NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament brackets: A look at every matchup

The 68-team bracket for the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament is set. The men’s First Four begins Tuesday and first-round games begin on Thursday.

Here’s a look at the men’s bracket (all times Pacific):

First Four

Tuesday
No. 16 Maryland Baltimore County (24-8) vs. Howard (23-10), 3:40 p.m. | TruTV
No. 11 Texas (18-14) vs. No. 11 North Carolina State (20-13), 6:15 p.m. | TruTV
Wednesday
No. 16 Prairie View A&M (18-17) vs. No. 16 Lehigh (18-16), 3:40 p.m. | TruTV
No. 11 Miami (Ohio) (31-1) vs. No. 11 Southern Methodist (20-13), 6:15 p.m. | TruTV

East Region

FIRST ROUND
Thursday (at Greenville, S.C.)
No. 1 Duke (32-2) vs. No. 16 Siena (23-11), 11:50 a.m. | CBS
No. 8 Ohio State (21-12) vs. No. 9 Texas Christian (22-11), 9:15 a.m. | CBS
Friday (at San Diego)
No. 5 St. John’s (28-6) vs. No. 12 Northern Iowa (23-12), 4:10 p.m. | CBS
No. 4 Kansas (23-10) vs. No. 13 California Baptist (25-8), 6:45 p.m. | CBS
Thursday (at Buffalo)
No. 6 Louisville (23-10) vs. No. 11 South Florida (25-8), 10:30 a.m. | TNT
No. 3 Michigan State (25-7) vs. No. 14 North Dakota State (27-7), 1:05 p.m. | TNT
Friday (at Philadelphia)
No. 7 UCLA (23-11) vs. No. 10 Central Florida (21-11), 4:25 p.m. | TBS
No. 2 Connecticut (29-5) vs. No. 15 Furman (22-12), 7p.m. | TBS

West Region

FIRST ROUND
Friday (at San Diego)
No. 1 Arizona (32-2) vs. Long Island University (24-10), 10:35 a.m. | TNT
No. 8 Villanova (24-8) vs. No. 9 Utah State (25-8), 1:10 p.m. | TNT
Thursday (at Portland)
No. 5 Wisconsin (24-10) vs. No. 12 High Point (30-4), 10:50 a.m. | TBS
No. 4 Arkansas (26-8) vs. No. 13 Hawaii (24-8), 1:25 p.m. | TBS
No. 6 Brigham Young (23-11) No. 11 Texas / North Carolina State, 4:25 p.m. | TBS
No. 3 Gonzaga (30-3) vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State (21-13), 7 p.m. | TBS
Friday (at St. Louis)
No. 7 Miami (25-8) vs. No. 10 Missouri (20-12), 7:10 p.m. | TruTV
No. 2 Purdue (27-8) vs. No. 15 Queens (21-13), 4:35 p.m. | TruTV

Midwest Region

FIRST ROUND
Thursday (at Buffalo)
No. 1 Michigan (31-3) vs. No. 16 Maryland Baltimore County / Howard, 4:10 p.m. | CBS
No. 8 Georgia (22-10) vs. No. 9 Saint Louis (28-5), 6:45 p.m. | CBS
Friday (at Tampa)
No. 5 Texas Tech (22-10) vs. No. 12 Akron (29-5), 9:40 a.m. | TruTV
No. 4 Alabama (23-9) vs. No. 13 Hofstra (24-10), 12:15 p.m. | TruTV
Friday (at Philadelphia)
No. 6 Tennessee (22-11) vs. No. 11 Miami (Ohio) / Southern Methodist, 1:25 p.m. | TBS
No. 3 Virginia (29-5) vs. No. 14 Wright State (23-11), 10:50 a.m. | TBS
Friday (at St. Louis)
No. 7 Kentucky (21-13) vs. No. 10 Santa Clara (26-8), 9:15 a.m. | CBS
No. 2 Iowa State (27-7) vs. No. 15 Tennessee State (23-9), 11:50 a.m. | CBS

South Region

FIRST ROUND
Friday (at Tampa)
No. 1 Florida (26-7) vs. No. 16 Prairie View A&M / Lehigh, 6:25 p.m. | TNT
No. 8 Clemson (24-10) vs. Iowa (21-12), 3:50 p.m. | TNT
Thursday (at Oklahoma City)
No. 5 Vanderbilt (26-8) vs. No. 12 McNeese (28-5), 12:15 p.m. | TruTV
No. 4 Nebraska (26-6) vs. No. 13 Troy (22-11), 9:40 a.m. | TruTV
Thursday (at Greenville, S.C.)
No. 6 North Carolina (24-8) vs. No. 11 Virginia Commonwealth (27-7), 3:50 p.m. | TNT
No. 3 Illinois (24-8) vs. No. 14 Pennsylvania (18-11), 6:25 p.m. | TNT
Thursday (at Oklahoma City)
No. 7 Saint Mary’s (27-5) No. 10 Texas A&M (21-11), 4:35 p.m. | TruTV
No. 2 Houston (28-6) vs. Idaho (21-14), 7:10 p.m. | TruTV

Printable bracket here

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NCAA women’s basketball matchups

The bracket is set for the NCAA women’s tournament. Here’s a look at the matchups for the First Four and the first round:

First Four

Wednesday
No. 11 Nebraska vs. No. 11 Richmond, 4 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 16 Missouri State vs. No. 16 Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m. | ESPN2
Thursday
No. 16 Southern vs. No. 16 Samford, 4 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 10 Virginia vs. No. 10 Arizona State, 6 p.m. | ESPN2

Region 1

FIRST ROUND
Saturday
No. 1 Connecticut (34-0) vs. No. 16 Texas San Antonio (18-15), noon | ABC
No. 8 Iowa State (22-9) vs. No. 9 Syracuse (23-8), 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2
Friday
No. 5 Maryland (23-8) vs. No. 12 Murray State (31-3), noon | ESPNU
No. 4 North Carolina (26-7) vs. No. 13 Western Illinois (26-5), 2:30 p.m. | ESPNews
Saturday
No. 6 Notre Dame (22-10) vs. No. 11 Fairfield (28-4), 11 a.m. | ESPN
No. 3 Ohio State (26-7) vs. No. 14 Howard (26-7), 8:30 a.m. | ESPN2
No. 7 Illinois (21-11) No. 10 Colorado (22-11), 6:30 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 2 Vanderbilt (27-4) vs. No. 15 High Point (27-5), 4 p.m. | ESPN2

Region 2

FIRST ROUND
Saturday
No. 1 UCLA (31-1) vs. No. 16 California Baptist (23-10), 7 p.m. | ESPN
No. 8 Oklahoma State (23-9) vs. No. 9 Princeton (26-3), 4:30 p.m. | ESPN2
Friday
No. 5 Mississippi (23-11) vs. No. 12 Gonzaga (24-9), 12:30 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 4 Minnesota (22-8) vs. No. 13 Wisconsin Green Bay (25-8), 3 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 6 Baylor (24-8) vs. No. 11 Nebraska / Richmond, 11 a.m. | ESPN
No. 3 Duke (24-8) vs. No. 14 Charleston (27-5), 8:30 a.m. | ESPN2
No. 7 Texas Tech (25-7) vs. No. 10 Villanova (25-7), 5:30 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 2 Louisiana State (27-5) vs. No. 15 Jacksonville (24-9), 3 p.m. | ESPN

Region 3

FIRST ROUND
Friday
No. 1 Texas (31-3) vs. No. 16 Missouri State / Stephen F. Austin, 1 p.m. | ESPN
No. 8 Oregon (22-12) vs. No. 9 Virginia Tech (23-9), 10:30 a.m. | ESPN2
Saturday
No. 5 Kentucky (23-10) vs. No. 12 James Madison (26-8), 11:30 a.m. | ESPNU
No. 4 West Virginia (27-6) vs. Miami (Ohio) 28-6), 2 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 6 Alabama (23-10) vs. No. 11 Rhode Island (28-4), 11:30 a.m. | ESPNews
No. 3 Louisville (27-7) vs. Vermont (27-7), 9 a.m. | ESPN
Friday
No. 7 North Carolina State (20-10) vs. No. 10 Tennessee (16-13), 5 p.m. | ESPN
No. 2 Michigan (25-6) vs. No. 15 Holy Cross (23-9), 2:30 p.m. | ESPN2

Region 4

FIRST ROUND
Saturday
No. 1 South Carolina (31-3) vs. No. 16 Southern / Samford, 10 a.m. | ABC
No. 8 Clemson (21-11) vs. No. 9 USC (17-13), 12:30 p.m. | ESPN2
Friday
No. 5 Michigan State (22-8) vs. No. 12 Colorado State (27-7), 4:30 p.m. | ESPNews
No. 4 Oklahoma (24-7) vs. No. 13 Idaho (29-5), 7 p.m. | ESPN
No. 6 Washington (21-10) vs. No. 11 South Dakota State (27-6), 11:30 a.m. | ESPNews
No. 3 Texas Christian (29-5) vs. UC San Diego (24-8), 9 a.m. | ESPN
Saturday
No. 7 Georgia (22-9) vs. No. 10 Virginia / Arizona State, 10:30 a.m. | ESPN2
No. 2 Iowa (26-6) vs. No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson (30-4), 1 p.m. | ESPN

Printable bracket here

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