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Men's NCAA basketball tournament schedule and bracket

Posted on 3/15/26 at 6:45 pm
Posted by Chicken
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 6:45 pm
2026 NCAA tournament schedule:

First Four: Tuesday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 18
First round: Thursday, March 19 and Friday, March 20
Second round: Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22
Sweet 16: Thursday, March 26 and Friday, March 27
Elite Eight: Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29
Final Four: Saturday, April 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis
Championship game: Monday, April 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis

Link to 2026 NCAA men's tournament bracket: LINK
This post was edited on 3/15/26 at 6:47 pm
Posted by Lonnie Utah
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:02 pm to
Can someone tell me when the cocks play? I couldn't find them on the list....
Posted by GetPiggywithIt
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:02 pm to
November
Posted by Lonnie Utah
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:03 pm to
Great. Thanks!!
Posted by AGGIES
Member since Jul 2021
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:31 pm to
A&M making the tournament with this roster is a hell of an accomplishment for Coach McMillan.

Especially considering this roster was hastily assembled at the 11th hour.

Let’s see if they can make some noise by surprising folks
Posted by Summer of Jimbo
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:34 pm to
Posted by Gator Fever
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 7:58 pm to
A&M needs to surprise Houston and take them down. I have faith you can pull the big upset of the 2nd round of this tournament.
Posted by LouisvilleKat
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 8:12 pm to
Kinda surprised Kentucky got a 7 seed after our season. I'll take it I guess. I expected a higher seed like 11
Posted by hawgfaninc
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 8:19 pm to
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The official NCAA Tournament tip times for SEC teams:

THURSDAY
• Vanderbilt vs. McNeese (3:15 PM ET, truTV)
• Arkansas vs. Hawaii (4:25 PM ET, TBS)
• BYU vs. Texas/NC State (7:25 PM ET, TBS)
• Saint Mary's vs. Texas A&M (7:35 PM ET, truTV)
• Georgia vs. Saint Louis (9:45 PM ET, CBS)

FRIDAY
• Kentucky vs. Santa Clara (12:15 PM ET, CBS)
• Alabama vs. Hofstra (3:15 PM ET, truTV)
• Tennessee vs. Miami OH/SMU (4:25 PM ET, TBS)
• Florida vs. PV A&M/Lehigh (9:25 PM ET, TNT)
• Miami vs. Missouri (10:10 PM ET, truTV)
Posted by Lynxrufus2012
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Member since Mar 2020
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 8:39 pm to
We may have our hands full with Santa Clara. I watched them play Gonzaga. They are capable of beating us. If we hit our shots we should win. They are tall, we are more athletic. Then If we win it’s Iowa State. They are really good.

No confidence in making the second weekend.
Posted by GoGators1995
Member since Jan 2023
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 8:50 pm to
Here's what the left side of the bracket would look like if it was done like college baseball:

---BRACKET 1---

Durham region (Duke)
Duke vs Siena
Ohio St vs TCU

Lawrence region (Kansas)
Kansas vs Cal Baptist
St Johns vs UNI

East Lansing region (Michigan St)
Michigan St vs NDSU
Louisville vs South Florida

Hartford region (UConn)
UConn vs Furman
UCLA vs UCF

---BRACKET 2---

Gainesville region (Florida)
Florida vs Lehigh or Prairie View
Clemson vs Iowa

Lincoln region (Nebraska)
Nebraska vs Troy
Vanderbilt vs McNeese

Champagne region (Illinois)
Illinois vs Penn
North Carolina vs VCU

Houston region (Houston)
Houston vs Idaho
St Marys vs Texas A&M

You could still have the Final Four at a neutral site.
Posted by GoGators1995
Member since Jan 2023
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Posted on 3/15/26 at 9:02 pm to
Posted by LouisvilleKat
Member since Oct 2016
19514 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 9:09 pm to
quote:


No confidence in making the second weekend.
I had us going out in the sweet 16 at the start of the season. Expectations have lowered since then
Posted by ColoradoAg
Colorado
Member since Sep 2011
26769 posts
Posted on 3/15/26 at 9:40 pm to
A&M will have issues with St Mary’s much less Houston. The good news is that I don’t think they are ready for the full-time trap game
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