Published on March 16, 2026 7:08 am
Last Updated on March 16, 2026 7:08 am
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2026 NCAA Tournament Schedule
All times CST
Tuesday, March 17 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)
(16) UMBC vs. (16) Howard, 5:40 p.m.
(11) Texas vs. (11) NC State, 8:15 p.m.
Wednesday, March 18 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio
(16) Prairie View A&M vs. (16) Lehigh, 5:40 p.m.
(11) Miami (Ohio) vs. (11) SMU, 8:15 p.m.
Thursday, March 19 (First Round/Round of 64)
(8) Ohio State vs. (9) TCU, 11:15 a.m.
(4) Nebraska vs. (13) Troy, 11:40 a.m.
(6) Louisville vs. (11) South Florida, 12:30 p.m.
(5) Wisconsin vs. (12) High Point, 12:50 p.m.
(1) Duke vs. (16) Siena, 1:50 p.m.
(5) Vanderbilt vs. (12) McNeese, 2:15 p.m.
(3) Michigan State vs. (14) North Dakota State, 3:05 p.m.
(4) Arkansas vs. (13) Hawai’i, 3:25 p.m.
(6) North Carolina vs. (11) VCU, 5:50 p.m.
(1) Michigan vs. TBD, 6:10 p.m.
(6) BYU vs. TBD, 6:25 p.m.
(7) Saint Mary’s vs. (10) Texas A&M, 6:35 p.m.
(3) Illinois vs. (14) Penn, 8:25 p.m.
(8) Georgia vs. (9) Saint Louis, 8:45 p.m.
(3) Gonzaga vs. (14) Kennesaw State, 9 p.m.
(2) Houston vs. (15) Idaho, 9:10 p.m.
Friday, March 20 (First Round/Round of 64)
(7) Kentucky vs. (10) Santa Clara, 10:15 a.m.
(5) Texas Tech vs. (12) Akron, 10:40 a.m.
(1) Arizona vs. (16) Long Island University, 11:35 a.m.
(3) Virginia vs. (14) Wright State, 11:50 a.m.
(2) Iowa State vs. (15) Tennessee State, 12:50 p.m.
(4) Alabama vs. (13) Hofstra, 1:15 p.m.
(8) Villanova vs. (9) Utah State, 2:10 p.m.
(6) Tennessee vs. TBD, 2:25 p.m.
(8) Clemson vs. (9) Iowa, 4:50 p.m.
(5) St. John’s vs. (12) UNI, 5:10 p.m.
(7) UCLA vs. (10) UCF, 5:25 p.m.
(2) Purdue vs. (15) Queens, 5:35 p.m.
(1) Florida vs. TBD, 7:25 p.m.
(4) Kansas vs. (13) Cal Baptist, 7:45 p.m.
(2) UConn vs. (15) Furman, 8 p.m.
(7) Miami (Fla.) vs. (10) Missouri, 9:10 p.m.
Tournament Schedule
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 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 4 on TBS at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis