The 2024 March Madness schedule is just a few weeks away from kicking off. My favorite time of the year. If you are into watching Australian basketball, we have the NBL finals wrapping up in mid-March as we move into the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament season. The 2024 NCAA Tournament Final Four is at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona this year. We also go over the future NCAA Tournament sites and Final Four dates for those who like to look ahead.
2024 March Madness Schedule
For those who just like wavetops, here are the 2024 March Madness schedule dates for your planning. The Selection Sunday broadcast will air on St. Patrick’s Day after the last college basketball championship game takes place. Most years, the higher seeds will not be impacted by results on this day. Cinderella gets a vote though and can cause some teams that were on the “Last Four In” cusp to be bumped out of a spot in the tournament by the NCAA Selection Committee.
Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 17
First Four: March 19-20
First round: March 21-22
Second round: March 23-24
Sweet 16: March 28-29
Elite Eight: March 30-31
Final Four: Saturday, April 6 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
2024 NCAA championship game: Monday, April 8 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
2024 NCAA Tournament Schedule and Locations
The 2024 March Madness schedule kicks off with the First Four that is held at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio every year. From there, everyone will be getting their NCAA Tournament brackets ready for the first round games that kick off on March 21st and March 22nd. Most brackets get busted by the time we hit the second round. It should be fun to see how the games turn out this season.
| Round | Location | Arena | Dates |
| First Four | Dayton, Ohio | UD Arena | March 19 – 20 |
| First/Second | Brooklyn. N.Y. | Barclays Center | March 22 -24 |
| First/Second | Charlotte, N.C. | Spectrum Center | March 21 – 23 |
| First/Second | Indianapolis | Gainbridge Fieldhouse | March 22 – 24 |
| First/Second | Omaha, Neb. | CHI Health Center | March 21 – 23 |
| First/Second | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | March 21 -23 |
| First/Second | Salt Lake City | Delta Center | March 21 – 23 |
| First/Second | Spokane, Wash. | Spokane Veterans Memorial | March 22 – 24 |
| First/Second | Memphis, Tenn. | FedExForum | March 22 – 24 |
| East Regional | Boston | TD Garden | March 28 – 30 |
| South Regional | Dallas | American Airlines Center | March 29 -31 |
| Midwest Regional | Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | March 29 – 31 |
| West Regional | Los Angeles | Crypto.com Arena | March 28 – 30 |
Future NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Dates and Locations
The NCAA has awarded the locations through the 2030 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. The future NCAA Tournament sites and dates are listed for you below. The list covers the 2025 NCAA Tournament schedule through 2030. We’ll keep you posted on any subsequent updates for the 2031 NCAA Tournament and beyond.
| Final Four Dates | City/Area | Arena/Stadium |
| April 6 and 8, 2024 | Phoenix | State Farm Stadium |
| April 5 and 7, 2025 | San Antonio | Alamodome |
| April 4 and 6, 2026 | Indianapolis | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| April 3 and 5, 2027 | Detroit | Ford Field |
| April 1 and 3, 2028 | Las Vegas | Allegiant Stadium |
| March 31 and April 2, 2029 | Indianapolis | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| April 6 and 8, 2030 | North Texas | AT&T Stadium |
Printable March Madness Brackets
If you are looking for a printable 2024 March Madness bracket, we have you covered as well. We publish a blank bracket in PDF format to use for your bracketology until the NCAA releases the complete NCAA Tournament bracket. We’ll update everything for you then as well. Enjoy the basketball games.
