The 2026 NCAA Event formally begins Tuesday and Wednesday with First 4 motion adopted by first- and second-round video games on Thursday and Friday as a part of a rollercoaster opening week that may see the 68-team area shortly shrink to a Candy 16 within the span of simply six days. A basketball bonanza is upon us, so think about this a warning that it isn’t going to let up till the top of March Insanity and into the primary week of April.
As the house of March Insanity, CBS Sports activities will observe each recreation and rating, holding you apprised of notable developments in our repeatedly updating dwell NCAA Event bracket with matchup evaluation for each recreation.
So far as the NCAA Event schedule, we perceive that it is exhausting to maintain up with that printable bracket of yours, so how about a neater strategy to digest it?
Beneath you’ll discover a March Insanity schedule that includes viewing data for every recreation damaged down by area, that method you can’t solely comply with your workforce but additionally these they could compete towards by way of the period of March Insanity.
Brackets are right here! Get your swimming pools prepared and enter our Bracket Problem to your probability to win a dream journey to the 2027 Ultimate 4Ⓡ.
In different phrases, it is best to bookmark this web page and preserve it as a simple reference information from the First 4 by way of the Ultimate 4. As soon as the video games begin on Tuesday, will probably be up to date with scores, evaluation and rather more — during the nationwide championship.
2026 NCAA Event bracket, scores
All occasions Japanese
East
FIRST ROUND
Thursday — Greenville
Thursday — Buffalo
Friday — San Diego
Friday — Philadelphia
West
FIRST FOUR
Tuesday — Dayton
FIRST ROUND
Thursday — Portland
Friday — San Diego
Friday — St. Louis
Midwest
FIRST FOUR
Tuesday — Dayton
- (16) Howard 86, (16) UMBC 83 | 6:40 p.m., truTV
Wednesday — Dayton
FIRST ROUND
Thursday — Buffalo
Friday — St. Louis
Friday — Tampa
Friday — Philadelphia
South
FIRST FOUR
Wednesday — Dayton
FIRST ROUND
Thursday — Oklahoma Metropolis
Thursday — Greenville
Thursday — Oklahoma Metropolis
Friday — Tampa
2026 NCAA Event schedule
Second spherical
Saturday, March 21 — 12:10 p.m. begin (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
KeyBank Middle (Buffalo), Bon Secours Wellness Enviornment (Greenville), Paycom Middle (Oklahoma Metropolis), Moda Middle (Portland)
Sunday, March 22 — 12:10 p.m. begin (CBS, TBS, TNT, truTV)
Benchmark Worldwide Enviornment (Tampa), Xfinity Cell Enviornment (Philadelphia), Viejas Enviornment (San Diego), Enterprise Middle (St. Louis)
Candy 16
Thursday, March 26 — 7:10 p.m. begin (CBS, TBS)
Toyota Middle (Houston), SAP Middle (San Jose)
Friday, March 27 — 7:10 p.m. begin (CBS, TBS)
United Middle (Chicago), Capital One Enviornment (Washington, D.C.)
Elite 8
Saturday, March 28 — 6:09 p.m. begin (TBS)
Toyota Middle (Houston), SAP Middle (San Jose)
Sunday, March 29 — 2:15 p.m. begin (CBS)
United Middle (Chicago), Capital One Enviornment (Washington, D.C.)
Ultimate 4
Saturday, April 4 — 6:09 p.m. begin (TBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
Nationwide Championship
Monday, April 6 — 8:50 p.m. (TBS)
Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)
