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Men’s March Madness 2026: Monitoring Automatic Bids

Men’s March Madness 2026: Monitoring Automatic Bids

Tournament Schedules and Locations

Here’s an overview of upcoming basketball tournament dates across various conferences in the United States. It seems that March is going to be quite packed with action.

Eastern America

  • Quarterfinals: March 7
  • Semifinals: March 10
  • Championship: March 14 at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN2
  • Higher seed will host

American Conference

  • First Round: March 11
  • Second Round: March 12
  • Quarterfinals: March 13
  • Semifinals: March 14
  • Championship: March 15 at 3:15 p.m., broadcast on ESPN
  • Location: Birmingham, Alabama

Atlantic 10

  • First Round: March 11
  • Second Round: March 12
  • Quarterfinals: March 13
  • Semifinals: March 14
  • Championship: March 15 at 1 p.m. on CBS
  • Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

ACC

  • First Round: March 10
  • Second Round: March 11
  • Quarterfinals: March 12
  • Semifinals: March 13
  • Championship: March 14 at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN
  • Location: Charlotte, North Carolina

ASUN

  • First Round: March 4
  • Quarterfinals: March 6
  • Semifinals: March 7
  • Championship: March 8 at 2 p.m. on ESPN2
  • Location: Queens, North Carolina and Jacksonville, Florida

Big 12

  • First Round: March 10
  • Second Round: March 11
  • Quarterfinals: March 12
  • Semifinals: March 13
  • Championship: March 14 at 6 p.m. on ESPN
  • Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Big East

  • Round 1: March 11
  • Quarterfinals: March 12
  • Semifinals: March 13
  • Championship: March 14 at 6:30 p.m. on FOX
  • Location: New York City

Big Sky

  • First Round: March 7
  • Second Round: March 8
  • Quarterfinals: March 9
  • Semifinals: March 10
  • Championship: March 11 at 11:30 p.m. on ESPN2
  • Location: Boise, Idaho

Big South

  • Round 1: March 4
  • Quarterfinals: March 6
  • Semifinals: March 7
  • Championship Game: March 8 at 12:00 p.m., broadcast on ESPN2
  • Location: High Point, North Carolina and Johnson City, Tennessee

Big Ten

  • First Round: March 10
  • Second Round: March 11
  • Third Round: March 12
  • Quarterfinals: March 13
  • Semifinals: March 14
  • Championship: March 15 at 3:30 p.m. on CBS
  • Location: Chicago

Big West

  • First round: March 11
  • Quarterfinals: March 12
  • Semifinals: March 13
  • Championship: March 14
  • Location: Henderson, Nevada

CAA

  • First Round: March 6
  • Second Round: March 7
  • Quarterfinals: March 8
  • Semifinals: March 9
  • Championship Game: March 10 at 7 p.m. on CBSSN
  • Location: Hofstra, Washington DC

Conference USA

  • First Round: March 10
  • Quarterfinals: March 11 and 12
  • Semifinals: March 13
  • Championship: March 14 at 8:30 p.m. on CBSSN
  • Location: Huntsville, Alabama

Horizon League

  • Play-ins: March 2
  • First Round: March 4
  • Second Round: March 8
  • Semifinals: March 9
  • Championship: March 10 at 7 p.m. on ESPN
  • Location: Wright State
  • Note: The first three rounds will be hosted by top seeds, final two in Indianapolis.

Ivy League

  • Semifinals: March 14
  • Championship: March 15 at 12 p.m. on ESPN2
  • Location: Ithaca, New York

MAAC

  • First Round: March 5
  • Quarterfinals: March 6 and 7
  • Semifinals: March 8
  • Winner: March 10 on ESPN/ESPN2
  • Location: Siena, Atlantic City, New Jersey

MAC

  • Quarterfinals: March 12
  • Semifinals: March 13
  • Championship: March 14 at 8 p.m. on ESPN2
  • Location: Cleveland, Ohio

MEAC

  • Quarterfinals: March 11 and 12
  • Semifinals: March 13
  • Winner: March 14
  • Location: Norfolk, Virginia

Missouri Valley

  • Round 1: March 5
  • Quarterfinals: March 6
  • Semifinals: March 7
  • Championship Game: March 8 at 12:00 p.m., broadcast on CBS Sports
  • Location: St. Louis

Mountain West

  • Round 1: March 11
  • Quarterfinals: March 12
  • Semifinals: March 13
  • Championship Game: March 14 at 6 p.m. on CBS
  • Location: Las Vegas

Northeast

  • Quarterfinals: March 4
  • Semifinals: March 7
  • Championship: March 10 at 7 p.m. on ESPN2/ESPN+
  • Location: Higher seed host

Ohio Valley

  • First Round: March 4
  • Quarterfinals: March 5
  • Semifinals: March 6
  • Championship Game: March 7 at 9 p.m. on ESPN2
  • Location: Evansville, Indiana

Patriot League

  • First Round: March 3
  • Quarterfinals: March 5
  • Semifinals: March 8
  • Winner: March 11
  • Location: Higher seed host

SEC

  • First Round: March 11
  • Second Round: March 12
  • Quarterfinals: March 13
  • Semifinals: March 14
  • Championship: March 15 at 1 p.m., broadcast on ESPN
  • Location: Nashville, Tennessee

SWAC

  • First Round: March 9
  • Second Round: March 10
  • Quarterfinals: March 11 and 12
  • Semifinals: March 13
  • Championship: March 14 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Location: Atlanta

Summit League

  • Opening game: March 4
  • Quarterfinals: March 5 and 6
  • Semifinals: March 7
  • Championship game: March 8 at 9 p.m. on CBSSN
  • Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Sun Belt

  • First Round: March 3
  • Second Round: March 4
  • Third Round: March 5
  • Fourth Round: March 6
  • Quarterfinals: March 7
  • Semifinals: March 8
  • Championship: March 9 at 6 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN
  • Location: Troy, Pensacola, Florida

West Coast

  • First round: March 5
  • Second round: March 6
  • Third round: March 7
  • Quarterfinals: March 8
  • Semifinals: March 9
  • Championship: March 10 at 9 p.m.
  • Location: Las Vegas

WAC

  • First round: March 11
  • Quarterfinals: March 12
  • Semifinals: March 13
  • Winner: March 14
  • Location: Las Vegas
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