Bracketology season will end and the 2022 NCAA Tournament will begin with the unveiling of the 68-team bracket on Selection Sunday on March 13, 2022.
Two years after the canceled 2020 NCAA Tournament and one year after the unconventional 2021 NCAA Tournament played entirely in the state of Indiana, the 2022 NCAA Tournament is scheduled to return to its customary schedule and format with 67 games played over 21 days at 14 different venues across 10 different states.
Two days after the Selection Show is aired on CBS at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 13, the First Four games will begin in Dayton, Ohio. The four games, featuring the final four at-large teams and the final four automatic bids, will return to Dayton after a two-year hiatus. They are scheduled to tip on Tuesday, March 15.
Dayton is the only city that will return as a host in 2022 after losing games in 2021. The city has hosted the first games of the NCAA Tournament each year from 2001–the first year of the 16-seed play-in game–through 2019, the ninth year of the current First Four format with two at-large games and two auto-bid games.
Twenty-one days after the First Four tips off, the tournament will conclude 900 miles south in New Orleans, where the Final Four will be staged for the first time since 2012 and the sixth time overall.
Here’s the full 2022 NCAA Tournament schedule, starting with Selection Sunday on CBS and ending with the Final Four in New Orleans:
Selection Sunday
Date: Sunday, March 13
Time: 6 p.m. ET
TV: CBS
First Four
Dates: March 15-16
Location: University of Dayton Arena – Dayton, Ohio
Host: University of Dayton
First and Second Rounds
Dates: March 17, 19
Location: KeyBank Center – Buffalo, N.Y.
Host: MAAC
Dates: March 17, 19
Location: Heritage Bank Center – Cincinnati, Ohio
Host: University of Cincinnati
Dates: March 17, 19
Location: Dickies Arena – Fort Worth, Texas
Host: Texas Christian University
Dates: March 17, 19
Location: Moda Center – Portland, Ore.
Host: Oregon State University
Dates: March 18, 20
Location: Bon Secours Wellness Arena – Greenville, S.C.
Host: Furman University, Southern Conference
Dates: March 18, 20
Location: Fiserv Forum – Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Host: Marquette University
Dates: March 18, 20
Location: PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, Pa.
Host: Duquesne University
Dates: March 18, 20
Location: Viejas Arena – San Diego, Calif.
Host: San Diego State University
Sweet 16 & Elite Eight
Regional: South
Dates: March 24, 26
Location: AT&T Center – San Antonio, Texas
Host: UTSA
Regional: West
Dates: March 24, 26
Location: Chase Center – San Francisco, Calif.
Host: Pac-12
Regional: Midwest
Dates: March 25, 27
Location: United Center – Chicago, Ill.
Host: Northwestern University
Regional: East
Dates: March 25, 27
Location: Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, Pa.
Host: University of Pennsylvania
Final Four
Dates: April 2, 4
Location: Mercedes-Benz Superdome – New Orleans, La.
Host: Tulane University
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