This all-around great sports bar with terrific wings and free-flowing beer taps in Burbank always has the big sporting events on TV. The sprawling space makes it easy to hang out all day, a boon for March Madness fans who like to catch all of the action without missing a beat. Expect Champs to show most if not all the games, including morning ones.

This crowded underground venue in Glendale hosts plenty of events, from comedy nights and karaoke to big sports games. While early on the bar won’t open before its scheduled 4 p.m. opening, in the later rounds of the NCAA tournament Underdogs will open earlier. A big bonus is that on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, fans can pick up a blistered New Haven-style pizza byOzzy’s.

With handy Glendale and Highland Park locations, this longtime sports bar focuses as much on the food as it does the sports viewing experience. For March Madness, expect noon openings for college basketball fans, with saucy chicken wings, a righteous pub burger, and craft beer pours to pair perfectly with the games.

Bludso’s is a must for any sports fans. The casual spot for brisket, sausage links, and drinks is wall-to-wall with televisions, and it’s not uncommon to find fans of different teams crowded together around the same tables, yelling at the action on the screens. The restaurant opens at 11:30 a.m. on weekdays and 11 a.m. on weekends.

With creative Asian buns, wings, burgers, and craft beers galore, this second-floor Koreatown sports bar is a terrific viewing experience. The restaurant opens at noon which should allow plenty of quality viewing time for college basketball fans.

With eight televisions, a bright room, and dishes like fried chicken and waffles or short rib poutine to share, the Brixton might be the perfect spot to watch a game. Add on the free parking, and it’s truly a unique spot within the Southland. Open at noon on weekdays and at 10 a.m. for brunch on weekends, making this a good first or second-game spot for Westsiders.

Open at noon daily, this Inglewood sports lounge and barbecue destination is the best place to order up a smoked meat storm and lay out with some beers while watching college basketball games. It’s open at noon daily.

Manhattan Beach’s unfussy hangout is purely dedicated to sports, with a ceiling full of paraphernalia, plenty of options on tap, and reasonably priced entrees including the beer-battered chicken tenders, eggs benedict, cheesesteaks, and fish and chips. Grunions will open early for NCCA tourney games.