March Madness: Men's NCAA Tournament Set

The field of 68 is officially set for the men's NCAA Tournament. Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas, and Baylor all receiving one-seeds with the Zags as the number one overall. The First Four will tip-off on Tuesday and Wednesday and the tournament will conclude in New Orleans with the Final Four on Saturday, April 2. The National Championship game will be on April 4.

This year's tournament marks the return to the "normalcy" since 2019 as the 2020 tournament was cancel and last year's tournament was without a crowd. Eight different cities during the first weekend, then to four cities for the Sweet 16 before ending in the Big Easy for the Final Four.

The Big Ten Conference should be proud as they have nine teams in the NCAA Tournament.

Most Bids By Conference

• 9- Big Ten

• 6- Big 12, Big East, SEC

• 5- ACC

• 4- Mountain West

• 3- PAC-12, West Coast

• 2- American, Atlantic 10

First Four Games

All Games on TruTv

Tuesday, March 15

• 16. Texas A&M-CC vs. 16. Texas Southern 6:40PM (Midwest Region)

• 12. Indiana vs. 12. Wyoming 9:10PM (East Region)

Wednesday, March 16

• 16. Bryant vs. 16. Wright St. 6:40PM (South Region)

• 11. Notre Dame vs. 11. Indiana 9:10PM (West Region)

The West Region

Portland, Oregon

• 1. Gonzaga vs. 16. Georgia State (Thursday, March 17)

• 8. Memphis vs. 9. Boise State (Thursday, March 17)

Buffalo, New York

• 5. UCONN vs. 12. New Mexico State (Thursday, March 17)

• 4. Arkansas vs. 13. Vermont (Thursday, March 17)

San Diego, California

• 6. Alabama vs. 11. Rutgers/Notre Dame (Friday, March 18)

• 3. Texas Tech vs. 14. Montana State (Friday, March 18)

Greenville, South Carolina

• 7. Michigan State vs. 10 Davidson (Friday, March 18)

• 2. Duke vs. 15. CS Fullerton (Friday, March 18)

The South Region

San Diego, California

• 1. Arizona vs. 16. Bryant/Wright State (Friday, March 18)

• 8. Seton Hall vs. 9. TCU (Friday, March 18)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• 7. Ohio St. vs. 10. Loyola Chicago (Thursday, March 17)

• 2. Villanova vs. 15. Delaware (Thursday, March 17)

• 5. Houston vs. 12. UAB (Friday, March 18)

• 4. Illinois vs. 13. Chattanooga (Friday, March 18)

Indianapolis, Indiana

• 6. Colorado State vs. 11. Michigan (Thursday, March 17)

• 3. Tennessee vs. 14. Longwood (Thursday, March 17)

The Midwest Region

Fort Worth, Texas

• 1. Kansas vs. 16. Texas A&M-CC/Texas Southern (Thursday, March 17)

• 8. San Diego St. vs. Creighton (Thursday, March 17)

Buffalo, New York

• 5. Iowa vs. 12. Richmond (Thursday, March 17)

• 4. Providence vs. 13. South Dakota St. (Thursday, March 17)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• 6. LSU vs. 11. Iowa St. (Friday, March 18)

• 3. Wisconsin vs. 14. Colgate

Greenville, South Carolina

• 7. USC vs. 10. Miami (Friday, March 18)

• 2. Auburn vs. Jacksonville St. (Friday, March 18)

The East Region

Fort Worth, Texas

• 1. Baylor vs. 16. Norfolk St. (Thursday, March 17)

• 8. UNC vs. 9. Marquette (Thursday, March 17)

Portland, Oregon

• 5. Saint Mary's vs. 12. Indiana/Wyoming (Thursday, March 17)

• 4. UCLA vs. 13. Akon (Thursday, March 17)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• 6. Texas vs. 11. Virginia Tech (Friday, March 18)

• 3. Purdue vs. 14. Yale (Friday March 18)

Indianapolis, Indiana

• 7. Murray St. vs. 10. San Francisco (Thursday, March 17)

• 2. Kentucky vs. 15. Saint Peter's (Thursday, March 17)

Join our men's ESPN Tournament Challenge and take on The Playmakerz