2027 March Madness: Men’s NCAA tournament schedule, dates

The 2027 March Madness tournament will begin with selections on Sunday, March 14. The tournament lasts through the Final Four in Detroit on April 3 and 5.

The 2027 tournament will be the first of the 76-team era, up from 68 teams. The addition means there will be 12 Opening Round games on Tuesday, March 16 and Wednesday, March 17 before the 64-team First Round on Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19.

Check out the full March Madness tournament schedule below. You can also print out a bracket here.

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

2027 NCAA men’s tournament bracket

Here’s the March Madness bracket.

2027 NCAA men’s tournament 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

March Madness: Future sites, dates

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

FINAL FOUR Sites

Year
Dates
City
Venue
Host(s)

2027

April 3 & 5

Detroit

Ford Field

Michigan State University

2028

April 1 & 3

Las Vegas

Allegiant Stadium

UNLV

2029

March 31 & April 2

Indianapolis

Lucas Oil Stadium

Horizon LeagueIU Indy 

2030

April 6 & 8

North Texas

AT&T Stadium

Big 12 Conference

2031
April 5 & 7
Atlanta
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Georgia Tech