March Madness 2026: Men's College Basketball tournament schedule, dates, sites, locations, venues.
We're about six weeks out from the beginning of the 2025-26 men's college basketball season, so let's take a look at the end of it: the 2026 men's NCAA tournament.
March Madness 2026 begins with First Four games Tuesday, March 17, in Dayton, Ohio, and ends with the Final Four on April 4 and 6 at the Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis.
The cities for the first and second rounds of the tournament are: LexiBuffalo, NY- Greenville, SC - Oklahoma City, OK - Portland, OR - Tampa, FL - Philadelphia, PA -- San Diego, CA - St. Louis, MO.
The regional semifinals (Sweet 16) and finals (Elite Eight) will take place in Newark, New Jersey (East); Atlanta (South); Indianapolis (Midwest); and San Francisco (West).
Selection Sunday, and the announcement of the 68-team bracket, will precede all the games Sunday, March 15. Complete dates and venue information for the 2026 Division I men's NCAA tournament are below.
The 2026 March Madness tournament starts with Selection Sunday on March 15 as 68 teams will play in the 2025 NCAA tournament for men's basketball. Check out the full schedule below:
Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 15
First Four: March 17-18
First round: March 19-20
Second round: March 21-22
Sweet 16: March 26-27
Elite Eight: March 28-29
Final Four: April 5 at the Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana.
NCAA championship game: April 7 at the Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana.
These are the sites for the men's tournament in 2025:
When is the Selection Sunday?
Men's March Madness 2026 will take place on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
When is the NCAA College Basketball Tournament First Four Schedule.?
First Four: March 17-18
UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio.
What are the Men's March Madness First Round Schedule, sites, locations?
First round (round of 64): March 19
Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Canisius College, Niagara University)
Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Furman, Southern Conference)
Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center (Big 12 Conference)
Portland, OR – Moda Center (Oregon State University)
First round (round of 64): March 21
Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena (University of South Florida)
Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center (Saint Joseph’s University)
San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena (San Diego State University)
St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center (Missouri Valley Conference)
What are the Men's NCAA Tournament Second Round Schedule, sites, locations?
Second round (round of 32): March 21
Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Canisius College, Niagara University)
Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Furman, Southern Conference)
Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center (Big 12 Conference)
Portland, OR – Moda Center (Oregon State University)
Second round (round of 32): March 21
Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena (University of South Florida)
Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center (Saint Joseph’s University)
San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena (San Diego State University)
St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center (Missouri Valley Conference)
Men's March Madness: Sweet 16 Schedule, Dates, Locations, Venues
Sweet 16 (regional semifinals): March 26
South Regional – Houston, TX – Toyota Center (University of Houston)
West Regional – San Jose, CA – SAP Center (San Jose State University)
Sweet 16 (regional semifinals): March 27
Midwest Regional – Chicago, IL – United Center (Northwestern University)
East Regional – Washington, D.C. – Capital One Arena (Georgetown University)
Men's NCAA Tournament: Elite Eight Schedule, Dates, Sites, Locations, Venues
Elite Eight (regional finals): March 28
East Regional – Washington, D.C. – Capital One Arena (Georgetown University)
South Regional – Houston, TX – Toyota Center (University of Houston)
Elite Eight (regional finals): March 29
Midwest Regional – Chicago, IL – United Center (Northwestern University)
West Regional – San Jose, CA – SAP Center (San Jose State University)
When is the men's Final four of March madness 2026?
2026 Final Four matchups will help on April 5 at the Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Host by Horizon League in Indiana..
When is the 2026 NCAA championship game.?
NCAA championship game: April 6 at the Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Host by Horizon League in Indiana.
March Madness: Future sites, schedule, dates, locations, venues
Here are the future sites for the NCAA Division I men's basketball Final Four from 2025-2031:
FINAL FOUR DATES CITY, REGION FACILITY HOST
April 5 and 7, 2025 San Antonio Alamodome University of Texas at San Antonio, University of the Incarnate Word
April 4 and 6, 2026 Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium Horizon League, IUPUI
April 3 and 5, 2027 Detroit Ford Field Michigan State University
April 1 and 3, 2028 Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium UNLV
March 31 and April 2, 2029 Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium Horizon League, IUPUI
April 6 and 8, 2030 North Texas AT&T Stadium Big 12 Conference
April 5 and 7, 2031 Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium Georgia Tech
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