March madness final

Played mostly during March, the tournament consists of 68 teams and was first conducted in

As we continue into the postseason, let's take a look at the schedule for the men's basketball NCAA tournament. Selection Sunday, and the announcement of the team bracket, will precede the games on Sunday, March TD Garden, Boston Crypto. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Men's March Madness schedule, sites, locations.

March madness final

The 85th annual edition of the tournament will begin on March 19, , and will conclude with the championship game on April 8, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Pending any changes, a total of 68 teams will enter the tournament. A total of 32 automatic bids are awarded to each program that won a conference tournament. The Selection Committee also seeds the entire field from 1 to Eight teams the four-lowest seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams play in the First Four. The winners of these games will advance to the main bracket of the tournament. The following are the sites selected to host each round of the tournament: [1]. Glendale will host the Final Four for the second time, having previously hosted in The tournament seeds and regions were determined through the NCAA basketball tournament selection process and were published by the selection committee after the brackets were released on March The First Four games involve eight teams: the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams. This will be the first tournament with Ian Eagle as the lead play-by-play announcer. Longtime studio host Greg Gumbel will not be part of this year's March Madness coverage for the first time since due to family health issues. Westwood One will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.

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What seemed inevitable became reality Monday night at NRG Stadium as UConn completed its dominant march to the top of college basketball with a win over San Diego State in the national championship game. The No. In the end, they were required to hold off a vigorous San Diego State rally in the second half in what amounted to the toughest challenge the Huskies faced in the Big Dance. The win draws UConn even with Duke and Indiana in a tie for fourth place in the race for most titles in men's college basketball history. All of the Huskies' championships have come in the past 25 years, extending UConn's edge as the most-decorated program of the past quarter-century.

March madness final

The No. Meanwhile, the Aztecs have lived on the edge. They knocked off Florida Atlantic in the Final Four thanks to a buzzer-beater, go-ahead basket.

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Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Southeast Missouri State. The first week starts with eight teams competing in the First Four , with the four winners joining 60 teams to compete in the first and second rounds. Before the first weekend, eight teams compete in the First Four to advance to the first round. Arizona Wildcats. Further information: NCAA basketball tournament selection process. Overall 1 seed picks assignment for First and Second Round and Regional; Selection Committee releases bracket preview of top 16 seeds three weeks before Selection Sunday. Eastern Illinois. Teams are placed in the closest geographical region to reduce travel time. The seeding for the at-large teams will be determined by the selection committee and fluctuates based on the true seed ranking of the teams.

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Additionally, the committee is advised to avoid rematches from the regular season and the previous years' tournament in the First Four. The tournament had four regions each with a third-place game. Selection process Venues No. Oklahoma State. The team format was adopted in ; it had remained largely unchanged since when it expanded to 64 teams. Sports Video Group. Saint Louis Billikens. San Diego State. March 19 — TBD Regional. The committee then divides the teams amongst the four regions, giving each a seed between No. Eight teams are doubled up and compete in the First Four.