The 68-team bracket for the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament is set. Matchup starting times and broadcast information will be announced later on Sunday.
The men’s First Four begins Tuesday and first-round games begin on Thursday.
First Four
Tuesday-Wednesday No. 11 Texas vs. No. 11 North Carolina State No. 11 Miami (Ohio) vs. No. 11 Southern Methodist No. 16 Maryland Baltimore County vs. Howard No. 16 Prairie View A&M vs. No. 16 Lehigh
East Region
FIRST ROUND Thursday (at Greenville, S.C.) No. 1 Duke (32-2) vs. No. 16 Siena (23-11) No. 8, Ohio State (21-12) vs. No. 9 Texas Christian (22-11) Friday (at San Diego) No. 5 St. John’s (28-6) vs. No. 12 Northern Iowa (23-12) No. 4 Kansas (23-10) vs. No. 13 California Baptist (25-8) Thursday (at Buffalo) No. 6 Louisville (23-10) vs. No. 11 South Florida (25-8) No. 3 Michigan State (25-7) vs. No. 14 North Dakota State (27-7) Friday (at Philadelphia) No. 7 UCLA (23-11) vs. No. 10 Central Florida (21-11) No. 2 Connecticut (29-5) vs. No. 15 Furman (22-12)
West Region
FIRST ROUND Friday (at San Diego) No. 1 Arizona (32-2) vs. Long Island University (24-10) No. 8 Villanova (24-8) vs. No. 9 Utah State (25-8) Thursday (at Portland) No. 5 Wisconsin (24-10) vs. No. 12 High Point (30-4) No. 4 Arkansas (26-8) vs. No. 13 Hawaii (24-8) No. 6 Brigham Young (23-11) No. 11 Texas / North Carolina State No. 3 Gonzaga (30-3) vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State (21-13) Friday (at St. Louis) No. 7 Miami (25-8) vs. No. 10 Missouri (20-12) No. 2 Purdue (27-8) vs. No. 15 Queens (21-13)
Midwest Region
FIRST ROUND Thursday (at Buffalo) No. 1 Michigan (31-3) vs. No. 16 Maryland Baltimore County / Howard No. 8 Georgia (22-10) vs. No. 9 Saint Louis (28-5) Friday (at Tampa) No. 5 Texas Tech (22-10) vs. No 12 Akron (29-5) No. 4 Alabama (23-9) vs. No. 13 Hofstra (24-10) Friday (at Philadelphia) No. 6 Tennessee (22-11) vs. No. 11 Miami (Ohio) / Southern Methodist No. 3 Virginia (29-5) vs. No. 14 Wright State (23-11) Friday (at St. Louis) No. 7 Kentucky (21-13) vs. No. 10 Santa Clara (26-8) No. 2 Iowa State (27-7) vs. No. 15 Tennessee State (23-9)
South Region
FIRST ROUND Friday (at Tampa) No. 1 Florida (26-7) vs. No. 16 Prairie View A&M / Lehigh No. 8 Clemson (24-10) vs. Iowa (21-12) Thursday (at Oklahoma City) No. 5 Vanderbilt (26-8) vs. No. 12 McNeese (28-5) No. 4 Nebraska (26-6) vs. No. 13 Troy (22-11) Thursday (at Greenville, S.C.) No. 6 North Carolina (24-8) vs. No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth (27-7) No. 3 Illinois (24-8) vs. No. 14 Pennsylvania (18-11) Thursday (at Oklahoma City) No. 7 Saint Mary’s (27-5) No. 10 Texas A&M (21-11) No. 2 Houston (28-6) vs. Idaho (21-14)
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