College basketball fans discovered which 68 teams will be participating in the "Big Dance" when they were announced on Selection Sunday, March 17, 2024.
With matches set, the first round begins on Thursday, March 21. The second round kicks off that weekend on Saturday, March 23.
As the teams drill down to the favored few, watch for the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight matchups to happen the week after.
Wrapping it all up are the Final Four games at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Saturday, April 6 followed by the championship game on Monday, April 8
2024 March Madness TV schedule
As usual, the First Four rounds will air on truTV. Sharing first and second round coverage will be CBS, TNT, TBS, and truTV.
Thereafter, the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 rounds will air on TBS and CBS.
Watch for the Final Four (Saturday, April 6) and the Championship game (Monday, April 8) to air exclusively on TBS this year.
Meanwhile, keep it here for complete times and TV channels along with team matchups and final scores for every game of the 2024 Men's NCAA basketball tournament.
CHAMPIONSHIP
DATE
Mon, April 8
UConn 75, Purdue 60
PREVIOUS SCORES
FINAL FOUR
DATE
Sat, April 6
Purdue 63, NC State 50- FINAL
UConn 86, Alabama 72 - FINAL
ELITE EIGHT
DATE
Sat, March 30
UConn 77, Illinois 52 - FINAL
Alabama 89, Clemson 82 - FINAL
Sun, March 31
Purdue 72, Tennessee 66 - FINAL
NC State 76, Duke 64 - FINAL
SWEET 16
DATE
Thurs, March 28
Clemson 77, Arizona 72 - FINAL
UConn 82, San Diego State 52 - FINAL
Alabama 89, North Carolina 87 - FINAL
Illinois 72, Iowa State 69 .- FINAL
Fri, March 29
NC State 67, Marquette 58 - FINAL
Purdue 80,. Gonzaga 68 - FINAL
Duke 54, Houston 51 - FINAL
Tennessee 82, Creighton 75 - FINAL
ROUND OF 32
Sat, March 23
Arizona 78. Dayton 68 - FNAL
Gonzaga 89, Kansas 68 - FINAL
North Carolina 85 Michigan State 69 - FINAL
Iowa State 67, Washington State 56 - FINAL
NC State 79, Oakland 73- FINAL
Tennessee 62, Texas 58 - FINAL
Illinois 89, Duquesne 63 - FINAL
Creighton 86, Oregon 73 - FINAL
Sun, March 24
Marquette 81, Colorado 77 - FINAL
Purdue 106, Utah State 57- FNAL
Duke 93, James Madison 55 - FINAL
Clemson 72, Baylor 64 - FINAL
Alabama 72, Grand Canyon 61 - FINAL
UConn 75, Northwestern 58 - FINAL
Houston 100, Texas A&M 95 - FINAL
San Diego State 85, Yale 57 - FINAL
FIRST FOUR
Wed, March 20
Grambling St. 88, Montana St. 81 - FINAL
Colorado 60, Boise St. 53 - FINAL
Tues, March 19
Wagner 71, Howard 68 - FINAL
Colorado St. 67, Virginia 42 - FINAL
FIRST ROUND
Thurs, March 21
Michigan State 69. Mississippi State 51- FINAL
Duquesne 71, BYU 67 - FINAL
Creighton 77, Akron 60 - FINAL
Arizona 85, Long Beach State 65 - FINAL
North Carolina 90, Wagner 62- FINAL
Illinois 85, Morehead State 69 - FINAL
Oregon 87, South Carolina 73 - FINAL
Dayton 63, Nevada 60 - FINAL
Texas 56, Colorado State 44 - FINAL
Oakland 80. Kentucky 76 - FINAL
Gonzaga 86, McNeese 65 - FINAL
Iowa State 82, South Dakota State 65 - FINAL
Tennessee 83, Saint Peter's 49 - FINAL
NC State 80. Texas Tech 67 - FINAL
Kansas 93, Samford 89 - FINAL
Washington State 66, Drake 61 - FINAL
SECOND ROUND
Fri, March 22
Northwestern 77, FAU 65 - FINAL
Baylor 92, Colgate 67 - FINAL
San Diego State 69, UAB 65 - FINAL
Marquette 87, Western Kentucky 69- FINAL
UConn 91, Stetson 52 - FINAL
Clemson 77, New Mexico 56 - FINAL
Yale 78, Auburn 76 - FINAL
Colorado 102, Florida 100 - FINAL
Texas A&M 98, Nebraska 83- FINAL
Duke 64, Vermont 47 - FINAL
Purdue 78, Grambling 50 - FINAL
Alabama 109, College of Charleston 96 - FINAL
Houston 86 Longwood 46 - FINAL
James Madison 72, Wisconsin 61 - FINAL
Utah State 88, TCU- FINAL
Grand Canyon 75, Saint Mary's 66 - FINAL
March Madness tickets - watching the games live
The initial scramble for March Madness tickets for the first four, second/third round and regional games begins in late summer or fall of the year before.
Meanwhile, scoring tickets to local games means getting ready to pounce as venues are announced in March - whether its smaller college arenas, or mega-venues such as Madison Square Garden in New York City.
FINAL FOUR: For the most sought-after finals, the NCAA annually puts about 40% of allotted Final Four tickets up for grabs in a random selection process the year before. The rest are managed by their official partner, Prime Sport. They provide a safe venue for fans to swap or sell tickets for popular final game tickets. Don't forget that as the tournament heats up, prices can range anywhere from $30 and upwards to $15,000!
BUT BE CAREFUL OUT THERE: As usual, be wary of the unscrupulous ticket seller on Craig's list or any other person looking to score on the frenzy for March Madness tickets. Say no to cash payments and only use a credit card to have record of your purchase and to contest any argument. Pro Tip: Buy from reputable sites like StubHub and TicketsNow which offer guarantees for refunds or exchanges on ticket errors or canceled games.
March Madness trivia & fun facts
The
phrase March Madness was coined by Henry V. Porter in
1939 to describe an Illinois high school basketball tourney. Brent
Musburger first used it during NCAA coverage in 1982 causing a legal
battle almost as insane as the playoffs.
But
everyone finally worked things out and the madness was official.
There isn't a good record of who first called the playoffs "The
Big Dance", but it does describe the action.
The 5 schools
who have the winningest history in NCAA Division I Men's basketball
are:
UCLA with 11 championships;
Kentucky
who won the March Madness games 7 times;
Indiana with
5 Big Dance victories;
North
Carolina outlasted all the other teams 4 times, including
their championship win in 2005, and
Duke with 5 titles, the most recent in a nail biter over Wisconsin in 2015.
Although past
history is no guarantee in this Cinderella-laced NCAA tournament,
number one seeds have won every time in the first round for the
past 16 years and number two seeds have only lost three first round
games... a 95% win average.
What makes the
brackets exciting are the number 13 and 14 seeds who came out winners
in the first round 20 times since 1992... a sweet 16% that leads
to dreams of glory. Watch for them in your brackets. Also look for teams
from smaller conferences or those who had a bad start to the season,
but got their game on during the last weeks to pull off an invitation.
A power player in a slump or on a injury roster can mean
a lower seed for a solid team.
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