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We are nearing the end of February and with that comes the beginning of March…madness! The tournament gets underway with Selection Sunday on March 12.
We are nearing the end of February and with that comes the beginning of March…madness! The tournament gets underway with Selection Sunday on March 12.Jamie RhodesUSA TODAY Sports

2023 MARCH MADNESS

NCAA: 2023 March Madness full schedule

We are nearing the end of February and with that comes the beginning of March…madness! The tournament gets underway with Selection Sunday on March 12.

It’s almost March, and you know what that means…March Madness! The 2023 men’s NCAA tournament will hold the First Four games in Dayton, Ohio and the Final Four this year will be held in Houston, Texas. Selection Sunday will be held on Sunday, March 12, when 68 teams will be granted entry and 32 will be given the automatic bid by winning their conference. The other 36 will receive at-large bids. Check out all the dates for this year’s men’s March Madness tournament.

NCAA 2023 men’s March Madness tournament full schedule

DateEventLocationTime
March 12Selection Sunday6 p.m. ET
March 14-15First FourUD Arena (Dayton, OH)
March 16-17First RoundLegacy Arena (Birmingham, AL), Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, IA), Amway Center (Orlando), Golden 1 Center (Sacramento, CA), MVP Arena (Albany, NY), Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH), Ball Arena (Denver, CO), Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC)
March 18-19Second RoundLegacy Arena (Birmingham, AL), Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines, IA), Amway Center (Orlando), Golden 1 Center (Sacramento, CA), MVP Arena (Albany, NY), Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH), Ball Arena (Denver, CO), Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC)
March 23-24Sweet 16T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV), Madison Square Garden (New York, NY), T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO), KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, KY)
March 25-26Elite EightT-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV), Madison Square Garden (New York, NY), T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, MO), KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, KY)
April 1Final FourNRG Stadium (Houston, TX)
April 3National ChampionshipNRG Stadium (Houston, TX)

NCAA Top 16 Rankings

The selection committee released the top 16 NCAA basketball teams in the tournament last week. Alabama tops the rankings at first overall and Houston, Purdue, and Kansas (last years’ March Madness winner) top their respective regions.

Top 16 Committee Rankings:

  • Alabama (No. 1 seed – South Region)
  • Houston (No. 1 seed – Midwest Region)
  • Purdue (No. 1 seed – East Region)
  • Kansas (No. 1 seed – West Region)
  • Texas
  • Arizona
  • Baylor
  • UCLA
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
  • Iowa State
  • Kansas State
  • Indiana
  • Marquette
  • Gonzaga
  • Xavier