The 2026 NCAA Tournament field is set, with 68 teams chasing a national title, which will be decided on April 6 in Indianapolis. Here is the complete schedule, with dates, locations, game times and TV information. We'll update this file in real time with results and the latest on the point spread.
Updated Monday, March 29, 2026 at 5:40 a.m. ET
The hardest part about the first week of the NCAA Tournament is that 52 teams have to go home. Tears are shed, goodbyes are had and — for many players — their college careers are over.
But 16 teams get to advance into the Sweet 16, and they get to live for another week. We had 12 of the 16 top-four seeds advance, so it's not all chalk, but it's pretty close. And what's cool is that we've got one interloper in each region.
Of the 16 top seeds, we've lost No. 1 seed Florida, No. 3s Virginia and Gonzaga, and No. 4 Kansas. The surprises, at least a little are No. 5 St. John's, No. 6 Tennessee, No. 9 Iowa and No. 11 Texas. That's enough to make for a lot of anticipation for Week 2 of the 2026 event.
Here is the complete udpated schedule, with dates, game times, locations and TV information, along with the latest point spreads. All numbers have been updated as of Thursday morning.
Final Four
At Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, Ind.
Saturday's national semifinals (April 4)
South No. 3 seed Illinois Fighting Illini (28-8) vs. No. 2 seed Connecticut Huskies (33-5), 6:09 p.m. ET. TV: TBS. Streaming: HBO Max. Point spread: Illinois is a 2.5-point favorite according to Fanduel.com.
West No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats (36-2) vs. No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines (35-3), 8:49 p.m. ET. TV: TBS. Streaming: HBO Max. Michigan is a 1.5-point favorite.
National championship
Monday night, April 6, time TBA
East Regional
EAST REGIONAL RESULTS
Friday at Washington, D.C.
No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils defeated No. 5 seed St. John's Red Storm 80-75 as a 6.5-point favorite. St. John's finished the season 30-7.
No. 2 seed Connecticut Huskies defeated No. 3 seed Michigan State Spartans 67-63 as a 1.5-point favorite. Michigan State finished the season 27-8.
REGIONAL FINALS GAME
Sunday at Washington, D.C.
No. 2 seed Connecticut Huskies defeated No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils as a 4.5-point underdog. Duke finished the season 35-3.
FIRST-ROUND RESULTS
No. 9 seed TCU Horned Frogs defeated No. 8 seed Ohio State Buckeyes 66-64 as a 2.5-point underdog Thursday at Greenville, S.C. Ohio State finished the season 21-13.
No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils defeated No. 16 seed Siena Saints 71-65 as a 28.5-point favorite Thursday at Greenville, S.C. Siena finished the season 23-12.
No. 6 seed Louisville Cardinals defeated No. 11 seed South Florida Bulls 83-79 Thursday at Buffalo, N.Y. as a 3.5-point favorite. South Florida finished the season 25-9.
No. 3 seed Michigan State Spartans defeated No. 14 seed North Dakota State Bison 92-67 Thursday at Buffalo, N.Y. as a 15.5-point favorite. North Dakota State finished the season 27-8.
No. 4 seed Kansas Jayhawks defeated No. 13 seed California Baptist Lancers 68-60 Friday at San Diego, Calif. as a 14.5-point favorite. Cal Baptist finished the season 23-9.
No. 5 seed St. John's Red Storm defeated No. 12 seed Northern Iowa Panthers 79-53 Friday at San Diego, Calif. as a 9.5-point favorite. Northern Iowa finished the season 23-13.
No. 2 seed Connecticut Huskies defeated No. 15 seed Furman Paladins 82-71 Friday at Philadelphia, Pa. as a 20.5-point favorite. Furman finished the season 22-13.
No. 7 seed UCLA Bruins defeated No. 10 seed Central Florida Knights 75-71 Friday at Philadelphia, Pa. as a 5.5-point favorite. UCF finishes the season 21-12.
SECOND-ROUND RESULTS
No. 3 seed Michigan State Spartans defeated No. 6 seed Louisville Cardinals 77-69 on Saturday at Buffalo, N.Y. as a 3.5-point favorite. Louisville finished the season 24-11.
No. 1 seed Duke Blue Devils defeated No. 9 seed TCU Horned Frogs 81-58 on Saturday at Greenville, S.C. as a 10.5-point favorite. TCU finished the season 23-12.
No. 5 seed St. John's Red Storm defeated No. 4 seed Kansas Jayhawks 67-65 on Sunday at San Diego, Calif. as a St. John's is a 3.5-point favorite. Kansas finished the season 24-11.
No. 2 seed Connecticut Huskies defeated No. 7 seed UCLA Bruins 73-57 at Philadelphia, Pa. as a 4.5-point favorite. UCLA finished the season 24-12.
Midwest Regional
MIDWEST REGIONAL GAMES
Friday at Chicago, Ill.
No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines defeated No. 4 seed Alabama Crimson Tide 90-77 as a 10.5-point favorite. Alabama finished the season 25-10.
No. 6 seed Tennessee Volunteers defeated No. 2 seed Iowa State Cyclones 76-62 as a 3.5-point underdog. Iowa State finished the season 29-8.
REGIONAL FINALS GAME
Sunday at Chicago, Ill.
No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines defeated No. 6 seed Tennessee Volunteers 95-62 as a 7.5-point favorite. Tennessee finished the season 25-12.
FIRST-ROUND RESULTS
No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines defeated No. 16 seed Howard Bison (24-10) 101-80 Thursday at Buffalo, N.Y. as a 31.5-point favorite. Howard finished the season 24-11.
No. 9 seed Saint Louis Billikens defeated No. 8 seed Georgia Bulldogs 102-72 Thursday at Buffalo, N.Y. as a 2.5-point underdog. Georgia finished the season 22-11.
No. 4 seed Alabama Crimson Tide defeated No. 13 seed Hofstra Pride 90-70 Friday at Tampa, Fla. as an 11.5-point favorite. Hofstra finished the season 24-11.
No. 5 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders defeated No. 12 seed Akron Zips 91-71 Friday at Tampa, Fla. as a 7.5-point favorite. Akron finished the season 29-6.
No. 2 seed Iowa State Cyclones defeated No. 15 seed Tennessee State Tigers 108-74 Friday at St. Louis, Mo. as a 24.5-point favorite. Tennessee State finished the season 23-10.
No. 7 seed Kentucky Wildcats defeated No. 10 seed Santa Clara Broncos 89-84 in overtime Friday at St. Louis, Mo. as a 3.5-point favorite. Santa Clara finished the season 26-9.
No. 3 seed Virginia Cavaliers defeated No. 14 seed Wright State Raiders 83-72 Friday at Philadelphia, Pa. as an 18.5-point favorite. Wright State finished the season 23-12.
No. 6 seed Tennessee Volunteers defeated No. 11 seed Miami of Ohio 78-56 ET Friday at Philadelphia, Pa. as a 10.5-point favorite. Miami finished the season 32-2.
SECOND-ROUND RESULTS
No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines defeated No. 9 seed Saint Louis Billikens 95-72 on Saturday at Buffalo, N.Y. as a 12.5-point favorite. Saint Louis finished the season 29-6.
No. 2 seed Iowa State Cyclones defeated No. 7 seed Kentucky Wildcats 82-63 on Sunday at St. Louis, Mo. as a 4.5-point favorite. Kentucky finished the season 22-14.
No. 6 seed Tennessee Volunteers defeated No. 3 seed Virginia Cavaliers 79-72 at Philadelphia, Pa. as a 1.5-point favorite. Virginia finished the season 30-6.
No. 4 seed Alabama Crimson Tide defeated No. 5 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders 90-65 at Tampa, Fla. as a 1.5-point underdog. Texas Tech finished the season 24-10.
South Regional
SOUTH REGIONAL RESULTS
Thursday at Houston, Texas
No. 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes defeated No. 4 seed Nebraska Cornhuskers 77-71 as a 2.5-point underdog. Nebraska finished the season 28-7.
No. 3 seed Illinois Fighting Illini defeated No. 2 seed Houston Cougars 65-55 as a 2.5-point underdog. Houston finished the season 30-7.
REGIONAL FINALS GAME
Saturday at Houston, Texas
No. 3 seed Illinois Fighting Illini defeated No. 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes 71-59 as a 6.5-point favorite. Iowa finished the season 24-13.
FIRST-ROUND RESULTS
No. 4 seed Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated No. 13 seed Troy Trojans 76-47 Thursday at Oklahoma City, Okla. as a 13.5-point favorite. Troy finished the season 22-12.
No. 5 seed Vanderbilt Commodores defeated No. 12 seed McNeese Cowboys 78-68 Thursday at Oklahoma City, Okla. as an 11.5-point favorite. McNeese finished the season 28-6.
No. 2 seed Houston Cougars defeated No. 15 seed Idaho Vandals 78-47 Thursday at Oklahoma City, Okla. as a 23.5-point favorite. Idaho finished the season 21-15.
No. 10 seed Texas A&M Aggies defeated No. 7 seed Saint Mary's Gaels Thursday at Oklahoma City, Okla. as a 2.5-point underdog. Saint Mary's finished the season 27-6.
No. 3 seed Illinois Fighting Illini defeated No. 14 seed Pennsylvania Quakers (18-11) 105-70 Thursday at Greenville, S.C. a 25.5-point favorite. Pennsylvania finished the season 18-12.
No. 11 seed VCU Rams defeated No. 6 seed North Carolina Tar Heels 82-78 in overtime Thursday at Greenville, S.C. as a 2-5-point underdog. North Carolina finished the season 24-9.
No. 1 seed Florida Gators defeated No. 16 seed Prairie View A&M Panthers 114-55 Friday at Tampa, Fla. as a 35.5-point favorite. Prairie View finished the season 19-18.
No. 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes defeated No. 8 seed Clemson Tigers 67-61 Friday at Tampa, Fla as a 2.5-point favorite. Clemson finished the season 24-11.
SECOND-ROUND RESULTS
No. 2 seed Houston Cougars defeated No. 10 seed Texas A&M Aggies 88-57 on Saturday in Oklahoma City, Okla. as a 9.5-point favorite. Texas A&M finished season 22-12.
No. 3 seed Illinois Fighting Illini defeated No. 11 seed VCU Rams 76-55 on Saturday at Greenville, S.C. as a 10.5-point favorite. VCU finished the season 28-8.
No. 4 seed Nebraska Cornhuskers defeated No. 5 seed Vanderbilt Commodores 74-72 on Saturday at Oklahoma City, Okla. as a 2.5-point underdog. Vanderbilt finished season 27-9.
No. 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes defeated No. 1 seed Florida Gators 73-72 on Sunday at Tampa, Fla. as a 10.5-point underdog. Florida finished the season 27-8.
West Regional
WEST REGIONAL RESULTS
Thursday at San Jose, Calif.
No. 2 seed Purdue Boilermakers defeated No. 11 seed Texas Longhorns 77-75 as a 7.5-point favorite. Texas finished the season 21-15.
No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats (34-2) vs. defeated No. 4 seed Arkansas Razorbacks 109-88 as an 8.5-point favorite. Arkansas finished the season 28-9.
REGIONAL FINALS GAME
Saturday at San Jose, Calif.
No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats defeated No. 2 seed Purdue Boilermakers 79-64 as a 6.5-point favorite. Purdue finished the season 30-9.
FIRST-ROUND RESULTS
No. 12 seed High Point Panthers defeated No. 5 seed Wisconsin Badgers 83- 82 Thursday at Portland, Ore. as a 10.5-point underdog. Wisconsin finished the season 24-11.
No. 4 seed Arkansas Razorbacks defeated vs. No. 13 seed Hawaii Rainbows 97-78 Thursday at Portland, Ore. as a 14.5-point favorite. Hawaii finished the season 24-9.
No. 3 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs defeated No. 14 seed Kennesaw State Owls 73-64 Thursday at Portland, Ore. as a 20.5-point favorite. Kennesaw State finished the season 21-14.
No. 11 seed Texas Longhorns defeated No. 6 seed BYU Cougars 79-71 Thursday at Portland, Ore. as a 2.5-point underdog. BYU finished the season 23-12.
No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats defeated No. 16 seed Long Island Sharks 92-58 Friday at San Diego, Calif. as a 30.5-point favorite. Long Island finished the season 24-11.
No. 9 seed Utah State Aggies defeated No. 8 seed Villanova Wildcats 86-76 at San Diego, Calif. as a 1.5-point favorite. Villanova finished the season 24-9.
No. 2 seed Purdue Boilermakers defeated No. 15 seed Queens Royals 104-71 Friday at St. Louis, Mo. as a 25.5-point favorite. Queens finished the season 21-14.
No. 7 seed Miami Hurricanes defeated No. 10 seed Missouri Tigers 80-66 Friday at St. Louis, Mo. as a 1.5-point favorite. Missouri finished the season 20-13.
SECOND-ROUND RESULTS
No. 11 seed Texas Longhorns defeated No. 3 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs 74-68 on Saturday in Portland, Ore. as a 5.5-point underdog. Gonzaga finished the season 31-4.
No. 4 seed Arkansas Razorbacks defeated No. 12 seed High Point Panthers 94-88 p.m. ET at Portland, Ore. as an 11.5-point favorite. High Point finished the season 31-5.
No. 2 seed Purdue Boilermakers defeated No. 7 seed Miami Hurricanes 79-69 on Sunday at St. Louis, Mo. as a 7.5-point favorite. Miami finished the season 26-9.
No. 1 seed Arizona Wildcats defeated No. 9 seed Utah State Aggies (29-6), 7:50 p.m. ET 78-66 at San Diego, Calif. TV: truTV. Point spread: Arizona is an 11.5-point favorite.
First Four
At UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday's games
No. 16 seed Howard Bison defeated No. 16 seed UMBC Retrievers 86-83 as a 1.5-point underdog. UMBC finished the season 24-9.
No. 11 seed Texas Longhorns defeated vs. No. 11 seed N.C. State Wolfpack 68-66 as a 1.5-point favorite. N.C. State finished the season 20-14.
Wednesday's games
No. 16 seed Prairie View A&M Panthers defeated No. 16 seed Lehigh Mountain Hawks 67-55 as a 3.5-point underdog. Lehigh finished the season 18-17.
No. 11 seed Miami of Ohio defeated No. 11 seed SMU Mustangs 89-79 as a 6.5-point underdog. SMU finished the season 20-14.
2026 NCAA tournament schedule, dates
Here are the dates and locations for every round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
First Four (March 17-18)
UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio. (2 games each night)
First/Second-Round Sites
Four games in first round, two games in second round at each site.
Buffalo, N.Y. — Key Bank Center (March 19-21)
Greenville, S.C. — Bon Secours Wellness Arena (March 19-21)
Oklahoma City, Okla. — Paycom Center (March 19-21)
Portland, Ore. — Moda Center (March 19-21
Tampa, Fla. — Benchmark International Arena (March 20-22)
Philadelphia, Pa. — Xfinity Mobie Arena (March 20-22)
San Diego, Calif. — Viejas Arena (March 20-22)
St. Louis, Mo. — Enterprise Center (March (20-22)
Regional Semifinals/Finals sites
South Regional — Toyota Center in Houston, Texas (March 26-28)
West Regional — SAP Center in San Jose, Calif. (March 26-28)
East Regional — Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. (March 27-29)
Midwest Regional — United Center in Chicago, Ill. (March 27-29)
NCAA Final Four
National semifinals — Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind. (April 4)
Championship game — Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind. (April 6)