Here is the official 2027 NCAA tournament bracket for March Madness and the DI men’s basketball tournament.
The 2027 tournament will be the first in the 76-team era. The NCAA announced the expansion from 68 to 76 teams on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
2027 NCAA tournament: Bracket, schedule for March Madness
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2027 NCAA tournament schedule for March Madness
Here is the schedule for this year’s tournament.
Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 14
Opening Round (12 games): Tuesday, March 16 and Wednesday, March 17
First Round (32 games): Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19
Second Round (16 games): Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21
Sweet 16 (eight games): Thursday, March 25 and Friday, March 26
Elite Eight (four games): Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28
Final Four: Saturday, April 3 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan
NCAA championship game: Monday, April 5 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan
These are the sites for the men’s tournament in 2027:
2027 MARCH MADNESS LOCATIONS
Round
Dates
City
Venue
First Four
March 16 & 17
Dayton, OH/Second site TBA
UD Arena/Second site TBA
First/Second
March 18 & 20
Pittsburgh, PA
PPG Paints Arena
First/Second
March 18 & 20
Omaha, NE
CHI Health Center
First/Second
March 18 & 20
Fort Worth, TX
Dickies Arena
First/Second
March 18 & 20
Spokane, WA
Numerica Veterans Arena
First/Second
March 19 and 21
Charlotte, NC
Spectrum Center
First/Second
March 19 and 21
Minneapolis, MN
Target Center
First/Second
March 19 and 21
Louisville, KY
KFC Yum! Center
First/Second
March 19 and 21
Sacramento, CA
Golden 1 Center
South Regional
March 25 & 27
Frost Bank Center
Frost Bank Center
West Regional
March 25 & 27
Los Angeles, CA
Crypto.com Arena
Midwest Regional
March 26 & 28
Kansas City, MO
T-Mobile Center
East Regional
March 26 & 28
New York, NY
Madison Square Garden
Final Four
April 3 & 5
Detroit, MI
Ford Field
