The 2024 NCAA men's and women's basketball tournament brackets
The 68-team bracket for the 2024 NCAA men’s basketball tournament is set, with start times and TV channels finalized for each game.
Here’s a look at the NCAA men’s tournament bracket (click on link below for a downloadable version of the bracket):
PRINTABLE NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET
Here's a look at the First Four and first-round matchups for the men's NCAA tournament:
FIRST FOUR
No. 16 Wagner (16-15) vs. No. 16 Howard (18-16) — Tuesday, 3:40 p.m. | TruTV
No. 10 Colorado State (24-10) vs. No. 10 Virginia (23-10) — Tuesday, 6:10 p.m. | TruTV
No. 16 Grambling State (20-14) vs. No. 16 Montana State (17-17) — Wednesday, 3:40 p.m. | TruTV
No. 10 Colorado (24-10) vs. No. 10 Boise State (22-10) — Wednesday, 6:10 p.m. | TruTV
FIRST ROUND
EAST REGION
No. 1 Connecticut (31-3) vs. No. 16 Stetson (22-12), Friday, 11:45 a.m. | CBS
No. 8 Florida Atlantic (25-8) vs. No. 9 Northwestern (21-11), Friday, 9:15 a.m. | CBS
No. 5 San Diego State (24-10) vs. No. 12 Alabama Birmingham (23-11), Friday, 10:45 a.m. | TNT
No. 4 Auburn (27-7) vs. No. 13 Yale (22-9), Friday, 1:15 p.m. | TNT
No. 6 Brigham Young (23-10) vs. No. 11 Duquesne (24-11), Thursday, 9:40 a.m. | TruTV
No. 3 Illinois (26-8) vs. No. 14 Morehead State (26-8), Thursday, 12:10 p.m. | TruTV
No. 7 Washington State (24-9) vs. No. 10 Drake (28-6), Thursday, 7:05 p.m. | TruTV
No. 2 Iowa State (27-7) vs. No. 15 South Dakota State (22-12), Thursday, 4:35 p.m. | TruTV
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SOUTH REGION
No. 1 Houston (30-4) vs. No. 16 Longwood (21-13), Friday, 6:20 p.m. | TNT
No. 8 Nebraska (23-10) vs. No. 9 Texas A&M (20-14), Friday, 3:50 p.m. | TNT
No. 5 Wisconsin (22-13) vs. No. 12 James Madison (31-3), Friday, 6:40 p.m. | CBS
No. 4 Duke (24-8) vs. No. 13 Vermont (28-6), Friday, 4:10 p.m. | CBS
No. 6 Texas Tech (23-10) vs. No. 11 North Carolina State (22-14), Thursday, 6:40 p.m. | CBS
No. 3 Kentucky (23-9) vs. No. 14 Oakland (23-11), Thursday, 4:10 p.m. | CBS
No. 7 Florida (24-11) vs. No. 10 Boise State (22-10) / Colorado (24-10), Friday, 1:30 p.m. | TBS
No. 2 Marquette (25-9) vs. No. 15 Western Kentucky (22-11), Friday, 11 a.m. | TBS
MIDWEST REGION
No. 1 Purdue (29-4) vs. No. 16 Montana State (17-17) / Grambling State (20-14), Friday, 4:25 p.m. | TBS
No. 8 Utah State (27-6) vs. No. 9 Texas Christian (21-12), Friday, 6:55 p.m. | TBS
No. 5 Gonzaga (25-7) vs. No. 12 McNeese (30-3), Thursday, 4:25 p.m. | TBS
No. 4 Kansas (22-10) vs. No. 13 Samford (29-5), Thursday, 6:55 p.m. | TBS
No. 6 South Carolina (26-7) vs. No. 11 Oregon (23-11), Thursday, 1 p.m. | TNT
No. 3 Creighton (23-9) vs. No. 14 Akron (24-10), Thursday, 10:30 a.m. | TNT
No. 7 Texas (20-12) vs. No. 10 Virginia (23-10) / Colorado State (24-10), Thursday, 3:50 p.m. | TNT
No. 2 Tennessee (24-8) vs. No. 15 Saint Peter's (19-13), Thursday, 6:20 p.m. | TNT
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WEST REGIONAL
No. 1 North Carolina (27-7) vs. No. 16 Howard (18-16) / Wagner (16-15), Thursday, 11:45 a.m. | CBS
No. 8 Mississippi State (21-13), No. 9 Michigan State (19-14), Thursday, 9:15 a.m. | CBS
No. 5 Saint Mary's (26-7) vs. No. 12 Grand Canyon (29-4), Friday, 7:05 p.m. | TruTV
No. 4 Alabama (21-11) vs. No. 13 Charleston (27-7), Friday, 4:35 p.m. | TruTV
No. 6 Clemson (21-11) vs. No. 11 New Mexico (26-9), Friday, 12:10 p.m. | TruTV
No. 3 Baylor (23-10) vs. No. 14 Colgate (25-9), Friday, 9:40 a.m. | TruTV
No. 7 Dayton (24-7) vs. No. 10 Nevada (26-7), Thursday, 1:30 p.m. | TBS
No. 2 Arizona (25-8) vs. No. 15 Long Beach State (21-14), Thursday, 11 a.m. | TBS
Here’s a schedule breakdown for the men’s NCAA tournament (all times Pacific):
Women's tournament matchups
PRINTABLE NCAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET
Here's a look at the women's 68-team NCAA tournament matchups:
FIRST FOUR
No. 16 Presbyterian (20-14) vs. No. 16 Sacred Heart (24-9), Wednesday, 4 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 12 Columbia (23-6) vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt (22-9), Wednesday, 6 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 11 Arizona (17-15) vs. No. 11 Auburn (20-11), Thursday, 4 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 16 Tennessee Martin (16-16) vs. No. 16 Holy Cross (20-12), 6 p.m. | ESPN2
REGIONAL 1
No. 1 South Carolina (32-0) vs. No. 16 Sacred Heart (24-9) / Presbyterian (20-14), Friday, 11 a.m. | ESPN
No. 8 North Carolina (19-12) vs. No. 9 Michigan State (22-8), Friday, 8:30 a.m. | ESPN2
No. 4 Indiana (24-5) vs. No. 13 Fairfield (31-1), Saturday, 10:30 a.m. | ESPN2
No. 5 Oklahoma (22-9) vs. No. 12 Florida Gulf Coast (29-4), Saturday, 1 p.m. | ESPNews
No. 3 Oregon State (24-7) vs. No. 14 Eastern Washington (29-5), Friday, 5 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 6 Nebraska (22-11) vs. No. 11 Texas A&M (19-12), Friday, 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 2 Notre Dame (26-6) vs. No. 15 Kent State (21-10), Saturday, 11:15 a.m. | ESPN
No. 7 Mississippi (23-8) vs. No. 10 Marquette (23-8), Saturday, 1:45 p.m. | ESPNU
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REGIONAL 2
No. 1 Iowa (29-4) vs. No. 16 Holy Cross (20-12) / Tennessee Martin (16-16), Saturday, noon | ABC
No. 8 West Virginia (24-7) vs. No. 9 Princeton (25-4), Saturday, 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 4 Kansas State (25-7) vs. No. 13 Portland (21-12), Friday, 1:30 p.m. | ESPNews
No. 5 Colorado (22-9) vs. No. 12 Drake (29-5), Friday, 4 p.m. | ESPNews
No. 3 Louisiana State (28-5) vs. No. 14 Rice (19-14), Friday, 1 p.m. | ESPN
No. 6 Louisville (24-9) vs. No. 11 Middle Tennessee (29-4), Friday, 10:30 a.m. | ESPN2
No. 2 UCLA (25-6) vs. No. 15 California Baptist (28-3), Saturday, 6:30 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 7 Creighton (25-5) vs. Nevada Las Vegas (30-2), Saturday, 4 p.m. | ESPNews
REGIONAL 3
No. 1 USC (26-5) vs. No. 16 Texas A&M Corpus Christi (23-8), Saturday, 1:30 p.m. | ESPN
No. 8 Kansas (19-12) vs. No. 9 Michigan (20-13), Saturday, 11 a.m. | ESPNews
No. 4 Virginia Tech (24-7) vs. No. 13 Marshall (26-6), Friday, 12:30 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 5 Baylor vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt (22-9) / Columbia (23-6), Friday, 6 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 3 Connecticut (29-5) vs. No. 14 Jackson State (26-6), Saturday, 10 a.m. | ABC
No. 6 Syracuse (23-7) vs. No. 11 Auburn (20-11) / Arizona (17-15), Saturday, 12:30 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 2 Ohio State (25-5) vs. No. 15 Maine (24-9), Friday, 9 a.m. | ESPN
No. 7 Duke (20-11) vs. No. 10 Richmond (29-5), Friday, 11:30 a.m. | ESPNews
REGIONAL 4
No. 1 Texas (30-4) vs. No. 16 Drexel (19-14), Friday, noon | ESPNU
No. 8 Alabama (23-9) vs. No. 9 Florida State (23-10), Friday, 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 5 Utah (22-10) vs. South Dakota State (27-5), Saturday, 7 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 4 Gonzaga (30-3) vs. No. 13 UC Irvine (23-8), Saturday, 4:30 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 6 Tennessee (19-12) vs. No. 11 Green Bay (27-6), Saturday, 9 a.m. | ESPN
No. 3 North Carolina State (27-6) vs. No. 14 Chattanooga (28-4), Saturday, 11:30 a.m. | ESPNU
No. 2 Stanford (28-5) vs. No. 15 Norfolk State (27-5), Friday, 7 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 7 Iowa State (20-11) vs. No. 10 Maryland (19-13), Friday, 4:30 p.m. | ESPN2
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
