Overview
- Opening-night games feature No. 16 Howard vs. No. 16 UMBC at 6:40 p.m. ET and No. 11 NC State vs. No. 11 Texas at 9:15 p.m. ET, with winners advancing to the 64-team field.
- The First Four airs on truTV, with men’s tournament coverage across truTV, TBS, TNT and CBS, streaming on HBO Max and Paramount+, and every game available on SiriusXM radio.
- The men’s first round runs March 19–20, the Final Four is April 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium, and the national championship is April 6 in Indianapolis.
- The women’s bracket is set with UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina as No. 1 seeds, First Four games on March 18–19, and the Final Four and title game in Phoenix on April 3 and April 5.
- Analysts are posting team tiers, dark-horse picks and bracket advice, with common guidance to avoid overloading on upsets and to tailor picks to pool scoring, while favorites include Duke, Michigan, Arizona and defending champion Florida.