Shows college basketball regularly per its own posts
🏀🔥 It’s Final Four time! 🔥🏀 Catch all the action LIVE at Crafthouse , where the energy is high, the drinks are cold, and every play hits different on the big screens! 🍻📺 Don’t miss a moment of the NCAA Final Four... source
Liberty Tavern Shows College Basketball frequently
Shows college basketball regularly per its own posts
March Madness is here 🏀🔥 Join us at the tavern this week for: Thu + Fri , Sweet 16 Sat + Sun , Elite Eight Happy Hour from 2-6 PM to get you started, games on every screen after 6. All games shown See you at the bar 🍻... source
Penn Social Shows College Basketball frequently
NCAA basketball watching venue, per Eater
Fans of teams in the ACC or Big Ten conferences can get happy hour drink prices at the bar by wearing their team gear during any March Madness game. source
Dudleys Sport And Ale Shows College Basketball frequently
Shows college basketball regularly per Google reviews
The Midlands Beer Garden Shows College Basketball frequently
Shows college basketball regularly per its own posts
$5 beer specials during all the games. Our kitchen will be open early Thursday 3/19 and Friday 3/20! Showing all games inside and outside! We love March Madness season !!! #goblue〽️ #marchmadnessdc @umichdc... source
Bronson Bierhall Shows College Basketball frequently
Shows college basketball regularly per its own posts
🏀 March Madness is here and there’s no better place to catch every second than Bronson Bierhall. With 3 giant projectors and 20+ TVs, you won’t miss a single buzzer beater, upset, or game-winning shot. Grab a cold... source
Ballston Local Shows College Basketball frequently
Shows college basketball regularly per Google reviews
CHIKO Shows College Basketball frequently
Shows college basketball regularly per its own posts
This week’s March Madness checklist: ✅ Remember to fill & submit bracket ✅ Place CHĪKO wing bucket preorder ✅ Catch all the action of the first round games Secure the wings now before they’re gone , link in bio 🍗🏀... source
Honor Brewing Kitchen Shows College Basketball frequently
Shows college basketball regularly per Google reviews
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Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch March Madness in Washington DC?
- 13 venues in Washington DC have a real, checkable signal that they show college basketball: the venue's own post or website, a club or fan-group listing, or local coverage. Every listing on this page links back to that source.
- Which bars in Washington DC show every tournament game?
- The sections on this page split them by what the evidence says: 1 is a fan bar or game-day home for a specific team, which is where the crowd and the sound will be; 12 show college basketball week in, week out.
- When are the next College Basketball games?
- Next up: Eternal City Tip-off: Notre Dame vs Villanova (Men's) on Sun 1 Nov 2026, 14:30 UTC; Eternal City Tip-off: Notre Dame vs Villanova (Women's) on Sun 1 Nov 2026, 17:00 UTC; NCAA Men's Basketball Selection Sunday on Sun 14 Mar 2027 (time to be confirmed). Opening-round days run in four overlapping windows from noon Eastern onward, so the venues worth knowing are the ones with enough screens to carry all of them at once.
- How is this College Basketball list for Washington DC put together?
- It is built from public evidence only: a venue's own posts and website, club and fan-group listings, and local press. We keep hospitality venues only, drop anything we cannot source, and refresh the Washington DC list as new evidence appears.