This is the official, downloadable 2026 DI men’s basketball tournament and March Madness NCAA tournament bracket. The whole schedule and locations are also shown here.
On Sunday, March 15, at 6 p.m. ET, Selection Sunday on CBS will reveal the 68-team bracket.
2026 NCAA tournament printable bracket, schedule for March Madness
Click and download 2026 printable bracket.
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 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 |
Here’s what happened in last year’s tournament:
2025 NCAA tournament schedule, scores
Tuesday, March 18 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)
- (16) Alabama State 70, (16) Saint Francis 68
- (11) North Carolina 95, (11) San Diego State 68
Wednesday, March 19 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)
- (16) Mount St. Mary’s 83, (16) American University 72
- (11) Xavier 86, (11) Texas 80
Thursday, March 20 (First Round/Round of 64)
- (9) Creighton 89, (8) Louisville 75
- (4) Purdue 75, (13) High Point 63
- (3) Wisconsin 85, (14) Montana 66
- (1) Houston 78, (16) SIU Edwardsville 40
- (1) Auburn 83, (16) Alabama State 63
- (12) McNeese 69, (5) Clemson 67
- (6) BYU 80, (11) VCU 71
- (8) Gonzaga 89, (9) Georgia 68
- (2) Tennessee 77, (15) Wofford 62
- (10) Arkansas 79, (7) Kansas 72
- (4) Texas A&M 80, (13) Yale 71
- (11) Drake 67, (6) Missouri 57
- (7) UCLA 72, (10) Utah State 47
- (2) St. John’s 83, (15) Omaha 53
- (5) Michigan 68, (12) UC San Diego 65
- (3) Texas Tech 82, (14) UNC Wilmington 72
Friday, March 21 (First Round/Round of 64)
- (9) Baylor 75, (8) Mississippi State 72
- (2) Alabama 90, (15) Robert Morris 81
- (3) Iowa State 82, (14) Lipscomb 55
- (12) Colorado State 78, (5) Memphis 70
- (1) Duke 93, (16) Mount St. Mary’s 49
- (7) Saint Mary’s 59, (10) Vanderbilt 56
- (6) Ole Miss 71, (11) North Carolina 64
- (4) Maryland 81, (13) Grand Canyon 49
- (1) Florida 95, (16) Norfolk State 69
- (3) Kentucky 76, (14) Troy 57
- (10) New Mexico 75, (7) Marquette 66
- (4) Arizona 93, (13) Akron 65
- (8) UConn 67, (9) Oklahoma 59
- (6) Illinois 86, (11) Xavier 73
- (2) Michigan State 87, (15) Bryant 62
- (5) Oregon 81, (12) Liberty 52
Saturday, March 22 (Second Round/Round of 32)
- (4) Purdue 76, (12) McNeese 62
- (10) Arkansas 75, (2) St. John’s 66
- (5) Michigan 91, (4) Texas A&M 79
- (3) Texas Tech 77, (11) Drake 64
- (1) Auburn 82, (9) Creighton 70
- (6) BYU 91, (3) Wisconsin 89
- (1) Houston 81, (8) Gonzaga 76
- (2) Tennessee 67, (7) UCLA 58
Sunday, March 23 (Second Round/Round of 32)
- (1) Florida 77, (8) UConn 75
- (1) Duke 89, (9) Baylor 66
- (3) Kentucky 84, (6) Illinois 75
- (2) Alabama 80, (7) Saint Mary’s 66
- (4) Maryland 72, (12) Colorado State 71
- (6) Ole Miss 91, (3) Iowa State 78
- (2) Michigan State 71, (10) New Mexico 63
- (4) Arizona 87, (5) Oregon 83
Thursday, March 27 (Sweet 16)
- (2) Alabama 113, (6) BYU 88
- (1) Florida 87, (4) Maryland 71
- (1) Duke 100, (4) Arizona 93
- (3) Texas Tech 85, (10) Arkansas 83 (OT)
Friday, March 28 (Sweet 16)
- (2) Michigan State 73, (6) Ole Miss 70
- (2) Tennessee 78, (3) Kentucky 65
- (1) Auburn 78, (5) Michigan 65
- (1) Houston 62, (4) Purdue 60
Saturday, March 29 (Elite Eight)
- (1) Florida 84, (3) Texas Tech 79
- (1) Duke 85, (2) Alabama 65
Sunday, March 30 (Elite Eight)
- (1) Houston 69, (2) Tennessee 50
- (1) Auburn 70, (2) Michigan State 64
Saturday, April 5 (Final Four in San Antonio)
- (1) Florida 79, (1) Auburn 73
- (1) Houston 70, (1) Duke 67
Monday, April 7 (National championship game in San Antonio)
- (1) Florida 65, (1) Houston 63
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