NCAA March Madness: What time is Selection Sunday? Who has an automatic bid?
March Madness is finally upon us.
And with it comes all the buzzer-beaters, Cinderella stories, bracket-busters and shining moments we can handle, all crammed into a glorious three-week period.
But first things first. We already know a good number of the NCAA men's and women's Division I basketball teams that will take part in the single-elimination championship tournaments (more on those teams below).
But which other schools will make the cut for each 68-team tournament? Who got snubbed? Who will be the top seeds in each regional? Where will the rest of the teams end up in each bracket? Who has the easiest path to the championship?
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All of that will be answered on March 16, a.k.a. Selection Sunday. Here's everything you need to know.
The NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket will be revealed Sunday at 3 p.m. PDT on CBS and streaming on the NCAA March Madness Live site and Paramount+. The show will be hosted by Adam Zucker with analysis provided by Clark Kellogg, Jay Wright and Seth Davis. They will be joined by NCAA Division I men's basketball committee chair Bubba Cunningham to discuss the selections.
The NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket will be unveiled Sunday at 5 p.m. on ESPN and streaming on the ESPN app.
Read more: UCLA women get revenge, rallying to defeat USC for Big Ten tournament title
ASUN — LipscombBig Sky — MontanaBig South — High PointCAA — North Carolina WilmingtonHorizon League — Robert MorrisMissouri Valley — DrakeNortheast — Saint FrancisOhio Valley — Southern Indiana University EvansvillePatriot League — American UniversitySouthern — WoffordSouthland — McNeese StateSummit League — OmahaSun Belt — TroyWest Coast — Gonzaga
American Athletic — South FloridaAtlantic 10 — George MasonACC — DukeBig 12 — Texas ChristianBig East — ConnecticutBig Sky — Montana StateBig Ten — UCLAHorizon League — Wisconsin Green BayMountain West — San Diego StateOhio Valley — Tennessee TechSEC — South CarolinaSouthern — North Carolina GreensboroSummit League — South Dakota StateSun Belt — Arkansas StateWest Coast — Oregon State
All times Pacific:First Four: March 18-19First round: March 20-21Second round: March 22-23Sweet 16: March 27-28Elite Eight: March 29-30Final Four: April 5NCAA championship game: April 7 — 5:50 p.m. (CBS)
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