:2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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Pending any changes, a total of 68 teams will enter the 2026 tournament. 31 automatic bids shall be awarded to each program that wins their conference's tournament. The remaining 37 bids are "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee on Selection Sunday, March 15. The Selection Committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 68.

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 tournament bracket.

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The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2026 tournament:{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2020-10-14/ncaa-announces-host-site-selections-2022-23-2025-26|date=16 October 2020|publisher=NCAA|title=NCAA announces host site selections from 2022-23 to 2025-26}}

First Four

• March 17 and 18
• University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)

First and Second Rounds (Subregionals)

• March 19 and 21
• KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York (Host: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)
• Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, South Carolina (Host: Furman University)
• Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Host: Big 12 Conference)
• Moda Center, Portland, Oregon (Hosts: Oregon State University)
• March 20 and 22
• Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida (Host: University of South Florida)
• Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Host: Saint Joseph's University)
• Viejas Arena, San Diego, California (Host: San Diego State University)
• Enterprise Center, St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)

Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

• March 26 and 28
• South Regional
• Toyota Center, Houston, Texas (Host: University of Houston)
• West Regional
• SAP Center, San Jose, California (Host: San Jose State University)
• March 27 and 29
• Midwest Regional
• United Center, Chicago, Illinois (Host: Big Ten Conference)
• East Regional
• Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. (Host: Georgetown University)

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four)

• April 4 and 6
• Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana (Host; Indiana University Indianapolis)

Indianapolis will host the Final Four for the ninth time, having previously hosted in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-07-16/final-four-sites-selected-2023-through-2026|date=16 July 2018|accessdate = 16 October 2020|publisher=NCAA|title=Final Four sites selected for 2023 through 2026}}

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CBS Sports and TNT Sports have US television rights to the tournament.{{cite news|last=Bonesteel|first=Matt|title=CBS And Turner lock down NCAA Tournament Through 2032|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=April 12, 2016|accessdate=April 12, 2016}} As part of a cycle that began in 2016, TBS will televise the 2026 Final Four and the National Championship Game.

• Selection Show – CBS
• First Four – TruTV
• First and Second Rounds – CBS, TBS, TNT, and TruTV.
• Regional Semifinals and Finals – CBS and TBS
• National Semifinals (Final Four) and Championship – TBS

Westwood One will have exclusive coverage of the entire tournament.

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