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March has arrived, which means the madness will soon follow. The NCAA men’s college basketball tournament — dubbed March Madness for its unpredictability that gives us small school Cineralla runs and bracket busting buzzer beaters — gets underway in less than two weeks on Tuesday, March 19.Â
Here’s everything you need to know to get ready for March Madness, from Selection Sunday to the Final Four and the National Championship game.
When is Selection Sunday?
The March Madness bracket and matchups will be revealed on Sunday, March 17. The Selection Sunday show begins at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT) on CBS and Paramount Plus.
When does March Madness start?
Technically, the tournament get underway on Tuesday, March 19, but the first full day of games tips off on Thursday, March 21.Â
With 68 teams invited to the big dance, the NCCA holds four play-in games to get the field down to 64, after which point the math works out to have four regional tournaments of 16 teams each. The winners of the four regional tournaments then advance to the Final Four, held this year at State Farm Stadium (home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals) in Glendale, Arizona.
March Madness begins on Tuesday, March 19, with two play-in games followed by two more play-in games the next night. After these First Four games, the field of 64 is set and the tournament begins in earnest on Thursday, March 21, with a full slate of games that will take place all afternoon and into the night with at least a few moments of madness practically guaranteed.
What is the March Madness tournament schedule?
Here’s the schedule, round by round:
- First Four: March 19-20
- First round: March 21-22
- Second round: March 23-24
- Sweet 16: March 28-29
- Elite Eight: March 30-31
- Final Four: Saturday,…
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