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The bracket is set, and the madness will soon begin. The NCAA men’s college basketball tournament — dubbed March Madness for the unpredictability that gives us small school Cinderella runs and bracket-busting buzzer beaters — starts tomorrow with the first play-in games. Hoops fans will need to wait until Thursday, however, for the first full day of first-round games.
Defending champion UConn enters the tournament as the top overall seed. Joining the Huskies on the top line are Houston, Purdue and North Carolina, each of which earned a No. 1 seed despite losing in their conference tournament. Iowa State, Arizona, Marquette and Tennessee earned No. 2 seeds.
Here’s everything you need to know to get ready for March Madness, from the first round to the Final Four and the National Championship game. The short of it is you need only two apps for $22 combined to stream every game of the tournament.
When does March Madness start?
Technically, the tournament gets 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 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 with a full slate of games that will take place all afternoon and into the night with at least a few…
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