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2022 March Madness: Complete schedule, dates, TV times

Baylor defeats Gonzaga, 86-70

The 2022 NCAA tournament for March Madness starts with First Four games in Dayton, Ohio and continues through to the 2022 Final Four in New Orleans. Selection Sunday is on March 13, 2022.

Get complete 2022 March Madness tournament schedule information below.

2022 March Madness: Complete schedule, dates

Here are the date, location and tournament information for each round, including Selection Sunday:

ROUND	DATE	CITY/SITE	Venue
Selection Sunday	March 13	N/A	N/A
First Four	March 17 and 19	Dayton, Ohio	UD Arena
First/Second	March 17 and 19	Buffalo, New York	KeyBank Center
First/Second	March 17 and 19	Indianapolis, Indiana	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
First/Second	March 17 and 19	Fort Worth, Texas	Dickies Arena
First/Second	March 17 and 19	Portland, Oregon	Moda Center
First/Second	March 18 and 20	Greenville, South Carolina	Bon Secours Wellness Arena
First/Second	March 18 and 20	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Fiserv Forum
First/Second	March 18 and 20	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	PPG Paints Arena
First/Second	March 18 and 20	San Diego, California	Viejas Arena
Sweet 16/Elite Eight	March 24 and 26	San Antonio, Texas	AT&T Center
Sweet 16/Elite Eight	March 24 and 26	San Francisco, California	Chase Center
Sweet 16/Elite Eight	March 25 and 27	Chicago, Illinois	United Center
Sweet 16/Elite Eight	March 25 and 27	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Wells Fargo Center
Final Four	April 2 and 4	New Orleans	Mercedes-Benz Superdome

2021 NCAA Bracket: Changes to March Madness seeding

The NCAA bracket itself was handled a little bit differently because the entire tournament was in Indiana. The top four seeds were handled the same and so was the First Four. The changes came in how the rest of the bracket was completed. Teams were placed in the bracket based on rankings without the usual considerations for geography. This is called using the "S-curve" to fill the bracket. There were 37 at-large selections (one more than normal) and 31 automatic qualifiers (one fewer than normal).

You can read the entire release from the NCAA on its bracketing changes for 2021 here.

🚨 Get a printable 2021 NCAA bracket .PDF here 🚨

Here is the bracket:

The 2021 NCAA tournament bracket.

March Madness: Future sites, dates

Here are the future sites for the NCAA Division I men's basketball Final Four:

Final Four Dates	Hosts	City, State	Facility
April 2/4, 2022	Tulane University	New Orleans, LA	Mercedes-Benz Superdome
April 1/3, 2023	Rice University, University of Houston, Houston Baptist University, Texas Southern University	Houston, TX	NRG Stadium
April 6/8, 2024	Arizona State University	Phoenix, AZ	State Farm Stadium
April 5/7, 2025	University of Texas at San Antonio, University of the Incarnate Word	San Antonio, TX	Alamodome
April 4/6, 2026	Horizon League, IUPUI	Indianapolis, IN	Lucas Oil Stadium

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2021 March Madness: Scores, results

GAME	TV	TIME (ET)	SITE
National championship — Monday, April 5
(1) Baylor 86, (1) Gonzaga 70	CBS	9:20 p.m.	Lucas Oil Stadium Unity
Final Four — Saturday, April 3
(1) Baylor 78, (2) Houston 59	CBS	5:14 p.m.	Lucas Oil Stadium Unity
(1) Gonzaga 93, (11) UCLA 90 (OT)	CBS	8:34 p.m.	Lucas Oil Stadium Unity

2021 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS	LOCATION
First Four — Thursday, March 18
(16) Texas Southern 60, (16) Mount St. Mary's 52	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
(11) Drake 53, (11) Wichita State 52	Mackey Arena
(16) Norfolk State 54, (16) Appalachian State 53	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
(11) UCLA 86, (11) Michigan State 80	Mackey Arena
First Round — Friday, March 19
(7) Florida 75, (10) Virginia Tech 70 (OT)	Hinkle Fieldhouse
(3) Arkansas 85, (14) Colgate 68	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(1) Illinois 78, (16) Drexel 49	Indiana Farmers Coliseum
(6) Texas Tech 65, (11) Utah State 53	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
(15) Oral Roberts 75, (2) Ohio State 72 (OT)	Mackey Arena
(1) Baylor 79, (16) Hartford 55	Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South)
(8) Loyola Chicago 71, (9) Georgia Tech 60	Hinkle Fieldhouse
(12) Oregon State 70, (5) Tennessee 56	Bankers Life Fiieldhouse
(4) Oklahoma State 69, (13) Liberty 60	Indiana Farmers Coliseum
(9) Wisconsin 85, No. 8 North Carolina 62	Mackey Arena
(2) Houston 87, (15) Cleveland State 56	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
(13) North Texas 78, (4) Purdue 69 (OT)	Lucas Oil Stadium Equality (North)
(10) Rutgers 60, (7) Clemson 56	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(11) Syracuse 78, (6) San Diego State 62	Hinkle Fieldhouse
(3) West Virginia 84, (14) Morehead State 67	Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South)
(5) Villanova 73, (12) Winthrop 63	Indiana Farmers Coliseum
First Round — Saturday, March 20
(5) Colorado 96, (12) Georgetown 73	Hinkle Fieldhouse
(4) Florida State 64, (13) UNC Greensboro 54	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(3) Kansas 93, (14) Eastern Washington 84	Indiana Farmers Coliseum
(8) LSU 76, (9) St. Bonaventure 61	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
(1) Michigan 82, (16) Texas Southern 66	Mackey Arena
(5) Creighton 63, (12) UC Santa Barbara 62	Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South)
(2) Alabama 68, (15) Iona 55	Hinkle Fieldhouse
(6) USC 72, (11) Drake 56	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(2) Iowa 86, (15) Grand Canyon 74	Indiana Farmers Coliseum
(10) Maryland 63, (7) UConn 54	Mackey Arena
(13) Ohio 62, (4) Virginia 58	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
(8) Oklahoma 72, (9) Missouri 68	Lucas Oil Stadium Equality (North)
(1) Gonzaga 98, (16) Norfolk State 55	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(11) UCLA 73, (6) BYU 62	Hinkle Fieldhouse
(14) Abilene Christian 53, (3) Texas 52	Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South)
(7) Oregon vs. (10) VCU — NO-CONTEST DUE TO COVID-19 PROTOCOLS	--
Second Round — Sunday, March 21
(8) Loyola Chicago 71, (1) Illinois 58	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(1) Baylor 76, (9) Wisconsin 63	Hinkle Fieldhouse
(11) Syracuse 75, (3) West Virginia 72	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(3) Arkansas 68, (6) Texas Tech 66	Hinkle Fieldhouse
(2) Houston 63, (10) Rutgers 60	Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South)
(15) Oral Roberts 81, (7) Florida 78	Indiana Farmers Coliseum
(5) Villanova 84, (13) North Texas 61	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(12) Oregon State 80, (4) Oklahoma State 70	Hinkle Fieldhouse
Second Round — Monday, March 22
(7) Oregon 95, (2) Iowa 80	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(1) Gonzaga 87, (8) Oklahoma 71	Hinkle Fieldhouse
(11) UCLA 67, (14) Abilene Christian 47	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(5) Creighton 72, (13) Ohio 58	Hinkle Fieldhouse
(1) Michigan 86, (8) LSU 78	Lucas Oil Stadium Unity (South)
(4) Florida State 71, (5) Colorado 53	Indiana Farmers Coliseum
(2) Alabama 96, (10) Maryland 77	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(6) USC 85, No. 3 Kansas 51	Hinkle Fieldhouse
Sweet 16 — Saturday, March 27
(12) Oregon State 65, No. 8 Loyola Chicago 58	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(1) Baylor 62, (5) Villanova 51	Hinkle Fieldhouse
(3) Arkansas 72, (15) Oral Roberts 70	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(2) Houston 62, (11) Syracuse 46	Hinkle Fieldhouse
Sweet 16 — Sunday, March 28
(1) Gonzaga 83, (5) Creighton 65	Hinkle Fieldhouse
(1) Michigan 76, (4) Florida State 58	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(11) UCLA 88, (2) Alabama 78 (OT)	Hinkle Fieldhouse
(6) USC 82, (7) Oregon 68	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Elite Eight — Monday, March 29
(2) Houston 67, (12) Oregon State 61	Lucas Oil Stadium Equality (North)
(1) Baylor 81, (3) Arkansas 72	Lucas Oil Stadium Equality (South)
Elite Eight — Tuesday, March 30
(1) Gonzaga 85, (6) USC 66	Lucas Oil Stadium Equality (North)
(11) UCLA 51, (1) Michigan 49	Lucas Oil Stadium Equality (South)

Games were played on two courts inside Lucas Oil Stadium, as well as Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Mackey Arena in West Lafayette and Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Only one game at a time was played at Lucas Oil Stadium. Teams practiced at the Indiana Convention Center with multiple courts set up inside the venue. All teams were housed on dedicated hotel floors, with physically distanced meeting and dining rooms, as well as secure transportation to and from competition venues.

CBS Sports and Turner Sports will continue to show all 67 games of the tournament across TBS, CBS, TNT, truTV and their digital platforms, including March Madness Live.

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