2026 NCAA Tournament bracket: March Madness Elite Eight schedule, scores and tipoff times by region

Get the latest updates on the 2026 March Madness bracket throughout the first and second rounds of the tournament

Isaac Trotter

Mar 28, 2026

10:59 pm ET

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Last week there were 68 teams dreaming of March Madness glory and cutting down the nets at the end of the NCAA Tournament, but now only six remain. That number will be cut to four on Sunday with two more Elite Eight matchups on tap.

No. 6 seed Tennessee faces No. 1 seed Michigan to kick things off (2:15 p.m. ET, CBS, March Madness Live). The Vols are riding high after a double-digit victory over Iowa State in the Sweet 16, and coach Rick Barnes is back in the Elite Eight for a third straight season.

Michigan has looked dominant all season, including in its Sweet 16 win over Alabama. With 34 wins and Big Ten Player of the Year Yaxel Lendeborg, the Wolverines are aiming to capitalize on a Chicago setting that could feel like a home advantage after a 14-0 start put them in the national title conversation.

The second game features two of the most successful programs of college basketball's modern era -- No. 1 seed Duke facing No. 2 seed UConn (5:05 p.m. ET, CBS, March Madness Live). UConn has won two of the past three national titles and six since 1999, a run that began with a championship win over one of Mike Krzyzewski's best Duke teams.

Duke, the No. 1 overall seed, is pursuing its sixth national title and first under coach Jon Scheyer.

Here is a full breakdown of the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Be sure to follow the live bracket throughout March Madness.

2026 NCAA Tournament bracket, scores

All times Eastern

East

FIRST ROUND

Thursday, March 19 -- Greenville

- (9) TCU 66, (8) Ohio State 64

- (1) Duke 71, (16) Siena 65

Thursday -- Buffalo

- (6) Louisville 83, (11) South Florida 79

- (3) Michigan State 92, (14) North Dakota State 67

Friday, March 20 -- San Diego

- (5) St. John's 79, (12) UNI 53

- (4) Kansas 68, (13) Cal Baptist 60

Friday -- Philadelphia

- (7) UCLA 75, (10) UCF 71

- (2) UConn 82, (15) Furman 69

SECOND ROUND

Saturday, March 21 -- Greenville

- (1) Duke 81, (9) TCU 58

Saturday -- Buffalo

- (3) Michigan State 77, (6) Louisville 69

Sunday, March 22 -- San Diego

- (5) St. John's 67, (4) Kansas 65

Sunday -- Philadelphia

- (2) UConn 73, (7) UCLA 57

SWEET 16

Friday, March 25 -- Washington, D.C.

- (1) Duke 80, (5) St. John's 75

- (2) UConn 67, (3) Michigan State 63

ELITE EIGHT

Sunday, March 27 -- Washington D.C.

- (1) Duke vs. (2) UConn | 5:05 p.m. | CBS

West

FIRST FOUR

Tuesday, March 17 -- Dayton

- (11) Texas 68, (11) NC State 66

FIRST ROUND

Thursday, March 19 -- Portland

- (12) High Point 83, (5) Wisconsin 82

- (4) Arkansas 97, (13) Hawaii 78

- (11) Texas 79, (6) BYU 71

- (3) Gonzaga 73, (14) Kennesaw State 64

Friday, March 20 -- San Diego

- (1) Arizona 92, (16) LIU 58

- (9) Utah State 86, (8)Villanova 76

Friday -- St. Louis

- (2) Purdue 104, (15) Queens 71

- (7) Miami (Fla.) 80, (10) Missouri 66

SECOND ROUND

Saturday, March 20 -- Portland

- (11) Texas 74 (3) Gonzaga 68

- (4) Arkansas 94, (12) High Point 88

Sunday, March 21 -- San Diego

- (1) Arizona 78, (9) Utah State 66

Sunday -- St. Louis

- (2) Purdue 79, (7) Miami (FL) 69

SWEET 16

Thursday, March 26 -- San Jose

- (2) Purdue 79, (11) Texas 77

- (1) Arizona 109, (4) Arkansas 88

ELITE EIGHT

Saturday, March 27 -- San Jose

- (1) Arizona vs. (2) Purdue | 8:45 p.m. | TBS

Midwest

FIRST FOUR

Tuesday, March 17 -- Dayton

- (16) Howard 86, (16) UMBC 83

Wednesday, March 18 -- Dayton

- (11) Miami (Ohio) 89, SMU 79

FIRST ROUND

Thursday, March 19 -- Buffalo

- (1) Michigan 101, (16) Howard 80

- (9) Saint Louis 102, (8) Georgia 77

Friday, March 20-- St. Louis

- (7) Kentucky 89, (10) Santa Clara 84 (OT)

- (2) Iowa State 108, (15) Tennessee State 74

Friday -- Tampa

- (5) Texas Tech 91, (12) Akron 71

- (4) Alabama 90, (13) Hofstra 70

Friday -- Philadelphia

- (3) Virginia 82, (14) Wright State 73

- (6) Tennessee 78, (11) Miami (Ohio) 56

SECOND ROUND

Saturday, March 21 -- Buffalo

- (1) Michigan 95, (9) Saint Louis 72

Sunday, March 22 -- St. Louis

- (2) Iowa State 82, (7) Kentucky 63

Sunday -- Tampa

- (4) Alabama 90, (5) Texas Tech 67

Sunday -- Philadelphia

- (6) Tennessee 79, (3) Virginia 72

SWEET 16

Friday, March 27 -- Chicago

- (1) Michigan 90, (4) Alabama 77

- (6) Tennessee 76, (2) Iowa State 62

ELITE EIGHT

Sunday, March 28 -- Chicago

- (1) Michigan vs. (6) Tennessee | 2:15 p.m. | CBS

South

FIRST FOUR

Wednesday, March 18 -- Dayton

- (16) Prairie View 67, (16) Lehigh 55

FIRST ROUND

Thursday, March 19 -- Oklahoma City

- (4) Nebraska 76, (13) Troy 47

- (5) Vanderbilt 78, (12) McNeese 68

Thursday -- Greenville

- (11) VCU 82 (6) North Carolina 78 (OT)

- (3) Illinois 105, (14) Penn 70

Thursday -- Oklahoma City

- (10) Texas A&M 63, (7) Saint Mary's