The madness begins on Selection Sunday, March 15, when the selection committee will reveal the full NCAA tournament bracket for both the men's and women's NCAA teams. The men's bracket will be revealed at 6 p.m. ET, while the women’s bracket will follow at 8 p.m. ET.

The 68-team reveal for the 2026 NCAA Tournament is ahead with teams still jockeying for final positioning in the field

Tracking expert predictions for Michigan basketball in March Madness bracket of 2026 NCAA Tournament.

Area schools like Texas Tech, Texas and TCU will highlight the men’s and women’s tournament fields for this year’s Big Dance.

The 2025–26 men’s college basketball regular season has officially come to a close, which means one of the most exciting stretches of the calendar has arrived: Champ Week. Conference tournaments across the country are now underway as teams battle for automatic bids to the 2026 NCAA Tournament and a chance to extend their season

Arizona stands above the rest of the Big 12 after winning the regular season title and appears to be a lock for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats went 29-2 this season and the two games they dropped came in early February against Kansas and Texas Tech — two very good teams that could make March Madness runs of their own.