March Madness 2023 | March Madness Basketball Schedule, Locations, Dates

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men’s basketball tournament, also known as March Madness or NCAA March Madness, is a single-elimination competition held each spring in the United States that features 68 college basketball teams. The tournament determines the national champion. Harold Olsen, the head coach at Ohio State, came up with the idea for the competition, which was established by the National Association of Basketball Coaches in 1939. It is one of the biggest yearly sporting events in the United States and is primarily played in March.

March Madness Basketball Schedule

The 2023 Men’s NCAA march madness tournament starts with First four game in Dayton, Ohio between March 14-15 and continues to the final four in Houston on April 1 & NCAA championship game on April 3.

Selection Sunday for 2023 March Madness this season is on Sunday, March 12. The 68-team fields for the men’s and women’s NCAA DI basketball tournaments will be released during selection shows after games have finished for the day.

The complete schedule for the 2023 March Madness men’s tournament are as follows :

2023 March Madness Locations

Every year the tournament starts around mid-march and the tournament will continues for about two and a half weeks. The men championship usually held on first week of April. The 2023 March Madness will begin on March 14 and will end with NCAA championship on 3rd April.

The 2023 march madness men’s tournament which will tip off Tuesday, March 14, with First Four games played in Dayton, Ohio. The 2023 Final Four is scheduled for April 1 and April 3 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. 2023 March Madness Locations and Date for the NCAA tournament for Division I men’s college basketball are below.

Selection Sunday: March 12

First Four: March14, 15 — UD Arena (Dayton)

First round: March 16, 17 — Legacy Arena (Birmingham), Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines), Amway Center (Orlando), Golden 1 Center (Sacramento), MVP Arena (Albany), Nationwide Arena (Columbus), Ball Arena (Denver), Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro)

Second round: March 18, 19 — Legacy Arena (Birmingham), Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines), Amway Center (Orlando), Golden 1 Center (Sacramento), MVP Arena (Albany), Nationwide Arena (Columbus), Ball Arena (Denver), Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro)

Sweet 16: March 23, 24 — T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas), Madison Square Garden (New York), T-Mobile Center (Kansas City), KFC Yum! Center (Louisville)

Elite Eight: March 25, 26 — T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas), Madison Square Garden (New York), T-Mobile Center (Kansas City), KFC Yum! Center (Louisville)

Final Four/National Championship: April 1, 3 — NRG Stadium (Houston)

March Madness: Future sites, dates, locations

Below are the future sites for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball Final Four: