2027 NCAA tournament printable bracket, schedule for March Madness

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