There's no escaping the nerves on Selection Sunday
The 2019 NCAA tournament selection show is Sunday, March 17. Tonight, the 68-team bracket will be revealed, including all seeds and First Four teams.
Games begin Tuesday, March 19 with the First Four, which continues Wednesday, March 20. Once the field is down to 64 teams, the First Round will start Thursday, March 21.
How to stream Selection Sunday 2019
Along with being on CBS, you can watch the NCAA tournament Selection Show on March Madness Live. The show is available here. The show starts at 6 p.m. ET.
| ROUND | LIVESTREAM | TV | DATES | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selection Sunday (6 p.m. ET) | March Madness Live | CBS | March 17 | N/A |
| First Four | March Madness Live | Tru TV | March 19-20 | Dayton, OH |
| 1st/2nd Rounds | March Madness Live | CBS, Tru TV, TNT, TBS | March 21/23 | Hartford, CT |
| 1st/2nd Rounds | March Madness Live | CBS, Tru TV, TNT, TBS | March 21/23 | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 1st/2nd Rounds | March Madness Live | CBS, Tru TV, TNT, TBS | March 21/23 | Des Moines, IA |
| 1st/2nd Rounds | March Madness Live | CBS, Tru TV, TNT, TBS | March 21/23 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 1st/2nd Rounds | March Madness Live | CBS, Tru TV, TNT, TBS | March 22/24 | Tulsa, OK |
| 1st/2nd Rounds | March Madness Live | CBS, Tru TV, TNT, TBS | March 22/24 | Columbus, OH |
| 1st/2nd Rounds | March Madness Live | CBS, Tru TV, TNT, TBS | March 22/24 | Columbia, SC |
| 1st/2nd Rounds | March Madness Live | CBS, Tru TV, TNT, TBS | March 22/24 | San Jose, CA |
| South Regional | March Madness Live | CBS, TBS | March 28/30 | Louisville, KY |
| West Regional | March Madness Live | CBS, TBS | March 28/30 | Anaheim, CA |
| East Regional | March Madness Live | CBS, TBS | March 29/31 | Washington, D.C. |
| Midwest Regional | March Madness Live | CBS | March 29/31 | Kansas City, MO |
| Final Four, National Championship |
March Madness Live | CBS | April 6/8 | Minneapolis, MN |
NCAA tournament history
Here is the list of every men’s basketball national championship since the NCAA tournament began in 1939:
| YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | HEAD COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Villanova (36-4) | Jay Wright | 79-62 | Michigan | San Antonio, Tex. |
| 2017 | North Carolina (33-7) | Roy Williams | 71-65 | Gonzaga | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| 2016 | Villanova (35-5) | Jay Wright | 77-74 | North Carolina | Houston, Texas |
| 2015 | Duke (35-4) | Mike Krzyzewski | 68-63 | Wisconsin | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 2014 | Connecticut (32-8) | Kevin Ollie | 60-54 | Kentucky | Arlington, Texas |
| 2013 | Louisville (35-5)* | Rick Pitino | 82-76 | Michigan | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 2012 | Kentucky (38-2) | John Calipari | 67-59 | Kansas | New Orleans, La. |
| 2011 | Connecticut (32-9) | Jim Calhoun | 53-41 | Butler | Houston, Texas |
| 2010 | Duke (35-5) | Mike Krzyzewski | 61-59 | Butler | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 2009 | North Carolina (34-4) | Roy Williams | 89-72 | Michigan State | Detroit, Mich. |
| 2008 | Kansas (37-3) | Bill Self | 75-68 (OT) | Memphis | San Antonio, Texas |
| 2007 | Florida (35-5) | Billy Donovan | 84-75 | Ohio State | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 2006 | Florida (33-6) | Billy Donovan | 73-57 | UCLA | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 2005 | North Carolina (33-4) | Roy Williams | 75-70 | Illinois | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 2004 | Connecticut (33-6) | Jim Calhoun | 82-73 | Georgia Tech | San Antonio, Texas |
| 2003 | Syracuse (30-5) | Jim Boeheim | 81-78 | Kansas | New Orleans, La. |
| 2002 | Maryland (32-4) | Gary Williams | 64-52 | Indiana | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 2001 | Duke (35-4) | Mike Krzyzewski | 82-72 | Arizona | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 2000 | Michigan State (32-7) | Tom Izzo | 89-76 | Florida | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 1999 | Connecticut (34-2) | Jim Calhoun | 77-74 | Duke | St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| 1998 | Kentucky (35-4) | Tubby Smith | 78-69 | Utah | San Antonio, Texas |
| 1997 | Arizona (25-9) | Lute Olson | 84-79 (OT) | Kentucky | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 1996 | Kentucky (34-2) | Rick Pitino | 76-67 | Syracuse | East Rutherford, N.J. |
| 1995 | UCLA (31-2) | Jim Harrick | 89-78 | Arkansas | Seattle, Wash. |
| 1994 | Arkansas (31-3) | Nolan Richardson | 76-72 | Duke | Charlotte, N.C. |
| 1993 | North Carolina (34-4) | Dean Smith | 77-71 | Michigan | New Orleans, La. |
| 1992 | Duke (34-2) | Mike Krzyzewski | 71-51 | Michigan | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 1991 | Duke (32-7) | Mike Krzyzewski | 72-65 | Kansas | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 1990 | UNLV (35-5) | Jerry Tarkanian | 103-73 | Duke | Denver, Colo. |
| 1989 | Michigan (30-7) | Steve Fisher | 80-79 (OT) | Seton Hall | Seattle, Wash. |
| 1988 | Kansas (27-11) | Larry Brown | 83-79 | Oklahoma | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1987 | Indiana (30-4) | Bob Knight | 74-73 | Syracuse | New Orleans, La. |
| 1986 | Louisville (32-7) | Denny Crum | 72-69 | Duke | Dallas, Texas |
| 1985 | Villanova (25-10) | Rollie Massimino | 66-64 | Georgetown | Lexington, Ky, |
| 1984 | Georgetown (34-3) | John Thompson | 84-75 | Houston | Seattle, Wash. |
| 1983 | North Carolina State (26-10) | Jim Valvano | 54-52 | Houston | Albuquerque, N.M. |
| 1982 | North Carolina (32-2) | Dean Smith | 63-62 | Georgetown | New Orleans, La. |
| 1981 | Indiana (26-9) | Bob Knight | 63-50 | North Carolina | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1980 | Louisville (33-3) | Denny Crum | 59-54 | UCLA | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 1979 | Michigan State (26-6) | Jud Heathcote | 75-64 | Indiana State | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 1978 | Kentucky (30-2) | Joe Hall | 94-88 | Duke | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 1977 | Marquette (25-7) | Al McGuire | 67-59 | North Carolina | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 1976 | Indiana (32-0) | Bob Knight | 86-68 | Michigan | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1975 | UCLA (28-3) | John Wooden | 92-85 | Kentucky | San Diego, Calif. |
| 1974 | North Carolina State (30-1) | Norm Sloan | 76-64 | Marquette | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 1973 | UCLA (30-0) | John Wooden | 87-66 | Memphis State | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 1972 | UCLA (30-0) | John Wooden | 81-76 | Florida State | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1971 | UCLA (29-1) | John Wooden | 68-62 | Villanova | Houston, Texas |
| 1970 | UCLA (28-2) | John Wooden | 80-69 | Jacksonville | College Park, Md. |
| 1969 | UCLA (29-1) | John Wooden | 92-72 | Purdue | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1968 | UCLA (29-1) | John Wooden | 78-55 | North Carolina | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1967 | UCLA (30-0) | John Wooden | 79-64 | Dayton | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1966 | UTEP (28-1) | Don Haskins | 72-65 | Kentucky | College Park, Md. |
| 1965 | UCLA (28-2) | John Wooden | 91-80 | Michigan | Portland, Ore. |
| 1964 | UCLA (30-0) | John Wooden | 98-83 | Duke | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1963 | Loyola (Ill.) (29-2) | George Ireland | 60-58 (OT) | Cincinnati | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1962 | Cincinnati (29-2) | Ed Jucker | 71-59 | Ohio State | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1961 | Cincinnati (27-3) | Ed Jucker | 70-65 (OT) | Ohio State | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1960 | Ohio State (25-3) | Fred Taylor | 75-55 | California | Daly City, Calif. |
| 1959 | California (25-4) | Pete Newell | 71-70 | West Virginia | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1958 | Kentucky (23-6) | Adolph Rupp | 84-72 | Seattle | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1957 | North Carolina (32-0) | Frank McGuire | 54-53 (3OT) | Kansas | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1956 | San Francisco (29-0) | Phil Woolpert | 83-71 | Iowa | Evanston, Ill. |
| 1955 | San Francisco (28-1) | Phil Woolpert | 77-63 | LaSalle | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1954 | La Salle (26-4) | Ken Loeffler | 92-76 | Bradley | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1953 | Indiana (23-3) | Branch McCracken | 69-68 | Kansas | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1952 | Kansas (28-3) | Phog Allen | 80-63 | St. John's | Seattle, Wash. |
| 1951 | Kentucky (32-2) | Adolph Rupp | 68-58 | Kansas State | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 1950 | CCNY (24-5) | Nat Holman | 71-68 | Bradley | New York, N.Y. |
| 1949 | Kentucky (32-2) | Adolph Rupp | 46-36 | Oklahoma A&M | Seattle, Wash. |
| 1948 | Kentucky (36-3) | Adolph Rupp | 58-42 | Baylor | New York, N.Y. |
| 1947 | Holy Cross (27-3) | Doggie Julian | 58-47 | Oklahoma | New York, N.Y. |
| 1946 | Oklahoma State (31-2) | Henry Iba | 43-40 | North Carolina | New York, N.Y. |
| 1945 | Oklahoma State (27-4) | Henry Iba | 49-45 | NYU | New York, N.Y. |
| 1944 | Utah (21-4) | Vadal Peterson | 42-40 (OT) | Dartmouth | New York, N.Y. |
| 1943 | Wyoming (31-2) | Everett Shelton | 46-34 | Georgetown | New York, N.Y. |
| 1942 | Stanford (28-4) | Everett Dean | 53-38 | Dartmouth | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1941 | Wisconsin (20-3) | Bud Foster | 39-34 | Washington State | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1940 | Indiana (20-3) | Branch McCracken | 60-42 | Kansas | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 1939 | Oregon (29-5) | Howard Hobson | 46-33 | Ohio State | Evanston, Ill. |
*Louisville’s participation in the 2013 tournament was later vacated by the Committee on Infractions.
