The 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament will involve 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It is scheduled to begin on March 13, 2018 and will conclude with the championship game on April 2 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
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Tournament procedure
Pending any changes to the current format, a total of 68 teams will enter the 2018 tournament. 32 automatic bids shall be awarded to each program that wins their conference's tournament. The remaining 36 bids are "at-large", with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.
Eight teams-the four lowest-seeded automatic qualifiers and the four lowest-seeded at-large teams-will play in the First Four (the successor to what had been popularly known as "play-in games" through the 2010 tournament). The winners of these games advance to the main draw of the tournament.
The Selection Committee will also seed the entire field from 1 to 68.
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2018 NCAA Tournament schedule and venues
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 2018 tournament:
First Four
- March 13 and 14
- University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio (Host: University of Dayton)
First and Second Rounds
- March 15 and 17
- PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Host: Duquesne University)
- Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, Kansas (Host: Wichita State University)
- American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas (Host: Big 12 Conference)
- Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho (Host: Boise State University)
- March 16 and 18
- Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina (Host: University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
- Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan (Host: University of Detroit Mercy)
- Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee (Host: Ohio Valley Conference)
- Viejas Arena, San Diego, California (Host: San Diego State University)
Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)
- March 22 and 24
- West Regional, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, (Host: Pepperdine University)
- South Regional, Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, (Host: Georgia Institute of Technology)
- March 23 and 25
- East Regional, TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts (Host: Boston College)
- Midwest Regional, CenturyLink Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska (Host: Creighton University)
National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)
- March 31 and April 2
- Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas (Host: University of Texas at San Antonio)
Media Coverage
Television
CBS Sports and Turner Sports have US television rights to the Tournament under the NCAA March Madness brand. As part of a cycle beginning in 2016, TBS held rights to the Final Four and championship game.
- First Four - truTV
- First and Second rounds - CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV
- Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) - CBS and TBS
- National Semifinals (Final Four) - TBS
- National Championship - TBS
Studio hosts
Studio analysts
Commentary teams
Radio
Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the entire tournament.
Internet
Video
Live video of games will be available for streaming through the following means:
- NCAA March Madness Live (website and app, no CBS games on digital media players; access to games on Turner channels requires TV Everywhere authentication through provider)
- CBS All Access (only CBS games, service subscription required)
- CBS Sports website and app (only CBS games)
- Bleacher Report website and Team Stream app (only Turner games, access requires subscription)
- Watch TBS website and app (only TBS games, requires TV Everywhere authentication)
- Watch TNT website and app (only TNT games, requires TV Everywhere authentication)
- Watch truTV website and app (only truTV games, requires TV Everywhere authentication)
- Websites and apps of cable, satellite, and OTT providers of CBS & Turner (access requires subscription)
Audio
Live audio of games will be available for streaming through the following means:
- NCAA March Madness Live (website and app)
- Westwood One Sports website
- TuneIn (website and app)
- Websites and apps of Westwood One Sports affiliates
See also
- 2018 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
- 2018 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
- 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
- 2018 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
- 2018 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament
- 2018 National Invitation Tournament
- 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament
- 2018 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- 2018 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
- 2018 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
- 2018 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
- 2018 College Basketball Invitational
- 2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
References
External links
- NCAA Men's Basketball Division I
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