March Madness bracket 2022: NCAA Tournament first round schedule
The 2022 NCAA Tournament bracket is being released on Sunday evening as matchups are announced.
March Madness begins with the First Four play-in games on Tuesday and Wednesday, with first round NCAA Tournament games beginning Thursday. It will culminate on April 2 with the Final Four in New Orleans.
Keep tabs on this page for brackets, pairings and TV schedules for the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Tournament selection show begins at 5 p.m. CT.
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First Four games
In Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday, March 15
Texas Southern 76, Texas A&M Corpus-Christi 67
Indiana 66, Wyoming 58
Wednesday, March 16
Wright State 93, Bryant 82
Notre Dame 89, Rutgers 87 (2OT)
West Region (San Francisco)
First round
In Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, March 17
Gonzaga 93, Georgia State 72
Memphis 64, Boise State 53
In Buffalo, N.Y., on Thursday, March 17
New Mexico State 70, UConn 63
Arkansas 75, Vermont 71
In San Diego, on Friday, March 18
No. 6 seed Alabama vs. Notre Dame, 3:15 p.m. CT on TNT
No. 3 seed Texas Tech vs. No. 14 seed Montana State, 12:45 p.m. CT on TNT
In Greenville, S.C., on Friday, March 18
No. 7 seed Michigan State vs. No. 10 seed Davidson, 8:40 p.m. CT on CBS
No. 2 seed Duke vs. No. 15 Cal State Fullerton, 6:10 p.m. CT on CBS
South Region (San Antonio)
First round
In San Diego, on Friday, March 18
No. 1 seed Arizona vs. Wright State winner, 6:27 p.m. CT on truTV
No. 8 seed Seton Hall vs. No. 9 seed TCU, 8:57 p.m. CT on truTV
In Pittsburgh, on Friday, March 18
No. 5 seed Houston vs. No. 12 UAB, 8:20 p.m. CT on TNT
No. 4 seed Illinois vs. No. 13 seed Chattanooga, 5:50 p.m. CT on TNT
In Indianapolis, Ind., on Thursday, March 17
Michigan 75, Colorado State 63
Tennessee 88, Longwood 56
In Pittsburgh, on Friday, March 18
No. 7 seed Ohio State vs. No. 10 seed Loyola Chicago, 11:15 a.m. CT on CBS
No. 2 seed Villanova vs. No. 15 seed Delaware, 1:45 p.m. CT on CBS
Midwest Region (Chicago)
First round
In Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday, March 17
Kansas 83, Texas Southern 56
Creighton 72, San Diego State 69 (OT)
In Buffalo, N.Y., on Thursday, March 17
Richmond 67, Iowa 63
Providence 66, South Dakota State 57
In Milwaukee, on Friday, March 18
No. 6 seed LSU vs. No. 11 seed Iowa State, 6:20 p.m. CT on TBS
No. 3 seed Wisconsin vs. No. 14 seed Colgate, 8:50 p.m. CT on TBS
In Greenville, S.C., on Friday, March 18
No. 7 seed USC vs. No. 10 seed Miami (Fla.), 2:10 p.m. CT on truTV
No. 2 seed Auburn vs. No. 15 seed Jacksonville State, 11:40 a.m. CT on truTV
East Region (Philadelphia)
First round
In Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday, March 17
Baylor 85, Norfolk State 49
North Carolina 95, Marquette 63
In Portland, Oregon, on Thursday, March 17
Saint Mary's 82, Indiana 53
UCLA 57, Akron 53
In Milwaukee, on Friday, March 18
No. 6 seed Texas vs. No. 11 seed Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m. CT on TBS
No. 3 seed Purdue vs. No. 14 seed Yale, 1 p.m. CT on TBS
In Indianapolis, Ind., on Thursday, March 17
Murray State 92, San Francisco 87 (OT)
Saint Peter's 85, Kentucky 79 (OT)
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