March Madness 2027 dates, schedule and locations

See below for the dates, locations and schedule for the 2027 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, aka March Madness 2027. The Final Four will take place at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Selection Sunday: March 15, 2026

First Four

University of Dayton Arena – Dayton, Ohio – March 16-17, 2027 (Host: University of Dayton)

First and Second Rounds

PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – March 18 & 20, 2027 (Host: Duquesne University)

CHI Health Center – Omaha, Nebraska – March 18 & 20, 2027 (Host: Creighton University)

Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, Texas – March 18 & 20, 2027 (Host: University of North Texas)

Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena – Spokane, Washington – March 18 & 20, 2027 (Host: University of Idaho)

Spectrum Center – Charlotte, North Carolina – March 19 & 21, 2027 (Host: UNC Charlotte / Atlantic Coast Conference)

Target Center – Minneapolis, Minnesota – March 19 & 21, 2027 (Host: University of Minnesota)

KFC Yum! Center – Louisville, Kentucky – March 19 & 21, 2027 (Host: University of Louisville)

Golden 1 Center – Sacramento, California – March 19 & 21, 2027 (Host: California State University, Sacramento)

Regional Semifinals (Sweet Sixteen) and Finals (Elite Eight)

South Regional: Frost Bank Center – San Antonio, Texas – March 25 & 27, 2027 (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio)

West Regional: Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, California – March 25 & 27, 2027 (Host: Pepperdine University)

Midwest Regional: T-Mobile Center – Kansas City, Missouri – March 26 & 28, 2027 (Host: Big 12 Conference)

East Regional: Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York – March 26 & 28, 2027 (Host: Big East Conference / St. John’s University)

National Semifinals (Final Four) and Championship

Ford Field – Detroit, Michigan – April 3 & 5, 2027 (Host: Michigan State University)

Additional Facts

This is the second time that Ford Field will host the NCAA Final Four – previously doing so in 2009 – and the second time for the city of Detroit. In addition to hosting the 2009 Final Four, Ford Field was the site of the Midwest Regional Final in 2008. The Detroit area has hosted a number of other NCAA Tournament events, including the Midwest Regional Final in 2024 (Little Caesars Arena) and 2000 (The Palace of Auburn Hills), and first and second round games in 2018 (Little Caesars Arena), 2013, 2006 and 1997 (The Place of Auburn Hills).

Television rights for the 2027 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament are held by CBS Sports and Turner Sports, as games will be broadcast on CBS, TBS, TNT and truTV. Radio rights are held exclusively by Westwood One.