2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament Schedule

The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, commonly known as March Madness, is a single-elimination college basketball tournament held annually in the United States.

The tournament features 68 teams from Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is one of the most popular sporting events in the country.

The tournament typically takes place over three weeks in March and early April and culminates with the Final Four, which features the four remaining teams and determines the national champion.

The NCAA tournament has a long and storied history, with many iconic moments and legendary players contributing to its status as a beloved American sports tradition.

2023 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament TV Schedule

The 84th annual edition of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) division 1 men’s tournament will begin on 14th March 2023 and the final championship game will take place at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on 3rd April 2023.

In total 68 teams will participate in this tournament, and on that eight teams (the four-lowest seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams) shall play in the First Four. The winners of these games will advance to the main bracket of the tournament.

• Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 12 (6 p.m. ET on CBS, ESPN, TNT)
• First Four: March 14-15 (on CBS, ESPN, TNT)
• First round: March 16-17 (on CBS, ESPN, TNT)
• Second round: March 18-19 (on CBS, ESPN, TNT)
• Sweet 16: March 23-24 (on CBS, ESPN, TNT)
• Elite Eight: March 25-26 (on CBS, ESPN, TNT)
• Final Four: April 1 (on CBS, ESPN, TNT)
• NCAA championship game: April 3 (on CBS, ESPN, TNT)

DATES	ROUND	CITY, STATE	VENUE	TV
14-15 March 2023	First Four	Dayton, OH	UD Arena	CBS, ESPN, TNT
16 & 18 March 2023	First/Second Rounds	Birmingham, AL	Legacy Arena	CBS, ESPN, TNT
16 & 18 March 2023	First/Second Rounds	Des Moines, IA	Wells Fargo Arena	CBS, ESPN, TNT
16 & 18 March 2023	First/Second Rounds	Orlando, FL	Amway Center	CBS, ESPN, TNT
16 & 18 March 2023	First/Second Rounds	Sacramento, CA	Golden 1 Center	CBS, ESPN, TNT
17 & 19 March 2023	First/Second Rounds	Albany, NY	MVP Arena	CBS, ESPN, TNT
17 & 19 March 2023	First/Second Rounds	Columbus, OH	Nationwide Arena	CBS, ESPN, TNT
17 & 19 March 2023	First/Second Rounds	Denver, CO	Ball Arena	CBS, ESPN, TNT
17 & 19 March 2023	First/Second Rounds	Greensboro, NC	Greensboro Coliseum	CBS, ESPN, TNT
23 & 25 March 2023	West Regional	Las Vegas, NV	T-Mobile Arena	CBS, ESPN, TNT
23 & 25 March 2023	East Regional	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden	CBS, ESPN, TNT
24 & 26 March 2023	Midwest Regional	Kansas City, MO	T-Mobile Center	CBS, ESPN, TNT
24 & 26 March 2023	South Regional	Louisville, KY	KFC Yum! Center	CBS, ESPN, TNT
1 & 3 April 2023	Final Four	Houston, TX	NRG Stadium	CBS, ESPN, TNT

NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament Past Result by Years

Year	Champion	Result	Runners-up
1939	Oregon	46–33	Ohio State
1940	Indiana	60–42	Kansas
1941	Wisconsin	39–34	Washington State
1942	Stanford	53–38	Dartmouth
1943	Wyoming	46–34	Georgetown
1944	Utah	42–40*	Dartmouth
1945	Oklahoma A&M	49–45	NYU
1946	Oklahoma A&M	43–40	North Carolina
1947	Holy Cross	58–47	Oklahoma
1948	Kentucky	58–42	Baylor
1949	Kentucky	46–36	Oklahoma A&M
1950	CCNY	71–68	Bradley
1951	Kentucky	68–58	Kansas State
1952	Kansas	80–63	St. John’s
1953	Indiana	69–68	Kansas
1954	La Salle	92–76	Bradley
1955	San Francisco	77–63	La Salle
1956	San Francisco	83–71	Iowa
1957	North Carolina	54–53	Kansas
1958	Kentucky	84–72	Seattle
1959	California	71–70	West Virginia
1960	Ohio State	75–55	California
1961	Cincinnati	70–65*	Ohio State
1962	Cincinnati	71–59	Ohio State
1963	Loyola Chicago	60–58*	Cincinnati
1964	UCLA	98–83	Duke
1965	UCLA	91–80	Michigan
1966	Texas Western	72–65	Kentucky
1967	UCLA	79–64	Dayton
1968	UCLA	78–55	North Carolina
1969	UCLA	92–72	Purdue
1970	UCLA	80–69	Jacksonville
1971	UCLA	68–62	Villanova
1972	UCLA	81–76	Florida State
1973	UCLA	87–66	Memphis State
1974	North Carolina State	76–64	Marquette
1975	UCLA	92–85	Kentucky
1976	Indiana	86–68	Michigan
1977	Marquette	67–59	North Carolina
1978	Kentucky	94–88	Duke
1979	Michigan State	75–64	Indiana State
1980	Louisville	59–54	UCLA
1981	Indiana	63–50	North Carolina
1982	North Carolina	63–62	Georgetown
1983	North Carolina State	54–52	Houston
1984	Georgetown	84–75	Houston
1985	Villanova	66–64	Georgetown
1986	Louisville	72–69	Duke
1987	Indiana	74–73	Syracuse
1988	Kansas	83–79	Oklahoma
1989	Michigan	80–79*	Seton Hall
1990	UNLV	103–73	Duke
1991	Duke	72–65	Kansas
1992	Duke	71–51	Michigan
1993	North Carolina	77–71	Michigan
1994	Arkansas	76–72	Duke
1995	UCLA	89–78	Arkansas
1996	Kentucky	76–67	Syracuse
1997	Arizona	84–79*	Kentucky
1998	Kentucky	78–69	Utah
1999	Connecticut	77–74	Duke
2000	Michigan State	89–76	Florida
2001	Duke	82–72	Arizona
2002	Maryland	64–52	Indiana
2003	Syracuse	81–78	Kansas
2004	Connecticut	82–73	Georgia Tech
2005	North Carolina	75–70	Illinois
2006	Florida	73–57	UCLA
2007	Florida	84–75	Ohio State
2008	Kansas	75–68*	Memphis
2009	North Carolina	89–72	Michigan State
2010	Duke	61–59	Butler
2011	Connecticut	53–41	Butler
2012	Kentucky	67–59	Kansas
2013	Louisville	82–76	Michigan
2014	Connecticut	60–54	Kentucky
2015	Duke	68–63	Wisconsin
2016	Villanova	77–74	North Carolina
2017	North Carolina	71–65	Gonzaga
2018	Villanova	79–62	Michigan
2019	Virginia	85–77*	Texas Tech
2020	Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021	Baylor	86–70	Gonzaga
2022	Kansas	72–69	North Carolina