{"id":4073,"date":"2025-07-18T00:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T00:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/4073\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T00:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T00:01:10","slug":"2026-march-madness-mens-ncaa-tournament-schedule-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/4073\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 March Madness: Men’s NCAA tournament schedule, dates"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 March Madness tournament begins with selections on Sunday, March 15. Games start with the First Four on Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18. Action continues through the Final Four in Indianapolis on April 4 and 6.<\/p>\n

Check out the full March Madness tournament schedule below.<\/p>\n

2026 NCAA tournament schedule, dates<\/p>\n

Here is the schedule:<\/p>\n

\tSelection Sunday: Sunday, March 15
\n\tFirst Four: March 17-18
\n\tFirst round: March 19-20
\n\tSecond round: March 21-22
\n\tSweet 16: March 26-27
\n\tElite Eight: March 28-29
\n\tFinal Four: April 4\u00a0at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
\n\tNCAA championship game: April 6\u00a0at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis<\/p>\n

2026 March Madness tournament locations<\/p>\n

\t\t\t2026 PRELIMINARY ROUND SITES<\/p>\n

\t\t\tRound
\n\t\t\tDates<\/p>\n

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
Athletic Conference
Canisius College
Niagara University<\/p>\n

First\/Second<\/p>\n

March 19 & 21<\/p>\n

\t\t\tGreenville, SC<\/p>\n

Bon Secours Wellness Arena<\/p>\n

Furman
Southern Conference<\/p>\n

\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
\n\t\t\tMarch 19 & 21
\n\t\t\tPortland, OR
\n\t\t\tModa Center
\n\t\t\tOregon State University<\/p>\n

\t\t\tFirst\/Second
\n\t\t\tMarch 20 & 22
\n\t\t\tTampa, FL
\n\t\t\tAmalie Arena
\n\t\t\tUniversity of South Florida<\/p>\n

\t\t\tFirst\/Second
\n\t\t\tMarch 20 & 22
\n\t\t\tPhiladelphia, PA
\n\t\t\tWells Fargo Center
\n\t\t\tSaint Joseph’s University<\/p>\n

\t\t\tFirst\/Second
\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

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

University of Houston<\/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
\n\t\t\tChicago, IL
\n\t\t\tUnited Center\u00a0
\n\t\t\tNorthwestern University<\/p>\n

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
\n\t\t\tApril 4 & 6
\n\t\t\tIndianapolis
\n\t\t\tLucas Oil Stadium<\/p>\n

Horizon League
IU Indianapolis<\/p>\n

2025 NCAA men’s tournament bracket<\/p>\n

Click or tap here for the interactive bracket<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Here<\/p>\n

2025 NCAA tournament schedule, scores, highlights<\/p>\n

All times ET<\/p>\n

Monday, April 7 (National championship game in San Antonio)<\/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>
\n\t(4) Purdue 75,\u00a0(13) High Point 63<\/a>
\n\t(3) Wisconsin 85,\u00a0(14) Montana 66<\/a>
\n\t(1) Houston 78,\u00a0(16) SIU Edwardsville 40<\/a>
\n\t(1) Auburn 83,\u00a0(16) Alabama State 63<\/a>
\n\t(12) McNeese 69, (5) Clemson 67<\/a>
\n\t(6) BYU 80,\u00a0(11) VCU 71<\/a>
\n\t(8) Gonzaga 89, (9) Georgia 68\u00a0<\/a>
\n\t(2) Tennessee 77,\u00a0(15) Wofford 62<\/a>
\n\t(10) Arkansas 79, (7) Kansas 72<\/a>
\n\t(4) Texas A&M 80,\u00a0(13) Yale 71<\/a>
\n\t(11) Drake 67, (6) Missouri 57<\/a>
\n\t(7) UCLA 72,\u00a0(10) Utah State 47<\/a>
\n\t(2) St. John’s 83,\u00a0(15) Omaha 53<\/a>
\n\t(5) Michigan 68,\u00a0(12) UC San Diego 65<\/a>
\n\t(3) Texas Tech 82,\u00a0(14) UNC Wilmington 72<\/a><\/p>\n

Friday, March 21 (First Round\/Round of 64)<\/p>\n

\t(9) Baylor\u00a075,\u00a0(8) Mississippi State 72<\/a>
\n\t(2) Alabama 90,\u00a0(15) Robert Morris 81<\/a>
\n\t(3) Iowa State 82,\u00a0(14) Lipscomb 55<\/a>
\n\t(12) Colorado State 78, (5) Memphis 70<\/a>
\n\t(1) Duke 93,\u00a0(16) Mount St. Mary’s 49<\/a>
\n\t(7) Saint Mary’s 59,\u00a0(10) Vanderbilt 56<\/a>
\n\t(6) Ole Miss 71,\u00a0(11) North Carolina 64<\/a>
\n\t(4) Maryland 81,\u00a0(13) Grand Canyon 49<\/a>
\n\t(1) Florida 95,\u00a0(16) Norfolk State 69<\/a>
\n\t(3) Kentucky 76,\u00a0(14) Troy 57<\/a>
\n\t(10) New Mexico 75, (7) Marquette 66<\/a>
\n\t(4) Arizona 93,\u00a0(13) Akron 65<\/a>
\n\t(8) UConn 67,\u00a0(9) Oklahoma 59<\/a>
\n\t(6) Illinois 86,\u00a0(11) Xavier 73<\/a>
\n\t(2) Michigan State 87,\u00a0(15) Bryant 62<\/a>
\n\t(5) Oregon 81,\u00a0(12) Liberty 52<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Here is a look at the 2024\u00a0tournament bracket:<\/p>\n

\"2024<\/p>\n

You can get a printable 2024 NCAA bracket here<\/a><\/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
\n\t\t\tCITY, REGION
\n\t\t\tFACILITY
\n\t\t\tHOST<\/p>\n

\t\t\tApril 4 and 6, 2026
\n\t\t\tIndianapolis
\n\t\t\tLucas Oil Stadium
\n\t\t\tHorizon League, IU Indianapolis<\/p>\n

\t\t\tApril 3 and 5, 2027
\n\t\t\tDetroit
\n\t\t\tFord Field
\n\t\t\tMichigan State University<\/p>\n

\t\t\tApril 1 and 3, 2028
\n\t\t\tLas Vegas
\n\t\t\tAllegiant Stadium
\n\t\t\tUNLV<\/p>\n

\t\t\tMarch 31 and April 2, 2029
\n\t\t\tIndianapolis
\n\t\t\tLucas Oil Stadium
\n\t\t\tHorizon League, IU Indianapolis<\/p>\n

\t\t\tApril 6 and 8, 2030
\n\t\t\tNorth Texas
\n\t\t\tAT&T Stadium
\n\t\t\tBig 12 Conference<\/p>\n

\t\t\tApril 5 and 7, 2031
\n\t\t\tAtlanta
\n\t\t\tMercedes-Benz Stadium
\n\t\t\tGeorgia Tech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 March Madness tournament begins with selections on Sunday, March 15. Games start with the First Four…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4074,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[438],"tags":[461,49,48,551,547,550,525,530,532,531,82],"class_list":["post-4073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ncaab","tag-basketball","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-college","tag-college-basketball","tag-collegebasketball","tag-ncaa","tag-ncaa-basketball","tag-ncaab","tag-ncaabasketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}