March Madness Selection Show 2026: Date, Time, Channel

Duke's Cameron Boozer, center, places a Duke sticker on a March Madness sign as his team celebrates after winning the championship of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in an NCAA college basketball game against Virginia in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, March 14, 2026.
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The 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket will be revealed today. This is the official beginning of March Madness.

The NCAA Tournament Selection Show will begin at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 15. 

In this show, which typically lasts about an hour, fans will finally learn which teams made the tournament and when their first game will be. 

For fans of women’s basketball, the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament bracket will be revealed two hours later, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. 

The BetMGM blog has a lot of resources for aspiring bracketologists, including this printable 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket – come back after the reveal! – plus March Madness odds for anyone planning to bet on the national champion.

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.

Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.