2026 Selection Sunday: Date, schedule, TV times for March Madness

Selection Sunday for 2026 March Madness is set for Sunday, March 15. The 68-team brackets for the men’s and women’s NCAA DI basketball tournaments will be revealed during selection shows.

The men’s tournament bracket will be announced at 6 p.m. ET on CBS. The women’s bracket will be shared at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Here’s the schedule for the 2026 men’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: Saturday, April 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.
NCAA championship game: Monday, April 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.

These are the sites for the men’s tournament in 2026:

ROUND	CITY	VENUe	DATES
First Four	Dayton, Ohio	UD Arena	March 17-18
First/Second	Buffalo, NY	KeyBank Center	March 19-21
First/Second	Greenville, SC	Bon Secours Wellness Arena	March 19-21
First/Second	Oklahoma City, OK	Paycom Center	March 19-21
First/Second	Portland, OR	Moda Center	March 19-21
First/Second	Tampa, FL	Benchmark International Arena	March 20-22
First/Second	Philadelphia, PA	Xfinity Mobile Arena	March 20-22
First/Second	San Diego, CA	Viejas Arena	March 20-22
First/Second	St. Louis, MO	Enterprise Center	March 20-22
South Regional	Houston, TX	Toyota Center	March 26-28
West Regional	San Jose, CA	SAP Center	March 26-28
Midwest Regional	Chicago, IL	United Center	March 27-29
East Regional	Washington D.C.	Capital One Arena	March 27-29

Check out the 2026 women’s schedule below:

Selection Sunday: 8 p.m. ET Sunday, March 15 on ESPN
First Four: Wednesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 19
First round: Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21
Second round: Sunday, March 22 and Monday, March 23
Sweet 16: Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28
Elite Eight: Sunday, March 29 and Monday, March 30
Final Four: Friday, April 3 at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Ariz.
NCAA championship game: Sunday, April 5 at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Ariz.