NCAA Tournament 2026: Full Men’s March Madness Schedule

NCAA Tournament 2026

The 2026 March Madness tournament kicks off with selects on Sunday, March 15. The games begin with the First Four on Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18. The action will continue through the Final Four in Indianapolis on April 4 and 6.

See the full March Madness tournament schedule below.

2026 NCAA tournament Schedule, Dates

Here is the schedule:

Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 15
First Four: March 17-18
First round: March 19-20
Second round: March 21-22
Sweet 16: March 26-27
Elite Eight: March 28-29
Final Four: April 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
NCAA championship game: April 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis

2026 March Madness Tournament Locations

2026 PRELIMINARY ROUND SITES
Round	Dates	City	Venue	Host(s)
First Four	March 17 & 18	Dayton, OH	UD Arena	University of Dayton
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Buffalo, NY	KeyBank Center	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Canisius College Niagara University
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Greenville, SC	Bon Secours Wellness Arena	Furman Southern Conference
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Oklahoma City, OK	Paycom Center	Big 12 Conference
First/Second	March 19 & 21	Portland, OR	Moda Center	Oregon State University
First/Second	March 20 & 22	Tampa, FL	Benchmark International Arena	University of South Florida
First/Second	March 20 & 22	Philadelphia, PA	Xfinity Mobile Arena	Saint Joseph’s University
First/Second	March 20 & 22	San Diego, CA	Viejas Arena	San Diego State University
First/Second	March 20 & 22	St. Louis, MO	Enterprise Center	Missouri Valley Conference
South Regional	March 26 & 28	Houston, TX	Toyota Center	Rice University
West Regional	March 26 & 28	San Jose, CA	SAP Center	San Jose State University
Midwest Regional	March 27 & 29	Chicago, IL	United Center	Northwestern University
East Regional	March 27 & 29	Washington, D.C.	Capital One Arena	Georgetown University
Final Four	April 4 & 6	Indianapolis	Lucas Oil Stadium	Horizon League IU Indianapolis

2025 NCAA Tournament Schedule, Scores, Highlights

Tuesday, March 18 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)

(16) Alabama State 70, (16) Saint Francis 68 | Watch the highlights
(11) North Carolina 95, (11) San Diego State 68 | Watch the highlights

Wednesday, March 19 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)

(16) Mount St. Mary’s 83, (16) American University 72 | Watch the highlights
(11) Xavier 86, (11) Texas 80 | Watch the highlights

Thursday, March 20 (First Round/Round of 64)

(9) Creighton 89, (8) Louisville 75 | Watch the highlights
(4) Purdue 75, (13) High Point 63 | Watch the highlights
(3) Wisconsin 85, (14) Montana 66 | Watch the highlights
(1) Houston 78, (16) SIU Edwardsville 40 | Watch the highlights
(1) Auburn 83, (16) Alabama State 63 | Watch the highlights
(12) McNeese 69, (5) Clemson 67 | Watch the highlights
(6) BYU 80, (11) VCU 71 | Watch the highlights
(8) Gonzaga 89, (9) Georgia 68 | Watch the highlights
(2) Tennessee 77, (15) Wofford 62 | Watch the highlights
(10) Arkansas 79, (7) Kansas 72 | Watch the highlights
(4) Texas A&M 80, (13) Yale 71 | Watch the highlights
(11) Drake 67, (6) Missouri 57 | Watch the highlights
(7) UCLA 72, (10) Utah State 47 | Watch the highlights
(2) St. John’s 83, (15) Omaha 53 | Watch the highlights
(5) Michigan 68, (12) UC San Diego 65 | Watch the highlights
(3) Texas Tech 82, (14) UNC Wilmington 72 | Watch the highlights

Friday, March 21 (First Round/Round of 64)

(9) Baylor 75, (8) Mississippi State 72 | Watch the highlights
(2) Alabama 90, (15) Robert Morris 81 | Watch the highlights
(3) Iowa State 82, (14) Lipscomb 55 | Watch the highlights
(12) Colorado State 78, (5) Memphis 70 | Watch the highlights
(1) Duke 93, (16) Mount St. Mary’s 49 | Watch the highlights
(7) Saint Mary’s 59, (10) Vanderbilt 56 | Watch the highlights
(6) Ole Miss 71, (11) North Carolina 64 | Watch the highlights
(4) Maryland 81, (13) Grand Canyon 49 | Watch the highlights
(1) Florida 95, (16) Norfolk State 69 | Watch the highlights
(3) Kentucky 76, (14) Troy 57 | Watch the highlights
(10) New Mexico 75, (7) Marquette 66 | Watch the highlights
(4) Arizona 93, (13) Akron 65 | Watch the highlights
(8) UConn 67, (9) Oklahoma 59 | Watch the highlights
(6) Illinois 86, (11) Xavier 73 | Watch the highlights
(2) Michigan State 87, (15) Bryant 62 | Watch the highlights
(5) Oregon 81, (12) Liberty 52 | Watch the highlights

Saturday, March 22 (Second Round/Round of 32)

(4) Purdue 76, (12) McNeese 62 | Watch the highlights
(10) Arkansas 75, (2) St. John’s 66 | Watch the highlights
(5) Michigan 91, (4) Texas A&M 79 | Watch the highlights
(3) Texas Tech 77, (11) Drake 64 | Watch the highlights
(1) Auburn 82, (9) Creighton 70 | Watch the highlights
(6) BYU 91, (3) Wisconsin 89 | Watch the highlights
(1) Houston 81, (8) Gonzaga 76 | Watch the highlights
(2) Tennessee 67, (7) UCLA 58 | Watch the highlights

Sunday, March 23 (Second Round/Round of 32)

(1) Florida 77, (8) UConn 75 | Watch the highlights
(1) Duke 89, (9) Baylor 66 | Watch the highlights
(3) Kentucky 84, (6) Illinois 75 | Watch the highlights
(2) Alabama 80, (7) Saint Mary’s 66 | Watch the highlights
(4) Maryland 72, (12) Colorado State 71 | Watch the highlights
(6) Ole Miss 91, (3) Iowa State 78 | Watch the highlights
(2) Michigan State 71, (10) New Mexico 63 | Watch the highlights
(4) Arizona 87, (5) Oregon 83 | Watch the highlights

Thursday, March 27 (Sweet 16)

(2) Alabama 113, (6) BYU 88 | Watch the highlights
(1) Florida 87, (4) Maryland 71 | Watch the highlights
(1) Duke 100, (4) Arizona 93 | Watch the highlights
(3) Texas Tech 85, (10) Arkansas 83 (OT) | Watch the highlights

Friday, March 28 (Sweet 16)

(2) Michigan State 73, (6) Ole Miss 70 | Watch the highlights
(2) Tennessee 78, (3) Kentucky 65 | Watch the highlights
(1) Auburn 78, (5) Michigan 65 | Watch the highlights
(1) Houston 62, (4) Purdue 60 | Watch the highlights

Saturday, March 29 (Elite Eight)

(1) Florida 84, (3) Texas Tech 79 | Watch the highlights
(1) Duke 85, (2) Alabama 65 | Watch the highlights

Sunday, March 30 (Elite Eight)

(1) Houston 69, (2) Tennessee 50 | Watch the highlights
(1) Auburn 70, (2) Michigan State 64 | Watch the highlights

Saturday, April 5 (Final Four in San Antonio)

(1) Florida 79, (1) Auburn 73 | Watch the highlights
(1) Houston 70, (1) Duke 67 | Watch the highlights

Monday, April 7 (National championship game in San Antonio)

(1) Florida 65, (1) Houston 63 | Watch the highlights

2025 NCAA Men’s Tournament Bracket

2025 NCAA men’s tournament bracket

March Madness: Future Sites, Dates

Here are the future sites for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball Final Four:

FINAL FOUR DATES	CITY, REGION	FACILITY	HOST
April 4 and 6, 2026	Indianapolis	Lucas Oil Stadium	Horizon League, IU Indianapolis
April 3 and 5, 2027	Detroit	Ford Field	Michigan State University
April 1 and 3, 2028	Las Vegas	Allegiant Stadium	UNLV
March 31 and April 2, 2029	Indianapolis	Lucas Oil Stadium	Horizon League, IU Indianapolis
April 6 and 8, 2030	North Texas	AT&T Stadium	Big 12 Conference
April 5 and 7, 2031	Atlanta	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Georgia Tech