NCAA: 2024 March Madness full schedule
As March gets rolling, we are just a week away from the NCAA’s crown jewel, March Madness! The tournament gets underway with Selection Sunday on March 17.
Update:
It’s early March, and you know what that means…March Madness! The 2024 men’s NCAA tournament will hold the First Four games in Dayton, Ohio and the Final Four this year will be held in Glendale, Arizona. Selection Sunday will be held on Sunday, March 17, 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 2024 men’s March Madness tournament full schedule
| Date | Event | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 17 | Selection Sunday | 6 p.m. ET | |
| March 19-20 | First Four | UD Arena (Dayton, OH) | |
| March 21-22 | First Round | Barclays Center (Brooklyn. NY), Spectrum Center (Charlotte, NC), Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN), CHI Health Center (Omaha, NE), PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA), Delta Center (Salt Lake City, UT), Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (Spokane, WA), FedExForum (Memphis, TN) | |
| March 23-24 | Second Round | Barclays Center (Brooklyn. NY), Spectrum Center (Charlotte, NC), Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN), CHI Health Center (Omaha, NE), PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA), Delta Center (Salt Lake City, UT), Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (Spokane, WA), FedExForum (Memphis, TN) | |
| March 28-29 | Sweet 16 | TD Garden (Boston, MA), American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX), Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI), Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles, CA) | |
| March 30-31 | Elite Eight | TD Garden (Boston, MA), American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX), Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI), Crypto.com Arena (Los Angeles, CA) | |
| April 6 | Final Four | State Farm Stadium (Glendale, AZ) | |
| April 8 | National Championship | State Farm Stadium (Glendale, AZ) |
NCAA Top 16 Rankings
The selection committee released the top 16 NCAA basketball teams in the tournament a few weeks ago. Purdue tops the rankings at first overall and UConn (last years’ March Madness winner), Houston, and Arizona top their respective regions.
Top 16 Committee Rankings:
- Purdue (No. 1 Seed -- Midwest Region)
- UConn (No. 1 Seed -- East Region)
- Houston (No. 1 Seed -- South Region)
- Arizona (No. 1 Seed -- West Region)
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Marquette
- Kansas
- Alabama
- Baylor
- Iowa State
- Duke
- Auburn
- San Diego State
- Illinois
- Wisconsin