The 68-team bracket for the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament is set. Matchup starting times and broadcast information will be announced later on Sunday.

The men’s First Four begins Tuesday and first-round games begin on Thursday. Here’s a look at the men’s bracket:

First Four

Tuesday-Wednesday (at Dayton, Ohio)
No. 11 Texas (18-14) vs. No. 11 North Carolina State (20-13)
No. 11 Miami (Ohio) (31-1) vs. No. 11 Southern Methodist (20-13)
No. 16 Maryland Baltimore County (24-8) vs. Howard (23-10)
No. 16 Prairie View A&M (18-17) vs. No. 16 Lehigh (18-16)

East Region

FIRST ROUND
Thursday (at Greenville, S.C.)
No. 1 Duke (32-2) vs. No. 16 Siena (23-11)
No. 8, Ohio State (21-12) vs. No. 9 Texas Christian (22-11)
Friday (at San Diego)
No. 5 St. John’s (28-6) vs. No. 12 Northern Iowa (23-12)
No. 4 Kansas (23-10) vs. No. 13 California Baptist (25-8)
Thursday (at Buffalo)
No. 6 Louisville (23-10) vs. No. 11 South Florida (25-8)
No. 3 Michigan State (25-7) vs. No. 14 North Dakota State (27-7)
Friday (at Philadelphia)
No. 7 UCLA (23-11) vs. No. 10 Central Florida (21-11)
No. 2 Connecticut (29-5) vs. No. 15 Furman (22-12)

West Region

FIRST ROUND
Friday (at San Diego)
No. 1 Arizona (32-2) vs. Long Island University (24-10)
No. 8 Villanova (24-8) vs. No. 9 Utah State (25-8)
Thursday (at Portland)
No. 5 Wisconsin (24-10) vs. No. 12 High Point (30-4)
No. 4 Arkansas (26-8) vs. No. 13 Hawaii (24-8)
No. 6 Brigham Young (23-11) No. 11 Texas / North Carolina State
No. 3 Gonzaga (30-3) vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State (21-13)
Friday (at St. Louis)
No. 7 Miami (25-8) vs. No. 10 Missouri (20-12)
No. 2 Purdue (27-8) vs. No. 15 Queens (21-13)

Midwest Region

FIRST ROUND
Thursday (at Buffalo)
No. 1 Michigan (31-3) vs. No. 16 Maryland Baltimore County / Howard
No. 8 Georgia (22-10) vs. No. 9 Saint Louis (28-5)
Friday (at Tampa)
No. 5 Texas Tech (22-10) vs. No 12 Akron (29-5)
No. 4 Alabama (23-9) vs. No. 13 Hofstra (24-10)
Friday (at Philadelphia)
No. 6 Tennessee (22-11) vs. No. 11 Miami (Ohio) / Southern Methodist
No. 3 Virginia (29-5) vs. No. 14 Wright State (23-11)
Friday (at St. Louis)
No. 7 Kentucky (21-13) vs. No. 10 Santa Clara (26-8)
No. 2 Iowa State (27-7) vs. No. 15 Tennessee State (23-9)

South Region

FIRST ROUND
Friday (at Tampa)
No. 1 Florida (26-7) vs. No. 16 Prairie View A&M / Lehigh
No. 8 Clemson (24-10) vs. Iowa (21-12)
Thursday (at Oklahoma City)
No. 5 Vanderbilt (26-8) vs. No. 12 McNeese (28-5)
No. 4 Nebraska (26-6) vs. No. 13 Troy (22-11)
Thursday (at Greenville, S.C.)
No. 6 North Carolina (24-8) vs. No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth (27-7)
No. 3 Illinois (24-8) vs. No. 14 Pennsylvania (18-11)
Thursday (at Oklahoma City)
No. 7 Saint Mary’s (27-5) No. 10 Texas A&M (21-11)
No. 2 Houston (28-6) vs. Idaho (21-14)

Printable bracket here

Men's NCAA basketball bracket 2026. NCAA women’s basketball matchups

The bracket is being revealed for the NCAA women’s tournament. Here’s a look at the matchups so far:

Regional 1

FIRST ROUND
Saturday
No. 1 Connecticut (34-0) vs. No. 16 Texas San Antonio (18-15)
No. 8 Iowa State (22-9) vs. No. 9 Syracuse (23-8)
Friday
No. 5 Maryland (23-8) vs. No. 12 Murray State (31-3)
No. 4 North Carolina (26-7) vs. No. 13 Western Illinois (26-5)
Saturday
No. 6 Notre Dame (22-10) vs. No. 11 Fairfield (28-4)
No. 3 Ohio State (26-7) vs. No. 14 Howard (26-7)
No. 7 Illinois (21-11) No. 10 Colorado (22-11)
No. 2 Vanderbilt (27-4) vs. No. 15 High Point (27-5)

Regional 2

FIRST ROUND
Saturday
No. 1 UCLA (31-1) vs. No. 16 California Baptist (23-10)
No. 8 Oklahoma State (23-9) vs. No. 9 Princeton (26-3)
Friday
No. 5 Mississippi (23-11) vs. No. 12 Gonzaga (24-9)
No. 4 Minnesota (22-8) vs. No. 13 Wisconsin Green Bay (25-8)
No. 6 Baylor (24-8) vs. No. 11 Nebraska / Richmond
No. 3 Duke (24-8) vs. No. 14 Charleston (27-5)
No. 7 Texas Tech (25-7) vs. No. 10 Villanova (25-7)
No. 2 Louisiana State (27-5) vs. No. 15 Jacksonville (24-9)

Regional 3

FIRST ROUND
Friday
No. 1 Texas (31-3) vs. No. 16 Missouri State / Stephen F. Austin
No. 8 Oregon (22-12) vs. No. 9 Virginia Tech (23-9)
Saturday
No. 5 Kentucky (23-10) vs. No. 12 James Madison (26-8)
No. 4 West Virginia (27-6) vs. Miami (Ohio) 28-6)
No. 6 Alabama (23-10) vs. No. 11 Rhode Island (28-4)
No. 3 Louisville (27-7) vs. Vermont (27-7)
Friday
No. 7 North Carolina State (20-10) vs. No. 10 Tennessee (16-13)
No. 2 Michigan (25-6) vs. No. 15 Holy Cross (23-9)