2024 March Madness: Breaking Down the NCAA Tournament Bracket with Seth Davis, Clark Kellogg, and Jay Wright
This is the official, printable NCAA bracket for the March Madness (NCAA DI men’s basketball tournament) in 2024. Officially, the 68-team bracket was unveiled on Sunday, March 17. On Tuesday, March 19, the First Four games kick off.
The tournament schedule for this year is shown here.
March 17 is Selection Sunday; March 19–20 is the First Four; March 21–22 is the First Round; and March 23–24 is the Second Round.
• Sweet 16: 28 and 29 March
• March 30-31 is the Elite Eight.
• NCAA championship game: Monday, April 8; • Final Four: Saturday, April 6.
- NCAA tournament schedule, results, and highlights for 2024
Tuesday, March 19, Dayton, Ohio’s First Four
• Wagner vs. Howard (16) | truTV, 6:40 p.m.
• Virginia vs. Colorado State (10) | truTV, 9:10 p.m.
Wednesday, March 20: Dayton, Ohio’s First Four
• Montana State vs. Grambling (16) | truTV, 6:40 p.m.
• Colorado vs. Boise State (10/10) | truTV, 9:10 p.m.
March 21, Thursday (Round of 64) - • 12:15 p.m. | (8) Mississippi State vs. (9) Michigan State CBS
• (6) 11th Duquesne vs. BYU | truTV, 12:40 p.m.
• (3) 1:30 p.m. TNT: Creighton vs. (14) Akron
• (1) North Carolina vs. (16) Howard/(16) Wagner | 2:45 p.m. | CBS; (2) Arizona vs. (15) Long Beach State | 2 p.m. | TBS
• (7) Dayton vs. (10) Nevada | 4:30 p.m. | TBS • (7) Texas vs. (10) Colorado State/(10) Virginia | 6:50 p.m. | TNT • (3) Kentucky vs. (14) Oakland | 7:10 p.m. | CBS • (6) South Carolina vs. (11) Oregon | 4 p.m. | TNT
• (2) Iowa State vs. (15) South Dakota State | 7:35 p.m. | truTV; (5) Gonzaga vs. (12) McNeese | 7:25 p.m. | TBS
• (2) Saint Peter’s vs. Tennessee | 9:20 p.m. | TNT
• Texas Tech vs. NC State (11) | CBS, 9:40 p.m.
• Washington State against. (10) Drake | 10:05 p.m. | truTV • (4) Kansas vs. (13) Samford | 9:55 p.m. | TBS
- March 22, Friday (Round of 64)
- • (8) Northwestern vs. Florida Atlantic | 12:15 p.m. CBS
- • (3) Baylor versus (14) Colgate | truTV, 12:40 p.m.
- • (12) UAB vs. (5) San Diego State | 1:45 p.m. | TNT
- • (1) UConn vs. (16) Stetson | 2:45 p.m. | CBS; (2) Marquette vs. (15) Western Kentucky | 2 p.m. | TBS
- • (4) Auburn vs. (13) Yale | 4:15 p.m. | TNT • (6) Clemson vs. (11) New Mexico | 3:10 p.m. | truTV
- • (8) Nebraska vs. (9) Texas A&M | 6:50 p.m. | TNT (7) Florida vs. (10) Colorado/(10) Boise State | 4:30 p.m. | TBS (4) Duke vs. (13) Vermont | 7:10 p.m. | CBS
- (1) Houston against. (16) Longwood | TNT at 9:20 p.m. (1) Purdue vs. (16) Grambling/Montana State | 7:25 p.m. | TBS (4) Alabama vs. (13) College of Charleston | 7:35 p.m. | truTV(5) Wisconsin versus (12) James Madison | CBS, 9:40 p.m. Round of 32: Saturday, March 23 (8) Utah State vs. (9) TCU | 9:55 p.m. | TBS (5) Saint Mary’s vs. (12) Grand Canyon | 10:05 p.m. | truTV
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- Sweet 16 on Thursday, March 28.
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- March 29, Friday (Sweet 16)
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- March 30, Saturday (Elite Eight)
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- April 6, Saturday (Final Four)
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- The national championship game is on Monday, April 8.
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