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The 2026 March Madness tournament began with selections on Sunday, March 15. Games continue with the first round on Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20. The tournament continues through the Final Four in Indianapolis on April 4 and 6.<\/p>\n BRACKET CHALLENGE GAME:\u00a0Check out your bracket now<\/a><\/p>\n Check out the full March Madness tournament schedule below. You can also print out a bracket here.<\/a><\/p>\n 2026 NCAA tournament schedule, scores, highlights<\/p>\n All times ET<\/p>\n Thursday, March 19 (First Round\/Round of 64)<\/p>\n Friday, March 20 (First Round\/Round of 64)<\/p>\n Tuesday, March 17 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)<\/p>\n Wednesday, March 18 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)<\/p>\n Here is the schedule:<\/p>\n \tSelection Sunday: 6 p.m. ET Sunday, March 15 on CBS 2026 NCAA men’s tournament bracket<\/p>\n Click or tap here for the interactive bracket<\/a><\/p>\n 2026 March Madness tournament locations<\/p>\n \t\t\t2026 PRELIMINARY ROUND SITES<\/p>\n \t\t\tRound City<\/p>\n Venue<\/p>\n Host(s)<\/p>\n First Four<\/p>\n March 17 & 18<\/p>\n Dayton, OH<\/p>\n UD Arena<\/p>\n University of Dayton<\/p>\n First\/Second<\/p>\n March 19 & 21<\/p>\n Buffalo, NY<\/p>\n KeyBank Center<\/p>\n Metro Atlantic First\/Second<\/p>\n March 19 & 21<\/p>\n \t\t\tGreenville, SC<\/p>\n Bon Secours Wellness Arena<\/p>\n Furman \t\t\tFirst\/Second<\/p>\n March 19 & 21<\/p>\n Oklahoma City, OK<\/p>\n Paycom Center<\/p>\n Big 12 Conference<\/p>\n \t\t\tFirst\/Second \t\t\tFirst\/Second \t\t\tFirst\/Second \t\t\tFirst\/Second First\/Second<\/p>\n March 20 & 22<\/p>\n St. Louis, MO<\/p>\n Enterprise Center<\/p>\n Missouri Valley Conference<\/p>\n South Regional\u00a0<\/p>\n March 26 & 28<\/p>\n Houston, TX<\/p>\n Toyota Center<\/p>\n Rice University\u00a0<\/p>\n West Regional\u00a0<\/p>\n March 26 & 28<\/p>\n San Jose, CA<\/p>\n SAP Center<\/p>\n San Jose State University<\/p>\n Midwest Regional<\/p>\n \t\t\tMarch 27 & 29 East Regional<\/p>\n March 27 & 29<\/p>\n Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n Capital One Arena<\/p>\n Georgetown University<\/p>\n \t\t\tFinal Four Horizon League 2025 NCAA men’s tournament bracket<\/p>\n 2025 NCAA tournament schedule, scores, highlights<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Tuesday, March 18 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)<\/p>\n Wednesday, March 19 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)<\/p>\n Thursday, March 20 (First Round\/Round of 64)<\/p>\n \t(9) Creighton 89, (8) Louisville 75<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a> Friday, March 21 (First Round\/Round of 64)<\/p>\n \t(9) Baylor\u00a075,\u00a0(8) Mississippi State 72<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a> Saturday, March 22 (Second Round\/Round of 32)<\/p>\n Sunday, March 23 (Second Round\/Round of 32)<\/p>\n Thursday, March 27 (Sweet 16)<\/p>\n Friday, March 28 (Sweet 16)<\/p>\n Saturday, March 29 (Elite Eight)<\/p>\n Sunday, March 30 (Elite Eight)<\/p>\n Saturday, April 5 (Final Four in San Antonio)<\/p>\n Monday, April 7 (National championship game in San Antonio)<\/p>\n March Madness: Future sites, dates<\/p>\n Here are the future sites for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball Final Four:<\/p>\n \t\t\tFINAL FOUR DATES \t\t\tApril 4 and 6, 2026 \t\t\tApril 3 and 5, 2027 \t\t\tApril 1 and 3, 2028 \t\t\tMarch 31 and April 2, 2029 \t\t\tApril 6 and 8, 2030 \t\t\tApril 5 and 7, 2031 South Florida, Akron, VCU are the most popular upset picks for the 2026 NCAA tournament<\/p>\n Here’s how the nation picked first round upsets for 2026 March Madness. No. 11 South Florida was the most popular choice by fans this year.<\/p>\n READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n Duke is \u2014 again \u2014 the nation’s top pick to win the 2026 NCAA tournament<\/p>\n For the second year in a row, Duke is the most popular team to win the national championship in the Men’s Bracket Challenge Game. Here’s a look at the 2026 data.<\/p>\n
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\n\tFirst Four: Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18
\n\tFirst round: Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20
\n\tSecond round: Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22
\n\tSweet 16: Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27
\n\tElite Eight: Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29
\n\tFinal Four: Saturday, April 4\u00a0at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
\n\tNCAA championship game: Monday, April 6\u00a0at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis<\/p>\n
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Athletic Conference
Canisius College
Niagara University<\/p>\n
Southern Conference<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tMarch 19 & 21
\n\t\t\tPortland, OR
\n\t\t\tModa Center
\n\t\t\tOregon State University<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tMarch 20 & 22
\n\t\t\tTampa, FL
\n\t\t\tBenchmark International Arena
\n\t\t\tUniversity of South Florida<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tMarch 20 & 22
\n\t\t\tPhiladelphia, PA
\n\t\t\tXfinity Mobile Arena
\n\t\t\tSaint Joseph’s University<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tMarch 20 & 22
\n\t\t\tSan Diego, CA
\n\t\t\tViejas Arena
\n\t\t\tSan Diego State University\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tChicago, IL
\n\t\t\tUnited Center\u00a0
\n\t\t\tNorthwestern University<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tApril 4 & 6
\n\t\t\tIndianapolis
\n\t\t\tLucas Oil Stadium<\/p>\n
IU Indianapolis<\/p>\n
\n\t(4) Purdue 75,\u00a0(13) High Point 63<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(3) Wisconsin 85,\u00a0(14) Montana 66<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(1) Houston 78,\u00a0(16) SIU Edwardsville 40<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(1) Auburn 83,\u00a0(16) Alabama State 63<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(12) McNeese 69, (5) Clemson 67<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(6) BYU 80,\u00a0(11) VCU 71<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(8) Gonzaga 89, (9) Georgia 68\u00a0<\/a>| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(2) Tennessee 77,\u00a0(15) Wofford 62<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(10) Arkansas 79, (7) Kansas 72<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(4) Texas A&M 80,\u00a0(13) Yale 71<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(11) Drake 67, (6) Missouri 57<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(7) UCLA 72,\u00a0(10) Utah State 47<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(2) St. John’s 83,\u00a0(15) Omaha 53<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(5) Michigan 68,\u00a0(12) UC San Diego 65<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(3) Texas Tech 82,\u00a0(14) UNC Wilmington 72<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a><\/p>\n
\n\t(2) Alabama 90,\u00a0(15) Robert Morris 81<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(3) Iowa State 82,\u00a0(14) Lipscomb 55<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(12) Colorado State 78, (5) Memphis 70<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(1) Duke 93,\u00a0(16) Mount St. Mary’s 49<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(7) Saint Mary’s 59,\u00a0(10) Vanderbilt 56<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(6) Ole Miss 71,\u00a0(11) North Carolina 64<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(4) Maryland 81,\u00a0(13) Grand Canyon 49<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(1) Florida 95,\u00a0(16) Norfolk State 69<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(3) Kentucky 76,\u00a0(14) Troy 57<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(10) New Mexico 75, (7) Marquette 66<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(4) Arizona 93,\u00a0(13) Akron 65<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(8) UConn 67,\u00a0(9) Oklahoma 59<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(6) Illinois 86,\u00a0(11) Xavier 73<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(2) Michigan State 87,\u00a0(15) Bryant 62<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a>
\n\t(5) Oregon 81,\u00a0(12) Liberty 52<\/a>\u00a0| Watch the highlights<\/a><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tIndianapolis
\n\t\t\tLucas Oil Stadium
\n\t\t\tHorizon League, IU Indianapolis<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tDetroit
\n\t\t\tFord Field
\n\t\t\tMichigan State University<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tLas Vegas
\n\t\t\tAllegiant Stadium
\n\t\t\tUNLV<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tIndianapolis
\n\t\t\tLucas Oil Stadium
\n\t\t\tHorizon League, IU Indianapolis<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tNorth Texas
\n\t\t\tAT&T Stadium
\n\t\t\tBig 12 Conference<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tAtlanta
\n\t\t\tMercedes-Benz Stadium
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