When does March Madness start? 2018 NCAA Tournament schedule

Kenan Goyette

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March Madness is here and that means it's almost time for the 2018 NCAA Tournament.

The conference tournaments will lead to one of the most highly anticipated dates in college basketball — Selection Sunday. The NCAA Tournament bracket will be revealed on Sunday, March 11, at 6 p.m. ET on TBS.

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From there, the Field of 68 will be set and it will be NCAA Tournament time. Below is information on the important dates and locations for all of March Madness.

When is March Madness 2018?

After Selection Sunday, the First Four games will kick off March Madness in Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday, March 13, and Wednesday, March 14. The real first round begins after that on March 15 and 16, with the second round following on March 17 and 18.

The following week's games start with the Sweet 16 on March 22 and March 23 and end with the Elite Eight on March 24 and March 25. 

MARCH MADNESS: Projected NCAA Tournament bracket

The Final Four games will take place in San Antonio on Saturday, March 31. The national championship game caps March Madness on Monday, April 2.

Below is a full schedule for the 2018 NCAA Tournament with dates, times and locations from Selection Sunday to championship Monday.

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2018 NCAA Tournament schedule

ROUND LOCATION DATE
Selection Sunday N/A March 11
First Four Dayton, Ohio March 13-14
First/Second Round Pittsburgh March 15 & 17
First/Second Round Wichita, Kan. March 15 & 17
First/Second Round Dallas March 15 & 17
First/Second Round Boise, Idaho March 15 & 17
First/Second Round Charlotte, N.C. March 16 & 18
First/Second Round Detroit March 16 & 18
First/Second Round Nashville, Tenn. March 16 & 18
First/Second Round San Diego March 16 & 18
Sweet 16 West Los Angeles March 22
Sweet 16 South Atlanta March 22
Sweet 16 Midwest Omaha, Neb. March 23
Sweet 16 East Boston March 23
Elite Eight West Los Angeles March 24
Elite Eight South Atlanta March 24
Elite Eight Midwest Omaha, Neb. March 25
Elite Eight East Boston March 25
Final Four San Antonio March 31
NCAA championship San Antonio April 2

NCAA Tournament TV schedule

Here is the TV schedule for each round of the NCAA Tournament. You can also live stream the entire NCAA Tournament with the March Madness app

DATE EVENT TV CHANNELS
March 11 Selection Sunday TBS
March 13-14 First Four TRU
March 15-18 Rounds 1 and 2 CBS/TNT/TBS/TRU
March 22-23 Sweet 16 CBS/TBS
March 24-25 Elite 8 CBS/TBS
March 31 Final Four TBS
April 2 National championship TBS

Get your 2018 NCAA Tournament bracket

At NCAA.com you can find a blank NCAA Tournament bracket to fill out during the Selection Sunday show. Sporting News will also have a complete, printable bracket following the show. Here is Sporting News' latest NCAA Tournament bracket projection

Kenan Goyette