{"id":22990,"date":"2026-03-07T23:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T23:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=22990"},"modified":"2026-03-07T23:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T23:51:14","slug":"2026-selection-sunday-date-schedule-tv-times-for-march-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=22990","title":{"rendered":"2026 Selection Sunday: Date, schedule, TV times for March Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ncaa-share-hanger\">\n    <label>Share<\/label><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n            <a id=\"social-share-facebook\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/basketball-men\/article\/2026-03-04\/2026-selection-sunday-date-schedule-tv-times-march-madness\" data-shareto=\"facebook\" class=\"sharebutton icon-social-facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/basketball-men\/article\/2026-03-04\/2026-selection-sunday-date-schedule-tv-times-march-madness\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li>\n            <a id=\"social-share-twitter\" data-shareto=\"twitter\" class=\"sharebutton icon-social-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/basketball-men\/article\/2026-03-04\/2026-selection-sunday-date-schedule-tv-times-march-madness\" title=\"Share on X\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"X\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/modules\/custom\/casablanca_social\/modules\/casablanca_social_hanger\/img\/social-twitter.svg\" width=\"30px\" height=\"30px\" \/><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>Selection Sunday for 2026 March Madness is\u00a0<strong>Sunday, March 15<\/strong>. The 68-team brackets for the men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s NCAA DI basketball tournaments will be revealed during selection shows.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>men&#8217;s tournament bracket will be announced at 6 p.m. ET on CBS<\/strong>. The <strong>women&#8217;s bracket will be revealed at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the schedule for the 2026 men&#8217;s tournament:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Selection Sunday: 6 p.m. ET Sunday, March 15\u00a0on CBS<\/li>\n<li>First Four: Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18<\/li>\n<li>First round: Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20<\/li>\n<li>Second round: Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22<\/li>\n<li>Sweet 16: Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27<\/li>\n<li>Elite Eight: Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29<\/li>\n<li>Final Four: Saturday, April 4\u00a0at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.<\/li>\n<li>NCAA championship game: Monday, April 6\u00a0at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are the sites for the men&#8217;s tournament in 2026:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">ROUND<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">CITY<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">VENUe<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">DATES<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>First Four<\/td>\n<td>Dayton, Ohio<\/td>\n<td>UD Arena<\/td>\n<td>March 17-18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>First\/Second<\/td>\n<td>Buffalo, NY<\/td>\n<td>KeyBank Center<\/td>\n<td>March 19-21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>First\/Second<\/td>\n<td>Greenville, SC<\/td>\n<td>Bon Secours Wellness Arena<\/td>\n<td>March 19-21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>First\/Second<\/td>\n<td>Oklahoma City, OK<\/td>\n<td>Paycom Center<\/td>\n<td>March 19-21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>First\/Second<\/td>\n<td>Portland, OR<\/td>\n<td>Moda Center<\/td>\n<td>March 19-21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>First\/Second<\/td>\n<td>Tampa, FL<\/td>\n<td>Benchmark International Arena<\/td>\n<td>March 20-22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>First\/Second<\/td>\n<td>Philadelphia, PA<\/td>\n<td>Xfinity Mobile Arena<\/td>\n<td>March 20-22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>First\/Second<\/td>\n<td>San Diego, CA<\/td>\n<td>Viejas Arena<\/td>\n<td>March 20-22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>First\/Second<\/td>\n<td>St. Louis, MO<\/td>\n<td>Enterprise Center<\/td>\n<td>March 20-22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South Regional<\/td>\n<td>Houston, TX<\/td>\n<td>Toyota Center<\/td>\n<td>March 26-28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West Regional<\/td>\n<td>San Jose, CA<\/td>\n<td>SAP Center<\/td>\n<td>March 26-28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Midwest Regional<\/td>\n<td>Chicago, IL<\/td>\n<td>United Center<\/td>\n<td>March 27-29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East Regional<\/td>\n<td>Washington D.C.<\/td>\n<td>Capital One Arena<\/td>\n<td>March 27-29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Check out the 2026 women&#8217;s\u00a0schedule below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Selection Sunday: 8 p.m. ET Sunday, March 15\u00a0on ESPN<\/li>\n<li>First Four: Wednesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 19<\/li>\n<li>First round: Friday, March 20 and Saturday, March 21<\/li>\n<li>Second round: Sunday, March 22 and Monday, March 23<\/li>\n<li>Sweet 16: Friday, March 27 and Saturday, March 28<\/li>\n<li>Elite Eight: Sunday, March 29 and Monday, March 30<\/li>\n<li>Final Four: Friday, April 3\u00a0at\u00a0Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Ariz.<\/li>\n<li>NCAA championship game: Sunday, April 5\u00a0at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Ariz.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"text-align-center\" colspan=\"4\" scope=\"col\">2026\u00a0REGIONAL ROUND SITES<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Round<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>Dates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sweet 16\/Elite Eight<\/td>\n<td>Fort Worth, TX<\/td>\n<td>Dickies Arena<\/td>\n<td>March 27-30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sweet 16\/Elite Eight<\/td>\n<td>Sacramento, CA<\/td>\n<td>Golden 1 Center<\/td>\n<td>March 27-30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-related\">\n<div class=\"article-related-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-related-slide\">\n<div class=\"article-related-thumb\">\n                                <img 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