2026 NCAA Tournament bracket: March Madness schedule and scores by region
The 2026 NCAA Tournament is officially underway with First Four action in the books and first- and second-round matchups next Thursday and Friday as part of a roller coaster opening week that will see the 68-team field quickly whittled down to a Sweet 16 in the span of just six days. A basketball bonanza is upon us, so consider this a warning: It’s not going to end until the end of March and the first week of April.
As the home of March Madness, CBS Sports will be tracking every game and every score, keeping you up to date with notable developments in our continually updated live NCAA Tournament bracket with game analysis for every game.
When it comes to the NCAA tournament schedule, we understand it’s difficult to keep up. printable support of yours, so how about an easier way to digest it?
Below you’ll find a March Madness schedule including viewing information for each game, broken down by region, this way you can not only follow your team, but also who they might be facing for the duration of March Madness.
In other words, you should bookmark this page and keep it as an easy reference guide, from the First Four to the Final Four. Once the matches begin on Tuesday, they will be updated with scores, analysis and more throughout the national championship.
2026 NCAA tournament bracket, scores
All times Eastern
East
FIRST ROUND
Thursday – Greenville
Thursday — Ox
Friday – San Diego
Friday – Philadelphia
West
FIRST FOUR
Tuesday – Dayton
FIRST ROUND
Thursday – Portland
Friday – San Diego
Friday – Saint-Louis
Midwest
FIRST FOUR
Tuesday – Dayton
Wednesday – Dayton
FIRST ROUND
Thursday — Ox
Friday – Saint-Louis
Friday – Tampa
Friday – Philadelphia
South
FIRST FOUR
Wednesday – Dayton
FIRST ROUND
Thursday – Oklahoma City
Thursday – Greenville
Thursday – Oklahoma City
Friday – Tampa
- (9) Clemson vs. (8) Iowa | 6:50 p.m., TNT
- (16) Prairie Views vs. (1) Florida | 9:25 p.m., TNT
2026 NCAA Tournament Schedule
Second round
Saturday, March 21 – start at 12:10 p.m. (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
KeyBank Center (Buffalo), Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville), Paycom Center (Oklahoma City), Moda Center (Portland)
Sunday, March 22 – starts at 12:10 p.m. (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Benchmark International Arena (Tampa), Xfinity Mobile Arena (Philadelphia), Viejas Arena (San Diego), Enterprise Center (St. Louis)
Sweet 16
Thursday, March 26 – starts at 7:10 p.m. (CBS, TBS)
Toyota Center (Houston), SAP Center (San Jose)
Friday, March 27 – starts at 7:10 p.m. (CBS, TBS)
United Center (Chicago), Capital One Arena (Washington, DC)
Elite Eight
Saturday March 28 – starts at 6:09 p.m. (TBS)
Toyota Center (Houston), SAP Center (San Jose)
Sunday, March 29 – starts at 2:15 p.m. (CBS)
United Center (Chicago), Capital One Arena (Washington, DC)
Final four
Saturday April 4 — start at 6:09 p.m. (TBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
National Championship
Monday April 6 — 8:50 p.m. (TBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
