The 68-team bracket for the 2026 NCAA Tournament will be revealed tonight at 6 p.m. ET on CBS. The men’s tournament bracket will be announced at 6 p.m. ET on CBS, while the women’s bracket will be revealed at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Selection Sunday marks the official kickoff to March Madness, when the NCAA selection committee unveils every team, seed, and first-round matchup for both the men’s and women’s tournaments. For fans who’ve been tracking bubble teams and conference tournament chaos all week, tonight is when the waiting finally ends.
How to Watch the 2026 NCAA Tournament Bracket Reveal
The men’s Selection Sunday show airs on CBS. You can also stream it live on Paramount+ (you’ll need the Premium tier) and the CBS Sports app. Additional streaming options include DirecTV, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and Fubo.
The NCAA March Madness Live app is the official streaming hub for the men’s tournament. It’s available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, and more. The app provides access to every game with a TV provider login. Even without a login, you can download the March Madness Live app and watch the men’s tournament for free for one hour per day.
The women’s bracket reveal follows at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, with streaming available through ESPN+ and the ESPN app with a TV provider login.
What to Expect From Tonight’s Bracket
Duke, Michigan, Arizona, and Florida are the top four teams in order on KenPom and Bart Torvik, which are two of the predictive metrics that the committee weighs for seeding. Duke appears locked in as the No. 1 overall seed after capturing the ACC Tournament title with a 74-70 win over Virginia on Saturday night.
Michigan will be the No. 2 overall seed in the final CBS Sports projection with a victory over Purdue. If the Boilermakers win, Arizona will be the No. 2 overall seed, followed by Michigan. The Wolverines face Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament championship later today, meaning the top-line order won’t be finalized until Selection Sunday itself.
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The team projected to be the final No. 1 seed is Florida, the reigning national champions. The Gators entered Selection Sunday weekend looking vulnerable after Vanderbilt’s dominant 91-74 upset in the SEC Tournament semifinals on Saturday, but neither Houston nor UConn capitalized with conference tournament titles of their own.
The SEC leads the way with 10 teams, while the Big Ten has nine teams. The ACC and the Big 12 each have eight teams. That concentration of power in the major conferences means bubble teams from smaller leagues faced steeper climbs to earn at-large consideration.
One storyline the selection committee must address: Miami (Ohio). The RedHawks’ loss to UMass was their fourth consecutive game decided in the final second, and it is leaving many bracketologists questioning their placement in the field, given their lack of quality wins per selection committee metrics. Miami entered conference tournament play as the nation’s only unbeaten team at 31-0 before Thursday’s defeat ended the dream of a perfect season.
The Full March Madness Schedule
The First Four starts in Dayton on March 17 and 18, followed by the first round on March 19 and 20. After a frenetic opening week, the tournament settles into its familiar rhythm through the Sweet 16 (March 26-27) and Elite Eight (March 28-29).
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The men’s Final Four will take place Saturday, April 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, with the national championship game set for Monday, April 6.
Once tonight’s bracket drops, the action moves fast. Fill out your brackets, debate your coworkers about 12-over-5 upsets, and prepare for the madness. The selection committee has spent weeks evaluating resumes, but by 7 p.m. tonight, their work becomes your bracket pool’s battlefield.
