Here is the official 2026 NCAA tournament bracket for March Madness and the DI men’s basketball tournament. The Elite Eight continues Sunday, March 29 with two games.
No. 1 Arizona and No. 3 Illinois each snapped over 20-year Final Four droughts on Saturday night with wins over No. 2 Purdue and No. 9 Iowa. The last two Final Four spots will be decided tomorrow with No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 UConn and No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 6 Tennessee.
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2026 NCAA tournament: Bracket, schedule for March Madness
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2026 NCAA tournament schedule, scores, highlights
All times ET
Sunday, March 29 (Elite Eight)
Tuesday, March 17 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)
Wednesday, March 18 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)
Thursday, March 19 (First Round/Round of 64)
- (9) TCU 66, (8) Ohio State 64
- (4) Nebraska 76, (13) Troy 47
- (6) Louisville 83, (11) South Florida 79
- (12) High Point 83, (5) Wisconsin 82
- (1) Duke 71, (16) Siena 65
- (5) Vanderbilt 78, (12) McNeese 68
- (3) Michigan State 92, (14) North Dakota State 67
- (4) Arkansas 97, (13) Hawai’i 78
- (11) VCU 82, (6) North Carolina 78 (OT)
- (1) Michigan 101, (16) Howard 80
- (11) Texas 79, (6) BYU 71
- (10) Texas A&M 63, (7) Saint Mary’s 50
- (3) Illinois 105, (14) Penn 70
- (9) Saint Louis 102, (8) Georgia 77
- (3) Gonzaga 73, (14) Kennesaw State 64
- (2) Houston 78, (15) Idaho 47
Friday, March 20 (First Round/Round of 64)
- (7) Kentucky 89, (10) Santa Clara 84 (OT)
- (5) Texas Tech 91, (12) Akron 71
- (1) Arizona 92, (16) Long Island University 58
- (3) Virginia 82, (14) Wright State 73
- (2) Iowa State 108, (15) Tennessee State 74
- (4) Alabama 90, (13) Hofstra 70
- (9) Utah State 86, (8)Villanova 76
- (6) Tennessee 78, (11) Miami (Ohio) 56
- (9) Iowa 67, (8) Clemson 61
- (5) St. John’s 79, (12) UNI 53
- (2) Purdue 104, (15) Queens 71
- (7) UCLA 75, (10) UCF 71
- (1) Florida 114, (16) Prairie View A&M 55
- (4) Kansas 68, (13) Cal Baptist 60
- (7) Miami (Fla.) 80, (10) Missouri 66
- (2) UConn 82, (15) Furman 71
Saturday, March 21 (Second Round)
Sunday, March 22 (Second Round)
Thursday, March 26 (Sweet 16)
Friday, March 27 (Sweet 16)
Saturday, March 28 (Elite Eight)
Here is the schedule for this year’s tournament.
- Selection Sunday: 6 p.m. ET Sunday, March 15 on CBS
- First Four: Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18
- First Round: Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20
- Second Round: Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22
- Sweet 16: Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27
- Elite Eight: Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29
- Final Four: 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 4 on TBS at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
- NCAA championship game: 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday, April 6 on TBS at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
These are the sites for the men’s tournament in 2026:
| 2026 MARCH MADNESS LOCATIONS |
| Round |
Dates |
City
|
Venue
|
|
First Four
|
March 17 & 18
|
Dayton, OH
|
UD Arena
|
|
First/Second
|
March 19 & 21
|
Buffalo, NY
|
KeyBank Center
|
|
First/Second
|
March 19 & 21
|
Greenville, SC |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena
|
| First/Second |
March 19 & 21
|
Oklahoma City, OK
|
Paycom Center
|
| First/Second |
March 19 & 21 |
Portland, OR |
Moda Center |
| First/Second |
March 20 & 22 |
Tampa, FL |
Benchmark International Arena |
| First/Second |
March 20 & 22 |
Philadelphia, PA |
Xfinity Mobile Arena |
| First/Second |
March 20 & 22 |
San Diego, CA |
Viejas Arena |
|
First/Second
|
March 20 & 22
|
St. Louis, MO
|
Enterprise Center
|
|
South Regional
|
March 26 & 28
|
Houston, TX
|
Toyota Center
|
|
West Regional
|
March 26 & 28
|
San Jose, CA
|
SAP Center
|
|
Midwest Regional
|
March 27 & 29 |
Chicago, IL |
United Center |
|
East Regional
|
March 27 & 29
|
Washington, D.C.
|
Capital One Arena
|
| Final Four |
April 4 & 6 |
Indianapolis |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
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