NCAA Tournament 2024: Scores, schedule, times, how to watch all men's March Madness games
The first two days of March Madness have featured plenty of close, exciting finishes. The 68-team first round included a blue blood upset - Kentucky losing 80-76 to Oakland - and close finishes like Dayton's comeback win over Nevada and Kansas' victory over Samford. Now, the tournament's getting ready for the second round with plenty of teams still in play for the title.
Here's everything to know about the 2024 NCAA men's basketball tournament schedule, starting with the second round through the national championship game:
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March Madness schedule 2024
(All times Eastern Daylight)
Saturday, March 23 (Second round)
- (2) Arizona 78, (7) Dayton 68
- (5) Gonzaga 89, (4) Kansas 68
- (1) North Carolina 85, (9) Michigan State 69
- (2) Iowa State 67, (7) Washington State 56
- (11) NC State 79, (14) Oakland 73 (OT)
- (2) Tennessee 62, (7) Texas 58
- (3) Illinois 89, (11) Duquesne 63
- (3) Creighton 86, (11) Oregon 73 (2OT)
Sunday, March 24 (Second round)
- (2) Marquette 81, (10) Colorado 77
- (1) Purdue 106, (8) Utah State 67
- (4) Duke 93, (12) James Madison 55
- (6) Clemson 72, (3) Baylor 64
- (4) Alabama 72, (12) Grand Canyon 61
- (1) UConn 75, (9) Northwestern 58
- (1) Houston 100, (9) Texas A&M 95
- (5) San Diego State 85, (13) Yale 57
Thursday, March 28 (Sweet 16)
At TD Garden in Boston and Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
- (2) Arizona vs. (6) Clemson, 7:00 p.m. ET, CBS
- (1) UConn vs. (5) San Diego State, 7:30 p.m. ET, TBS
- (1) North Carolina vs. (4) Alabama, 9:30 p.m. ET, CBS
- (3) Illinois vs. (2) Iowa State, 10:00 p.m. ET, TBS
Friday, March 29 (Sweet 16)
At American Airlines Center in Dallas and Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
- (2) Marquette vs. (11) NC State, 7:00 p.m. ET, CBS
- (1) Purdue vs. (5) Gonzaga, 7:30 p.m. ET, TBS
- (1) Houston vs. (4) Duke, 9:30 p.m. ET, CBS
- (2) Tennessee vs. (3) Creighton, 10:00 p.m. ET, TBS
Saturday, March 30 (Elite Eight)
At TD Garden in Boston and Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
First game starts at 6:09 p.m. | TBS
- TBD vs. TBD
- TBD vs. TBD
Sunday, March 31 (Elite Eight)
At American Airlines Center in Dallas and Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
First game starts at 2:20 p.m. | CBS
- TBD vs. TBD
- TBD vs. TBD
Saturday, April 6 (Final Four)
At State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
First game starts at 6:09 p.m.
- TBD vs. TBD | TBS
- TBD vs. TBD | TBS
Monday, April 8 (National championship game)
At State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
- TBD vs. TBD | 9:20 p.m. | TBS