2026 NCAA tournament: Bracket, schedule, scores for March Madness

Here is the official 2026 NCAA tournament bracket for March Madness and the DI men’s basketball tournament. The Sweet 16 begins Thursday, March 26 with four more games.

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2026 NCAA tournament: Bracket, schedule for March Madness

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Here is the 2026 NCAA tournament bracket for March Madness.

2026 NCAA tournament schedule, scores, highlights

All times ET

Thursday, March 26 (Sweet 16)

Friday, March 27 (Sweet 16)

Tuesday, March 17 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)

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

Thursday, March 19 (First Round/Round of 64)

(9) TCU 66, (8) Ohio State 64
(4) Nebraska 76, (13) Troy 47
(6) Louisville 83, (11) South Florida 79
(12) High Point 83, (5) Wisconsin 82
(1) Duke 71, (16) Siena 65
(5) Vanderbilt 78, (12) McNeese 68
(3) Michigan State 92, (14) North Dakota State 67
(4) Arkansas 97, (13) Hawai’i 78
(11) VCU 82, (6) North Carolina 78 (OT)
(1) Michigan 101, (16) Howard 80
(11) Texas 79, (6) BYU 71
(10) Texas A&M 63, (7) Saint Mary’s 50
(3) Illinois 105, (14) Penn 70
(9) Saint Louis 102, (8) Georgia 77
(3) Gonzaga 73, (14) Kennesaw State 64
(2) Houston 78, (15) Idaho 47

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

(7) Kentucky 89, (10) Santa Clara 84 (OT)
(5) Texas Tech 91, (12) Akron 71
(1) Arizona 92, (16) Long Island University 58
(3) Virginia 82, (14) Wright State 73
(2) Iowa State 108, (15) Tennessee State 74
(4) Alabama 90, (13) Hofstra 70
(9) Utah State 86, (8)Villanova 76
(6) Tennessee 78, (11) Miami (Ohio) 56
(9) Iowa 67, (8) Clemson 61
(5) St. John’s 79, (12) UNI 53
(2) Purdue 104, (15) Queens 71
(7) UCLA 75, (10) UCF 71
(1) Florida 114, (16) Prairie View A&M 55
(4) Kansas 68, (13) Cal Baptist 60
(7) Miami (Fla.) 80, (10) Missouri 66
(2) UConn 82, (15) Furman 71

Saturday, March 21 (Second Round)

Sunday, March 22 (Second Round)

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 MARCH MADNESS LOCATIONS

Round
Dates

City

Venue

First Four

March 17 & 18

Dayton, OH

UD Arena

First/Second

March 19 & 21

Buffalo, NY