Here is the official 2027 NCAA tournament bracket for March Madness and the DI men’s basketball tournament.
The 2027 tournament will be the first in the 76-team era. The NCAA announced the expansion from 68 to 76 teams on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
2027 NCAA tournament: Bracket, schedule for March Madness
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2027 NCAA tournament schedule for March Madness
Here is the schedule for this year’s tournament.
- Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 14
- Opening Round (12 games): Tuesday, March 16 and Wednesday, March 17
- First Round (32 games): Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19
- Second Round (16 games): Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21
- Sweet 16 (eight games): Thursday, March 25 and Friday, March 26
- Elite Eight (four games): Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28
- Final Four: Saturday, April 3 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan
- NCAA championship game: Monday, April 5 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan
These are the sites for the men’s tournament in 2027:
| 2027 MARCH MADNESS LOCATIONS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Dates |
City |
Venue |
|
First Four |
March 16 & 17 |
Dayton, OH/Second site TBA |
UD Arena/Second site TBA |
|
First/Second |
March 18 & 20 | Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints Arena |
| First/Second | March 18 & 20 | Omaha, NE | CHI Health Center |
| First/Second | March 18 & 20 | Fort Worth, TX | Dickies Arena |
| First/Second | March 18 & 20 | Spokane, WA | Numerica Veterans Arena |
|
First/Second |
March 19 and 21 |
Charlotte, NC |
Spectrum Center |
| First/Second | March 19 and 21 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center |
| First/Second | March 19 and 21 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center |
| First/Second | March 19 and 21 | Sacramento, CA | Golden 1 Center |
|
South Regional |
March 25 & 27 |
Frost Bank Center |
Frost Bank Center |
|
West Regional |
March 25 & 27 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Crypto.com Arena |
|
Midwest Regional |
March 26 & 28 | Kansas City, MO | T-Mobile Center |
|
East Regional |
March 26 & 28 |
New York, NY |
Madison Square Garden |
| Final Four | April 3 & 5 | Detroit, MI | Ford Field |
