Your Complete Guide to March Madness® 2026

SELECTION SUNDAY - March 15th

FIRST FOUR - March 17th & 18th at UD Arena in Dayton, OH.

FINAL FOUR - April 4th at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP - April 6th at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Here are 6 interesting facts that you might not know about the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

1. The first NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was held in 1939 and consisted of only eight teams.

2. Thirty-five different schools have won the NCAA tournament, but UCLA leads all schools with 11 national titles.

3. The odds of filling out a perfect March Madness bracket are 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (that's 9.2 quintillion). Tip:  Flip a coin for each pick and you’ll still face the same astronomical odds. Download an interactive bracket to play along. Download an Interactive Bracket Here

4. A #16 seed has only beaten a #1 seed once: UMBC defeated Virginia in 2018.

5. The University of Connecticut remains the only school to win men’s and women’s national championships in the same year.

6. The tournament now features 68 teams, thanks to the First Four, expanding the drama before the bracket even officially begins.

How to watch all of the games:

All 2026 March Madness games will be broadcast across CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV. Streaming options that include these networks are Paramount+, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, YouTube TV, and AT&T TV.