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NCAA.com | November 22, 2023

2024 March Madness: Men's NCAA tournament schedule, dates

Final moments from UConn's 2023 NCAA Championship

Here is the schedule for March Madness 2024, which begins with Selection Sunday on March 17, 2024:

  • Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 17
  • 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, April 6 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
  • NCAA championship game: Monday, April 8 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

These are the sites for the men's tournament in 2024:

ROUND CITY VENUR DATES HOST
First Four Dayton, Ohio UD Arena March 19 - 20 University of Dayton
First/Second Brooklyn. N.Y. Barclays Center March 22 -24 Atlantic 10 Conference
First/Second Charlotte, N.C. Spectrum Center March 21 - 23 University of North Carolina at Charlotte
First/Second Indianapolis Gainbridge Fieldhouse March 22 - 24 IUPUI / Horizon League
First/Second Omaha, Neb. CHI Health Center March 21 - 23 Creighton University
First/Second Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena March 21 -23 Duquesne University
First/Second Salt Lake City Vivint Smart Home Arena March 21 - 23 University of Utah
First/Second Spokane, Wash. Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena March 22 - 24 University of Idaho
First/Second Memphis, Tenn. FedExForum March 22 - 24 University of Memphis
East Regional Boston TD Garden March 28 - 30 Boston College
South Regional Dallas American Airlines Center March 29 -31 Big 12 Conference
Midwest Regional Detroit Little Caesars Arena March 29 - 31 University of Detroit Mercy / Oakland University
West Regional Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena March 28 - 30 Pepperdine University

March Madness: Future sites, dates

Here are the future sites for the NCAA Division I men's basketball Final Four:

FINAL FOUR DATES CITY, REGION FACILITY HOST
April 6 and 8, 2024 Phoenix State Farm Stadium Arizona State University
April 5 and 7, 2025 San Antonio Alamodome University of Texas at San Antonio, University of the Incarnate Word
April 4 and 6, 2026 Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium Horizon League, IUPUI
April 3 and 5, 2027 Detroit Ford Field Michigan State University
April 1 and 3, 2028 Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium UNLV
March 31 and April 2, 2029 Indianapolis Lucas Oil Stadium Horizon League, IUPUI
April 6 and 8, 2030 North Texas AT&T Stadium Big 12 Conference

Here are the round-by-round results for the 2023 tournament:

2023 NCAA tournament final scores, highlights

Tuesday, March 14 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)

Wednesday, March 15 (First Four in Dayton, Ohio)

Thursday, March 16 (Round of 64)

Friday, March 17 (Round of 64)

Saturday, March 18 (Round of 32)

Sunday, March 19 (Round of 32)

Thursday, March 23 (Sweet 16)

Friday, March 24 (Sweet 16)

Saturday, March 25 (Elite 8)

Sunday, March 26 (Elite 8)

Saturday, April 1 (Final Four)

Monday, April 3 (National championship game)

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