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 Elite Eight tips off Saturday, March 28 with two games.

No. 1 Duke held off No. 5 St. John’s, while No. 1 Michigan cruised past No. 4 Alabama. In the late games, No. 2 UConn edged No. 3 Michigan State and No. 6 Tennessee routed No. 2 Iowa State. 

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2026 NCAA tournament: Bracket, schedule for March Madness

Click or tap here for the 2026 printable bracket | Click or tap here for the interactive bracket

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: